Umut Özek
@uozek.bsky.social
Senior economist at RAND. Engineer turned economist. Education policy, immigration/immigrant students. Opinions mine.
"In fact, our exploratory analysis suggests that nearly half of the test score effects of the ban in middle and high schools in the first two years can be explained by the effect of the ban on unexcused absences."
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"In fact, our exploratory analysis suggests that nearly half of the test score effects of the ban in middle and high schools in the first two years can be explained by the effect of the ban on unexcused absences."
We found evidence the ban significantly reduced unexcused absences in both first and second years, especially for students in middle and high schools, providing suggestive evidence that improved student engagement and school climate could be important factors behind the observed test score benefits
October 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We found evidence the ban significantly reduced unexcused absences in both first and second years, especially for students in middle and high schools, providing suggestive evidence that improved student engagement and school climate could be important factors behind the observed test score benefits
I am so sorry for your loss, Daniel...
August 25, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I am so sorry for your loss, Daniel...
Such a waste of talent...
August 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Such a waste of talent...
What to do?
- target students with lower baseline achievement
- allow students in remedial schedule to take advanced courses in non-remediation subjects to alleviate tracking concerns
- provide remediation outside of regular school hours to alleviate crowding out concerns.
- target students with lower baseline achievement
- allow students in remedial schedule to take advanced courses in non-remediation subjects to alleviate tracking concerns
- provide remediation outside of regular school hours to alleviate crowding out concerns.
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
What to do?
- target students with lower baseline achievement
- allow students in remedial schedule to take advanced courses in non-remediation subjects to alleviate tracking concerns
- provide remediation outside of regular school hours to alleviate crowding out concerns.
- target students with lower baseline achievement
- allow students in remedial schedule to take advanced courses in non-remediation subjects to alleviate tracking concerns
- provide remediation outside of regular school hours to alleviate crowding out concerns.
These negative effects take place despite the fact that students in remedial schedule receive additional instructional resources in remediation subject (as intended by the policy) such as:
- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers
- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
These negative effects take place despite the fact that students in remedial schedule receive additional instructional resources in remediation subject (as intended by the policy) such as:
- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers
- smaller classrooms
- additional instruction time
- higher value-added teachers
Results also suggest that remedial high school courses could crowd out electives, especially CTE courses...
...which could, in turn, hurt students beyond the adverse effects on college attainment given the potential benefits of some CTE courses on labor market outcomes.
...which could, in turn, hurt students beyond the adverse effects on college attainment given the potential benefits of some CTE courses on labor market outcomes.
July 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Results also suggest that remedial high school courses could crowd out electives, especially CTE courses...
...which could, in turn, hurt students beyond the adverse effects on college attainment given the potential benefits of some CTE courses on labor market outcomes.
...which could, in turn, hurt students beyond the adverse effects on college attainment given the potential benefits of some CTE courses on labor market outcomes.