I almost let this go without saying anything, but I can't. This issue of the non-value (to student test achievement) of the generic MA is such an old one (e.g., https://t.co/9vQHK9O9RG). Why aren't we learning from the evidence? https://t.co/klQMDoAElV

Is a Master’s in Education Really Worth It? Probably Not, Research Shows - new from @ChadAldeman via @The74

Welcome Brian ("Brian's Research Minute)! Great pick (on teacher monitoring/surprise drop ins to observe teachers) for your research minute: https://t.co/K1SfIu8uOh

Worth listening to @matt_barnum who busts three general myths about higher ed (maybe debunker-in-chief or uncle-debunker?): 1) average tuition has soared; 2) 4YC enrollment has plummeted; 3) it's not worth it to go to college. https://t.co/sQ8prtDFN9

To Ease Civil Rights Backlog, McMahon Orders Back Staff She Tried to Fire - new from @The74’s @lrj417:

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Assessing the impact of grade retention: A cautionary tale of exclusion restriction violations https://t.co/N9rEnMYn6A "flagged students receive more intensive reading support even if not retained....we estimate similar effects in districts that did not retain any students"

I love the year-end chart story; both a great way to catch up on some of the big issues in education and a testament to the power of a good figure in conveying an idea. Vax Rates, ESAs, and Cell Phone Bans: 12 Charts That Defined Education in 2025 @The74

In honor of #CSEdWeek, a roundup of some of our team's recent #CSEd policy work. Starting with our recent working paper on the effects of state computer science education policies.

There are two reasons for this. One is that admission standards create incentives for all those wishing admission. The second is that the standard (in this case for grad from UCSD) matter for the labor market. @matt_barnum, would love your thoughts. 3/3

Finally, training infrastructure that accelerates your workflow instead of slowing it down.

This is a collective action problem (similar to the one that exists for high school grad standards). The individuals may be better off if they get extra help + credential. At the same time, not having some standards is likely to make us all worse off. 2/n

Yikes, this is not good! It's hard to imagine making a ton of progress with academic achievement when so many students are chronically absent.

Big thanks to @emily_r_morton for pulling this all together!

Summer school participation pretty consistently provided modest benefits to students in math (but NOT reading), see Figure 1. The math benefits of summary school in our studies were generally more consistent and larger than what we found for tutoring (Figure 2).

You’ve asked, and now you shall receive. Kingdom is now in the Shonen Jump app! https://t.co/az4bQsPrXu

This bite-sized brief summarizes a lot of research on how summer school contributes to academic achievement (COVID recovery programs), see this piece. But want something even more succinct, see 👇

Make sure you sign up for @MichaelPetrilli's FREE Substack. Latest edition -- on the fake conspiracy theory about the Mississippi Miracle that just won't go away (long after its original source debunked it himself) is a must-read. https://t.co/BsIwRvuJsM

Rigorous High School Graduation Requirements Appear to Help Low-Income Students

Great to see @SPARC_Center's @AllisonFGilmour's thoughts on IDEA at 50! IDEA at 50

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Making the teacher workforce more diverse is hard to do if there aren't diverse prospective teachers. This new @nctq.bsky.social report dives into the issue of the diversity of individuals being prepared to teach and how that varies across prep programs:

From Biker Bars to Schools, Yondr Founder Sees Phone Pouches as ‘Impulse Disrupters’ - my latest is an in-depth interview with Graham Dugoni, who bemoans the dearth of "frontiers" for digitally connected kids @The74