Katherine Bowser
@katherinembowser.bsky.social
Ed policy researcher at NCTQ.
Amateur Pizzaiolo. Hiker. Cat mom.
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Amateur Pizzaiolo. Hiker. Cat mom.
Views are my own. www.kmbowser.com
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📢 From the #EdExchange: fresh insights from #EdWorkingPapers!
In “The Four Day Gamble,” @katherinembowser.bsky.social investigates how four-day school weeks affect staff retention and district finances.
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In “The Four Day Gamble,” @katherinembowser.bsky.social investigates how four-day school weeks affect staff retention and district finances.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📢 From the #EdExchange: fresh insights from #EdWorkingPapers!
In “The Four Day Gamble,” @katherinembowser.bsky.social investigates how four-day school weeks affect staff retention and district finances.
📄 buff.ly/cuELdWb
In “The Four Day Gamble,” @katherinembowser.bsky.social investigates how four-day school weeks affect staff retention and district finances.
📄 buff.ly/cuELdWb
I appreciate @annenberginstitute.bsky.social writing this great summary of my work on four-day school weeks.
While there may be some short-term cost savings, there are no effects on teacher, principal, or paraprofessional staff turnover.
While there may be some short-term cost savings, there are no effects on teacher, principal, or paraprofessional staff turnover.
The Four Day Gamble: The Quasi-Experimental Effects of Four-Day School Week Adoption on Teacher, Principal, and Paraprofessional Staff Turnover and District Financial Outcomes
With education budgets under strain nationwide, a growing number of districts, especially rural districts, have adopted four-day school weeks (4DSW) in an effort to reduce costs. Between 1999 and 2019...
edworkingpapers.com
June 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I appreciate @annenberginstitute.bsky.social writing this great summary of my work on four-day school weeks.
While there may be some short-term cost savings, there are no effects on teacher, principal, or paraprofessional staff turnover.
While there may be some short-term cost savings, there are no effects on teacher, principal, or paraprofessional staff turnover.
Reposted by Katherine Bowser
Four day school weeks do not reduce staff turnover edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1208
The Four Day Gamble: The Quasi-Experimental Effects of Four-Day School Week Adoption on Teacher, Principal, and Paraprofessional Staff Turnover and District Financial Outcomes
Four-day school week (4DSW) adoption is an increasingly popular policy, particularly for rural districts that are seeking to reduce educator turnover and district expenditures. Using a staggered treat...
edworkingpapers.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Four day school weeks do not reduce staff turnover edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1208
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Great work from @katherinembowser.bsky.social showing that the purported staff retention gains of reduced school weeks don't actually materialize
4-day school weeks: Still a bad idea, regardless of the outcome you're trying to optimize
4-day school weeks: Still a bad idea, regardless of the outcome you're trying to optimize
Four day school weeks do not reduce staff turnover edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1208
The Four Day Gamble: The Quasi-Experimental Effects of Four-Day School Week Adoption on Teacher, Principal, and Paraprofessional Staff Turnover and District Financial Outcomes
Four-day school week (4DSW) adoption is an increasingly popular policy, particularly for rural districts that are seeking to reduce educator turnover and district expenditures. Using a staggered treat...
edworkingpapers.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Great work from @katherinembowser.bsky.social showing that the purported staff retention gains of reduced school weeks don't actually materialize
4-day school weeks: Still a bad idea, regardless of the outcome you're trying to optimize
4-day school weeks: Still a bad idea, regardless of the outcome you're trying to optimize
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New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
New working paper from me and a great group of coauthors: The Effects of the Four-Day School Week on Teacher Recruitment and Retention
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
caldercenter.org/publications...
Read on to see what's different about this vs. some of my prior work 🧵⬇️
In many large districts, I found that teachers five years into their careers have less purchasing power as renters and homebuyers than when they started. And, since 2019, the cost of rent skyrocketed by 51%, far surpassing novice teachers' 24% salary increase. See my full NCTQ report here 1/n
Priced out: The growing challenge of teacher pay and housing costs - National Council on Teacher Quality
www.nctq.org
June 3, 2025 at 1:03 AM
In many large districts, I found that teachers five years into their careers have less purchasing power as renters and homebuyers than when they started. And, since 2019, the cost of rent skyrocketed by 51%, far surpassing novice teachers' 24% salary increase. See my full NCTQ report here 1/n
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FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
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Tomorrow afternoon, join the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy for a free in-person data preservation event to collect and archive public data sources. No registration needed. AERA is proud to co-sponsor. events.georgetown.edu/mccourt-mdi/...
Save the Data: Data Preservation Event
Join MDI and partners to save open data from deletion. Learn how to save data, about the importance of data preservation, and help the research...
events.georgetown.edu
February 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Tomorrow afternoon, join the Massive Data Institute at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy for a free in-person data preservation event to collect and archive public data sources. No registration needed. AERA is proud to co-sponsor. events.georgetown.edu/mccourt-mdi/...
Excited to #StayTillSaturday and present my work on four day school week adoption and teacher turnover. Hope to see you there! #AEFP2024
Just a quick plug to #StayTillSaturday - there's a Fun Run and three concurrent sessions on the last day! We'd love to see you there. #AEFP2024
Hotel reservations for the AEFP conference can be made online through the link below or by calling the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront hotel directly at +1 (410) 385-3000. book.passkey.com/gt/219153053...
December 22, 2023 at 6:53 PM
Excited to #StayTillSaturday and present my work on four day school week adoption and teacher turnover. Hope to see you there! #AEFP2024
I rarely tweet, so we’ll see if this goes better! (Unlikely)
December 22, 2023 at 6:06 PM
I rarely tweet, so we’ll see if this goes better! (Unlikely)