Karl and Martha Kohn Professor of Social Policy, University of Michigan | Early education researcher | Mom, WV native, #firstgen | big fan of mountains, trees, the 90s
Just published! We find that Michigan Transitional Kindergarten: - Improved kindergarten readiness (0.9 SD) - Boosted math through third grade (0.2-0.3 SDs) - Moved children into special education earlier, but might reduce use of services in the longer run. academic.oup.com/chidev/advan...
Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through third gradeAbstract. Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively new and under-researched model of early childhood education. Using data from Michigan TK, this stuacademic.oup.com
New: Since DOGE cut the statistical arm of the Education Department, basic facts about American schools are no longer readily available. Some of these data points can be found elsewhere but are now harder to track down. Others simply don't exist anymore. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/05/07/e...
POSTDOC OPENING! We are hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow for a mixed-methods project aimed at supporting and researching implementation of high-quality preschool curricula. The position is 1-2 years and can be in person or remote. More details here: edpolicy.umich.edu/what-we-do/j...
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How much time do Pre-K students spend learning different things? TLDR: It depends on how you measure it. With @weilanch.bsky.social, Meghan McCormick, and Catherine Snow, we compared two classroom time-use instruments using the same classroom videos. Read open access here: shorturl.at/LPnai
When time is relative: Pre-K classroom time use is measure sensitiveTime use measures are used to characterize children’s instructional experiences in pre-kindergarten (Pre-K). Although time use is an actionable aspect…shorturl.at@weilanch.bsky.social comments on Michigan’s Tri-Share program. When discussing solving financial difficulties of paying for child care, Weiland says, “Tri-Share is never going to solve the problem.” Read her full thoughts here: https://myumi.ch/P3X2y
Michigan’s solution to child care costs could go national. Advocates say it’s not enough.An effort to expand a Michigan child care pilot program nationally faces two common hurdles: affordability and access.myumi.chWe’re hiring a Research Coordinator! Please share.
Education Policy Initiative📣 EPI is hiring a full-time Research Coordinator! We’re excited to announce an opening for a Research Coordinator to join our team! If you’re interested in contributing to meaningful research and working with a dedicated team, we’d love to hear from you. careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...
Important, clever paper by MI-based team. @weilanch.bsky.social Basically, most kids flagged for 3rd-grade retention in MI weren’t retained. But did get add’l supports—as did kids near the retention point. Those supports spurred academic gains, raising doubts about retention impacts elsewhere.
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Early Grade Retention Harms Adult Earnings" by Jiee Zhong. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Early Grade Retention Harms Adult Earnings(Forthcoming Article) - This paper provides new causal evidence on the effects of grade retention on educational
attainment, behavioral outcomes, and labor market performance by analyzing Texas’s read...www.aeaweb.org
📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg! The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement! More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...
Early education programs improve children’s readiness for kindergarten. Learn more about the elements that ensure high-quality ECE in Christina Weiland (@weilanch.bsky.social) and Paola Guerrero Rosada's (@paolaguerreror.bsky.social) chapter, Quality in ECE: livehandbook.org/early-educat...
