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Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton
@jscottclayton.bsky.social
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Professor of Economics & Education at Teachers College. Affiliations: NBER, CCRC, former Senior Economist at CEA (2022-23). This is a personal account.

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CJ Libassi @clibassi.bsky.social · 2d
🧵 New working paper! In joint work w/ @jscottclayton.bsky.social, Veronica Minaya, & Joshua Thomas, we use admin data from a large public univ system to examine earnings gaps for high- vs low-SES college grads 5 years out & the role of first jobs in explaining the gaps. 1/ www.nber.org/papers/w34366
Who Rides Out the Storm? The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in Socioeconomic Earnings Gaps
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 3d
A new NBER working paper by @jscottclayton.bsky.social and colleagues shows that about two-thirds of the unexplained gap in post-college earnings by family income may be due to challenges in finding that first job. Family connections and resources matter.
Who Rides Out the Storm? The Immediate Post-College Transition and its Role in Socioeconomic Earnings Gaps
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 7d
he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · Aug 19
📢 New #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series summary features “The Net Benefits of Raising Bachelor’s Degree Completion Through The City University of New York ACE Program” by @jscottclayton.bsky.social and colleagues!

📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
#EdExchange
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Sherman Dorn @shermandorn.com · Aug 12
@jscottclayton.bsky.social quoted in this AZ Republic article on community-college loan repayment issues
Students of Maricopa Community Colleges are falling behind on their loans. What's next?
Experts say federal standards can put community colleges at a disadvantage compared to larger universities.
www.azcentral.com
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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · Aug 8
Developing a syllabus for the upcoming academic year? Consider including the AEFP Live Handbook. It provides a dynamic, evolving collection of insights from education finance and policy experts. A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research: livehandbook.org/
Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
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Daniel Sparks @jdsparks.bsky.social · Aug 4
Since NYT spends 99% of the time talking about elite colleges, its worth highlighting when they put out a great piece on community colleges.

CCs are already under resourced, and the trump cuts to higher ed will limit opportunities for social mobility thru these institutions
How Trump’s War on Higher Education Is Hitting Community Colleges
www.nytimes.com
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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · Aug 4
Referees make the journal system work. They are selfless in volunteering their time to ensure that our science continues to progress.

All of the great referees out there please know that editors recognize your hard work and tireless effort. We do not always say it, but we do! Thank you.
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Ansley Erickson @ansleyerickson.bsky.social · Aug 4
This is at once the very most HOPEFUL (it has solidarity, insight, faith in learning) and the most DEVASTATING (look at what Trump has messed up for zero reason and largely by accident as he targeted elite unis) thing you can read about higher ed right now.
Trump Went to War With the Ivies. Community Colleges Are Being Hit.
www.nytimes.com
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Aug 3
Hassett went on TV and claimed you can’t trust the economic data anymore because all the recent revisions are partisan.
A bald-faced lie.
Every serious economist still in this administration should resign. They are actively underminding the US economy by lending their credibility to this horse****
White House economist calls for 'fresh set of eyes at the BLS' after weak jobs report | Fox Business Video
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief and the consumer impact of tariffs on 'Fox News Sunday.'
www.foxbusiness.com
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Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton @jscottclayton.bsky.social · Aug 2
A lot of stuff is crappy but it is an absolutely gorgeous day for summer street closures in NYC. Can’t wait to get outside!
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Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton @jscottclayton.bsky.social · Aug 2
Thank you for your service! You do not deserve this. ❤️‍🩹
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · Aug 1
I was a colleague of Erika's at CEA and can't think of a smarter, more honest person to run BLS. Which is why the president fired her.

Fed govt data is going to be a lot harder to trust going forward.
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Michael R Strain @michaelrstrain.bsky.social · Aug 1
Dr. Erika McEntarfer has devoted her career to public service. She has conducted herself as BLS Commissioner with great integrity. There is no evidence whatsoever that BLS data are politically biased.

#econsky
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Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton @jscottclayton.bsky.social · Jul 31
Seriously. This story made my kid late for work this AM (triggered a rant and they forgot where they were going)!
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Riley Acton @riacton.bsky.social · Jul 29
Excited to announce the call for papers for the inaugural MidSouth Education Policy Workshop, October 16-17, in Lexington, KY!

Send us your abstracts on all things econ of ed & ed policy by 8/27. Grad students & early career folks especially welcome!

Info & link to submit here: bit.ly/44TdiGf
Lexington, KY
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Pwnallthethings @pwnallthethings.bsky.social · Feb 19
Idk feels like the president declaring himself King ought to be A1 headline stuff
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Jeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · Feb 26
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published

I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · Mar 11
Nearly a third of U.S. Department of Education staff laid off
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/11/education-department-lays-off-nearly-one-third-of-its-staff/
Linda McMahon didn’t need a Trump executive order to make big Education Department layoffs
The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% in the last two weeks. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to close the department.
www.chalkbeat.org
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 12
Look ma, no data!
On Trump’s digital book-burning: wapo.st/3XF0wqH
Opinion | How Trump is reshaping reality by hiding data
Sweeping statistical purges are part of a broader attempt to reinvent “truth.”
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Ansley Erickson @ansleyerickson.bsky.social · Mar 19
Educators, neighbors, everyone. We at Teachers College are doing what we can to stand against Trump's attack on education, not just on our campus but beyond.

Please read our statement and share.
A Statement by Teachers College, Columbia University Faculty
docs.google.com
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Mar 26
A different angle showing the kidnapping of Runeysa Ozturk by U.S. secret police in Massachusetts.

(via Daniel Boguslaw on Twitter) x.com/DRBoguslaw/s...
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Astrid @astrid-science.bsky.social · Mar 29
I wrote this article for myself, but there are a lot more people than just me who deserve to hear this message.

theechohsmse.com/2720/perspec...
Numbers
What is your GPA? How many people liked your last Instagram post? How many calories did you burn by walking today? How much can you lift? What did you get on the SAT? These are all quantitative questi...
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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Apr 3
I don't think much of the higher ed community realizes the extent to which international student enrollment is at risk right now. It seems crazy to think of nearly all international students being banned, but colleges and students need to prepare for that possibility.
How Trump Is Wreaking Havoc on the Student Visa System
The Trump administration is upending the student visa bureaucracy to deport foreign students. University officials are struggling to keep up.
www.insidehighered.com
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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · Apr 4
AEFP has joined a challenge to the administration's actions as they relate to data and research infrastructure for education:
www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...

AEFP affiliates--especially early career scholars and students--as a board member, please reach out if you have any questions or thoughts!
Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…
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Will McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · Apr 6
Closed for 20 years, NYC's historic Metro Theater will finally return as a 5-screen cinema — with "classics, foreign films and first-run independent projects."

Many plans to save the 1933 theater have failed, including a resurrection as an Alamo Drafthouse.

variety.com/2025/film/ne... #FilmSky
New York’s Metro Theater Gets New Lease on Life as Ira Deutchman-Led Non-Profit Buys Historic Cinema
The Upper West Cinema Center has completed the purchase of the former Metro Theater for $6.9 million.
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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · Jun 21
As always, @rtraister.bsky.social nails it: Watching people rally behind Cuomo is just so humiliating. substack.com/inbox/post/1...
This Fucking Guy
I lived in New York City for twenty-five years and I don’t live there anymore.
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Dr. Judith Scott-Clayton @jscottclayton.bsky.social · Jul 24
Grateful for colleagues speaking up. I have so many questions, but mostly frustration and sadness. And shame.
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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Jul 24
A timely and trenchant piece by Suresh Naidu. When future generations sift through the wreckage of our era, they’ll find it strewn with the institutional and personal failures of leaders both great and small.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves
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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Jul 24
A timely and trenchant piece by Suresh Naidu. When future generations sift through the wreckage of our era, they’ll find it strewn with the institutional and personal failures of leaders both great and small.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...
Opinion | Columbia’s Administrators Are Fooling Themselves
www.nytimes.com
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Joseph Howley @illdottore.bsky.social · Jul 17
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
After many requests, I finally accessed what turned out to be the saddest and smallest library I have ever seen. I was surprised to find that the books were not categorized by author or Dewey number but size. I tried to find a book before my allotted time ended and picked a cooking book; the second time I got a novel. I began flipping through the pages in search of solace, as books have always been my safe haven. To my surprise, I discovered handwritten notes scattered throughout the book, dated and written by various detainees over time. These messages were filled with reminders of hope, strength, and the assurance that this, too, shall pass. Tears welled up in my eyes as I read their heartfelt expressions. It’s incredible how human beings can find ways to uplift each other, transcending time, space, and borders if they want to and if they choose to. I continued to turn the pages, holding on to the hope of finding brighter moments in this terrifying situation—all thanks to the kindness of people I had never met.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Jul 19
We each find our way through these times

As an academic, I am doing this:

Uplift those whose research you admire. Diversify the academy.

Many ways to do this:

-Nominate for awards (did 2 yesterday)
-If you are in an academy, nominate to it (did 3 this month)
-cite them in a paper and/or talk
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