@mmilleradams.bsky.social, @bradhershbein.bsky.social, @kathleenbolter.bsky.social, Bridget Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman, all had a a great time. We can’t wait for the next one!

@kathleenbolter.bsky.social had the one of the most in demand sessions with her promise programs trivia game.

Finally, @mattyglesias.bsky.social mentions that notion that high end housing can help requires looking at "complicated" analyses by economists. I should mention that my colleague @kathleenbolter.bsky.social has done a great "explainer" on this topic: research.upjohn.org/reports/310/

@timbartik.bsky.social has given us a great tool to look at state level impacts!

www.upjohn.org/bartik-busin...

I think we’d also have enough data to look 10 years out instead of 6. We know the long time frame has a big impact on the number of students completing their credentials.

That’s a good idea! There’s been a couple of changes to the program since the last study too (MCA colleges, expansion of apprenticeships) that would be interesting to evaluate as part of the programmatic impacts.

Hmmm…she thought as she read this while passively scrolling through Bluesky.

Thanks for sharing! That was an interesting read. I haven’t read too many ROI studies on Promise programs.

This one-pager summary, prepared by @kathleenbolter.bsky.social , provides a nice summary of the report: www.upjohn.org/sites/defaul...