- New: School districts contribute huge quantity of harmful emissions that are driving the climate change catastrophe. But many struggle to prioritize decarbonization, or even educating students about the crisis. Here's why: t.co/UIgdulphtX
- @ericalitke 😊 It takes a village! 🍾
- @ericalitke 🎉 celebrate!!! So happy for you Erica!
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Welp, I've now resorted to writing myself notes to try to stay on task. The struggle is real. #endofthesemester t.co/tJvLQpbBf4
- @doughesm @bclynchschool Congrats and welcome back, my friend! 😀
- I'm hiring a new team! Seeking: undergrad RAs for 3-month summer appt. 100% remote, flexible hrs (at least 20/wk). US work authoriz reqd. The work: Data collection for 2022-2023 AY personal finance in high schools. (see thread below for more on the data) @econ_ra t.co/yNp1NTJthC
- 📢We are hiring📢 6-year Postdoc position for research on the economics of education Join our team at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education! 👉t.co/yJdMGJ0WLj Deadline: 12 June 2022 Please spread the word! @ifo_Institut @ifo_Education @LMU_Muenchen #EconTwitter t.co/MFC4ThrrH9
Matthew Kraft is an Associate Professor of Education and Economics at Brown University. His research and teaching interests include the economics of education, education policy analysis, and applied quantitative methods for causal inference. His primary work focuses on efforts to improve educator and organizational effectiveness in K–12 urban public schools. His scholarship has informed efforts to improve teacher hiring, professional development, evaluation, and working conditions; changed how scholars interpret effect sizes in education research; and shaped ongoing investments in school-based tutoring and mentoring programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt is the recipient of the Society for Research in Educational Effectiveness (SREE) Early Career Award, the William T. Grant Scholars Award, the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Palmer O. Johnson Award for best publication across the seven flagship AREA journals, and the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation Dissertation Fellowship. Previously, he taught 8th grade English in Oakland USD and 9th grade humanities at Berkeley High School in California. He holds a doctorate in Quantitative Policy Analysis in Education from the Harvard University as well as an M.A. in International Comparative Education and a B.A. in International Relations from Stanford University.
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- Local Supply, Temporal Dynamics, and Unrealized Potential in Teacher Hiring
- The Effect of Teacher Evaluation on Achievement and Attainment: Evidence from statewide reforms
- School-Based Mentoring Relationships and Human Capital Formation.
- Second Time's the Charm? How Repeat Student-Teacher Matches Build Academic and Behavioral Skills
- Online Tutoring by College Volunteers: Experimental Evidence from a Pilot Program
- The Inequitable Effects of Teacher Layoffs: What We Know and Can Do
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Media Coverage
The Messy Reality of Personalized LearningARTICLE | by E. Tammy Kim. July 10, 2019. |
"How Much Should I Care?"BLOG POST | by Jeff Archer. March 16, 2019. |
Interpreting Effect Sizes in Eduation ResearchBLOG POST | by Matthew Di Carlo. March 12, 2019.
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How to interpret effect sizes in educationARTICLE | by C.J. Rauch. January 21, 2019. |