I'm encouraged by the growing focus on "data-informed" decisionmaking by institutions and their units. 🤩 I'm horrified by the growing misuse of data and a lack of basic data skills by those producing "insights" for such decisionmakers. 🥴

Just signed up for this @aefpweb.bsky.social session with @brhkim.bsky.social! Register here 👉 aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Thanks so much, Josh!! 😊

Congratulations to all our #AEFP2026 Award Winners!

Congratulations to our #AEFP2026 Early Career Award winner!

Telling my amazing student to take a day off after wrapping up an R&R… 👏 but I don’t do that! Someone tell me, too 😅

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Join us in congratulating @linzpage.bsky.social on her promotion to full professor!

Her research on college access and student success is shaping policy and practice nationwide.

Edu policy peeps!

I'm co-chairing the edu section for APPAM 2026 conference with @doughesm.bsky.social @taylorodle.bsky.social and @brittanyvasquez.bsky.social - if you would be interested in reviewing submissions, please let us know! We're aiming for about ~10 per reviewer.

@appam.bsky.social

How end of affirmative action is affecting Black and Hispanic enrollment at Wisconsin colleges A cascade effect appears to be pushing more students of color to Wisconsin’s four-year public universities.

In case you missed it, IDS affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social talked with Wisconsin Public Radio earlier this month about what the end of affirmative action means for enrollment of students of color in Wisconsin and what the state's schools should focus on moving forward. www.wpr.org/news/end-aff...

Higher Ed’s Bullying Problem Power imbalances and tenure protections create perfect conditions for abuse.

Postdocs and graduate students are particularly vulnerable to workplace bullying and harassment. Here’s what a few groups are doing about it. https://chroni.cl/4617QBq

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @taylorodle.bsky.social & @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social evaluate Advise TN’s expansion across 33 communities and find the program increased college enrollment by 6%.

📄 Read more: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1371

No Pay? No Way! Teacher Compensation Reforms and the Market for Graduate Degrees Graduate degrees in education provide financial stability for many institutions, yet reformers have sought to decouple teacher pay from these credentials. Without a wage premium, educators may skip ad...

"Eliminating a graduate degree wage premium for teachers led to a 27% enrollment decline in education fields alone .... This drop subsequently reduced institutional tuition revenue and related state funding." @taylorodle.bsky.social edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1364

Who Are the Nation's Top Education Scholars? (Opinion) The RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings recognize researchers who shape practice and policy.

Congrats to IDS affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social on making EdWeek's list of the top 200 education scholars in the U.S.!

www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Who Are the Nation's Top Education Scholars? (Opinion) The RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings recognize researchers who shape practice and policy.

All rankings have their pros and cons, but it was a very special surprise to be included this year! My goal has always been to do good work—and get that work into the hands of policymakers. | @edweek.org www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Submitted a paper 41 days ago to an AERA journal—still "awaiting editor assignment." Please prioritize pre-tenure folks (and grad students)! 🫠

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Does Free College “Work” for Adults? Enrollment Impacts of Michigan Reconnect journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

"increased adult enrollment in community colleges by 38%, with larger gains among women and younger adults...entirely driven by growth in part-time students"

Hi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week.

As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).

I better not see one more request in my inbox...

Just gonna drop this right here 😅 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Please share with great candidates and join our upcoming info session for prospective students. Folks can learn more about our program, community, and app process here: eps.education.wisc.edu

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:

A summary of “Comparative Cost Analyses of Community College Student Success Initiatives” by @taylorodle.bsky.social!

📄 buff.ly/byZLKhG

#AnnenbergEdExchange

Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Policy Studies - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

🚨 Come join us in Ed Policy at @uwmadison.bsky.social! We're hiring an Asst/Assoc Prof studying the intersection of education and the environment. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

In a @pbswisconsin.bsky.social interview, DSI Affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social discusses the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of WI high school students.

Taylor Odle on UW's direct admission programs for students Editor's note: PBS Wisconsin is a service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

Watch: 📺 🖥️ 💻 📱 @uwmadison.bsky.social educational policy professor @taylorodle.bsky.social describes the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of high school students from the state.

Watch Taylor Odle on UW's Direct Admission Programs For Students on PBS Wisconsin Taylor Odle on direct admission programs to the UW system for state high school students.

Enjoyed chatting with @pbswisconsin.bsky.social about UW's Direct Admit program / The Wisconsin Guarantee, my work on direct admissions, and early fall enrollment figures. @uwmadison.bsky.social pbswisconsin.org/watch/here-a...

Taylor Odle on UW's direct admission programs for students Editor's note: PBS Wisconsin is a service of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.

IDS affiliate @taylorodle.bsky.social talked with @pbswisconsin.bsky.social about Direct Admit programs at the Universities of WI, and how they're making college more accessible to qualified low-income students, students of color, and those from rural backgrounds. pbswisconsin.org/news-item/ta...

🏆 Nominate a student (or yourself) for the @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @aeradivjgradnet.bsky.social Dissertation Award! Deadline is Nov 1.

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: What do community college success programs really cost?

@taylorodle.bsky.social presents the first comparative cost analyses of 6 common initiatives, finding costs range from $570 to $1,320 per student, with wide variation in reach.

📄 Full paper here: buff.ly/LfYRaWo