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Dan Goldhaber
@cedr.bsky.social
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Who am I? I wonder sometimes and then remind myself here, http://caldercenter.org & here, http://cedr.us. Views are usually mine, & are not necessarily reflective of anything.

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cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 2h
Interesting new paper 👇
john-fallon-econ.com John Fallon @john-fallon-econ.com · 8h
🚨🚨🚨New working paper! 🚨🚨🚨

"Learning by Doing (Together): Collaboration and Teacher Skill Formation"

Do workers genuinely learn from collaboration, or just benefit while working together? I study teacher partnerships to find out.

Paper: john-fallon-econ.com

Presenting at #ASSA2026 #EconSky

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Event study graph showing student test score differences before and after teachers first co-teach. The line shows parallel pre-trends near zero, then jumps to approximately 0.04 standard deviations above zero in years following co-teaching, with confidence intervals shown blue bars.

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john-fallon-econ.com
John Fallon @john-fallon-econ.com · 8h
🚨🚨🚨New working paper! 🚨🚨🚨

"Learning by Doing (Together): Collaboration and Teacher Skill Formation"

Do workers genuinely learn from collaboration, or just benefit while working together? I study teacher partnerships to find out.

Paper: john-fallon-econ.com

Presenting at #ASSA2026 #EconSky

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Event study graph showing student test score differences before and after teachers first co-teach. The line shows parallel pre-trends near zero, then jumps to approximately 0.04 standard deviations above zero in years following co-teaching, with confidence intervals shown blue bars.

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paul-bruno.com
Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 4d
Sorted and Tracked: English Learners, College-Level Course-Taking in High School, and Postsecondary Opportunity journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 7d
Very sad to hear that former Governor (of NC) Hunt has died. I got a chance to know Governor Hunt a bit and he was the real deal when it came to being an education governor!

hunt-institute.org/news/the-hun...
The Hunt Institute Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Founder Governor James B. Hunt, Jr.
The Hunt Institute honors and celebrates the extraordinary life and legacy of its founder, Governor James B. Hunt, Jr., who passed away today at the age of 88.
hunt-institute.org

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mattbarnum.bsky.social
Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 8d
New—

Emails I obtained show that a top charter school advocacy group is concerned about moving education programs to the Department of Labor.

cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/charter-sc...
Why ending the Education Department might be bad news for charter schools
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
Yup, I suspect you are right. But, I was surprised by these findings so maybe we'd also be surprised by the parsing of wealth inequality between and within groups.

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
I'd bet that most people have a misunderstanding about this.
nber.org NBER @nber.org · 9d
96 percent of US income inequality is within ethnic groups and only 4 percent between them, a pattern that persists across time and regions, from Oded Galor and Daniel C. Wainstock www.nber.org/papers/w34558

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nber.org
NBER @nber.org · 9d
96 percent of US income inequality is within ethnic groups and only 4 percent between them, a pattern that persists across time and regions, from Oded Galor and Daniel C. Wainstock www.nber.org/papers/w34558

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
I'd also add that I wish we saw more federal leadership on education, at least bully pulpit work drawing attention to the fact that we need to do better for the nation's students.

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
I do feel like we've turned a corner based on the reaction to stories like those about the UCSD report, but I'll believe that things have really changed when we see policy changes. Also, I'm sure my views are colored by living in WA state, which is very anti testing.

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
My year-end list includes the UCSD report (game changer!), Who Wants to Be A Teacher In America, and the recent report about cell bans:

www.theargumentmag.com/p/when-grade...

edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

www.nber.org/papers/w34388
When grades stop meaning anything
The UC San Diego math scandal is a warning
www.theargumentmag.com

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
Episode 999 altert!

I love the year end summaries, especially when it's about ed policy/research. And while I might change the emphases - a bit less optimistic - this one is great.
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fordhaminstitute.org/national/res...
The good, the bad, and the best research of 2025 | Episode 999 of The Education Gadfly Show
This week, Mike Petrilli looks back at the highs and lows of education reform in 2025 as we wrap up our final episode of the year.
fordhaminstitute.org

cedr.bsky.social
Dan Goldhaber @cedr.bsky.social · 9d
More thoughts soon.
caldercenter.bsky.social CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks to CALDER's @zeyuxu.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, and Rachel Dao for their work on this paper!

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CALDER Center @caldercenter.bsky.social · 11d
Thanks to CALDER's @zeyuxu.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, and Rachel Dao for their work on this paper!

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airinforms.bsky.social
American Institutes for Research @airinforms.bsky.social · 14d
Fifty years ago, IDEA transformed education by guaranteeing access for students with disabilities. AIR's Allison Gilmour reflects on the law’s impact and what’s next for special education. https://www.educationnext.org/idea-at-50-landmark-federal-law-ensured-access-students-disabilities/
IDEA at 50
The landmark federal law ensured access for students with disabilities. Now it’s time to focus on outcomes.
www.educationnext.org

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aaronsojourner.org
Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 14d
#econ_ra great opportunity
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Overview Join one of the most influential, most quoted and most trusted think tanks! The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.   We bring together leading experts in government and academia from all over the world, rooted in open-minded inquiry and representing diverse points of view, who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis. Research topics cover a full range of public policy issues in economics, foreign policy, development, governance and metropolitan policy.   With fair and transparent business practices, clear communication, mutual respect, and a collaborative atmosphere that offers both professional and personal development opportunities, Brookings offers an inclusive and welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · 14d
I have done this a few times... In our profession we got so much rejection and even R&Rs may focus on the negatives. Telling someone you like their paper is refreshing for the person and you too!
hormiga.bsky.social Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 15d
You can do this right now:

Think of a person who wrote a paper you love, whose work influenced or helped you, or has made your professional life better.

Search up their email address. Shoot them a quick email of thanks. It means so, so much. This is a rough time of year, share some joy.

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ericameltzer.bsky.social
Erica Meltzer @ericameltzer.bsky.social · 14d
Education groups are jockeying to shape the federal tax-credit scholarship through the rule-making process. But making this scheme, designed to create a voucher-like benefit, work for public school students could be tricky. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/f...
Could Trump-backed federal tax-credit scholarships benefit public school students too?
Some public education advocates say the rulesmaking process is the time to lean in and help shape the final form of a school choice program that was designed for private school students.
www.chalkbeat.org

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matthewakraft.com
Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 14d
Impressive new RCT on professional learning/teacher beliefs/instructional practices.

It uses a team-based, theory-driven, methodologically rigorous & large scale research design to uncover core insights about increasing student engagement & learning.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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camarnzen.bsky.social
Cam Arnzen @camarnzen.bsky.social · 14d
Excited to share a new @annenberginstitute.bsky.social working paper, co-authored w/ Rebecca Jacobsen. We’ve been exploring what happens when national partisan politics reach one of the most local arenas of American democracy—school board elections?

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1360
The Influence of Partisanship in Local School Board Elections: Evidence from Exit Polling in Michigan & Rhode Island
Education in the U.S. has long been shaped by local school boards elected in nonpartisan contests, a structure intended to shield schools from broader political forces. Today, many states are consider...
edworkingpapers.com