Wesley T. Morris
@wesleytmorris.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ed Policy
at the University of Maryland, College Park, Studying teacher labor markets, the economics of education, and rural communities.
wesleytmorris.com
at the University of Maryland, College Park, Studying teacher labor markets, the economics of education, and rural communities.
wesleytmorris.com
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Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions
Created in 2007, the federal TEACH grant program is a large federal financial aid program that seeks to attract postsecondary students to the teaching profession by providing financial assistance to h...
edworkingpapers.com
🚨 New working paper!
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
Reposted by Wesley T. Morris
📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:
A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#AnnenbergEdExchange
A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#AnnenbergEdExchange
October 8, 2025 at 1:02 PM
📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:
A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#AnnenbergEdExchange
A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social!
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#AnnenbergEdExchange
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Good news! The deadline for submissions has been extended. You now have until Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm PT to submit your proposal. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
September 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Good news! The deadline for submissions has been extended. You now have until Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm PT to submit your proposal. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
Reposted by Wesley T. Morris
Make sure to submit all your proposals. The new deadline is next Monday, October 6th!
Good news! The deadline for submissions has been extended. You now have until Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm PT to submit your proposal. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
September 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Make sure to submit all your proposals. The new deadline is next Monday, October 6th!
Reposted by Wesley T. Morris
Want to hear research insights straight from the source, on the issue that matters most to you? 🗳️Sign up to cast your vote and help choose the next #EdWorkingPapers Webinar topic >> mailchi.mp/annenbergins...
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Want to hear research insights straight from the source, on the issue that matters most to you? 🗳️Sign up to cast your vote and help choose the next #EdWorkingPapers Webinar topic >> mailchi.mp/annenbergins...
If your Friday brain is fried like mine, whatever you're looking for is probably in the AEFP live Handbook. Hopefully, this saves others from annoyingly texting their co-authors @caitlinkearney.bsky.social
livehandbook.org
livehandbook.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If your Friday brain is fried like mine, whatever you're looking for is probably in the AEFP live Handbook. Hopefully, this saves others from annoyingly texting their co-authors @caitlinkearney.bsky.social
livehandbook.org
livehandbook.org
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If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus.
September 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus.
🚨 New working paper!
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions
Created in 2007, the federal TEACH grant program is a large federal financial aid program that seeks to attract postsecondary students to the teaching profession by providing financial assistance to h...
edworkingpapers.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🚨 New working paper!
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.
Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278
Just sharing a resource I’ve known about but only recently started using.
If you’re studying a federal policy, the Library of Congress has records of all proposed bills to amend it, whether or not they ever passed. Tons of ways this can be useful, but two I’ve found especially helpful:
If you’re studying a federal policy, the Library of Congress has records of all proposed bills to amend it, whether or not they ever passed. Tons of ways this can be useful, but two I’ve found especially helpful:
August 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Just sharing a resource I’ve known about but only recently started using.
If you’re studying a federal policy, the Library of Congress has records of all proposed bills to amend it, whether or not they ever passed. Tons of ways this can be useful, but two I’ve found especially helpful:
If you’re studying a federal policy, the Library of Congress has records of all proposed bills to amend it, whether or not they ever passed. Tons of ways this can be useful, but two I’ve found especially helpful:
Reposted by Wesley T. Morris
Join the AEFP Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group for an interactive forum on Teacher Shortages & Vacancies in K-12 schools tomorrow, from 1-2 EDT! Register today aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
August 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Join the AEFP Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group for an interactive forum on Teacher Shortages & Vacancies in K-12 schools tomorrow, from 1-2 EDT! Register today aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
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Let's go! The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in artificial intelligence in K-12 education starting July 1, 2026. (1/2) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/305...
unc.peopleadmin.com
August 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Let's go! The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in artificial intelligence in K-12 education starting July 1, 2026. (1/2) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/305...
This is my hometown and the school system I grew up in. Mrs. Kimrey was my 10th-grade writing teacher. If you’re wondering why I’m interested in my work, this sums it up pretty well.
This conservative county lost teachers after administration cut key grant
A cut to federal grants for teacher merit pay and training has left Montgomery County in North Carolina with fewer teachers and fewer resources to attract them.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
This is my hometown and the school system I grew up in. Mrs. Kimrey was my 10th-grade writing teacher. If you’re wondering why I’m interested in my work, this sums it up pretty well.
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Today is the final day of work for many dedicated, talented employees at the Institute of Education Sciences. I am thankful for their service, and I hope that they find new roles that continue their mission of supporting education research that serves as a public good.
August 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today is the final day of work for many dedicated, talented employees at the Institute of Education Sciences. I am thankful for their service, and I hope that they find new roles that continue their mission of supporting education research that serves as a public good.
Reposted by Wesley T. Morris
Thread in the am but if you want the main takeaway: The 2024 Digest of Education Statistics (under the current administration) includes just 27 tables by the (Congressionally mandated) deadline—far fewer than the nearly 270, on average, published in prior years
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
The U.S. Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics | Brookings
Federal education data releases have slowed dramatically, with major gaps in the 2024 Digest and Condition of Education report.
www.brookings.edu
June 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Thread in the am but if you want the main takeaway: The 2024 Digest of Education Statistics (under the current administration) includes just 27 tables by the (Congressionally mandated) deadline—far fewer than the nearly 270, on average, published in prior years
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
www.brookings.edu/articles/the...
🚨 One day left to sign up for the paper swap!
Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.
Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.
Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap
The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...
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May 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 One day left to sign up for the paper swap!
Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.
Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.
Excited to be attending the Triangle Economics of Education Workshop today! One of the best parts of living in North Carolina is the chance to connect with researchers across so many strong institutions. Looking forward to a day of thoughtful conversations and new ideas.
May 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Excited to be attending the Triangle Economics of Education Workshop today! One of the best parts of living in North Carolina is the chance to connect with researchers across so many strong institutions. Looking forward to a day of thoughtful conversations and new ideas.
Graduation and Mother’s Day all in one weekend—hard to top that! Grateful for my wife, mom, advisor, family, and all the educators who made this possible.
May 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Graduation and Mother’s Day all in one weekend—hard to top that! Grateful for my wife, mom, advisor, family, and all the educators who made this possible.
If you missed this the first time—there's still time to sign up! I’ll start matching papers after Friday, May 16, so get yours in before then if you want to participate. The submissions so far are super exciting, and I can't wait to see more!
🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap
The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...
docs.google.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you missed this the first time—there's still time to sign up! I’ll start matching papers after Friday, May 16, so get yours in before then if you want to participate. The submissions so far are super exciting, and I can't wait to see more!
🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap
The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...
docs.google.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:
Late update, but excited to share I successfully defended my dissertation on April 1–and no one’s said April Fools yet.
Big thanks to my advisor Dr. Lauren Sartain and committee @drconstance.bsky.social @ehutt.bsky.social @danielklasik.bsky.social & Steve Hemelt for their support the past 5 yrs!
Big thanks to my advisor Dr. Lauren Sartain and committee @drconstance.bsky.social @ehutt.bsky.social @danielklasik.bsky.social & Steve Hemelt for their support the past 5 yrs!
April 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Late update, but excited to share I successfully defended my dissertation on April 1–and no one’s said April Fools yet.
Big thanks to my advisor Dr. Lauren Sartain and committee @drconstance.bsky.social @ehutt.bsky.social @danielklasik.bsky.social & Steve Hemelt for their support the past 5 yrs!
Big thanks to my advisor Dr. Lauren Sartain and committee @drconstance.bsky.social @ehutt.bsky.social @danielklasik.bsky.social & Steve Hemelt for their support the past 5 yrs!
🤦🏻♂️ Reading other people’s interpretations of this graph makes me want to scream.
February 12, 2025 at 10:32 PM
🤦🏻♂️ Reading other people’s interpretations of this graph makes me want to scream.
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Education scholar friends: People don’t necessarily understand the value of education research in the same intuitive way they understand the value of research into cancer, etc. Drop examples of high-impact edu research in the thread below. #edusky
apple.news/Atlzcr6jARYG...
apple.news/Atlzcr6jARYG...
Education Department slashes funding for research contracts, grants — POLITICO
About 170 contracts for the Institute of Education Sciences were targeted.
apple.news
February 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Education scholar friends: People don’t necessarily understand the value of education research in the same intuitive way they understand the value of research into cancer, etc. Drop examples of high-impact edu research in the thread below. #edusky
apple.news/Atlzcr6jARYG...
apple.news/Atlzcr6jARYG...
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Mentor Match is back! The AEFP Doc Student Community Group is hosting the 2nd edition of the Mentor Match event this spring, so if you're interested in a casual conversation with your "dream mentor", please answer a few survey questions linked below: tinyurl.com/aefpmentorma... @aefpweb.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 4:03 PM
Mentor Match is back! The AEFP Doc Student Community Group is hosting the 2nd edition of the Mentor Match event this spring, so if you're interested in a casual conversation with your "dream mentor", please answer a few survey questions linked below: tinyurl.com/aefpmentorma... @aefpweb.bsky.social
Thursday, I’m teaching my undergrads about writing briefs, memos, and op-eds. I’m looking for examples where folks share their research in both academic and public-facing styles.
Do you have work like this? If so, drop the links below—I’d love to feature fresh, relevant examples in class! 🙌
#EduSky
Do you have work like this? If so, drop the links below—I’d love to feature fresh, relevant examples in class! 🙌
#EduSky
November 19, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Thursday, I’m teaching my undergrads about writing briefs, memos, and op-eds. I’m looking for examples where folks share their research in both academic and public-facing styles.
Do you have work like this? If so, drop the links below—I’d love to feature fresh, relevant examples in class! 🙌
#EduSky
Do you have work like this? If so, drop the links below—I’d love to feature fresh, relevant examples in class! 🙌
#EduSky
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An U.S. education news reporter starter pack! 🎉 Please let us know if we missed anyone. ❤️ You're going to want to follow these folks to make sense of what promises to be a tumultuous presidential term.
go.bsky.app/UccLjhX
go.bsky.app/UccLjhX
Education News Starter Pack
Join the conversation
go.bsky.app
November 18, 2024 at 5:09 PM
An U.S. education news reporter starter pack! 🎉 Please let us know if we missed anyone. ❤️ You're going to want to follow these folks to make sense of what promises to be a tumultuous presidential term.
go.bsky.app/UccLjhX
go.bsky.app/UccLjhX