Great paper on a super important issue!

'Missouri’s policy conveyed...an average 7.6% salary increase among eligible teachers. Rural, white teachers, however, were the overwhelming beneficiary...with urban, suburban, Black, and Hispanic teachers nearly entirely excluded'

Excited to have this article that Cameron Anglum Sapna Varkey and I authored published by Urban Affairs Review We examine the racial and geographic equity of Missouri’s Teacher Baseline Salary Grant #missouri #umsl

NEW Online First! Read 'Increasing Minimum Teacher Salaries: Opportunities and Drawbacks across Geography & Race' by Cameron Anglum Anita Manion + Sapna Varkey of UNC-Chapel Hill. Read their research summary here and full article link below 👇
urbanaffairsreview.com/uar-archive/in…

Excited to have this policy brief on 4-day school weeks and teacher shortages in MO that Cameron Anglum Sapna Varkey and I authored published by SLU PRiME Center A big thanks to the PRiME Center for their support! #4dsw #umsl sluprime.org/policy-brief-d…

Jen Sieve Gontram Cameron Anglum MSTA One key finding:
In order to take a standard 12 weeks of paid parental leave, a teacher would need to bank all of their sick days for SIX years.
This does not account for the delayed onset typical for some benefit/leave policies.
#moleg #teachertwitter

Happy almost-Friday teachers!!! We have a new brief from Jen Sieve Gontram and Cameron Anglum analyzing variation in leave benefits across Missouri, using MSTA data. The brief discusses how leave policies might especially affect early career female teachers.

POV: Telling your parents you just won the The Nobel Prize...

The Drew Weissman Lab

So pumped to wake up to an EPAA/AAPE journal acceptance led by 4 excellent SLU_SOE ABDs!

Andrew Diemer Amy Shelton Aaron Park Paula Langley & I examine pandemic-era schl enrllmnt decline using granular district reopening data. Can't wait to share the final version soon!

A paradox here is that districts operating 4day schl weeks today are overwhelmingly in conservative rural areas & expanding, tho we’re starting to see non-rural expansion too. My general take focuses more on liberals supporting these policies across the board…& conservatives?

Data from MO’s rural districts are used to demonstrate how findings may change based on various definitions of rurality. Learn more about the implications in this piece by Burrola, Rohde-Collins, & Cameron Anglum from SLU_SOE SLU PRiME Center!

Proposed teacher recruitment and retention policies:

💵 One-time bonuses
💰 Grans to teach in high-need schools
🏦 Student loan forgiveness
🗓️ Four-day school weeks

Where does public opinion on these policies stand? Find out here:
brookings.edu/articles/parti…

Important thread …

Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) Danielle Sanderson Edwards Alvin Christian Chris Candelaria p.s.

For the most up-to-date estimates on U.S. teacher shortages, check out the amazing website by Tuan D. Nguyen, @edutuan.bsky.social & Josh Bleiberg & Co.

teachershortages.com