Chad Aldeman (@chadaldeman) 's Twitter Profile
Chad Aldeman

@chadaldeman

I write about education finance policy and teacher labor markets. Father. Founder of @ReadNotGuess. Amateur bread-baker.

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John Arnold (@johnarnoldfndtn) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Because philanthropic donors usually prioritize local causes, communities facing the greatest need often end up with the least support. Charitable grants received per capita (2021): Bay Area: $1,031 Central Appalachia: $98

Because philanthropic donors usually prioritize local causes, communities facing the greatest need often end up with the least support.

Charitable grants received per capita (2021):
Bay Area: $1,031
Central Appalachia: $98
Michael Dannenberg (@m_dannenberg1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

👀 “Only ~12% of nondegree credentials offered grads significant wage gains of 10% or more that they wouldn’t have gotten otherwise compared to similar workers…[J]ust 18%…were likely to get any wage increases…” New America Ed⁩ ⁦AEI Education⁩ insidehighered.com/news/tech-inno…

Collaborative for Student Success (@studentsuccess) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Are states doing enough to close early math gaps? New analysis from Chad Aldeman shows most gaps start in 3rd grade and widen by 8th. #WeAreAllSolvers weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-emer…

Are states doing enough to close early math gaps? 

New analysis from <a href="/ChadAldeman/">Chad Aldeman</a> shows most gaps start in 3rd grade and widen by 8th. 

#WeAreAllSolvers

weareallsolvers.org/math-gaps-emer…
Karen Vaites (@karenvaites) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In the 2000’s, England was slipping badly in international rankings for both reading and math. Today, it’s 4th in the world in reading, and rising swiftly in math. What did England do? ✅ Mandated phonics in early grades curriculum ✅ Shifted to a knowledge-centered

In the 2000’s, England was slipping badly in international rankings for both reading and math.

Today, it’s 4th in the world in reading, and rising swiftly in math. 

What did England do?

✅ Mandated phonics in early grades curriculum
✅ Shifted to a knowledge-centered
Chad Aldeman (@chadaldeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This Illinois district used ability grouping to reduce the percentage of students identified as “at risk” in early reading by 25 percentage points: the74million.org/article/we-sta…

ReadNotGuess (@readnotguess) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hear what parents are saying about Read Not Guess! Join us this summer and boost your child’s reading skills with free decodables from Read Not Guess. #ReadNotGuess #SummerReading

Hear what parents are saying about Read Not Guess!

Join us this summer and boost your child’s reading skills with free decodables from Read Not Guess.

#ReadNotGuess #SummerReading
Ravi Gupta (@ravimgupta) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Seeing a lot of commentary assuming NYC has somehow starved the public sector. Here's the spending trajectory for the city's most important function: public education.

Seeing a lot of commentary assuming NYC has somehow starved the public sector. Here's the spending trajectory for the city's most important function: public education.
Karen Vaites (@karenvaites) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Chad Aldeman spotlights a new tool for exploring math proficiency. “Take California, for instance. In 2024, they deemed 46% of their 3rd graders proficient in math. If that doesn’t seem sufficiently urgent, note that… math problems get worse over time, with just 32% of 8th

<a href="/ChadAldeman/">Chad Aldeman</a> spotlights a new tool for exploring math proficiency.

“Take California, for instance.

In 2024, they deemed 46% of their 3rd graders proficient in math. If that doesn’t seem sufficiently urgent, note that… math problems get worse over time, with just 32% of 8th
ReadNotGuess (@readnotguess) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📚 Parent Tip Tuesday 📚 📖 Teach your child to Read Not Guess with our programs—built to develop real decoding skills, not just memorization. #ReadNotGuess #SummerReading #EarlyLiteracy #ParentTips

📚 Parent Tip Tuesday 📚

📖 Teach your child to Read Not Guess with our programs—built to develop real decoding skills, not just memorization.

#ReadNotGuess #SummerReading #EarlyLiteracy #ParentTips
Heather Peske (@heatherpeske) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Hawaii's $10,000 special education bonus reduced open teaching positions by 32% and cut unlicensed placements by 35%. The lesson? When we meaningfully incentivize special education teachers, we get results. Other districts should take note. nctq.org/research-insig…