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Emails I obtained show that a top charter school advocacy group is concerned about moving education programs to the Department of Labor.
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Emails I obtained show that a top charter school advocacy group is concerned about moving education programs to the Department of Labor.
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Why ending the Education Department might be bad news for charter schools
Leaked emails show the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools landed a meeting with the Labor Secretary, who assuaged short-term concerns. Long-run worries remain though.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
New—
Emails I obtained show that a top charter school advocacy group is concerned about moving education programs to the Department of Labor.
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Emails I obtained show that a top charter school advocacy group is concerned about moving education programs to the Department of Labor.
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The smartest investment isn’t on Wall Street - it’s in early childhood.
Universal PreK and child care fuel the economy by freeing parents to work & setting children for lifelong success. @jodichernoff33.bsky.social breaks down how to invest strategically: tinyurl.com/cyja57br
#EarlyChildhood
Universal PreK and child care fuel the economy by freeing parents to work & setting children for lifelong success. @jodichernoff33.bsky.social breaks down how to invest strategically: tinyurl.com/cyja57br
#EarlyChildhood
Seeds of Opportunity: Growing Universal Pre-K and Child Care Wisely
Early childhood is the time to ensure that children are on the road to success. Investing in early childhood works, but only if done right.
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December 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The smartest investment isn’t on Wall Street - it’s in early childhood.
Universal PreK and child care fuel the economy by freeing parents to work & setting children for lifelong success. @jodichernoff33.bsky.social breaks down how to invest strategically: tinyurl.com/cyja57br
#EarlyChildhood
Universal PreK and child care fuel the economy by freeing parents to work & setting children for lifelong success. @jodichernoff33.bsky.social breaks down how to invest strategically: tinyurl.com/cyja57br
#EarlyChildhood
✨ CEDS & education data standardization
✨ Teacher pipeline: what the data shows
✨ State-to-state collaborative benchmarking
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State education folks - would love to connect with you about your data needs.
✨ Teacher pipeline: what the data shows
✨ State-to-state collaborative benchmarking
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State education folks - would love to connect with you about your data needs.
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✨ CEDS & education data standardization
✨ Teacher pipeline: what the data shows
✨ State-to-state collaborative benchmarking
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State education folks - would love to connect with you about your data needs.
✨ Teacher pipeline: what the data shows
✨ State-to-state collaborative benchmarking
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State education folks - would love to connect with you about your data needs.
🚨New blog: Early reading is key to unlocking future opportunities, and smart investments in literacy paid off big time in Mississippi ($32 for every $1 spent!). NAEP is a reliable benchmark that helps states keep kids cruising toward success. tinyurl.com/3xd5ez6u
#Literacy #NAEP #ReadingMatters
#Literacy #NAEP #ReadingMatters
Using NAEP for Academic Benchmarking
Education agencies face different choices when determining achievement levels on new and existing assessment systems: What should students know and be able to do to meet the proficiency standard?
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December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨New blog: Early reading is key to unlocking future opportunities, and smart investments in literacy paid off big time in Mississippi ($32 for every $1 spent!). NAEP is a reliable benchmark that helps states keep kids cruising toward success. tinyurl.com/3xd5ez6u
#Literacy #NAEP #ReadingMatters
#Literacy #NAEP #ReadingMatters
Preliminary ≠ provisional? A look at NTPS data shows how early estimates stack up against final - and what that means for timeliness vs. accuracy in survey production.
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#DataAnalysis #SurveyResearch #EdResearch
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#DataAnalysis #SurveyResearch #EdResearch
Fast AND good? Comparing preliminary and final survey estimates
As researchers, we want data to be timely, relevant, and actionable without sacrificing quality. That is, we want data to be both fast and good. For parents, teachers, and researchers, understanding h...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Preliminary ≠ provisional? A look at NTPS data shows how early estimates stack up against final - and what that means for timeliness vs. accuracy in survey production.
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#DataAnalysis #SurveyResearch #EdResearch
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#DataAnalysis #SurveyResearch #EdResearch
Despite increased tech exposure, ICILS data show a troubling decline in student digital literacy for U.S. students. Read more about international findings and implications for policy, data collection, and preparing our nation's youth:
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#DigitalLiteracy #ICILS #AIinEducation
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#DigitalLiteracy #ICILS #AIinEducation
The Importance of Measuring Student Digital Literacy
As the world continues to evolve technologically, assessing digital literacy, including AI literacy, is essential to ensure students are prepared for the future workforce and to measure the effectiven...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Despite increased tech exposure, ICILS data show a troubling decline in student digital literacy for U.S. students. Read more about international findings and implications for policy, data collection, and preparing our nation's youth:
tinyurl.com/m9dwnuaa
#DigitalLiteracy #ICILS #AIinEducation
tinyurl.com/m9dwnuaa
#DigitalLiteracy #ICILS #AIinEducation
Launching Data Currents - Agora's monthly newsletter for the education research community:
📊 Federal data updates
🔍 State system insights
📈 Research & policy connections
💡 Practical guidance
Subscribe here: edevaluator.org/subscribe/
#EdResearch #EducationData #SLDS
📊 Federal data updates
🔍 State system insights
📈 Research & policy connections
💡 Practical guidance
Subscribe here: edevaluator.org/subscribe/
#EdResearch #EducationData #SLDS
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Subscribe to Data Currents Get the latest updates on education data and research. Subscribe to Data Currents, Agora's monthly newsletter, and stay informed about developments in the education data wor...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Launching Data Currents - Agora's monthly newsletter for the education research community:
📊 Federal data updates
🔍 State system insights
📈 Research & policy connections
💡 Practical guidance
Subscribe here: edevaluator.org/subscribe/
#EdResearch #EducationData #SLDS
📊 Federal data updates
🔍 State system insights
📈 Research & policy connections
💡 Practical guidance
Subscribe here: edevaluator.org/subscribe/
#EdResearch #EducationData #SLDS
How is the United States Doing Compared to its International Peers? How did adult literacy skills in the U.S. change between 2012 and 2023?
Read Agora's latest blog by Tom Snyder. #EducationAtAGlance #OECD #USeducation
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Read Agora's latest blog by Tom Snyder. #EducationAtAGlance #OECD #USeducation
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How is the US Doing Compared to its International Peers? OECD’s Annual Education at a Glance Reports New Findings
How did adult literacy skills in the United States change between 2012 and 2023 according to the 2023 PIAAC assessments? Read our analysis in the latest Agora blog by Tom Snyder.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
How is the United States Doing Compared to its International Peers? How did adult literacy skills in the U.S. change between 2012 and 2023?
Read Agora's latest blog by Tom Snyder. #EducationAtAGlance #OECD #USeducation
edevaluator.org/how-is-the-u...
Read Agora's latest blog by Tom Snyder. #EducationAtAGlance #OECD #USeducation
edevaluator.org/how-is-the-u...
The Pell Institute’s latest brief shows worrisome trends:
🎓 In 2002, 72% of high school students expected to earn a bachelor’s degree.
By 2022, that number dropped to 44%.
Among first-generation students, aspirations plunged from 60% to 33%.
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🎓 In 2002, 72% of high school students expected to earn a bachelor’s degree.
By 2022, that number dropped to 44%.
Among first-generation students, aspirations plunged from 60% to 33%.
tinyurl.com/yn4fz9jx
The Pell Institute Releases Research Brief Showing Sharp Decline in High School Student Aspiration for a Bachelor’s Degree - The Pell Institute
A new Pell Institute research brief reveals that the share of U.S. high school students expecting to earn a bachelor’s degree has plummeted from 72% in 2002 to just 44% in 2022—with first-generation s...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The Pell Institute’s latest brief shows worrisome trends:
🎓 In 2002, 72% of high school students expected to earn a bachelor’s degree.
By 2022, that number dropped to 44%.
Among first-generation students, aspirations plunged from 60% to 33%.
tinyurl.com/yn4fz9jx
🎓 In 2002, 72% of high school students expected to earn a bachelor’s degree.
By 2022, that number dropped to 44%.
Among first-generation students, aspirations plunged from 60% to 33%.
tinyurl.com/yn4fz9jx
Agora Associate Elise Christopher discusses the loss of NCES longitudinal studies, including High School and Beyond, which won't be collected next spring as planned.
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 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.
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October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Agora Associate Elise Christopher discusses the loss of NCES longitudinal studies, including High School and Beyond, which won't be collected next spring as planned.
Extreme weather is increasingly disrupting the educational progress of students. Longitudinal education studies can account for extreme weather events by incorporating administrative data from public sources, but these solutions require support.
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Natural Disasters in Longitudinal Education Data
Without longitudinal education data, it may be harder for researchers to determine the immediate or long-term impacts many of these natural events will have on the persistence and attainment of U.S. p...
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September 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Extreme weather is increasingly disrupting the educational progress of students. Longitudinal education studies can account for extreme weather events by incorporating administrative data from public sources, but these solutions require support.
tinyurl.com/22dvdd6j
tinyurl.com/22dvdd6j
The cancellation of ECLS-K:2024 leaves educators and families without the data they need - especially in supporting children who were toddlers during the pandemic (and we know had unique early experiences!).
This blog explores what we’ve lost and why it matters: tinyurl.com/48c2kckj #NCES
This blog explores what we’ve lost and why it matters: tinyurl.com/48c2kckj #NCES
September 25, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The cancellation of ECLS-K:2024 leaves educators and families without the data they need - especially in supporting children who were toddlers during the pandemic (and we know had unique early experiences!).
This blog explores what we’ve lost and why it matters: tinyurl.com/48c2kckj #NCES
This blog explores what we’ve lost and why it matters: tinyurl.com/48c2kckj #NCES
New blog: 🎶Music Education Meets Big Data 🎶
Dr. Ken Elpus shares how losing access to NCES data impacts arts education research. His work shows arts coursework doesn't hinder college admissions and arts students are more likely to apply to college. 🎓 #artsEducation #NCESdata
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Dr. Ken Elpus shares how losing access to NCES data impacts arts education research. His work shows arts coursework doesn't hinder college admissions and arts students are more likely to apply to college. 🎓 #artsEducation #NCESdata
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Losing the richness of education data: Arts education and teacher research impacts – Agora Education Research
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September 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
New blog: 🎶Music Education Meets Big Data 🎶
Dr. Ken Elpus shares how losing access to NCES data impacts arts education research. His work shows arts coursework doesn't hinder college admissions and arts students are more likely to apply to college. 🎓 #artsEducation #NCESdata
tinyurl.com/552nfack
Dr. Ken Elpus shares how losing access to NCES data impacts arts education research. His work shows arts coursework doesn't hinder college admissions and arts students are more likely to apply to college. 🎓 #artsEducation #NCESdata
tinyurl.com/552nfack
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Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions
Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll. https://bit.ly/3KfrRvM
Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll. https://bit.ly/3KfrRvM
September 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Education Department Moves to End Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions
Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll. https://bit.ly/3KfrRvM
Trump administration officials call the programs unconstitutional. But advocates argue they improve the quality of education for all students who enroll. https://bit.ly/3KfrRvM
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It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
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September 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
🌐Read Part Two: From dial-up to data democracy - how Jerry Malitz's team at NCES created College Navigator and built the foundation for today's education data systems.
Plus: What happens next as former NCES staff work to preserve this legacy. #EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
Plus: What happens next as former NCES staff work to preserve this legacy. #EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
September 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🌐Read Part Two: From dial-up to data democracy - how Jerry Malitz's team at NCES created College Navigator and built the foundation for today's education data systems.
Plus: What happens next as former NCES staff work to preserve this legacy. #EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
Plus: What happens next as former NCES staff work to preserve this legacy. #EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
📈 Coming Tuesday: How NCES went from CD-ROMs to College Navigator - and what happens next.
Catch up with Part One of our series.
Catch up with Part One of our series.
🎯 New blog series: Jerry Malitz (NCES 1974-2007) shares 150 years of education data evolution - from paper forms to punch cards to CD-ROMs.
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
From Paper to Cloud: The Evolution of NCES Data Stewardship Over 150 Years – Agora Education Research
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August 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
📈 Coming Tuesday: How NCES went from CD-ROMs to College Navigator - and what happens next.
Catch up with Part One of our series.
Catch up with Part One of our series.
🎯 New blog series: Jerry Malitz (NCES 1974-2007) shares 150 years of education data evolution - from paper forms to punch cards to CD-ROMs.
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
From Paper to Cloud: The Evolution of NCES Data Stewardship Over 150 Years – Agora Education Research
edevaluator.org
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🎯 New blog series: Jerry Malitz (NCES 1974-2007) shares 150 years of education data evolution - from paper forms to punch cards to CD-ROMs.
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
Part One covers the foundation years through the digital media revolution. Read it here: tinyurl.com/559anujb
#EducationData #NCES #EdResearch
State assessments aim to reflect local contexts and goals—but that also makes them hard to compare. In a new blog, we explore how NAEP frameworks & data can be used to audit and improve state performance metrics and better communicate student outcomes.
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The Many Uses of the Main NAEP Study – Agora Education Research
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August 26, 2025 at 2:40 PM
State assessments aim to reflect local contexts and goals—but that also makes them hard to compare. In a new blog, we explore how NAEP frameworks & data can be used to audit and improve state performance metrics and better communicate student outcomes.
tinyurl.com/36bpkwt9
tinyurl.com/36bpkwt9
We founded Agora to maintain the continuity of institutional knowledge and education research expertise. Visit our Community page to locate vetted data professionals for hire & those available for research consulting or contract services.
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August 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We founded Agora to maintain the continuity of institutional knowledge and education research expertise. Visit our Community page to locate vetted data professionals for hire & those available for research consulting or contract services.
edevaluator.org/community/
edevaluator.org/community/
new blog alert! Recent data shows a decade-long decline in first-time full-time students enrolling in college. As policies and funding change, it’s more important than ever to support students in staying on their path to higher ed. #HigherEd #EnrollmentTrends
tinyurl.com/ftftsummermelt
tinyurl.com/ftftsummermelt
August 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
new blog alert! Recent data shows a decade-long decline in first-time full-time students enrolling in college. As policies and funding change, it’s more important than ever to support students in staying on their path to higher ed. #HigherEd #EnrollmentTrends
tinyurl.com/ftftsummermelt
tinyurl.com/ftftsummermelt
White House memo, posted yesterday, requires additional reporting requirements for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
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Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions
Memorandum for THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION SUBJECT: Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions By the authority vested in me as President
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August 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
White House memo, posted yesterday, requires additional reporting requirements for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
hi @bsky.app! We are Agora Education Research, a team of data and research professionals who care deeply about improving educational outcomes for students and preserving federal education data.
August 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
hi @bsky.app! We are Agora Education Research, a team of data and research professionals who care deeply about improving educational outcomes for students and preserving federal education data.
@ncme38.bsky.social Amazing conference! Congratulations to Andrew Ho on a great year as NCME president! Can't wait to get my bona fide normal curve plushy at the happy hour :-)
April 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@ncme38.bsky.social Amazing conference! Congratulations to Andrew Ho on a great year as NCME president! Can't wait to get my bona fide normal curve plushy at the happy hour :-)