Andrew Avitabile
@andrewavit.bsky.social
Education Policy PhD student at UVA
Evaluating education policies, with a particular focus on teachers, in the US and LMICs
https://www.andrew-avitabile.com
Evaluating education policies, with a particular focus on teachers, in the US and LMICs
https://www.andrew-avitabile.com
Again, as much as I want to hate Stata, it just rocks
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Again, as much as I want to hate Stata, it just rocks
I’m using data from a server that shuts down internet access to write my dissertation and have been enjoying programming SO MUCH more without access to ChatGPT
October 29, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I’m using data from a server that shuts down internet access to write my dissertation and have been enjoying programming SO MUCH more without access to ChatGPT
Check it out!
Lots of other cool analyses in the paper. For example, what are the intended majors of people most demographically and academically similar to those intending to teach?
Lots of other cool analyses in the paper. For example, what are the intended majors of people most demographically and academically similar to those intending to teach?
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Check it out!
Lots of other cool analyses in the paper. For example, what are the intended majors of people most demographically and academically similar to those intending to teach?
Lots of other cool analyses in the paper. For example, what are the intended majors of people most demographically and academically similar to those intending to teach?
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Some choice sections from the letter
October 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Some choice sections from the letter
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I appreciate the preregistration here.
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I appreciate the preregistration here.
Working on some slides for a brown bag lunch 🤗
October 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Working on some slides for a brown bag lunch 🤗
It’s nice to look back on a paper after a few months and think: this actually doesn’t suck
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
It’s nice to look back on a paper after a few months and think: this actually doesn’t suck
The interim president of UVA sent out an email asking for input on this “compact”. I’d strongly encourage anyone at UVA to read this op ed before responding and firmly oppose any response to the “offer”
for any UVA folks that follow me you should circulate this among your networks balkin.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...
Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal
A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics
balkin.blogspot.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The interim president of UVA sent out an email asking for input on this “compact”. I’d strongly encourage anyone at UVA to read this op ed before responding and firmly oppose any response to the “offer”
Reminiscing on when I was an undergrad and cold emailed Alberto Abadie to tell him I was using synthetic controls in my thesis lol
September 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Reminiscing on when I was an undergrad and cold emailed Alberto Abadie to tell him I was using synthetic controls in my thesis lol
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This is a pretty remarkable paper and seems to suggest "grit" is not necessarily the driving force behind student achievement:
www.nber.org/papers/w3427...
www.nber.org/papers/w3427...
Why Don’t Struggling Students Do Their Homework? Disentangling Motivation and Study Productivity as Drivers of Human Capital Formation
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
September 28, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is a pretty remarkable paper and seems to suggest "grit" is not necessarily the driving force behind student achievement:
www.nber.org/papers/w3427...
www.nber.org/papers/w3427...
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🚨New Working Paper🚨 Check out our new working paper "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with @taylornwilson.bsky.social @andrewmcamp.com, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team
September 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
🚨New Working Paper🚨 Check out our new working paper "Trajectories into Teaching of Arkansas Educator Preparation Programs Enrollees", together with @taylornwilson.bsky.social @andrewmcamp.com, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social. Taylor is in the job market this year. Keep her in mind as you build your team
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"for-profit-trained teachers have higher turnover and lower value-added...But the policy significantly increased the supply of certified teachers...lower licensing requirements improved access to teaching and reduced training costs without harming
students" evanriehl.github.io/papers/dr_fo...
students" evanriehl.github.io/papers/dr_fo...
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"for-profit-trained teachers have higher turnover and lower value-added...But the policy significantly increased the supply of certified teachers...lower licensing requirements improved access to teaching and reduced training costs without harming
students" evanriehl.github.io/papers/dr_fo...
students" evanriehl.github.io/papers/dr_fo...
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Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
September 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little
In a new paper (bit.ly/3JKLgVn)
@karthik-econ.bsky.social
& I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
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If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus.
September 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus.
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🚨 New working paper!
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions
Created in 2007, the federal TEACH grant program is a large federal financial aid program that seeks to attract postsecondary students to the teaching profession by providing financial assistance to h...
edworkingpapers.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨 New working paper!
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
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(Z’X)^{-1}Z’Y
Every academic has one core theory they don't actually believe in, but can't stop using because it’s so **neat**
August 27, 2025 at 12:15 PM
(Z’X)^{-1}Z’Y
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My department is searching for two tenure-line positions to start in August 2026. Come join our growing team and make a difference in building the future!
Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680
Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632
Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680
Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632
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August 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
My department is searching for two tenure-line positions to start in August 2026. Come join our growing team and make a difference in building the future!
Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680
Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632
Assistant professor of higher education: apply.interfolio.com/172680
Associate/full professor of education policy: apply.interfolio.com/172632
Weapons is an Education Policy film
August 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Weapons is an Education Policy film
All that work for some standard errors 😭
August 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
All that work for some standard errors 😭
Why do some journals make you submit word documents 😭
August 4, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Why do some journals make you submit word documents 😭
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FYI: I've updated my list of Useful Data Resources, primarily with a bunch of (20-ish?) new links to state-specific public school datasets and data repositories.
go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...
Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.
go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...
Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.
useful_data_resources
go.illinois.edu
July 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
FYI: I've updated my list of Useful Data Resources, primarily with a bunch of (20-ish?) new links to state-specific public school datasets and data repositories.
go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...
Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.
go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...
Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.
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New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Supervisor feedback for preservice teachers often lacks next steps.
@andrew_avit, Brendan Bartanen & Andrew Kwok find that classroom management critiques are common and tied to lower scores and return rates.
📄 bit.ly/3ZCKChV
@andrew_avit, Brendan Bartanen & Andrew Kwok find that classroom management critiques are common and tied to lower scores and return rates.
📄 bit.ly/3ZCKChV
June 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Supervisor feedback for preservice teachers often lacks next steps.
@andrew_avit, Brendan Bartanen & Andrew Kwok find that classroom management critiques are common and tied to lower scores and return rates.
📄 bit.ly/3ZCKChV
@andrew_avit, Brendan Bartanen & Andrew Kwok find that classroom management critiques are common and tied to lower scores and return rates.
📄 bit.ly/3ZCKChV
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A remarkable waste of taxpayer $ that instead could go towards meeting the state’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound and basic public education. NC Public school kids are still being denied what they are owed under the Leandro case.
New data from North Carolina indicates that a whopping 87% of new vouchers in 24-25 went to kids who had never been in public school
simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Meetings/Att...
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(cc: @jenjennings.bsky.social @sosarizona.org @jeffbinnc.bsky.social @pfpsorg.bsky.social)
June 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A remarkable waste of taxpayer $ that instead could go towards meeting the state’s constitutional obligation to provide a sound and basic public education. NC Public school kids are still being denied what they are owed under the Leandro case.
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Yesterday, June 2, was an interesting day at work. I was reporting a story about how the Education Department hadn't delivered a report to Congress on the Condition of Education, despite the June 1 deadline mandated by law. 🧵 (1/9)
June 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Yesterday, June 2, was an interesting day at work. I was reporting a story about how the Education Department hadn't delivered a report to Congress on the Condition of Education, despite the June 1 deadline mandated by law. 🧵 (1/9)