Roddy Theobald

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Sarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 17h

📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣

"The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct"
Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu

Screenshot of working paper: The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct

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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 1d

Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring? (spoiler: yes!)

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332

Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring?

This study examines the impact of using instructionally aligned literacy tutoring with students in kindergarten through third grade under a Response to Intervention framework. We conducted a randomize...

edworkingpapers.com

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · 3d

🌟SPARC Center researchers are presenting at @ted-cec.bsky.social next week. Check out this thread for their sessions:

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Melissa Gentry @melissadgentry.bsky.social · 3d

I am excited to announce I am on the #EconJobMarket this year! 🎉 My research explores economic barriers for people with disabilities at the intersection of labor, public, and health economics.

My #EconJMP examines how reliable transportation transforms outcomes for this population. 🧵1/6

Photo shows the title page for an academic paper titled "Driving Inclusion: The Effect of Improved Transportation for People with Disabilities" by Melissa Gentry.

The abstract is as follows: People with disabilities face substantial barriers to economic and social participation. I explore the extent to which these barriers are overcome by the availability of reliable and flexible transportation, which may serve as ``reliability insurance'' in case other modes of transit fail. Leveraging the roll-out of Uber, I use a stacked difference-in-differences approach to show that the availability of reliable and flexible transportation leads to improvements in social and economic participation through increased marriage rates and labor force participation, and reduced reliance on public assistance. The reduction in public assistance outweighs expected rideshare costs, lending support to the recent push towards public-private partnerships in the transportation space.

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · 4d

📢 Our new Working Paper provides important cross-state insights into the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce.

We highlight some of our major findings in this thread⬇️

Abstract of SPARC Working Paper No. 01-1025, titled "The Composition, Distribution, and Stability of the Special Education Teacher Workforce in Seven States."

The abstract reads: Special education staffing challenges threaten the delivery of effective special education services to students with disabilities. We investigated the composition, distribution, and stability of the special education teacher (SET) workforce over time and across seven states. Some challenges were similar across states, such as trends in SET workforce stability over time, while other challenges (e.g., SET certification rates) varied considerably by state. Staffing challenges also varied within some states, contributing to considerable inequity in SET stability and in the distribution of novice SETs, SETs without full certification, and SETs of color. These findings suggest a need for policies and practices that vary by state context and target the districts and schools most affected by SET staffing challenges.

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 4d

Heading to Seattle for #2025APPAM next week? Be sure to check out presentations from CALDER experts @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @brbackes.bsky.social, & @cedr.bsky.social. Click here to learn more about the conference: www.appam.org/conference-e...

Presentations from CALDER experts at 2025 APPAM Fall Research Conference

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Liz Bettini @lizbettini.bsky.social · 5d

On it's 50th birthday, special ed law is fighting for its life. On Oct 10, the Department of Ed cut hundreds of positions from OSEP, which oversees implementation of the law & investigates complaints from students who’ve been denied needed services.
www.bu.edu/articles/202...

50 Years After Mandated by US Law, Special Education’s Future in Question, BU Scholar Says

Wheelock’s Elizabeth Bettini on the potential impact of Department of Education cuts to students and the special ed workforce

www.bu.edu

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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 5d

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @yerinyoon.bsky.social and @doughesm.bsky.social show that in Massachusetts, CTE expansion increased participation by 11.5% and improved early employment for Black or Hispanic students and earnings for male students.

📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1312

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 6d

Heading to DC realizing that I've been discussing "The Future of NAEP" for 15 years.
2012: nces.ed.gov/nationsrepor...
2022: nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/264...
NAEP is overdue for improvement. AI can help. But, say it with me: Protect Trend. andrewho.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

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American Institutes for Research @airinforms.bsky.social · 7d

AIR is proud to be a Gold Sponsor at #APPAM2025 next week in Seattle.

Our experts will be presenting on topics such as college access, CTE, teacher workforce, AI in education, and career pathways.

🔗 Explore all our @appam.bsky.social sessions: https://bit.ly/47t1wSU

Promotional poster for the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Fall Research Conference in Seattle, WA, mentioning dates November 13-15 with a backdrop of Seattle skyline and Mount Rainier, displayed on AIR.org.

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Roddy Theobald @roddy-theobald.bsky.social · 11d

We're so excited to be releasing a working paper, data visualizer, and fact sheets about the composition, distribution, and stability of the special education teacher workforce across seven states as part of @sparccenter.bsky.social. See below for more details!

SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · 11d

📢 NEW RESEARCH ALERT! The SPARC Center is excited to share THREE new resources with our findings from our first year of research on the #SpecialEducation teacher workforce.

Explore the resources in this thread, or visit our website to learn more: sparccenter.org

Promotional graphic for the SPARC Center’s new multi-state analysis resources. It includes a bulleted list detailing the resources, including a working paper, fact sheets with state-specific summaries, and a data visualizer tool.

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · 11d

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Hema Shah @hema-shah-econ.bsky.social · 12d

I'm on the job market!

My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success

I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on
🔹College admissions test scores
🔹College enrollment
🔹College performance

🧵(1/10)

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David Knight @dsknight99.bsky.social · 13d

If you're in Yakima, WA on October 30th, this Thursday night, join us for presentations and discussion about K-12 public school finance!
I'll will be sharing new research on the distribution of property taxes, as well as some old research about how/why/where money matters. See flyer!

Flyer announcing an Oct 30th, 2025 event at AC Davis High School in Yakima, WA featuring presentations on K-12 school finance in Washington.

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 14d

Despite widespread concerns about teacher shortages, evidence on the supply of teacher applicants is limited. New CALDER research uses job posting & application data from school districts & charter organizations to explore the teacher application landscape.
Read 👉 bit.ly/4oHMfEV

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 17d

I'd like to highlight how speedy and thoughtful the review process was at Econ of Ed Review.

We submitted this (fairly short) article via its expedited review process, which resulted in two quick reports, a small revision, and a published manuscript, all in two months.

More of this, please!

Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 17d

🚨New publication alert🚨

I'm thrilled Economics of Education Review has just published my work w/ @abbyfrancis.bsky.social:

"School enrollment shifts five years after the pandemic"

Abstract below, but read the next few posts for the story told via a handful of graphs.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 17d

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Ryan Briggs @ryancbriggs.net · 17d

I think this is kind of neat and I don't think anyone else has noticed it (I've looked and I can't find anyone who has) osf.io/preprints/so...

Maybe I should back off "justification" language, but it's at least a remarkable coincidence. I still think someone else *must* have noticed it...

Title: A Justification for 80% Power
Abstract:
Cohen’s heuristic reason for choosing 80% power (balancing Type I and TypeII errors) conveniently arrives at approximately the same number as an approachwhere one maximizes the marginal gain in power per standard error reduction. Ihave yet to see someone point this out, and this is interesting because it providesa non-arbitrary justification for 80% power.

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 19d

I finally did it. Here is my TAC Bingo Card: bit.ly/tacbingo
I hope it will help folks anticipate and understand my most common requests and recommendations. It will also encourage me to learn new things and avoid becoming predictable.
I predict a round of drinks will be on me. @ncme38.bsky.social

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Liz Bettini @lizbettini.bsky.social · 19d

I am recruiting a doc student! I am so excited :-D The student would have opportunities to work on IES & Spencer funded projects focused on strengthening the special ed workforce, including Project RESPECT, Project SUSTAIN, Project ONBOARD, & the SPARC Center. Please share widely! Thanks all!

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David Knight @dsknight99.bsky.social · 21d

We are partnering with a group of Washington K-12 school district superintendents to hold learning sessions and build a vision for needed school finance reforms.
Thank you Yakima Herald for picking up the story:
www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/e... Read more here: education.uw.edu/ctp/node/1300

Meet the Washington superintendents who want to make K-12 education funding more equitable

"This grassroots initiative is seeking to engage superintendents, legislators, finance experts (and) community partners to have eventual financial reform for public education," Yakima School Superinte...

www.yakimaherald.com

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · 21d

New work on school cell phone bans just dropped.

"Bans...led to a[n] ... increase in student suspensions in the short-term ... but disciplinary actions began to dissipate after the first year."

"We find significant improvements in student test scores in the second year of the ban."

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Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 24d

And also join us for the afterparty!

Or is it "after party"?

CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 24d

Join @bellwetherorg.bsky.social and CALDER on Monday 10/20 @ 2 PM ET for a LinkedIn Live conversation on what we learned from pandemic-era research and how these findings can guide education policy today.

Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social

Flyer for LinkedIn Live conversation with Bellwether & CALDER on Monday, October 20 @ 2 PM ET

Webinar title: The Pandemic Learning Project: Using Research to Shape Stronger Policy

Panelists: Michael DeArmond, Dan Goldhaber, Andy Rotherham, & Melissa Steel King

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 24d

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American Institutes for Research @airinforms.bsky.social · 25d

Jeremy Redford and Emma Cohen joined leaders in Washington, DC, yesterday to explore how better data infrastructure—from privacy to local data—can drive social progress. AIR was pleased to participate in the roundtable hosted by the Center for Open Data Enterprise and @usafacts.org

Jeremy Redford and Emma Cohen stand smiling in front of a presentation screen displaying text about a Roundtable on Building the National Data Infrastructure America Deserves, dated October 15, 2025, hosted by the Center for Open Data Enterprise (CODE) and USAFacts.

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