Chad Aldeman

The dangerous war on Tylenol Autism diagnoses have increased because diagnostic practices changed.

The dangerous war on Tylenol (and what's really causing the rise in Autism) open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

Just in case you need another reason to read Squawk of Spanish, it’s not only #HispanicHeritageMonth but also #NationalPetBirdDay 🦜

Complement the book with fun mazes, word searches, and crafts. Check out the activity kit here:

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Student Achievement Is Down Overall — But Kids at the Bottom Are Sinking Faster Aldeman: It's not about race, income or parents' education. But across tests, grades and subjects, gap between higher and lower performers is growing

“over the last decade, [achievement] declines have not been about specific student groups. Instead, the story is largely about a growing divergence between higher- and lower-performing kids”

Read my latest piece @the74.bsky.social --> www.the74million.org/article/stud...

Student Achievement Is Down Overall — But Kids at the Bottom Are Sinking Faster Aldeman: It's not about race, income or parents' education. But across tests, grades and subjects, gap between higher and lower performers is growing

Analysis: Student achievement is down overall, but kids at the bottom are sinking faster.

Read more here from @chadaldeman.bsky.social:

The responses here are a nice balm today

Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low The percentage of Americans who consider a college education "very important" has slipped below the majority level.

Actual importance of college is probably about as high as ever. // Perceived Importance of College Hits New Low news.gallup.com/poll/695003/...

#BookFestival time is here!

Meet me at the #BaltimoreBookFestival in September
And at the #CrozetBookFest this October.

See here for more: www.writebetween.com/events

@freespiritbooks.bsky.social
@charlesbridge.bsky.social

Building a new education research agenda | EduProgress On Wednesday, August 27th, I’m going to be moderating a panel for The Collaborative for Student Success on, “Filling the Void: Setting the Academic Research Agenda for Education.”

{new} Join us TOMORROW for a webinar on the education research we need for the future: eduprogress.org/building-a-n...

Reading the Project 2025 doc for the first time. I know irony is dead, but in the education section writing "Stopping executive overreach. Congress should set policy—not Presidents through pen-and-phone executive orders, and not agencies through regulations and guidance." is...

(NBC News) - President Donald Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics was among the crowd outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, with the White House saying he was a "bystander" who wandered over after seeing coverage on the news.

@ryanjreilly.com
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

The Gender Gap in Math Starts Early - We're All Solvers Gender gaps in math start have been growing in recent years. A recent report from NWEA found that, from 2021 to 2024, boys have steadily pulled away from girls in both math and science. Importantly, t...

{new} Want to see more girls in STEM fields? In my latest piece @studentsuccess.bsky.social, I look at a large study in France which found that math gender gaps start early: weareallsolvers.org/the-gender-g...

Texas Pays Its Best Educators up to $32,000 to Keep Them in the Classroom Aldeman: Incentive program rewards schools and teachers for educational quality with real cash payments. Your state should, too.

{new} Great teachers matter.

We all know this, but Texas is actually acting on it: www.the74million.org/article/texa...

This is an incredible story.

Here’s why the budget deficit for Chicago Public Schools just went up by $205 million Macquline King, the interim CEO of CPS, said the budget gap for the district has risen to $734 million due to costs related to pensions and charter schools. District labor leaders and school board mem...

Chicago Public Schools budget deficit rises to nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay (July 2025) - I examine teacher preferences using a discrete-choice experiment linked to data on teacher effectiveness. I estimate willingness to pay for a rich set of compensation elements and workin...

Preferences, Selection, and the Structure of Teacher Pay www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

"for three key objectives: maximizing teacher utility, maximizing teacher retention, and maximizing student achievement...schools underutilize salary and performance pay while overutilizing retirement benefits"

Math Gaps Emerge Early. Students Deserve Early Interventions - We're All Solvers Did you know that 3rd grade reading scores are highly predictive of later-life outcomes? It's true. My favorite paper on this comes from Dan Goldhaber, Malcolm Wolff, and Tim Daly, who looked at how a...

{new} Parents and policymakers should take 3rd grade math scores seriously and respond accordingly. Check out this interactive tool I built with @studentsuccess.bsky.social to visualize math gaps by state --> weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Math Gaps Emerge Early. Students Deserve Early Interventions - We're All Solvers Did you know that 3rd grade reading scores are highly predictive of later-life outcomes? It's true. My favorite paper on this comes from Dan Goldhaber, Malcolm Wolff, and Tim Daly, who looked at how a...

Are states doing enough to close early math gaps?

New analysis from @chadaldeman.bsky.social shows most gaps start in 3rd grade and widen by 8th.

#WeAreAllSolvers

weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-em...

Story Time & Craft Event: Loudoun County, VA

📚 Brambleton Library. July 7
📚Ashburn Library. July 9
📚Gum Spring Library. July 10
📚Purcellville Library. July 14
📚Lovettsville Library. July 15

All at 3pm
@freespiritbooks.bsky.social

Change in resources by decile. Only the top decile comes out ahead

The combined effect of Trump’s “big beautiful bill” and his tariffs would literally make the bottom 80% of America poorer

Incredible analysis from @budgetlab.bsky.social

Read Not Guess: How to Help Your Child Become a Skilled Reader Tools, strategies, and free resources for early reading success

{new} This morning I wrote a personal note about my journey creating Read Not Guess, along with summer reading tips for parents:

www.chadaldeman.com/p/read-not-g...

Making Tutoring Work: A Deep Dive on the D.C. High-Impact Tutoring Program with Jessica Sobin | EduProgress As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws setting requirements around evidence-based requirements for teaching kids how to read.

{new} I talked with Jessica Sobin, the Director of D.C.'s high-impact tutoring program, to hear how it's going and what they've learned so far -->

Via @studentsuccess.bsky.social: eduprogress.org/making-tutor...

Why should tax deductions for private school vouchers be treated differently than every other kind of deduction?

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Data Shows It Is More Extreme Amid a wave of new research on the pandemic’s shattering effect on classrooms, one expert called it the ‘question that keeps me up at night.’

Chronic Absenteeism’s Post-COVID ‘New Normal’: Research Shows It Is More Common, More Extreme www.the74million.org/article/chro...

In Dozens of Districts, Teachers Can’t Afford to Live Near Their Schools Aldeman: District spending is up, but educator pay isn't. Efforts to provide affordable housing for teachers have run into trouble

Per @chadaldeman.bsky.social "school district leaders in some of the biggest, most expensive places to live are making budgetary decisions that add to the housing difficulties in their communities." Read the rest of his analysis here: 3/n

I'm still collecting these stories! Please let me know if you have anything you're willing to share -->

Comparing Investments in Early Literacy Versus Early Math | EduProgress As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws setting requirements around evidence-based requirements for teaching kids how to read.

{new} As of late last year, 40 states and DC had passed “science of reading” laws.

But what about math? I interviewed Arun Ramanathan @ PowerMyLearning to hear what's missing on the math side --> eduprogress.org/comparing-in... via @studentsuccess.bsky.social

Key to Improving America’s Schools: Rethinking School Staffing & Teacher Quality The status quo for in-service teachers — low-stakes assessments & rigid single-salary schedules — needs to change if student outcomes are to improve.

It's frustrating that The Discourse often frames teacher evaluation/pay reforms as failing when a more accurate take is that they are politically & logistically difficult to implement well but effective when this is done. I try to describe this literature here:

www.the74million.org/article/40-y...

I'm looking for ways parents got their kids to use math around the home, for a fun summer blog post @studentsuccess.bsky.social.

Feel free to post it here, or DM me if you have an example you're willing to share!

Thanks, ~Chad

Is teacher turnover *too low*? Let's poke under the conventional wisdom

{new} Is teacher turnover too low?

That may seem like a crazy question at first blush, but I take a look at the data --> www.chadaldeman.com/p/is-teacher...

Make America Skilled Again The White House wants to consolidate workforce training and give flexibility to states while slashing federal funding.

"the flowery pro-apprenticeship rhetoric from Trump’s cabinet members and executive orders doesn’t fit an administration that is cutting funds for apprenticeship programs" the-job.beehiiv.com/p/make-ameri...