Katharine Meyer
@katharinemeyer.bsky.social
Higher education policy researcher | would rather be reading | https://kem3e.github.io/
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5/5 Bottom line: extreme heat is undermining teacher productivity and reshaping learning in ways we’ve totally missed. As heat waves become more common, schools with older workforces or weak cooling systems will be especially vulnerable. Climate change is already affecting American teachers.
November 14, 2025 at 11:04 PM
5/5 Bottom line: extreme heat is undermining teacher productivity and reshaping learning in ways we’ve totally missed. As heat waves become more common, schools with older workforces or weak cooling systems will be especially vulnerable. Climate change is already affecting American teachers.
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📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg!
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg!
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement!
More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Behind the scenes of student success interventions: Faculty & staff collaborate and make key changes that strengthen low-touch supports
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Behind the scenes of student success interventions: Faculty & staff collaborate and make key changes that strengthen low-touch supports
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314
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NEWS (?):
The formula that USDA has asked states to use to get to 50 percent of SNAP benefits *does not produce a number that is 50 percent of benefits* for any family that has net income.
Illustrative example below.
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/benefit...
The formula that USDA has asked states to use to get to 50 percent of SNAP benefits *does not produce a number that is 50 percent of benefits* for any family that has net income.
Illustrative example below.
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/benefit...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
NEWS (?):
The formula that USDA has asked states to use to get to 50 percent of SNAP benefits *does not produce a number that is 50 percent of benefits* for any family that has net income.
Illustrative example below.
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/benefit...
The formula that USDA has asked states to use to get to 50 percent of SNAP benefits *does not produce a number that is 50 percent of benefits* for any family that has net income.
Illustrative example below.
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/benefit...
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This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
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Haven't been on Bluesky in awhile, but popping in to say I wrote a policy piece based on my transfer paper for @brookings.edu Chalkboard! Many thanks to @econsarahreber.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social, & Michael Hansen for the opportunity and the editing.
www.brookings.edu/articles/com...
www.brookings.edu/articles/com...
Community college students don’t always benefit from transferring to a 4-year college | Brookings
Lois Miller examines community college transfer, finding it boosts degree completion but can reduce earnings afterward.
www.brookings.edu
September 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Haven't been on Bluesky in awhile, but popping in to say I wrote a policy piece based on my transfer paper for @brookings.edu Chalkboard! Many thanks to @econsarahreber.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social, & Michael Hansen for the opportunity and the editing.
www.brookings.edu/articles/com...
www.brookings.edu/articles/com...
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination?
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
September 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination?
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred
📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083
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Join us for an online @brookings.edu event Mon 9/15 @ 4PM, ET to discuss the state of the Trump administration's K-12 education agenda with education & legal scholars & civil rights attorneys.
Submit questions in advance via email or the registration form!
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
Submit questions in advance via email or the registration form!
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
What the Trump administration legally can and can’t do to implement its agenda in public schools | Brookings
Join Brookings for an online discussion on litigation challenging the Trump administration’s executive actions related to K-12 education.
www.brookings.edu
September 3, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Join us for an online @brookings.edu event Mon 9/15 @ 4PM, ET to discuss the state of the Trump administration's K-12 education agenda with education & legal scholars & civil rights attorneys.
Submit questions in advance via email or the registration form!
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
Submit questions in advance via email or the registration form!
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
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"At a time when schools are in dire need of more resources and support, the Court has added only more challenges to their plate," says @rachelmarisa.bsky.social.
Experts on education law and policy share their reactions to some of the Supreme Court’s decisions this term.
Experts on education law and policy share their reactions to some of the Supreme Court’s decisions this term.
Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education | Brookings
Brookings scholars focusing on education policy explore the legal implications of the Supreme Court's 2025 term.
www.brookings.edu
July 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"At a time when schools are in dire need of more resources and support, the Court has added only more challenges to their plate," says @rachelmarisa.bsky.social.
Experts on education law and policy share their reactions to some of the Supreme Court’s decisions this term.
Experts on education law and policy share their reactions to some of the Supreme Court’s decisions this term.
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New at @pseocoalition.bsky.social, @julia-turner.bsky.social & I have a new report on grad school debt & earnings over the medium term. For some key professional fields (🩺⚖️🦷💊🐾), we show the varied patterns both within & across areas of study, looking at the first decade of earnings after graduation
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
New at @pseocoalition.bsky.social, @julia-turner.bsky.social & I have a new report on grad school debt & earnings over the medium term. For some key professional fields (🩺⚖️🦷💊🐾), we show the varied patterns both within & across areas of study, looking at the first decade of earnings after graduation
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Lawfare is hiring!
We are looking for a new full-time senior editor. Responsibilities of the role include contributing analysis of key issues in national security law and policy and more. The ideal candidate will have a professional background in journalism, law, policy, or academia.
We are looking for a new full-time senior editor. Responsibilities of the role include contributing analysis of key issues in national security law and policy and more. The ideal candidate will have a professional background in journalism, law, policy, or academia.
Come Work With Lawfare, As a Senior Editor!
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Lawfare is hiring!
We are looking for a new full-time senior editor. Responsibilities of the role include contributing analysis of key issues in national security law and policy and more. The ideal candidate will have a professional background in journalism, law, policy, or academia.
We are looking for a new full-time senior editor. Responsibilities of the role include contributing analysis of key issues in national security law and policy and more. The ideal candidate will have a professional background in journalism, law, policy, or academia.
Pell grant cuts threaten state college access goals
In my latest, I explain how the multipronged cuts to federal financial aid would shift costs to states, who in turn will likely have to shift costs to students to take on more debt or forego college
www.brookings.edu/articles/pel...
In my latest, I explain how the multipronged cuts to federal financial aid would shift costs to states, who in turn will likely have to shift costs to students to take on more debt or forego college
www.brookings.edu/articles/pel...
Pell grant cuts threaten state college access goals
Katharine Meyer explains how federal aid cuts to Pell and work-study programs shift costs to states and threaten college access.
www.brookings.edu
June 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pell grant cuts threaten state college access goals
In my latest, I explain how the multipronged cuts to federal financial aid would shift costs to states, who in turn will likely have to shift costs to students to take on more debt or forego college
www.brookings.edu/articles/pel...
In my latest, I explain how the multipronged cuts to federal financial aid would shift costs to states, who in turn will likely have to shift costs to students to take on more debt or forego college
www.brookings.edu/articles/pel...
Terrific new WP from @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social examining the composition of higher education governing boards (pretty timely topic...).
Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions:
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
Portraying Governance: Demographic Misalignment in University Board Representation
Higher education governing boards are important bodies with far-reaching powers over the institutions they oversee. Yet little is known about individual board members, how the composition of boards va...
edworkingpapers.com
June 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Terrific new WP from @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social examining the composition of higher education governing boards (pretty timely topic...).
Reposted by Katharine Meyer
Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions:
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
Portraying Governance: Demographic Misalignment in University Board Representation
Higher education governing boards are important bodies with far-reaching powers over the institutions they oversee. Yet little is known about individual board members, how the composition of boards va...
edworkingpapers.com
June 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Governing boards are at the center of every higher ed story these days. What do we know about board governance? What does board composition look like nationwide, and how is it shaped by partisan appointments? My new working paper introduces new data to these questions:
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1212
One of the best explainers on higher education reconciliation proposals I've seen so far (and there are a lot of good ones out there!)
OUT TODAY: @claremccann.bsky.social, @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social, and @tiacaldwell.bsky.social wrote about the House reconciliation package for #highered. Read the full piece here: www.american.edu/spa/peer/hou.... Follow @peerresearch.bsky.social for continued analysis of the bill! 1/
House Republicans’ Proposed Overhaul of Student Aid Would Reshape Federal Higher Education Policy
Earlier this month, House Republicans introduced a bill that, if enacted, would dramatically transform the federal government’s role in helping Americans pay for college. This piece provides an overvi...
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May 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
One of the best explainers on higher education reconciliation proposals I've seen so far (and there are a lot of good ones out there!)
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Our EEPA paper on the media's role in shaping our understanding of student loans, race, and racism is here! Email me if you don't have access & want a copy.
One of my fav papers for a few reasons but, most of all, it's my first paper with my husband 😍
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
One of my fav papers for a few reasons but, most of all, it's my first paper with my husband 😍
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
April 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our EEPA paper on the media's role in shaping our understanding of student loans, race, and racism is here! Email me if you don't have access & want a copy.
One of my fav papers for a few reasons but, most of all, it's my first paper with my husband 😍
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
One of my fav papers for a few reasons but, most of all, it's my first paper with my husband 😍
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...
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NAGB just voted (reluctantly) to kill several NAEP exams over the next 10 yrs. Cuts: 1) No Long-Term Trend NAEP at all until 2033. 2) No 4th grade science in 2028 and no 12th grade science in 2032. 3) Writing scrapped altogether. 4) No 12th grade history in 2030 (1/3)
April 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
NAGB just voted (reluctantly) to kill several NAEP exams over the next 10 yrs. Cuts: 1) No Long-Term Trend NAEP at all until 2033. 2) No 4th grade science in 2028 and no 12th grade science in 2032. 3) Writing scrapped altogether. 4) No 12th grade history in 2030 (1/3)
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With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards.
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
The political stakes of who sits on university boards
Isabel McMullen shares research on the demographics of public higher education boards and how representative they are of students and faculty.
www.brookings.edu
April 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards.
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
🚨New from @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social-"The political stakes of who sits on university boards."
Isabel does brilliant work documenting who sits on public college and university governing boards - and how those boards reflect (or don't!) student and faculty bodies
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
Isabel does brilliant work documenting who sits on public college and university governing boards - and how those boards reflect (or don't!) student and faculty bodies
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
The political stakes of who sits on university boards
Isabel McMullen shares research on the demographics of public higher education boards and how representative they are of students and faculty.
www.brookings.edu
April 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨New from @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social-"The political stakes of who sits on university boards."
Isabel does brilliant work documenting who sits on public college and university governing boards - and how those boards reflect (or don't!) student and faculty bodies
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
Isabel does brilliant work documenting who sits on public college and university governing boards - and how those boards reflect (or don't!) student and faculty bodies
www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
🚨Earlier this month, Jon Valant and I sat down with former Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona.
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cardona reflects on leading through the national emergency and shares his thoughts on the future of ED
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-c...
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cardona reflects on leading through the national emergency and shares his thoughts on the future of ED
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-c...
A conversation with former Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about COVID-19 and schools
www.brookings.edu
April 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🚨Earlier this month, Jon Valant and I sat down with former Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona.
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cardona reflects on leading through the national emergency and shares his thoughts on the future of ED
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-c...
Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cardona reflects on leading through the national emergency and shares his thoughts on the future of ED
www.brookings.edu/articles/a-c...
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Are you, or do you know, a recent or soon-to-be college grad who's interested in research and deep dives on Congress? @sarahbinder.bsky.social and I are hiring an RA to start this summer. More info here: careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3627/re...
Jobs and Internships
careers-brookings.icims.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Are you, or do you know, a recent or soon-to-be college grad who's interested in research and deep dives on Congress? @sarahbinder.bsky.social and I are hiring an RA to start this summer. More info here: careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3627/re...
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Amidst all the chaos and upheaval in the education policy world, @annenberginstitute.bsky.social will be hiring several senior research associates in the coming months. Hopefully this helps some of the stellar education policy people find their footing again!
March 12, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Amidst all the chaos and upheaval in the education policy world, @annenberginstitute.bsky.social will be hiring several senior research associates in the coming months. Hopefully this helps some of the stellar education policy people find their footing again!
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An executive order or other unilateral executive action that “eliminates” the Department of Education would unambiguously violate the law, say @katharinemeyer.bsky.social, @rachelmarisa.bsky.social, @econsarahreber.bsky.social, and Jon Valant.
FAQs: The US Department of Education and the Trump administration
Brookings scholars explain the limits of presidential power in dismantling the U.S. Department of Education and the impact on key programs.
www.brookings.edu
March 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
An executive order or other unilateral executive action that “eliminates” the Department of Education would unambiguously violate the law, say @katharinemeyer.bsky.social, @rachelmarisa.bsky.social, @econsarahreber.bsky.social, and Jon Valant.
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New tenure-track school psych job at Montclair State! montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/JobOpp... You'd be working in the same college as @wcastillophd.bsky.social!
March 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New tenure-track school psych job at Montclair State! montclair.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/JobOpp... You'd be working in the same college as @wcastillophd.bsky.social!
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NCES released school year (SY) 2022-23 Common Core of Data (CCD) Dropouts Public- and Restricted-Use Data Files nces.ed.gov/use-work/res...
2022‒23 Common Core of Data (CCD) Dropouts Public-Use Data Files, version 1a | IESicon-dot-govicon-httpsicon-quote
These data files are a product of the CCD data collection for the 2022–23 school year. The unduplicated number of dropouts are reported at state, district, and school levels for the 12-month period be...
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February 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
NCES released school year (SY) 2022-23 Common Core of Data (CCD) Dropouts Public- and Restricted-Use Data Files nces.ed.gov/use-work/res...