Claudia Persico
@claudiapersico.bsky.social
Associate Prof at American University SPA (formerly UW-Madison), NBER & IZA studying environmental, health & ed policy. PhD from Northwestern U. Thoughts are my own.
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What will AI actually mean for schools over the next several years? Here are my theories:
–The student cheating problem won't go away.
–AI will increasingly become a ubiquitous teaching assistant.
–AI will *not* be a super-tutor.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/3-ways-ai-...
–The student cheating problem won't go away.
–AI will increasingly become a ubiquitous teaching assistant.
–AI will *not* be a super-tutor.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/3-ways-ai-...
3 ways AI will (and won’t) change schools
The cheating problem isn’t going away. More teachers will use AI as an assistant. But AI won't be a supertutor.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
What will AI actually mean for schools over the next several years? Here are my theories:
–The student cheating problem won't go away.
–AI will increasingly become a ubiquitous teaching assistant.
–AI will *not* be a super-tutor.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/3-ways-ai-...
–The student cheating problem won't go away.
–AI will increasingly become a ubiquitous teaching assistant.
–AI will *not* be a super-tutor.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/3-ways-ai-...
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📢 Announcing the 25-26 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series!
We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change:
12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social
2/9 Jaimie Davis
3/11 Hunter Gehlbach
4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social
Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable
We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change:
12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social
2/9 Jaimie Davis
3/11 Hunter Gehlbach
4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social
Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
📢 Announcing the 25-26 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series!
We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change:
12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social
2/9 Jaimie Davis
3/11 Hunter Gehlbach
4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social
Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable
We're hosting 4 public seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of ed & climate change:
12/1 @jorgecuartas.bsky.social
2/9 Jaimie Davis
3/11 Hunter Gehlbach
4/15 @claudiapersico.bsky.social
Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable
This is why we need to donate to food banks now.
"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
October 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
This is why we need to donate to food banks now.
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It’s not just that they don’t have to turn off SNAP benefits — they’re not legally allowed to. They legally must use the contingency fund.
The admin is pretending they can’t use it even though their own guidance from a month ago (that they’ve since deleted) contradicts that.
The admin is pretending they can’t use it even though their own guidance from a month ago (that they’ve since deleted) contradicts that.
Yes, they’re using the shutdown to turn off SNAP benefits.
No, they don’t have to.
No, they don’t have to.
October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It’s not just that they don’t have to turn off SNAP benefits — they’re not legally allowed to. They legally must use the contingency fund.
The admin is pretending they can’t use it even though their own guidance from a month ago (that they’ve since deleted) contradicts that.
The admin is pretending they can’t use it even though their own guidance from a month ago (that they’ve since deleted) contradicts that.
Millions of poor families are about to lose access to SNAP (food assistance) because of the shutdown. 39% of all SNAP recipients are children. Kids are about to go hungry and food banks are about to be overrun, so I am urging you to donate to your local food bank like we just did.
Food Bank for the Washington, DC, Region | Capital Area Food Bank
The Capital Area Food serves the entire Washington, DC, metropolitan region, providing meals to thousands of people a day while also addressing the root causes of hunger.
www.capitalareafoodbank.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Millions of poor families are about to lose access to SNAP (food assistance) because of the shutdown. 39% of all SNAP recipients are children. Kids are about to go hungry and food banks are about to be overrun, so I am urging you to donate to your local food bank like we just did.
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I am not a lawyer. David Super is *the* lawyer. If he says the Trump Administration is illegally withholding SNAP benefits, they are. So...they are.
"A more clearly unlawful impoundment is difficult to imagine."
"A more clearly unlawful impoundment is difficult to imagine."
My latest on the Administration's wildly unlawful shutdown of SNAP. To buy their argument, you must ignore the interpretation they took Sept. 30 and repeatedly in the first Trump Administration. Shamelesly and gratuitously cruel.
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Balkinization share.google/yaVtx89DJsIR...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I am not a lawyer. David Super is *the* lawyer. If he says the Trump Administration is illegally withholding SNAP benefits, they are. So...they are.
"A more clearly unlawful impoundment is difficult to imagine."
"A more clearly unlawful impoundment is difficult to imagine."
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If the NIH and HHS were under any other prior President (Dem or GOP), we’d see a rapid shift of funding to leverage this. But the politicization (and gutting) of these agencies means it won’t happen—and so many people will die unnecessarily as a result.
Finally read the paper and it's worth the buzz.
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
mRNA vaccines saved 20 million lives in a global pandemic and the technology is opening up new avenues for the treatment of deadly cancers. This is really one of the most impactful scientific developments of our time.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint blockade - Nature
mRNA vaccines targeting SARS-CoV-2 also sensitize tumours to immune checkpoint inhibitors.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
If the NIH and HHS were under any other prior President (Dem or GOP), we’d see a rapid shift of funding to leverage this. But the politicization (and gutting) of these agencies means it won’t happen—and so many people will die unnecessarily as a result.
I love diving at coral reefs. I've seen the bleaching first hand wherever I go. It's really sad. These are some of nature's most beautiful creations and ecologically necessary to protect coastlines.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I love diving at coral reefs. I've seen the bleaching first hand wherever I go. It's really sad. These are some of nature's most beautiful creations and ecologically necessary to protect coastlines.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
My work on how pollution can cause poverty was covered by the @washingtonpost.com . Check it out ⬇️⬇️
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest
The Department of Data went looking for geographic patterns in poverty, and stumbled upon a surprising culprit.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
My work on how pollution can cause poverty was covered by the @washingtonpost.com . Check it out ⬇️⬇️
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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New paper out in @pnas.org! We study the effect of air pollution on pets, finding increased vet admissions when air quality is worse. Tackling air pollution doesn't just matter for human health - it's important for animals too, including people's much loved cats and dogs www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
New paper out in @pnas.org! We study the effect of air pollution on pets, finding increased vet admissions when air quality is worse. Tackling air pollution doesn't just matter for human health - it's important for animals too, including people's much loved cats and dogs www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Affected by the Government Shutdown*? Join SPA for a day of free classes covering career development strategies, current events, AI, & networking opportunities.
🗓️ Friday, 10/10 🕑 9:30 AM - 3 PM 📍Kerwin Hall
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October 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Affected by the Government Shutdown*? Join SPA for a day of free classes covering career development strategies, current events, AI, & networking opportunities.
🗓️ Friday, 10/10 🕑 9:30 AM - 3 PM 📍Kerwin Hall
👉 Reserve your spot: american-spa.swoogo.com/classeswithoutquizzes
🗓️ Friday, 10/10 🕑 9:30 AM - 3 PM 📍Kerwin Hall
👉 Reserve your spot: american-spa.swoogo.com/classeswithoutquizzes
Had a great time visiting @utknoxville.bsky.social Economics this week! Also got great feedback last week visiting the @umaryland.edu MPRC. Knoxville is pretty!
October 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Had a great time visiting @utknoxville.bsky.social Economics this week! Also got great feedback last week visiting the @umaryland.edu MPRC. Knoxville is pretty!
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📈 Once niche, health economics is now central to the field.
A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research.
Health is shaping the future of economics.
A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research.
Health is shaping the future of economics.
Early View
The Rise of Health Economics: Transforming the Landscape of Economic Research
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September 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
📈 Once niche, health economics is now central to the field.
A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research.
Health is shaping the future of economics.
A new study shows its share in top journals tripled since the 1990s—driven not by conformity, but by innovative, high-quality research.
Health is shaping the future of economics.
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So, a project that I’m working on is getting some media attention, and that feels pretty cool.
I should note: this article lets at least one highly dubious claim from administration brass go unchallenged. So bad as this picture of Trump’s SSA looks, the reality’s probably worse.
Gift link below.
I should note: this article lets at least one highly dubious claim from administration brass go unchallenged. So bad as this picture of Trump’s SSA looks, the reality’s probably worse.
Gift link below.
A Diminished Social Security Work Force, and Its Customers, Feel the Strain
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
So, a project that I’m working on is getting some media attention, and that feels pretty cool.
I should note: this article lets at least one highly dubious claim from administration brass go unchallenged. So bad as this picture of Trump’s SSA looks, the reality’s probably worse.
Gift link below.
I should note: this article lets at least one highly dubious claim from administration brass go unchallenged. So bad as this picture of Trump’s SSA looks, the reality’s probably worse.
Gift link below.
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Flu season is coming. 🍂💉
A French study shows that invitation letters & free vouchers boost vaccination—especially among the most risk-averse.
Clearer, targeted campaigns could save thousands. tinyurl.com/y7frzfk2 @universityofleeds.bsky.social
A French study shows that invitation letters & free vouchers boost vaccination—especially among the most risk-averse.
Clearer, targeted campaigns could save thousands. tinyurl.com/y7frzfk2 @universityofleeds.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Flu season is coming. 🍂💉
A French study shows that invitation letters & free vouchers boost vaccination—especially among the most risk-averse.
Clearer, targeted campaigns could save thousands. tinyurl.com/y7frzfk2 @universityofleeds.bsky.social
A French study shows that invitation letters & free vouchers boost vaccination—especially among the most risk-averse.
Clearer, targeted campaigns could save thousands. tinyurl.com/y7frzfk2 @universityofleeds.bsky.social
Come be my colleague!
Professor in Health Economics. The position is in the departments of economics and health studies...
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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September 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Come be my colleague!
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This is false. For example, the libertarian @cato.org breaks down the numbers, showing about 6 deaths from right-wing politically motivated attackers for every 1 from left-wing attackers.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
September 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This is false. For example, the libertarian @cato.org breaks down the numbers, showing about 6 deaths from right-wing politically motivated attackers for every 1 from left-wing attackers.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
Moreover, the claim that shooters represent anyone other than an unhinged fraction of society is the deeper lie.
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That statement is made not because it is a causal effect but you do see Black unemployment jump in advance of a downturn.
In the graph below, the Black unemployment rate starts to rise before each of the called recessions, while the White unemployment rises later.
In the graph below, the Black unemployment rate starts to rise before each of the called recessions, while the White unemployment rises later.
September 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
That statement is made not because it is a causal effect but you do see Black unemployment jump in advance of a downturn.
In the graph below, the Black unemployment rate starts to rise before each of the called recessions, while the White unemployment rises later.
In the graph below, the Black unemployment rate starts to rise before each of the called recessions, while the White unemployment rises later.
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'Common diabetes drug metformin cuts long covid risk by 64 percent in UK study'
'The present study demonstrates the potential benefits of metformin in the effort to mitigate Long COVID....'
www.news-medical.net/news/2025090...
'The present study demonstrates the potential benefits of metformin in the effort to mitigate Long COVID....'
www.news-medical.net/news/2025090...
Common diabetes drug metformin cuts long covid risk by 64 percent in UK study
A large UK-based retrospective cohort study found that initiating metformin within 90 days of COVID-19 diagnosis reduced the risk of Long COVID by 64% in overweight and obese adults. The findings sugg...
www.news-medical.net
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
'Common diabetes drug metformin cuts long covid risk by 64 percent in UK study'
'The present study demonstrates the potential benefits of metformin in the effort to mitigate Long COVID....'
www.news-medical.net/news/2025090...
'The present study demonstrates the potential benefits of metformin in the effort to mitigate Long COVID....'
www.news-medical.net/news/2025090...
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You shouldn’t have to walk around with papers in the United States of America to prove that you belong.
All I can say is that this administration should understand Chicago is a place that’s going to protect its people.
All I can say is that this administration should understand Chicago is a place that’s going to protect its people.
Why Gov. Pritzker says Trump's threats to Chicago make him worry about 2026 elections
Steve Inskeep speaks with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker about President Trump's threats to send National Guard troops to Chicago and the future of the Democratic Party.
www.npr.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You shouldn’t have to walk around with papers in the United States of America to prove that you belong.
All I can say is that this administration should understand Chicago is a place that’s going to protect its people.
All I can say is that this administration should understand Chicago is a place that’s going to protect its people.
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"It's impossible to do business under circumstances like this.
There are serious debates about whether tariffs could be good or bad.
But incompetence, incoherence, illegality -- that doesn't help anyone. "
There are serious debates about whether tariffs could be good or bad.
But incompetence, incoherence, illegality -- that doesn't help anyone. "
September 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"It's impossible to do business under circumstances like this.
There are serious debates about whether tariffs could be good or bad.
But incompetence, incoherence, illegality -- that doesn't help anyone. "
There are serious debates about whether tariffs could be good or bad.
But incompetence, incoherence, illegality -- that doesn't help anyone. "
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In good news today...
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…
www.krqe.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In good news today...
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Hi again US citizens.
If your skin is any shade of dark, and federal military troops or armed agents hear you speak a non-English sentence, they may now detain you with violent force.
For that reason alone.
Until you can produce a passport, however long that is.
The law of our land.
If your skin is any shade of dark, and federal military troops or armed agents hear you speak a non-English sentence, they may now detain you with violent force.
For that reason alone.
Until you can produce a passport, however long that is.
The law of our land.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court — over the objection of Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson — allows the Trump administration’s racial profiling of people working certain types of jobs in its immigration raids during litigation.
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
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No. 25A169
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KRISTI NOEM, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ET AL. U. PEDRO
VASQUEZ PERDOMO, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 8, 2025]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE KAGAN and by her referred to the Court is granted. The July 11, 2025 order entered by the United States District Court for the Central District of California, case No. 2:25-cv-5605, is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and disposition of a petition for a writ of certiorari, if such a writ is timely sought. Should certiorari be denied, this stay shall terminate automatically. In the event certiorari is granted, the stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreibxmw7us44keftyrwzd2w3ycrn2gd5pb24kqw3syazwrqjmkq2mym@jpeg)
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hi again US citizens.
If your skin is any shade of dark, and federal military troops or armed agents hear you speak a non-English sentence, they may now detain you with violent force.
For that reason alone.
Until you can produce a passport, however long that is.
The law of our land.
If your skin is any shade of dark, and federal military troops or armed agents hear you speak a non-English sentence, they may now detain you with violent force.
For that reason alone.
Until you can produce a passport, however long that is.
The law of our land.
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Let me say what the President won't: Domestic violence is not okay. It's immoral, illegal and abusive, and no real man is okay would do it, approve of it, or minimize it.
Trump minimizes domestic abuse during a talk at the Museum of the Bible: "Things that take place in the home, they call crime ... If a man has a little fight with the wife, they say this was a crime, see?"
September 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Let me say what the President won't: Domestic violence is not okay. It's immoral, illegal and abusive, and no real man is okay would do it, approve of it, or minimize it.