Brown Center scholars look ahead to education in 2024 via Brookings Brown Center The Brookings Institution Douglas N. Harris Mike Hansen Katharine Meyer Jon Valant brookings.edu/articles/brown… Brookings Governance ERA-New Orleans REACH Annenberg Institute at Brown Brown University Education Department

Educators face the challenge of quantity and quality in the teaching workforce. High-need schools address turnover with bonuses/scholarships.

Generous service scholarships can boost both quality and quantity, fortifying the workforce, says Mike Hansen.
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Everyone might know about the enrollment declines in big cities like LA, NYC, or Chicago.

But those were more widespread than I anticipated. I found that 35 states and more than 2/3 districts were serving fewer students than they did pre-pandemic: the74million.org/article/with-m…

I'm excited to see this piece on special education staffing challenges w/ Elizabeth Bettini, Tammy Kolbe, & Allison Gilmour, PhD now published by Brookings Brown Center. We highlight some recent CALDER Center research from Hawai`i, thanks for the invitation Mike Hansen! tinyurl.com/2p8x3ve4

I love good social science that looks at the intersection of religious practice and social behaviors. This paper is like an early birthday gift.

I'm super excited to hear the recent announcement of our new incoming Brookings president with deep experience with education policy. She'll be a great asset to the Brookings community, and I look especially forward to the opportunity to work together on education issues.

One troubling implication of this paper. If 90%tile+ parents (parents of high achievers) decide open public schools offer no benefit to their children, they will seek alternatives. Those with $$$ will have more options than those without.

Writing this paper has convinced me that we vastly underinvest in interdisciplinary collaboration in academia.

Here is why 🧵

Thank you to everyone who attended yesterday's Education seminar on attracting, supporting, and retaining the teacher workforce. These are the conversations that genuinely strengthen our community. View a recording of the program at bit.ly/449OtDA

We don’t have a global shortage of teacher talent, but a local one.

A global minimum salary provides little reason to expect that any of these local issues would be adequately addressed, argues Mike Hansen.
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Also a delight to see my Brookings Brown Center colleague Mike Hansen cited for his work on the benefits of teacher diversity on student outcomes!

Male coaches & sponsors are more likely to be paid more than female coaches & sponsors even when reporting hours were accounted for, indicating the supply of labor does not explain the earnings gap.

📙 Full policy brief on the gender wage gap in teaching: brookings.edu/research/gende…

📖 A new Brookings Brown Center report reveals what the gender pay gap in teaching looks like & why it persists.

Mike Hansen, Diana Quintero, & Nicolas Zerbino explore policy solutions to curb this disparity, including paid family leave & salary history bans. brookings.edu/research/gende…

I’m proud to announce a new brief on gender pay differences among teachers with coauthors Diana Quintero & Nicolas Zerbino. We find school-based pay favors men across all income types (its not just coaching, though coaching is a part of it). Read here: brookings.edu/research/gende…

Harsh truths I know at 32 I wish knew at 22:

The problem isn’t *just* about money, says Mike Hansen.

Teachers often identify working conditions, leadership, and culture as primary reasons for dissatisfaction and departure.
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According to Adam Looney at The Brookings Institution, there's a *small* problem with Biden's new student loan plan: 'The Department of Education doesn’t know what its new income-driven plan for student loans will cost or who will benefit.'

Whoops!

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Yes, teachers should be paid more, but there are better ways to raise wages and promote access to quality teaching than a $60K minimum salary. My two cents below.

Ways to reform teacher compensation, beyond a $60,000 minimum salary brookings.edu/blog/brown-cen… via The Brookings Institution

Today William Brown and The Lincy Institute release a new fact sheet on gender gaps in education in the Mountain West, drawing from “Boys Left Behind: Education Gender Gaps Across the U.S.” by Brookings colleagues Richard V. Reeves & Ember Smith

Read here:
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According to Jon Valant, we can expect to see more:

▪️ Separation btwn 🔴 & 🔵 states’ education policies
▪️ Intrastate conflicts btwn state, local, & school leaders
▪️ Aggressive moves against public education & government support of public schools
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