'It is probably worth saying up front for readers that we both think looping makes sense. It leverages the power of relationships, which are at the heart of teaching.' bit.ly/3FYBtG2

Pleased to release a new working paper examining the impacts of efforts to improve school districts labelled low performing in Massachusetts coauthored with two excellent EdPolicyWorks UVA School of Education and Human Development UVA Batten School doctoral students Liz Nigro (she/her) & John Wang 1/12 edworkingpapers.com/index.php/ai23…

As a longtime Have You Heard subscriber and listener, it was surreal to be a guest. Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire are some of the funnest people to talk education with. I hope everyone can give it a listen 😊

La segunda es la vencida? Cómo tener el mismo docente dos años seguidos fomentan habilidades académicas y un mejor comportamiento de los estudiantes. Post en Fundación SM sobre el artículo de Matthew A. Kraft oes.fundacion-sm.org/claves-para-la…

I'm looking for papers that apply synthetic control methods to questions related to the economics of education/education policy. #EconTwitter

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Tener dos años al mismo docente tiene un efecto positivo y consistente en los resultados de las pruebas del 2 % d.e., que se extiende al nivel del estudiante, clase y centro educativo. Paper de Matthew A. Kraft et al. edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/… Fundación SM oes.fundacion-sm.org/claves-para-la…

🚨Our paper exploring the post-secondary effects of alternative graduation pathways is now available in Education Finance and Policy: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article/d…

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White teachers learning racial competency from their Black peers leads to better outcomes for Black students, from Seth Gershenson, Constance A. Lindsay, Nicholas Papageorge, Romaine A. Campbell, and Jessica H. Rendon nber.org/papers/w31847

If you read Adam Grant's piece in the NYTimes about the benefits of looping, don't miss Matthew A. Kraft's discussion with Adam about education reform.

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At CCSSO, Frederick M. Hess talks about trying to minimize disruptions in the classroom. I talked with researcher Matthew A. Kraft a couple of years go when he released his study showing students experience 2,000 interruptions a year. #CCSSO23 future-ed.org/how-to-stop-cl…