Katie Hyland
@hylandka.bsky.social
PhD student in Education Policy and Program Evaluation at Harvard University
PSA: Do not attempt to fly with Burdick's hot chocolate mix. It will be tested for explosives
(Thankfully it does not actually contain explosives)
(Thankfully it does not actually contain explosives)
November 12, 2025 at 9:41 PM
PSA: Do not attempt to fly with Burdick's hot chocolate mix. It will be tested for explosives
(Thankfully it does not actually contain explosives)
(Thankfully it does not actually contain explosives)
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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."
"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."
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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."
"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."
It's reaching that point in the morning where I am accidentally typing "reddit" into the Stata command line...
August 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
It's reaching that point in the morning where I am accidentally typing "reddit" into the Stata command line...
6 month update for anyone who cares: both desks are now covered in junk, and I am currently using neither
I now have two desks--one for handwriting/reading and one for my computer monitor.
This will obviously fix all my problems
This will obviously fix all my problems
July 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
6 month update for anyone who cares: both desks are now covered in junk, and I am currently using neither
This goes so hard
The other day I drew a subway-style map for The Hobbit, and it was very well received. Some of you asked if I could do one for LoTR, so I have!
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
Forgive the eel watermark; I'm working on making these something you can buy, if you like.
July 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This goes so hard
I'm used to running into the sub vs. dub debate on the internet, but it is especially cool to see it pop up in academic bluesky rather than an anime subreddit
❓Why do the Nordics & Dutch speak English so much better than the Germans, Italians & French?
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
➡️ New Working Paper:
Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills
w/ F. Baumeister & E. Hanushek
www.nber.org/papers/w33984
A 🧵 1/12
July 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I'm used to running into the sub vs. dub debate on the internet, but it is especially cool to see it pop up in academic bluesky rather than an anime subreddit
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Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics.
Academic mothers are much more likely to...
◾temporarily leave the labor force
◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
Academic mothers are much more likely to...
◾temporarily leave the labor force
◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
June 16, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Female academics are much more affected by the birth of a child than are male academics.
Academic mothers are much more likely to...
◾temporarily leave the labor force
◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
Academic mothers are much more likely to...
◾temporarily leave the labor force
◾and, if they return, shift away from tenure-track positions.
scholar.harvard.edu/files/sdchen...
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🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success?
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success?
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
Just finished watching #Andor. Great series. I think my favorite part was when Luthen and Cassian solved those really hard math problems together
May 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Just finished watching #Andor. Great series. I think my favorite part was when Luthen and Cassian solved those really hard math problems together
Reposted by Katie Hyland
Wow!
Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings.
That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.
Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings.
That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.
May 12, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Wow!
Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings.
That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.
Each $1 spent on Universal Pre-Kindergarten generates between $3-$20 dollars in aggregate earnings.
That's enough to offset the costs of Universal Pre-Kindergarten through higher tax revenues.
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🧵 But since Head Start's inception, there have been disagreements about whether or not the program "works." So let's review what we know from rigorous research on Head Start's effectiveness, and let's start with what it means for the program to work. 🧵 1/n
April 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵 But since Head Start's inception, there have been disagreements about whether or not the program "works." So let's review what we know from rigorous research on Head Start's effectiveness, and let's start with what it means for the program to work. 🧵 1/n
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It's a rm(list=ls()) kind of day
March 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It's a rm(list=ls()) kind of day
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AERA and COPAFS have issued a statement on the sudden termination of 169 contracts within IES, including those that NCES holds for the collection and reporting of education statistics. Read the full statement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts
AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts
www.aera.net
February 11, 2025 at 3:56 AM
AERA and COPAFS have issued a statement on the sudden termination of 169 contracts within IES, including those that NCES holds for the collection and reporting of education statistics. Read the full statement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Reposted by Katie Hyland
Here's why your education friends had a real rough one today. It's... it's the entire education data collection apparatus of the United States.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
February 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Here's why your education friends had a real rough one today. It's... it's the entire education data collection apparatus of the United States.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Hey folks who study education: @urbaninstitute.bsky.social's #Education Data Explorer has already harmonized federal datasets:
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
February 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Hey folks who study education: @urbaninstitute.bsky.social's #Education Data Explorer has already harmonized federal datasets:
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
Reposted by Katie Hyland
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
February 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.
I’ve been sick all week so maybe this is just the cold talking, but I would totally buy this
it's soup you can suck on www.generalmills.com/news/press-r...
Soup You Can Suck On: Introducing Progresso Soup Drops, the Ultimate Cold and Flu Season Comfort
It’s Progresso Chicken Noodle Soup like you never expected — a convenient, on-the-go soup experience available this National Soup Month.
www.generalmills.com
January 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I’ve been sick all week so maybe this is just the cold talking, but I would totally buy this
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From six years ago — “Whenever you think data is “accurate”, remember a crow’s wings in sunshine. In a world where purple is too expensive, the tips of those wings are black.” www.cyberneticforests.com/news/who-cho...
Who Chose the Colors of Birds? Four Lessons about Data from the History of Color — Cybernetic Forests.
Like any other piece of data, the way we define colors — and describe the natural world — has been shaped by a series of decisions related to economics and technology.
www.cyberneticforests.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:29 AM
From six years ago — “Whenever you think data is “accurate”, remember a crow’s wings in sunshine. In a world where purple is too expensive, the tips of those wings are black.” www.cyberneticforests.com/news/who-cho...
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Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year
theonion.com/report-...
theonion.com/report-...
Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year
WASHINGTON—Emphasizing that Americans need to get their travel documents updated because the agency wasn’t messing around anymore, the TSA officials confirmed Monday that, no, really, they’re going to require Real ID this year. “As of May 7th, TSA checkpoints will require travelers to be Real ID compliant to board domestic flights—we know we’re always saying […]
theonion.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: No, Really, TSA To Require Real ID This Year
theonion.com/report-...
theonion.com/report-...
Reposted by Katie Hyland
To be clear the NSC data is absolutely invaluable
It is critical for research & policy
That’s exactly why a government statistical agency should be collecting it!
It is critical for research & policy
That’s exactly why a government statistical agency should be collecting it!
Instead a private sector company (NSC) collects and sells this data
researchers and state governments PAY this private sector company for data the government is banned from collecting
Such an incredible shitshow
researchers and state governments PAY this private sector company for data the government is banned from collecting
Such an incredible shitshow
In an ideal world we would have a government statistical agency doing this work of counting college students
However Congress has banned the existence of a federal “unit record” data system bc higher ed lobbyists pressed them to
Wouldn’t want transparency and accountability after all
However Congress has banned the existence of a federal “unit record” data system bc higher ed lobbyists pressed them to
Wouldn’t want transparency and accountability after all
January 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
To be clear the NSC data is absolutely invaluable
It is critical for research & policy
That’s exactly why a government statistical agency should be collecting it!
It is critical for research & policy
That’s exactly why a government statistical agency should be collecting it!
I now have two desks--one for handwriting/reading and one for my computer monitor.
This will obviously fix all my problems
This will obviously fix all my problems
January 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I now have two desks--one for handwriting/reading and one for my computer monitor.
This will obviously fix all my problems
This will obviously fix all my problems
Disappointed to find I can’t purchase a 2025 Existentialism or Nihilism calendar online.
Guess I will have to design one myself.
Guess I will have to design one myself.
January 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Disappointed to find I can’t purchase a 2025 Existentialism or Nihilism calendar online.
Guess I will have to design one myself.
Guess I will have to design one myself.
Reposted by Katie Hyland
Swift economic change may lead to both generational and gendered conflicts that result in a rapid decrease in the total fertility rate, from Claudia Goldin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33311
January 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Swift economic change may lead to both generational and gendered conflicts that result in a rapid decrease in the total fertility rate, from Claudia Goldin https://www.nber.org/papers/w33311