wesleytmorris.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Ed Policy at the University of Maryland, College Park, Studying teacher labor markets, the economics of education, and rural communities. wesleytmorris.com
👤 Joined on 22 September 2023
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@wesleytmorris.bsky.socialOur base salary increase here was 1.5 percent this year. Health insurance costs are likely to be up about ten percent, and I'm not sure what is going to happen to deductibles, copays, or the quality of coverage.
Show PostIt’s a pretty close comparison, especially if states *are* upping education funding but it gets eaten up by healthcare costs
Show PostOne implication is that it could make sense for higher ed labor and professional groups to support a national health insurance policy for reasons of self-interest, including the interest of providing affordable quality education, without being (entirely) motivated by political preferences.
Show PostNew #EdWorkingPapers with Nicolas Dominguez-Mel, @wesleytmorris.bsky.social & @smontana.bsky.social: using statewide data from MD, we ask whether "local" teachers are more effective and more likely to stay. Takeaway: local recruitment complements — but doesn't substitute for — quality preparation.
Show PostWrote a little about the work the U.S. put into helping academics escape fascism during WWII and why we can't rely on that for our future www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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