Jeremy Singer

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These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department. Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

To understand the Trump administration’s vision for American education, @megomatz.bsky.social and I studied dozens of hours of political appointees’ speeches and podcasts and essays. What emerged is a desire to dismantle the nation’s system of public schools.

National Longitudinal School Database | REACH The mission of REACH is to provide objective, rigorous, and applicable research that informs and improves school choice policy design and implementation to increase opportunities and outcomes for disa...

@cohodes.bsky.social @dmhouston.bsky.social here is that database! reachcentered.org/publications...

These Detroit students say free bikes helped address some systemic issues that cause chronic absenteeism The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions.

Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.

Michigan schools budget includes free meals and a big bump in funding for at-risk students Supporters of the plan said the new budget would help close opportunity gaps for at-risk students and other kids who need additional support, Bridge Michigan reports.

Supporters of the plan said the new budget would help close opportunity gaps for at-risk students and other kids who need additional support, Bridge Michigan reports. (via @bridgemi.com)

More Michigan kids continue to miss too many school days compared to pre-pandemic years The state’s chronic absenteeism rate is still higher than it was before COVID, but some districts made big improvements.

HEP authors @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social and @jeremylsinger.bsky.social were quoted in an article published by @chalkbeat.org, which delves into the problem of chronic absenteeism in Michigan. Read the piece here:

@mayakaul.bsky.social

For grad students or postdocs out there: let me know if you'd like to present in my department's (Ed Policy, Org, & Leadership) Quantitative Working Group meeting Wednesday of next week (October 8) at 3pm Central time. Work at any stage is fine, it's very informal. I have a presenter gap this month.

Redistricting School Systems Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation A new report and interactive data tool show how specific redistricting choices can create fairer school systems for our children.

I'm very proud to share a new, first-of-its-kind analysis and data tool from my team at @educationwork.newamerica.org.
Redrawing the Lines is a first-ever look at how, if states draw school district borders with equity as the goal, they can HUGELY reduce funding inequality and segregation. #edusky

@fchriscurran.bsky.social can you share a link to the brief?

Community Schools Impact on Student Outcomes: Evidence From California Research on California’s historic investment in community schools reveals that schools implementing the strategy have experienced substantial reductions in chronic absenteeism, notable decreases in su...

Community schools are amazing:
- chronic absenteeism ⤵️
- suspension rates ⤵️
- test scores ⤴️

with historically underserved students experiencing the largest gains

ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf

3) Many of the most absent children had relatively rare or extreme events that kept them away, so overly simplistic approaches that assume common reasons for absence may not work. Schools need to understand the issues of each student.

New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis Though chronic absenteeism has declined from its post-COVID peak, too many students are still missing too much school. Research shows that absent students fall behind academically and are more likely…

NEW from me and Amie Rapaport at @futureedgu.bsky.social: New Parent Research Helps Explain Causes of Post-Pandemic Absenteeism Crisis // www.future-ed.org/new-parent-r...

Education Policy Innovation Collaborative | Funding Michigan’s Future: Three Decades of School Finance and the Policy Questions Ahead | Teacher Workforce Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, a research center devoted to rigorous evidence about education policy. Producing research with consequence

New EPIC report: three decades of Michigan school finance—what’s changed, what $ reaches classrooms, and what that means for students. Read: bit.ly/47UWWPq

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District? As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

Congress is debating changes to the Department of Education’s budget that could impact how federal funds support #students. Urban's new #tool lets you explore how different funding scenarios might affect your K-12 school district.

Access the #data today.

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New paper! Using data from NC, we estimate that getting attendance rates back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24 could have improved state math achievement by 0.017-0.025 SDs in this year, or 13-19% of what would be needed for a full academic recovery. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

@tswid.bsky.social

This Detroit school had the biggest decline in absenteeism in the state compared to pre-pandemic years Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.

Here’s how Pulaski Elementary-Middle School dropped its chronic absenteeism rate by 47 percentage points.

How Would Proposed Changes to Federal K–12 Title Spending Affect Your School District? As district leaders face the uncertainty posed by these vastly different proposals and other downstream changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill, this data to…

Want to see how potential changes to #education Title funding might affect #K-12 districts? Check out this nifty data tool from @kblagg.bsky.social and me! You can choose your own scenarios and see projected impacts to keep up with the policy proposals from Congress. www.urban.org/research/pub...

Michigan child care workers face high stakes, hard work at $15 an hour Like Carla Brown, the people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children — those between birth and 3 years old — receive low pay for a challenging job that plays a critical role in early childhood development, the Detroit Free Press reports.

Like Carla Brown, the people who take care of Michigan’s youngest children — those between birth and 3 years old — receive low pay for a challenging job that plays a critical role in early childhood development, the Detroit Free Press reports.

More Michigan kids continue to miss too many school days compared to pre-pandemic years Though the state’s average absence rate is still lower than it was before COVID, some districts made big strides.

Michigan’s chronic absenteeism rate drops but is still above pre-pandemic levels
www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025...

Quick look at the data! The highest-absenteeism districts have continued to make the most progress, at this point improving upon their pre-pandemic baseline.