Yerin Yoon

Revolving School Doors? A Longitudinal Examination of Teacher, Administrator, and Staff Contributions to School Churn - Emily K. Penner, Yujia Liu, Aaron J. Ainsworth, 2026 Non-teaching staff comprise over half of all school employees, and their turnover may be consequential for school operation, culture, and student success, yet w...

I’m really glad to see that our paper is now out at Ed Researcher! We examine turnover among the half of school employees who are not teachers to understand how their turnover compares. Using Oregon data (2007-23) for all public school employees, there are 3 new patterns that we document:
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What the Best Career and Technical Programs Have in Common CTE programs must be rigorous and aligned with economic needs and technological developments.

What makes for a great Career and Technical Education (CTE) program? Enjoyed talking with
@edweek.org about what we know from research: www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

The education research handbook that never closes If you’re a policymaker, district leader, or reporter trying to follow education research, it can feel like drinking from multiple fire hoses at once. One week brings a bold new claim about dual enrol...

The #EducationResearch handbook that never closes: @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social from @aefpweb.bsky.social! 🎉

Seriously people, check it out and provide feedback - especially if you have ideas for new areas of research on that topic or know of new studies.

fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...

We @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social are hiring a director for our Policy-Aligned Research Agenda Buildling Lab (PARABL), to help education system leaders build research roadmaps to effect change in a particular area.

More info here:

wheelockpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...

The Kinds of CTE Courses Students Are Demanding From Their Schools Students are increasingly interested in digital technology, AI, and cybersecurity, survey shows.

The Kinds of CTE Courses Students Are Demanding From Their Schools: Students are increasingly interested in digital technology, AI, and cybersecurity, survey shows.

Community college enrollment has been declining since 2009/10. The optimal policy response to this depends on the root of this decline.

I'm thrilled @nber.org today released my working paper with Harvard PhD Joe Winkelmann titled:

"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:

A summary of “Does Expanding Access to High Quality Technical Education Induce Participation and Improve Outcomes?” by @yerinyoon.bsky.social and @doughesm.bsky.social!

📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

#AnnenbergEdExchange

#2025APPAM was amazing! Got great insights on my paper and loved catching up with friends. @appam.bsky.social is extra special - I’ve been lucky to grow with this community, from E&I fellow to student ambassador to receiving an Ascendium grant this year. Next year it’s in Boston, welcome to my city!

Hi #APPAM2025 #2025APPAM folks - live today, our department at Vanderbilt is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor higher education scholar this cycle! Find the posting here: apply.interfolio.com/177753

Let me know if you're in Seattle and want to chat at all about the position/department.

Hi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week.

As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).

Policy researchers from @bostoncollege.bsky.social will be at #2025APPAM! I’ll be presenting in a session on Thursday from 3:30–5:00pm featuring a wonderful set of papers examining the impact of career and technical education (CTE). Looking forward to seeing everyone!👋

Is college enrollment plummeting? Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated.

Popular discourse attributes falling college enrollments to the rising cost of four-year college.

That story is wrong in multiple ways, as @mattbarnum.bsky.social points out in his latest roundup of the evidence (citing a new working paper of ours):

www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/11/i...

Joe Winkelmann & I have released a new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:

"Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment"

We show stronger labor markets since 2009 explain most of the decline in community college enrollments.

wheelockpolicycenter.org/high-quality...

@doughesm.bsky.social

Policy researchers from @bostoncollege.bsky.social will be at #2025APPAM! I’ll be presenting in a session on Thursday from 3:30–5:00pm featuring a wonderful set of papers examining the impact of career and technical education (CTE). Looking forward to seeing everyone!👋

If you missed our Rappaport working paper last time, check this out! Thanks to @annenberginstitute.bsky.social for the shout-out 🙌 @doughesm.bsky.social

🚨There is a lot of policy movement to expand career & technical Ed but little evidence of what to expect from such expansion. Our WP provides evidence from MA on take up & ➕impacts in the first 5 yrs after HS. #cte

I'd love to help make BlueSky one of the places where young scholars introduce themselves and their work to the world.

If you're a PhD student whose work at least partially focuses on economics of education or education policy, reply to this thread and I'll highlight your work.

As CTE programs expand in Michigan, not all students are getting opportunities Access to career and technical education programs in Washtenaw County is inequitable, according to a 2024 report from the Youth Policy Lab at the University of Michigan.

Access to career and technical education programs in Washtenaw County is inequitable, according to a 2024 report from the Youth Policy Lab at the University of Michigan.

Published in Economics of Education Review! Building on @joshua-goodman.com's post, we find public school enrollment declines are concentrated in higher-income districts, middle grades, and among White and Asian students. I hope these findings support discussions on the shifting education landscape.

What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short? Kistler, Dougherty and Claiborne: A new brief pinpoints the features of high-quality programs and the steps states and districts should take.

What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short? by Hannah Kistler, @doughesm.bsky.social & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social's Christina Claiborne

www.the74million.org/article/what...

🚨New publication alert🚨

I'm thrilled Economics of Education Review has just published my work w/ @abbyfrancis.bsky.social:

"School enrollment shifts five years after the pandemic"

Abstract below, but read the next few posts for the story told via a handful of graphs.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

I finally wrote up my advice to PhD applicants in FAQ format. It's only my unofficial, personal perspective for folks interested in working with me at Harvard @harvardeducation.bsky.social. I also plug other measurement programs at @ncme38.bsky.social! andrewho.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/file...

Sure! I just emailed you and Abby :)

Does anyone know of any good references for post-pandemic trends in public school enrollment in countries other than the US?

Have other countries seen a turn away from public schools and toward private/independent schools?

Trying to add some international evidence to a paper on our local context.

The drop in 2024 should be interpreted with caution, as the rules were changed after the 2023 peak to allow applications to up to three private schools (where previously there had been no limit).

Many outlets explain this trend as being linked to the schools’ differing responses during pandemic: while private schools allowed students to attend in-person classes about four days a week, public schools generally offered only two to three days.

In South Korea the admission competition ratio for private elementary schools has dramatically increased during and post-pandemic. In Seoul, it rose from 2.1 : 1 in 2020 to 6.8 : 1 in 2021, 11.7 : 1 in 2022, and peaked at 12.6 : 1 in 2023, before dropping to 7.8 : 1 in 2024.

Wonderful summary and resource by Hannah C. Kistler and @doughesm.bsky.social —for policymakers and researchers interested in Career & Technical Education (CTE)!

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