In one of the country’s longest running universal pre-K programs, alumni were 12 percentage points more likely to be enrolled in college than nonalumni. More from McCourt School’s William Gormley in #NASBEStandard . More: ow.ly/Hiw250REtMJ

A new op-ed from Liz Cohen, policy director at FutureEd, explores a work-study solution that could bring thousands of tutors to our nation’s schools and jumpstart lagging student performance. Learn more:
hechingerreport.org/opinion-sendin…

In this NEW lesson, students will hear from UCIEducation's Greg Duncan, McCourt School's Harry J. Holzer, and NU Sociology's Mary Pattillo about a recent report from National Academies on reducing intergenerational poverty: c-span.org/classroom/docu….

#GovChat #APGov #SSChat #Poverty

'Time will tell if these signs of a cooling job market will be sustained in the late spring and summer months,' writes McCourt Professor Harry J. Holzer on the April Jobs Report for Forbes. Take a look at his analysis here: forbes.com/sites/harryhol…

Higher education in low- and middle-income countries

Last month on VoxDevTalks, Jishnu Das McCourt School told Tim Phillips that “the demographic dividend seems to be turning into a demographic nightmare” + what researchers & policymakers can do about it: voxdev.org/topic/educatio…

In the first, McCourt School’s William Gormley shares findings from his longitudinal studies of Tulsa’s universal preschool program in #NASBEStandard : The benefits outweigh the costs by nearly 3 to 1, he says. More: nasbe.org/universal-pre-…

Congratulations to Thomas Toch, director of FutureEd, for being named one of Washingtonian 🌸's Most Influential People of 2024! As a leader in policy reforms, Toch is helping shape new strategies for driving education equity. Hoya Saxa! 👏

“If you want to be a good policymaker, you need to understand hard data but perhaps more importantly, what motivates people,” shared Yash Dhuldhoya (MPP/MSFS’24) in a new student spotlight. Read the graduating student’s reflections on his time at McCourt:
mccourt.georgetown.edu/news/yash-dhul…

At the new McCourt School building for its first event, on administrative burdens. Keynote speaker Annie Lowrey, author of “Give People Money” and “The Time Tax” (forthcoming), describes housing subsidies as an especially burdensome program, riddled with lotteries, lists, & mail.

.Norah O'Donnell 🇺🇸 (C’95, G’03), Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (@NOIweala), and Jerome H. Powell (L’79), chair of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve, are among the 12 speakers scheduled to address the Class of 2024 at commencement this year. bit.ly/44x3wrA

Class of 2024: We're thrilled to announce Todd Park, co-founder and executive chair of Devoted Health and former U.S. CTO, as our 2024 Commencement speaker on May 16th! For more information, please visit: georgetown.edu/news/georgetow…

Two options for Georgetown University’s Fall Certificate in #EdFinance :

Washington… Seattle, Sept 11-12 at the Gates Foundation

—or—

Washington… DC, Sept 24-25 in McCourt School's new downtown building

Registration is open: mccourt.georgetown.edu/executive-educ…

Honored to welcome Nicholas Berliner, Special assistant to the US President and Sen Director Russia & Central Asia, at the final dinner of the “Art of Diplomacy” lecture series joined by Georgetown SFS & McCourt School students and adj professor of law/public policy Mark Vlasic.

Make sure to mark your calendars for TOMORROW's showcase, Hoyas! Stop by to learn about the impressive work being done at the Massive Data Institute (MDI) ⬇️