Education, evaluation, economics, etc. | Professor @CEPEO_UCL @UCL | PI @COSMOStudy | Mastodon: @jakeanders@sciences.social | BlueSky: @jakeanders.uk
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9 Nov 2023
We’re very excited to be launching findings and data from @COSMOStudy Wave 2 today!
Once again, we’re so grateful to the over 11,500 young people across England who are continuing to take part in this important cohort study.
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22 Jul 2024
Ok, so maybe health didn't improve, but what about jobs? Hours worked? Education? Job quality? Entrepreneurship? What did people do with their time? Check out this thread!!
22 Jul 2024
We are happy to release the first results of a RCT of a US program that provided $1,000/month unconditionally for 3 years to 1,000 individuals in the treatment group, with a group of 2,000 people receiving $50/month serving as the control.
These are sizable transfers. 1/ 🧵
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22 Jul 2024
It's well known that lower income people tend to suffer much worse health. Is poverty at the heart of this disparity, and, if so, could a large cash transfer help close this gap? We examine an RCT that provided 1000 low income participants $1000/month for 3 years. We find…
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22 Jul 2024
Today we released the first papers from OpenResearch's Unconditional income Study, which gave 1k ppl $1k/mo for 3 yrs & had a N=2k control group
This 🧵 is for RCT nerds: how did we measure the cash's fx? Learn about 96% response rates, blood draws, changing a state law & more..
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"Measures will be brought forward to remove the exemption from Value Added Tax for private school fees, which will enable the funding of six and a half thousand new teachers" #KingsSpeech
Our @jakeanders discusses the implications, here:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/0…
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16 Jul 2024
📢JOB OPPORTUNITY! We are recruiting for a Research Fellow to work on an exciting new project about English/Maths tutoring for post-16 GCSE resits. Closing date 14th August. More details here: jobs.ac.uk/job/DIP183/resear… and do get in touch if you'd like to know more🌟
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With polls pointing towards a likely Labour government by the end of the week, what might we expect in terms of education policy and equalising opportunities over the coming years? A🧵. . .
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1 Jul 2024
📢This week at the CEN seminar (online and face-to-face!), Dr Jake Anders @jakeanders will be discussing their research on "Young people’s subjective wellbeing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic" - Thu July 04, 4-5 pm UK time - all welcome!
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26 Jun 2024
I have some news I’m very happy about.
ALT Name: Dr Jacob Anders; Department: Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities; Promoted to: Professor of Quantitative Social Science
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26 Jun 2024
Those of you who know me will know what a difficult and devastating year it has been for me in my personal life. Nothing can make up for our family’s loss.
I am determined to, nevertheless, to be pleased with this professional success.
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On the 4th of July a new cohort of young people in England will be voting for the first time. What do we know about their lives over the past few years that might shape their vote? #GeneralElection
📣 Access data on young people 📣
We've collected rich data on this generation of young people, from the state of their mental health to their views on income redistribution.
And if you're a researcher, the data is available for you to use yourself ⬇️
buff.ly/3PlItli
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21 Jun 2024
We’re looking for new colleagues! Lecturer in Education Studies - Research & Teaching (4 positions available) at University of Glasgow jobs.ac.uk/job/DIG892/lectur…
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Mental Health: Our @COSMOstudy highlighted the desperate need for more mental health support for adolescents. We welcome @UKLabour committing £175m for providing specialist professionals for every school: cosmostudy.uk/latest/almost-…
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Assessment: In line with the best available evidence and one of our Policy Priorities, @UKLabour have committed to the importance of external examinations as the fairest approach, while also suggesting finding the right balance of methods is important: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2023/0…
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Absenteeism: There has been an alarming rise since the pandemic, raising concerns about the detrimental impact on young people. This is why tackling absence is one of our Policy Priorities (blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2023/0…). As with other manifestos, details are needed for implementation.
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Many of our Policy Priorities for early education and schools are reflected in the @UKLabour manifesto for the next government. Highlights include opening 3,000 new nurseries, 6,500 new specialist teachers and an emphasis on early maths. A thread 🧵:
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This morning, the @LibDems launched their manifesto for the 2024 #GeneralElection. Highlights include extending the Pupil Premium to 16-18 year olds, teacher retention/recruitment and added funding for Special Education Needs.
Our analysis... 🧵 1/7
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5 Jun 2024
How could the UK’s education system be reformed to equalise opportunities? by @lindsey_mac @jakeanders & @gillwyness_econ @CEPEO_UCL JUST PUBLISHED on the Economics Observatory buff.ly/3KsRfv2 #EconTwitter #education #GE2024Economists #ElectionEconomics #IdeasfortheUK
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📢 Upcoming @CEPEO_UCL @UCLSocRes Summer Seminar! We're thrilled to welcome @annastansbury from @MITSloan, presenting "The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from Academia"
🗓️ June 12, 2024
⏰ 13:00 (UK Time)
🔗 Register now: ucl.zoom.us/meeting/register…
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Sign up for the third @CEPEO_UCL Annual Lecture with Professor Sean Reardon from @Stanford who will be sharing his research on educational opportunities and inequalities
📅4th July, 6-8pm
📍Central Hall, Westminster
👉More info and sign up: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeo-ann…
CEPEO Annual Lecture 2024
Join us for CEPEO's Third Annual Lecture on the 4th July!
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30 May 2024
Very pleased (and relieved) to release our manifesto for the next government this morning. The product of months of engagement with external stakeholders and experts, detailed modelling of costs, and built on years of research we have published and data we have collected.
30 May 2024
Alongside the polling, we’re publishing our new roadmap for the next government.
It includes costed policy recommendations to leaders on how to reduce educational inequality and increase social mobility 👇#GeneralElection
suttontrust.com/our-research…
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