Pietro Biroli

pietrobiroli.bsky.social

16 September 2026 12:53

Spending more money in schools works. It takes *a lot* of time, but it raises wages and GDP per capita around 30 yrs later, just as we should expect

C. Kirabo Jackson

kirabojackson.bsky.social

16 September 2026 12:53

If spending more on schools raises the earnings of the children who benefit, does it eventually make the whole economy richer? My new NBER paper examines this using school-finance reforms. 🧵 www.nber.org/papers/w35755

Sam Freedman

samfr.bsky.social

15 September 2026 13:41

Should have guessed that the thing that would eventually kill off the right's interest in grammar schools would be non-white kids doing too well in the 11+.

Luke Sibieta

lukesibieta.bsky.social

08 September 2026 19:03

The gaps in reading scores between England and Wales are incredibly stark Average reading scores in Wales are lower than for disadvantaged pupils in England The least disadvantaged group in Wales scores below the average for England @theifs.bsky.social @tom-richmond.com @samfr.bsky.social

Becky Francis

beckyfrancis.bsky.social

08 September 2026 19:01

I agree. I am always puzzled why we are never picked out for @oecd-ocde.bsky.social commentary on this.