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CALDER Center
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A project of the American Institutes for Research (@airinforms.bsky.social) and university scholars, committed to analysis of data that informs education policy. Visit us at www.caldercenter.org.
Heading to Seattle for #2025APPAM this week? Be sure to check out presentations from CALDER experts @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @brbackes.bsky.social, & @cedr.bsky.social.

Click here to learn more about the conference: www.appam.org/conference-e...
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Heading to Seattle for #2025APPAM next week? Be sure to check out presentations from CALDER experts @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @brbackes.bsky.social, & @cedr.bsky.social. Click here to learn more about the conference: www.appam.org/conference-e...
November 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Join @bellwetherorg.bsky.social and CALDER on Monday 10/20 @ 2 PM ET for a LinkedIn Live conversation on what we learned from pandemic-era research and how these findings can guide education policy today.

Register ➡️ www.linkedin.com/posts/bellwe...
@cedr.bsky.social @airinforms.bsky.social
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Traditional state data systems often lack the info needed to answer fundamental questions about teacher supply & demand. Two new CALDER briefs explain how new approaches can help fill these gaps.

➡️ SUPPLY: bit.ly/3WchGex
➡️ DEMAND: bit.ly/4nJtLnA
October 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
What career paths do CTE teachers take before entering the classroom? NEW CALDER working paper analyzes WA state employment records and teacher staffing data to understand the "front end" of the CTE pipeline. Learn more: bit.ly/4164PNv
July 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Are four-day school weeks actually helping to ease staffing challenges like districts hope? New CALDER study examines the impact of 4DSWs on teacher recruitment & retention outcomes in Missouri, and finds no evidence of improvement so far. Learn more: bit.ly/43xXzvI
June 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
New CALDER working paper by @zeyuxu.bsky.social & @brbackes.bsky.social finds that in 2-year colleges in KY, HS GPA is a stronger predictor of gateway course success than test scores-- though neither has very strong predictive power alone. Read the full paper to learn more: bit.ly/4iNTibV
May 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
New CALDER Working Paper by @briankisida.bsky.social , Matthew Pepper, Michael Podgursky, and Michelle Wickman uses longitudinal data from the US Chess Federation to analyze male-female ratings gaps among young chess players.

Read the full paper here! 👉 bit.ly/3YNTGzJ
April 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Does departmentalized instruction (DI) in elementary school actually help students better transition into middle school? Check out our new CALDER paper by @brbackes.bsky.social, James Cowan, & @cedr.bsky.social to learn about the impacts of DI on long-term achievement in MA.

👉 bit.ly/3FNAX0N
March 31, 2025 at 9:38 PM
What's the future of standardized testing? We'll have a roundtable discussion TOMORROW at #CALDER2025 to explore this question w/ VA Secretary of Ed. Aimee Guidera, @edtrust.bsky.social's Denise Forte, Michael Petrilli, & @cedr.bsky.social.

Register to join! bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
📢 Happening TOMORROW!

Join us tomorrow at 9 ET in Arlington, VA for the 16th Annual CALDER Conference. Come hear new research from CALDER and join the discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners!

Register to save your spot: forms.gle/Y7EjoGW6UHL9... #CALDER2025
March 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📢 Just ONE week away!

Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington, VA for #CALDER2025 —a one-day meeting featuring new #EdResearch from CALDER and discussion between expert researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.

Register to save your spot 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
📢 Happening NEXT WEEK!

Join us next Wednesday 3/12 in Arlington for Session I of #CALDER2025, where we'll explore the latest evidence on academic recovery and teacher labor markets since COVID with our CALDER experts & @the74.bsky.social's Kevin Mahnken.

Register👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@cedr.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
📢 New CALDER Working Paper by @cedr.bsky.social, Matt Ronfeldt, James Cowan, Emanuele Bardelli, Trevor Gratz, & Matt Truwit on the impact of student teaching interventions on teacher job placements. Check out the thread below for a breakdown of the findings!👇

Read the paper here: bit.ly/41rbIIB
March 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Now more than ever, #EdResearch is vital for building the evidence base on how schools & students are doing & how they can improve. Join us next week for #CALDER2025 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce & more!
Register 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
@airinforms.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
What's the future of standardized testing? Join us for our roundtable discussion at #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to explore this question with VA Secretary of Ed. Aimee Guidera,
@edtrust.bsky.social's, Denise Forte, Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli, & @cedr.bsky.social.
Register now! 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
February 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
With students struggling to recover academically from the pandemic, #EdResearch is key to understanding how this impacts post-secondary success. Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to learn the latest from our CALDER experts & @luminafoundation.bsky.social's Chris Mullin.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
February 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Five years later, what have we learned about student recovery & teacher labor markets since COVID?

We'll explore the latest evidence at #CALDER2025 on 3/12 w/ Cory Koedel, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, Emily Morton, @cedr.bsky.social, & @the74.bsky.social's Kevin Mahnken.

Register 👉 bit.ly/3En3lGk
February 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Now more than ever, #EdResearch is vital for building the evidence base on how schools & students are doing & how they can improve.
Join us for #CALDER2025 on 3/12 to hear our latest research on academic recovery, the teacher workforce, & more! Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk @airinforms.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
📢 Just THREE weeks away! Join us for the CALDER Conference on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA to hear new research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025

Register here: caldercenter.org/events/16th-... @airinforms.bsky.social @cedr.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
📢 The CALDER Conference is just FOUR weeks away! Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025

View the agenda & register here: caldercenter.org/events/16th-...
February 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
📅 Just 5 weeks away! Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025
View the agenda & register here: caldercenter.org/events/16th-...
@airinforms.bsky.social @cedr.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Five years later, what have we learned about student recovery & teacher labor markets since the pandemic?

Join us for Session I at #CALDER2025 to hear the latest from Cory Koedel, @roddy-theobald.bsky.social, @ermorton.bsky.social, @cedr.bsky.social, & Kevin Mahnken.

Register here: bit.ly/3En3lGk
February 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
📢 Registration for the 2025 CALDER Conference is now open!
Join us on Wed., 3/12 in Arlington, VA for a one-day meeting featuring research from CALDER experts & discussion between researchers, policymakers & practitioners. #CALDER2025

Register: forms.gle/zXbjH4GQ6jCy...
@airinforms.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Who knew content management software could expire? 😅 As Drupal 7 waves goodbye, we've turned its 'forced retirement' into an opportunity. Say hello to our revamped website! Visit www.caldercenter.org to take a look and tell us what you think!
January 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM