Strategic problem: Nebraska doesn't work as a control.

The paper's idea is isolating the effect of an ESA by having two states that pass ESAs in 2023 with one having delayed implementation.

Problem is, NE doesn't fit that bill at all, for many reasons. DiD doesn't work here.

The analytic: it matters which schools raise tuition. It's possible (even likely) that the only schools with notable tuition increases are those that used to charge much less than the new ESA amount (about $7400). If that happens, accessibility is unchanged. This was unexplored.

A recent Annenberg paper about Iowa's ESA created a stir.

While it is just a working paper, it had 1 major analytical flaw, 1 major strategic flaw, and 1 major data flaw. For all the excitement it generated, it showed me nothing.

I explain more here edchoice.org/engage/why-cri…

Mike McShane writes about how we can use 'diffusion of innovations' theory to think about the implementation and potential growth of K-12 ESA programs. It's a thought-provoking column, and a great read. Mike McShane EdChoice forbes.com/sites/mikemcsh…

Alli Aldis has a very good post looking at how school moms respond to questions in our monthly polling, showing some contrasts with school dads EdChoice edchoice.org/engage/moms-pe…

Umpire gives Roberto Clemente his 3000th hit ball, 1972.

Homeschool is having a moment… a loooong moment it seems. Thanks for the good talk Mike McShane Marty Lueken Matthew Lee

Wowza! We’ve got some big numbers coming out next week on #Homeschool from the Census Pulse— and a new page coming out on the #HopkinsHomeschoolHub . Stay tuned. JHU Education Policy JHU School of Education John Kristof Kerry McDonald Mike Donnelly Marc LeBlond Jamie Buckland

Since 1993 I've tried to draw more attention & resources directly to volunteer-based #tutor #mentor programs in #Chicago . What are you doing to help? See #PublicAwareness strategy at tutormentor.blogspot.com/2023/04/buildi…

🎉 Congratulations to Michael Traugott! The Roper Center's 2024 Mitofsky Award recognizes his lifetime contributions to the field of public opinion. Center for Political Studies University of Michigan Political Science WAPOR ICPSR ICPSRSummer @umisr
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In UNCF’s recent report on K-12 educational outcomes, the findings indicated that Black parents #GoBeyondGrades with their children’s teachers: 83% spoke to their child’s teacher on a daily-to-monthly basis. Read UNCF’s report to learn more about how these partnerships lead to…

New paper out today challenging common myths about what's causing state and local pension debt.

The fastest growing causes of pension debt are actually (1) changes to actuarial assumptions, and (2) interest on the pension debt.

cambridge.org/core/journals/…

New data and also check out the updated Digest of Ed Statistics. nces.ed.gov/programs/diges…

In honor of Mother's Day, we wanted to see what else we could learn from moms on the state of education. Here's what we've learned so far: edchoice.org/engage/moms-pe…

Students shouldn't be the only ones listening to what teachers have to say....

EdChoice Paul DiPerna

miamiherald.com/opinion/articl…

Had a lovely chat with Frederick M. Hess and Dr. Katie Jenner about her work in the great state of Indiana.

A helpful coda to my column

Meanwhile, more teachers are creating microschools where they can have the professional autonomy they desire:

“Furthermore, only 15% of teachers said they would recommend the teaching profession to friends or family members, also at the lowest level in four years.”

Read this important piece by Paul DiPerna Colyn Ritter on teacher morale.

Thanks Gary W. Ritter for sharing. Tim Pressley, Ph.D.

Gary Jacobson of UC San Diego: 'My career as a political scientist is unimaginable without the ANES. I've been exploiting the wealth of data produced by the time-series studies and a variety of auxiliary studies for five decades.' #ANES75th

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