Tiffany Wu
tiffanyxwu.bsky.social
Tiffany Wu
@tiffanyxwu.bsky.social
Edpsych PhD & Stats dual master's @UMich | IES Predoc Fellow | #rstats enthusiast | Former teacher | @NorthwesternU & @UChicago alumna | 🇹🇼🇺🇸

Website: https://tiffany-wu.github.io/
Reposted by Tiffany Wu
We invest 9X less per child-year in care & education in the first 5 years of life than the next 13.

This gap in public investment is why K12 is free for parents & early care & education is expensive.
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
March 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
A special thank you to Christina Claiborne, @aizatnurshat.bsky.social ‬, and the the entire #EdWorkingPapers and #EdExchange teams at @annenberginstitute.bsky.social for featuring our study in their new series, and for creating such a valuable platform to connect research and practice!
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Huge thanks to our research-practice partners at Boston Public Schools and Massachusetts Department of Education, and the team at EPI, without whom this work would not be possible.
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Led by our fearless leader @weilanch.bsky.social, alongside amazing co-authors Rebecca Unterman, @annakshapiro.bsky.social‬, Shekinah Lightner, Thomas Staines, and Annie Taylor.
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Compared to CTL group, TRT compliers were:
✅ More likely to remain enrolled in BPS throughout middle school
✅ More likely to apply to exam schools
✅ Less likely to be suspended in 7th grade
✅ More likely to complete Algebra I by the end of 8th grade
✅ Higher-performing on 7th grade math tests
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We find that winning an oversubscribed seat in one of Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) high-quality Pre-K programs shaped students’ middle school trajectories in meaningful ways, despite nearly all control group children attending other preschool programs.
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
📄 Don’t have time for all 86 pages?
Check out our short summary featured in the new #EdWorkingPapers Policy & Practice Series by @annenberginstitute.bsky.social, designed for education leaders and decision-makers:
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/policy-practice-series/ai25-1194
Impacts of Oversubscribed Boston Pre-K Programs through Middle School
This study finds that Boston Public Schools’ (BPS) Pre-K program leads to stronger middle school outcomes than other preschool options. Although differences in outcomes between BPS Pre-K participants ...
edworkingpapers.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM