Benjamin Riley

benjaminjriley.bsky.social

19 October 2026 12:35

"A funny thing happens when you actually start to visit classrooms with regularity, rather than talk at conferences about education, or (ahem) listen to podcasts about education. You find that the amount of direct instruction just isn’t that important to meaningful student learning."

Andrew Ho

andrewdeanho.bsky.social

16 October 2026 12:09

Thanks for this, Brendan, I discussed this in my doctoral practicum on Wednesday after a quick skim and shared your interpretation that this seems more like an effect on instructors than on student learning… I appreciate your close read. Controlling for prior grade stringency might help a little.

Dan Goldhaber

cedr.bsky.social

15 October 2026 23:28

This is cool (nice job! @edutuan.bsky.social @joshbleiberg.bsky.social) and very useful for understanding how teacher turnover in one district compares to others! teacherturnovernowcast.com edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1602

Joshua Goodman

joshua-goodman.com

09 October 2026 11:41

Eager for a podcast about the rise of after school tutoring center chains (Kumon, Sylvan, Mathnasium) and their impact on students' skills? Check out the latest episode of "The Report Card", hosted by @natmalkus.bsky.social. We had a great time recording it. www.aei.org/podcast/priv...

Dan Goldhaber

cedr.bsky.social

07 October 2026 20:50

Congratulations to Megan Austin who has been announced as the new CALDER Director. She gets to work with a terrific set of researchers on important issues! www.air.org/news/press-r...