Kristin Blagg
@kblagg.bsky.social
Education policy researcher at the Urban Institute.
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🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.
October 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.
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Want to see how potential changes to #education Title funding might affect #K-12 districts? Check out this nifty data tool from @kblagg.bsky.social and me! You can choose your own scenarios and see projected impacts to keep up with the policy proposals from Congress. www.urban.org/research/pub...
How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District?
As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…
www.urban.org
September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Want to see how potential changes to #education Title funding might affect #K-12 districts? Check out this nifty data tool from @kblagg.bsky.social and me! You can choose your own scenarios and see projected impacts to keep up with the policy proposals from Congress. www.urban.org/research/pub...
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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.
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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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📣📣📣The Student Upward Mobility Initiative's RFP will be launched later this month. Sign up for our webinar to learn more: www.urban.org/events/stude...
Student Upward Mobility Initiative 2025 Request for Proposals: Informational Webinar
,The Student Upward Mobility Initiative works to support students’ economic mobility by identifying the PK–12 skills and competencies that drive long-term success, especially for students from backgro...
www.urban.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📣📣📣The Student Upward Mobility Initiative's RFP will be launched later this month. Sign up for our webinar to learn more: www.urban.org/events/stude...
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College and #career readiness measures help students highlight skills and guide colleges & employers in #student selection, advancement, and more. A new Urban #research report reviews 12 key benchmarks and offers a framework for policymakers.
Which College and Career Readiness Standards Best Align with Positive Outcomes after High School?
A student’s experiences and accomplishments in high school serve as the foundation for accessing college and career opportunities. Many states have defined a set of criteria for college and career rea...
www.urban.org
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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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
1/ I have a new brief looking at the House reconciliation bill's proposed risk-sharing formula for higher education. I dig into the formula and analyze the incentives it creates: www.urban.org/research/pub...
The Congressional Risk-Sharing Proposal Creates New Incentives and Uncertainty for Postsecondary Institutions
The House reconciliation bill outlines a new risk-sharing formula that would have colleges pay back a portion of their students’ unpaid student loan bills.
www.urban.org
May 29, 2025 at 6:21 PM
1/ I have a new brief looking at the House reconciliation bill's proposed risk-sharing formula for higher education. I dig into the formula and analyze the incentives it creates: www.urban.org/research/pub...
My colleagues Jason Cohn, Jason Delisle, and I have a new brief out looking at the House Republicans' proposed Repayment Assistance Plan for student loans: www.urban.org/research/pub...
House Republicans’ Proposed Income-Driven Repayment Plan for Student Loans
In this brief, we analyze changes the House Committee on Education and the Workforce proposed to the income-driven repayment (IDR) plans for federal student loans under the fiscal year 2025 budget rec...
www.urban.org
May 21, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My colleagues Jason Cohn, Jason Delisle, and I have a new brief out looking at the House Republicans' proposed Repayment Assistance Plan for student loans: www.urban.org/research/pub...
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Financial aid administrators are sounding the alarm about how staffing cuts at Federal Student Aid are already negatively affecting students. The bigger changes are likely with the 2026-27 aid cycle, so stay tuned.
Financial Aid Officers Report “Breakdowns” in Federal System
Financial aid officers report widespread problems with the federal student aid system after Education Department layoffs, including processing delays they say could affect the current cycle.
www.insidehighered.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Financial aid administrators are sounding the alarm about how staffing cuts at Federal Student Aid are already negatively affecting students. The bigger changes are likely with the 2026-27 aid cycle, so stay tuned.
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NEW: TPC has scored the May 19 House Rules Committee OBBBA tax plan. tpc.io/4klTnVi
Tax Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), as Posted by the House Rules Committee on May 19, 2025
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May 20, 2025 at 4:48 PM
NEW: TPC has scored the May 19 House Rules Committee OBBBA tax plan. tpc.io/4klTnVi
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Excited to share this new Philly Fed working paper with Tomas Monarrez:
We study how the Great Recession affected college enrollment, student loan borrowing, repayment, and default.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
We study how the Great Recession affected college enrollment, student loan borrowing, repayment, and default.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Effect of the Great Recession on Student Loan Borrowing and Repayment
We study the long-term effect of the Great Recession on federal student loan borrowing and repayment. Using detailed longitudinal data on federal student loan b
papers.ssrn.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Excited to share this new Philly Fed working paper with Tomas Monarrez:
We study how the Great Recession affected college enrollment, student loan borrowing, repayment, and default.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
We study how the Great Recession affected college enrollment, student loan borrowing, repayment, and default.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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It was incredibly energizing to get the Student Upward Mobility Initiative’s first cohort + friends together in DC! Follow along as we learn from researchers, field leaders, and practitioners on our blog www.tfaforms.com/4644066/?tfa...
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
It was incredibly energizing to get the Student Upward Mobility Initiative’s first cohort + friends together in DC! Follow along as we learn from researchers, field leaders, and practitioners on our blog www.tfaforms.com/4644066/?tfa...
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Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.
Federal Workforce Transition Resources - Georgetown Graduate School
The Georgetown Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is offering resources to assist in federal workforce transitions. Check out our career seminars to learn more.
grad.georgetown.edu
March 18, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Georgetown has put together resources for federal workers who may be facing a transition in jobs. These include various seminars and workshops, as well as tuition scholarships providing a discount on many master's programs and certificates. Please spread the word to anybody who might benefit.
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An excellent overview of the Department of Education and what’s lost with it’s destruction from Ben Miller www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d...
What the Department of Education actually does
America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained
www.slowboring.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM
An excellent overview of the Department of Education and what’s lost with it’s destruction from Ben Miller www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d...
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House Republicans are reportedly considering changes to which schools are eligible to provide free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Urban's Emily Gutierrez runs the numbers on how many students and schools would lose CEP: www.urban.org/research/pub...
Urban's Emily Gutierrez runs the numbers on how many students and schools would lose CEP: www.urban.org/research/pub...
How Many Students Would Lose Access to Free Meals under House Republicans’ Proposed Changes to the Community Eligibility Provision?
Congressional Republicans are reportedly considering spending cuts to balance the cost of extending the tax cuts they enacted in 2017.
www.urban.org
March 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
House Republicans are reportedly considering changes to which schools are eligible to provide free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Urban's Emily Gutierrez runs the numbers on how many students and schools would lose CEP: www.urban.org/research/pub...
Urban's Emily Gutierrez runs the numbers on how many students and schools would lose CEP: www.urban.org/research/pub...
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Why we have and need a US Department of Education
🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does
www.brookings.edu/collection/w...
🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does
www.brookings.edu/collection/w...
Why we have and need a US Department of Education
This series considers what the U.S. Department of Education does to shape education policy and practice in the United States.
www.brookings.edu
February 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Why we have and need a US Department of Education
🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does
www.brookings.edu/collection/w...
🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does
www.brookings.edu/collection/w...
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Dismantling the Dept of Ed could have major implications for students with disabilities @alexis-weaver.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
How Dismantling the Education Department Could Affect Disabled Students Across the US
Though states and local governments are primarily responsible for K–12 education, the US Department of Education is critical to ensuring disabled children in every community have access to a free, appropriate public education.
www.urban.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Dismantling the Dept of Ed could have major implications for students with disabilities @alexis-weaver.bsky.social www.urban.org/urban-wire/h...
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🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟
#EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
#EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
Education Data Explorer
Explore education data
educationdata.urban.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟
#EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
#EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC
educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
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How does your state really stack up on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)? www.urban.org/research/pub...
States’ Demographically Adjusted Performance on the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress
Earlier today, the federal government released the 2024 scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
www.urban.org
January 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
How does your state really stack up on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)? www.urban.org/research/pub...
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🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
A field experiment w/ 13M federal student loan borrowers at risk of delinquency shows we can meaningfully reduce delinquencies with well-designed reminders. Work led by Rob Kuan (of Wharton). Read paper in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
What reminder ingredients matter?🧵
A field experiment w/ 13M federal student loan borrowers at risk of delinquency shows we can meaningfully reduce delinquencies with well-designed reminders. Work led by Rob Kuan (of Wharton). Read paper in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
What reminder ingredients matter?🧵
January 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨NEW PAPER ALERT🚨
A field experiment w/ 13M federal student loan borrowers at risk of delinquency shows we can meaningfully reduce delinquencies with well-designed reminders. Work led by Rob Kuan (of Wharton). Read paper in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
What reminder ingredients matter?🧵
A field experiment w/ 13M federal student loan borrowers at risk of delinquency shows we can meaningfully reduce delinquencies with well-designed reminders. Work led by Rob Kuan (of Wharton). Read paper in @pnas.org: www.pnas.org/doi/epub/10....
What reminder ingredients matter?🧵
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📈📉New Census Working Paper: "Potential Bias When Using Administrative Data to Measure the Family Income of School-Aged Children" by Leah R. Clark (@leahclark.bsky.social) and Renuka Bhaskar www.census.gov/library/work...
January 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📈📉New Census Working Paper: "Potential Bias When Using Administrative Data to Measure the Family Income of School-Aged Children" by Leah R. Clark (@leahclark.bsky.social) and Renuka Bhaskar www.census.gov/library/work...
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Education scholars heading to #APPAM2024 - @christocleve.bsky.social and I are organizing an informal happy hour meet up Thursday night 11/21 at The Brass Tap, 7pm! Would love to reconnect with folks while we're all together next week.
Please amplify and feel free to invite others!
Please amplify and feel free to invite others!
November 15, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Education scholars heading to #APPAM2024 - @christocleve.bsky.social and I are organizing an informal happy hour meet up Thursday night 11/21 at The Brass Tap, 7pm! Would love to reconnect with folks while we're all together next week.
Please amplify and feel free to invite others!
Please amplify and feel free to invite others!