Josh B. McGee

4,200 Arkansas Teachers Will Get Up to $10K for High Performance, Student Scores State-funded merit pay program is in its second year, but teachers union says it's unfair to certain hardworking educators who can't qualify.

Nice article on the Arkansas Merit Pay Program from @the74.bsky.social featuring @jbmcgee.bsky.social:
www.the74million.org/article/4200...

Explaining the 2025 Arkansas Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program By Josh B. McGee The LEARNS Act (Act 237 of the 2023 Regular Session) established the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program—commonly known as Merit Pay—to recognize and reward Arkansas’s outstanding…

The second year of Arkansas Teacher Merit Pay is out! Teachers across the state received bonuses of up to $10k for demonstrating outstanding student growth, working in shortage areas, and serving as mentors. Click below to learn more about the program. oep.uark.edu/explaining-t...

Check out our (w/ Roy McKenzie & @gzamarro.bsky.social ) recent blog post on Arkansas teacher retention! We're working to create interactive visuals to help tell the story at the local level. We'd love to hear what you think! oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges by: Josh McGee, Roy McKenzie, and Gema Zamarro

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges
by @gzamarro.bsky.social @jbmcgee.bsky.social
oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

Check out our (w/ Roy McKenzie & @gzamarro.bsky.social ) recent blog post on Arkansas teacher retention! We're working to create interactive visuals to help tell the story at the local level. We'd love to hear what you think! oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges by: Josh McGee, Roy McKenzie, and Gema Zamarro

Check out this new blog post with @jbmcgee.bsky.social describing teacher retention in Arkansas this 2024-25 school year:
oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

Time is running out! Get those applications in now! This is a great opportunity to build a high-impact research portfolio.👇

Time is running out! Get those applications in now! This is a great opportunity to build a high-impact research portfolio.👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Final week to apply 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant prof. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Now only 8 days! 👇

Now only 8 days! 👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Only 9 days left to apply 🚨 We're hiring a research asst prof. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click the link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Job Opportunity 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

One resource Josh forgot to mention: fantastic collaborators!

Great job opportunity ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Job Opportunity 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research Three Department of Education Reform faculty members have contributed to a dynamic new education policy resource, the Live…

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research Professors Gema Zamarro, Patrick Wolf and Josh McGee contributed to the Live Handbook, which includes short, comprehensive summaries of research on key education policy topics.

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research @aefpweb.bsky.social
news.uark.edu/articles/771...

Apply today! 👇

I love Gema, you should go work with her. Great person.

We are hiring an education researcher to join the @capolicylab.bsky.social and @berkeleycshe.bsky.social teams. You'll work on projects using administrative data relating to California higher education. Here's more information: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

Apply today! 👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨Job Opportunity🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have fantastic data and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us at the University of Arkansas. Click this link to learn more and apply! 👉 uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨Job Opportunity🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have fantastic data and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us at the University of Arkansas. Click this link to learn more and apply! 👉 uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

School Funding and Outcomes Explore the impact of school spending on student outcomes. Discover key research findings, policy trends, and evidence-based insights.

Check out @aefpweb.bsky.social's new Live Handbook. It provides short summaries of the research on a variety of education topics. Together with Julien LaFortune, I wrote the article on school funding and outcomes. livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...

School Funding and Outcomes Explore the impact of school spending on student outcomes. Discover key research findings, policy trends, and evidence-based insights.

Check out @aefpweb.bsky.social's new Live Handbook. It provides short summaries of the research on a variety of education topics. Together with Julien LaFortune, I wrote the article on school funding and outcomes. livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...

At @aefpweb.bsky.social #AEFP2025? You can check out our latest work at the University of Arkansas, Department of Education Reform, at these sessions. Hope to see you there!

Does Money Matter for Schools? NAEP Scores Reopen the Debate A provocative set of graphs has kicked off a debate over whether—and how—more money can improve student outcomes.

In many states, K-12 students' NAEP scores are dropping. But as some argue that growing $$ for public schools is to blame, experts cite ample evidence that's not true.

My reporting with Sarah Schwartz for @edweek.bsky.social on an increasingly contentious debate: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Inexplicable Cuts at the Dept. of Education Recently, DOGE has bragged about terminating 89 contracts worth a collective $881 million at the Institute for Education Sciences at the US Department of Education.

New piece!
goodscience.substack.com/p/inexplicab...

Yes, money matters, but the details can make all the difference Click on the article title to read more.

Yes, additional education spending can make a difference, but how new money is structured and what it is spent on can make all the difference between no effect and meaningful student outcome impacts. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Efforts to increase instructional spending on things like high-dosage tutoring were limited by the availability of large numbers of high-quality tutors and the inability to commit to longer-term spending on these programs/people.