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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

Our method is straightforward to implement and applicable in any setting with subjective assessments and a way to identify marginal assessees!

Take a look at the paper for more info.
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

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EconPapers: Measuring systematic gaps in teacher judgement: A new approach

By Oliver Cassagneau-Francis, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness; Abstract: We propose a new approach to test for systematic biases in teacher evaluations. We exploit a setting where te...

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

We can also study heterogeneity by subject and grade boundary:

We find more bias in subjects where teachers have more discretion (prior attainment is less informative)

There is heterogeneity by grade boundary but no clear patterns

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

Our findings are robust to a load of different specifications and samples -- our main analysis uses ALL marginal students (ranked adjacent to a boundary) across all subjects and boundaries

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

We find teachers favour female students over male and high-SES over lower SES -- inline with previous work

Crucially we find no effect at "placebo" grade boundaries between adjacent students within an assessed grade

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

We check for gender/SES/ethnicity balance across grade boundaries, using only the most marginal students (as ranked by their teachers) -- like an RDD balance test but with a twist, as our running variable is ordinal

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

We estimate bias directly, without comparing blind and non-blind assessments, so without the usual assumptions.

Our unique data comes from when high-stakes A-level exams were cancelled in 2020, and replaced by teacher-assessed grades and ranks

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

We provide new evidence -- via a brand new method !! -- on the issue of bias in teacher assessments. Very relevant right now, with many US colleges going "test-optional" and implicitly relying on (teacher assessed) GPA

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨New working paper!! 🚨🚨

"Measuring gaps in teacher judgements: A new approach"

with @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social and @gillwyness.bsky.social

Read the paper here: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

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EconPapers: Measuring systematic gaps in teacher judgement: A new approach

By Oliver Cassagneau-Francis, Lindsey Macmillan, Richard Murphy and Gill Wyness; Abstract: We propose a new approach to test for systematic biases in teacher evaluations. We exploit a setting where te...

econpapers.repec.org

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · Jul 30

My colleague Gill has written a great thread on our new WP out today which documents huge gaps in university match across students from private vs state schools in the UK.

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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · Jul 30

📝New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper

Why are students from elite high schools much more likely to go to high ranked university courses than equally qualified students from the state sector? 🤔

w @opmc1.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & Jo Blanden

econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:ce...

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Oliver Cassagneau-Francis @opmc1.bsky.social · Jun 23

Gill has written a great thread on our @iza.org WoL article which came out last week. Read the thread then read the paper

Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · Jun 23

Is it better to have standardised exams or teacher assessments?

Myself and my colleague @opmc1.bsky.social have read the literature so you don't have to. Our @iza.org world of labour summarises below #econsky

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · May 12

🚨🚨 Seminar this Thursday at 3PM 🚨🚨

Join us to hear @mattdickson.bsky.social talk about what happened to human capital and labour market returns when England raised the school-leaving age to 18!

Register here to join online: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Mar 6

📢 New report out today 📢

Interested in social mobility, gender & racial inequalities in access to professional careers?

➡️ Report: repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeo...
➡️ Blog post: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...

By @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @clairetyler.bsky.social, and C. Dilnot

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Feb 21

💡CEPEO Seminar coming up next week! 💡

We are very lucky to have Silke Anger from Institute for Employment Research (IAB) presenting her work on offering high school students access to assistance from professional career counselors.

Thursday 27th Feb, sign up here:

ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Feb 24

⌛Last few places remaining for our popular NPD training course. Online next Monday and Tuesday mornings (3/4 March) and free thanks to the generous support of ADRUK.

Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Feb 17

💽Love data?
💽Ready to learn all about the National Pupil Database and how you might use it in a research project?

Sign up to our latest training course in partnership with ADRUK:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-adru...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Jan 16

Ready for our first seminar of 2025?

"It’s alright for some: Are the effects of school exclusion heterogeneous?"

Andrew McClean will discuss his work examining the effects of school exclusion.

📅Join us 23rd Jan, 3-4pm. Online or in person at UCL.

➡️Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Dec 9

We're delighted to be welcoming Dr Matthew Easterbrook to give our next @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social seminar at 3pm on Thursday.

He'll be talking about the importance of local context for understanding educational inequalities and intervention effectiveness

Sign-up: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Nov 25

Join us this Thursday for our next CEPEO seminar.

We will be hosting Dr Anna Raute from QMUL, who will share her latest research on family-friendly workplace policies.

When: Thurs 28th Nov 3-4pm
Where: Online or Room G1 25-26 Woburn Square, London
More info & sign up: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · Nov 13

📈New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social /CVER @cep-lse.bsky.social working paper 📉

The mismatch earnings penalty

with @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social Konstantina Maragkou and Chiara Cavaglia

econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:ucl:cepeow…

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Oct 30

We are pleased to see strong investment in education, including to attract and retain teachers, in today's budget. It is a proven, long-term driver of growth and the budget starts to deliver against some of our CEPEO evidence-based policy priorities: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

Policy priorities

The aim of our policy priorities is to offer evidence-led, practical steps to move towards a society of more equal opportunities from early years to adulthood.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Oct 11

💼New @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social working paper 💼

Individuals from low SES backgrounds enter less prestigious & lower earning occupations than those from high SES backgounds, even with the same qualifications.

New from @gillwyness.bsky.social @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social & @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social

Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · Oct 11

🤖New working paper🤖

Those from low SES backgrounds are less likely to enter "elite" occupations than their high SES peers, even when they have the same qualifications.

But are low SES individuals less likely to enter high quality jobs in general?

repec-cepeo.ucl.ac.uk/cepeow/cepeowp24…

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Oct 10

🚨🚨New CEPEO WP from our very own @jakeanders.uk and Erica Holt-White (Sutton Trust) which highlights growing inequalities in wellbeing and mental health following the pandemic using data from the COSMO study.
WP here: econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
🧵here: bsky.app/profile/jake...

EconPapers: Young people's subjective wellbeing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from a representative cohort study in England

By Jake Anders and Erica Holt-White; Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused had substantial short-term effects on young people. These

econpapers.repec.org

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Oct 9

🚨🚨New briefing note by @gillwyness.bsky.social and @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social on the HE funding problem and some possible solutions:
🥇Restore maintenance grants
🥈Phased fee increases
🥉Don't scrap the current system: its fundamentals are good
Read it here 👉
econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...

EconPapers: Higher Education funding: what's the problem and what are the potential solutions?

By Gill Wyness and Richard Murphy; Abstract: England's once world-leading Higher Education (HE) system has become increasingly fragile over the last decade, with

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Oct 8

🚨🚨Our next CEPEO seminar will be on the 17 October hosted by the Department for Education. CEPEO visitor Rich Murphy is presenting his work on teacher judgements. Sign up at the link below to join us online!
ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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UCL Centre for Education Policy & Equalising Opportunities @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social · Sep 30

CEPEO is 5 years old! 🎂🎉

This week we'll be celebrating with a 5 year anniversary recap of some our working papers, briefing notes and blog posts!

Stay tuned 📻

a colorful fireworks display with the words happy birthday in the center

ALT: a colorful fireworks display with the words happy birthday in the center

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Gill Wyness @gillwyness.bsky.social · Sep 30

Myself and @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social have written and thought a lot about HE finance. Here is our take on the current problems facing the sector:
1. Restore maintenance grants
2. Begin phased restoration of fees/maintenance loans
3. Dont scrap the current system: it's fundamentals are good

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