Jeremy Singer
@jeremylsinger.bsky.social
Assistant professor of education leadership and policy at University of Michigan-Flint @umflintcase.bsky.social. Views are my own. Please excuse typos.
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Rethinking Tiebout: The Contribution of Political Fragmentation and Racial/Economic Segregation to the Flint Water Crisis | Environmental Justice
Abstract The water crisis that has embroiled Flint, Michigan, since 2014 is often explained via the proximate causes of government oversight and punitive emergency management. While these were critica...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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"...We examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness...We find that readiness gaps narrowed modestly from 1998 to 2010, particularly...between White and Hispanic students."
"...We examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness...We find that readiness gaps narrowed modestly from 1998 to 2010, particularly...between White and Hispanic students."
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November 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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"...We examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness...We find that readiness gaps narrowed modestly from 1998 to 2010, particularly...between White and Hispanic students."
"...We examine trends in several dimensions of school readiness...We find that readiness gaps narrowed modestly from 1998 to 2010, particularly...between White and Hispanic students."
Reposted by Jeremy Singer
This is largely a phenomenon of high income families leaving public schools.
The highest income 20% of districts have lost more public school students than the other 80% combined (lower income districts have largely recovered enrollments).
The highest income 20% of districts have lost more public school students than the other 80% combined (lower income districts have largely recovered enrollments).
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
This is largely a phenomenon of high income families leaving public schools.
The highest income 20% of districts have lost more public school students than the other 80% combined (lower income districts have largely recovered enrollments).
The highest income 20% of districts have lost more public school students than the other 80% combined (lower income districts have largely recovered enrollments).
@uozek.bsky.social it looks like the effect in MS/HS translates to about 1.3 fewer unexcused absences per year, does that sound right?
October 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@uozek.bsky.social it looks like the effect in MS/HS translates to about 1.3 fewer unexcused absences per year, does that sound right?
@uozek.bsky.social what mechanisms do you think explain the decline in absences? do we think cell phone bans improved school climate in some ways (perhaps peer interactions, classroom experiences, etc) that could then have improved attendance? or is there another possible explanation?
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
@uozek.bsky.social what mechanisms do you think explain the decline in absences? do we think cell phone bans improved school climate in some ways (perhaps peer interactions, classroom experiences, etc) that could then have improved attendance? or is there another possible explanation?
@tomdee.bsky.social that's so great to hear! yes, it would be great to hear more about what you're presenting. I'll send you an email.
October 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
@tomdee.bsky.social that's so great to hear! yes, it would be great to hear more about what you're presenting. I'll send you an email.
@tomdee.bsky.social will your talk be available virtually or as a video later?
October 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
@tomdee.bsky.social will your talk be available virtually or as a video later?
@jenjennings.bsky.social lol it’s perfect
October 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
@jenjennings.bsky.social lol it’s perfect
October 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
