Sofía Wilson
@sofia-wilson.bsky.social
ed policy phd candidate at Stanford | researching role of place, parenting, and policy in shaping early childhood opportunities | firstgen 🇦🇷🇺🇸
Pleased to see our research on the pandemic’s unequal impact on girls’ and boys’ test scores covered by The Harvard Gazette. The math gender gap is now larger than at any point in the past 50 years. Our evidence points to out-of-school factors as potential drivers: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
Girls fell further behind in math during, after pandemic — Harvard Gazette
Leading sociologist says emotional, family, social disruptions likelier cause than school closures.
news.harvard.edu
November 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pleased to see our research on the pandemic’s unequal impact on girls’ and boys’ test scores covered by The Harvard Gazette. The math gender gap is now larger than at any point in the past 50 years. Our evidence points to out-of-school factors as potential drivers: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
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👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse.
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse.
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
Deeply concerned about the trauma and developmental harm this admin is inflicting on students. Local news reporting absenteeism rate post ICE raid doubled relative to its rate from prior year in Charlotte. What @tomdee.bsky.social found in Central Valley, CA occurring in many cities throughout US.
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Deeply concerned about the trauma and developmental harm this admin is inflicting on students. Local news reporting absenteeism rate post ICE raid doubled relative to its rate from prior year in Charlotte. What @tomdee.bsky.social found in Central Valley, CA occurring in many cities throughout US.
Girls’ test scores dropped more than boys’ post pandemic—but not everywhere. We use 15 years of data from 7k+ districts to understand why, and what this might teach us about how societal shocks impact gender disparities in ed outcomes. Hear sean present our findings tomorrow: lnkd.in/eEe-DTND
Why have girls' test scores declined relative to boys' in recent years? Next Tuesday (11/18) at 4 pm, join the PIER Public Seminar series for a conversation with Stanford University's sean...
Why have girls' test scores declined relative to boys' in recent years? Next Tuesday (11/18) at 4 pm, join the PIER Public Seminar series for a conversation with Stanford University's sean reardon, wh...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Girls’ test scores dropped more than boys’ post pandemic—but not everywhere. We use 15 years of data from 7k+ districts to understand why, and what this might teach us about how societal shocks impact gender disparities in ed outcomes. Hear sean present our findings tomorrow: lnkd.in/eEe-DTND
Fascinating, important work with novel dataset.
👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year!
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
Let's start with a student describing her segregated school:
"The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education"
The twist? The student is white, and her school is private.
A JMP 🧵 -->
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Fascinating, important work with novel dataset.
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Why is this economics?
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
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November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Why is this economics?
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital.
Read the paper 👇
(P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!)
12/12
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Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
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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).
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).
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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).
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).
Excited to head to Seattle this week for #APPAM2025. I’ll be presenting my work on how universal pre-K expansions affect public school system enrollment. If you're interested in spillover effects of early childhood policies, get in touch & hope to see you in Seattle!
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Excited to head to Seattle this week for #APPAM2025. I’ll be presenting my work on how universal pre-K expansions affect public school system enrollment. If you're interested in spillover effects of early childhood policies, get in touch & hope to see you in Seattle!
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I'm on the job market!
My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success
I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on
🔹College admissions test scores
🔹College enrollment
🔹College performance
🧵(1/10)
My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success
I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on
🔹College admissions test scores
🔹College enrollment
🔹College performance
🧵(1/10)
October 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm on the job market!
My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success
I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on
🔹College admissions test scores
🔹College enrollment
🔹College performance
🧵(1/10)
My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success
I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on
🔹College admissions test scores
🔹College enrollment
🔹College performance
🧵(1/10)
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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.
🚨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'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...
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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.
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Know any aspiring PhD students interested in quant studies in education? Please direct them to our programs in ed policy, econ of ed, or ed data science! I hope to welcome an energetic & ambitious student to join me in our new building 🌴☀️
Applications due November 17
ed.stanford.edu/admissions/a...
Applications due November 17
ed.stanford.edu/admissions/a...
Apply for Admission | Stanford Graduate School of Education
As you prepare your application, familiarize yourself with the admission process and timeline for your desired program below. Note that the application for 2026-2027 entry is not yet available.
ed.stanford.edu
October 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Know any aspiring PhD students interested in quant studies in education? Please direct them to our programs in ed policy, econ of ed, or ed data science! I hope to welcome an energetic & ambitious student to join me in our new building 🌴☀️
Applications due November 17
ed.stanford.edu/admissions/a...
Applications due November 17
ed.stanford.edu/admissions/a...
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This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
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September 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This is my last week at the Wall Street Journal.
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon!
You can sign up to keep following my work here:
www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
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Hi Bluesky!
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
April 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hi Bluesky!
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)!
It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D).
Thread below 👇 (1/)
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It's gratifying to see my recent immigration-raid research actually being used.
wapo.st/42mWdTn
wapo.st/42mWdTn
Teachers sue over Trump's immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home
Labor unions representing educators and school employees are suing President Donald Trump’s administration over its immigration crackdown
wapo.st
September 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It's gratifying to see my recent immigration-raid research actually being used.
wapo.st/42mWdTn
wapo.st/42mWdTn
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Breaking: Lisa Cook can remain on the Fed's board for now, a judge ruled, blocking Trump from firing her.
Judge Blocks Trump From Removing Fed Governor Lisa Cook
The order allows Cook to remain on the central bank’s board for now while her legal challenge proceeds.
on.wsj.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Breaking: Lisa Cook can remain on the Fed's board for now, a judge ruled, blocking Trump from firing her.
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And the exact circumstances of her dismissal were chilling -- both figuratively and literally. Please read if you have some time today. (3/3)
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Suddenly sacked
Former education stats chief describes her final days under DOGE
hechingerreport.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
And the exact circumstances of her dismissal were chilling -- both figuratively and literally. Please read if you have some time today. (3/3)
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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The @nytimes.com spotlighted a new study from #EdWorkingPapers that examines the profound impact of immigration raids on attendance in California's Central Valley.
Read the NYT article below.
Read the NYT article below.
The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley.
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The @nytimes.com spotlighted a new study from #EdWorkingPapers that examines the profound impact of immigration raids on attendance in California's Central Valley.
Read the NYT article below.
Read the NYT article below.
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Families responded to pronounced full-day kindergarten expansions across the US over three decades with increases in employment among moms and decreases in childcare expenses for families, from @chloergibbs.bsky.social, Jocelyn S. Wikle, and Riley Wilson https://www.nber.org/papers/w33948
July 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Families responded to pronounced full-day kindergarten expansions across the US over three decades with increases in employment among moms and decreases in childcare expenses for families, from @chloergibbs.bsky.social, Jocelyn S. Wikle, and Riley Wilson https://www.nber.org/papers/w33948
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Excited to share my joint work with @joshua-goodman.com on K-12 enrollment patterns in Massachusetts. Five years after the pandemic began, we're seeing persistent enrollment losses in public schools, especially in the middle school years-trends that mirror what's happening nationally. Check it out!
🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper:
“School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic”
In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask:
Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
June 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Excited to share my joint work with @joshua-goodman.com on K-12 enrollment patterns in Massachusetts. Five years after the pandemic began, we're seeing persistent enrollment losses in public schools, especially in the middle school years-trends that mirror what's happening nationally. Check it out!
Important study by @tomdee.bsky.social shows recent immigration raids led to a 22% spike in school absences in CA’s Central Valley — with particular impacts among youngest kids.
The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley.
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Important study by @tomdee.bsky.social shows recent immigration raids led to a 22% spike in school absences in CA’s Central Valley — with particular impacts among youngest kids.
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🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success?
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
May 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success?
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question!
🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf
And 🧵👇
This cowardly move is meant to stoke fear in the hearts & minds of international students, but without a doubt this affects us all. Blatant authoritarianism. Universities and all of us must band together.
Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This cowardly move is meant to stoke fear in the hearts & minds of international students, but without a doubt this affects us all. Blatant authoritarianism. Universities and all of us must band together.