Sign up for the third Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities Annual Lecture with Professor Sean Reardon from Stanford University 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-annual…

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.

📢 Upcoming Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities UCL Social Research Institute (SRI) Summer Seminar! We're thrilled to welcome Anna Stansbury from MIT Sloan School of Management, presenting "The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from Academia" 🗓️ June 12, 2024 ⏰ 13:00 (UK Time) 🔗 Register now: ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

How could the UK’s education system be reformed to equalise opportunities? by Professor Lindsey Macmillan Jake Anders & gill wyness Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities JUST PUBLISHED on the Economics Observatory buff.ly/3KsRfv2 #EconTwitter #education #GE2024Economists #ElectionEconomics #IdeasfortheUK

This morning, the Liberal Democrats 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

Many of our Policy Priorities for early education and schools are reflected in the The Labour Party 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 🧵:

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/2023/06/…). As with other manifestos, details are needed for implementation.

Assessment: In line with the best available evidence and one of our Policy Priorities, The Labour Party 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/2023/06/…

Mental Health: Our @COSMOstudy highlighted the desperate need for more mental health support for adolescents. We welcome The Labour Party committing £175m for providing specialist professionals for every school: cosmostudy.uk/latest/almost-…

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

We’re looking for new colleagues! Lecturer in Education Studies - Research & Teaching (4 positions available) at University of Glasgow jobs.ac.uk/job/DIG892/lec…

📢This week at the CEN seminar (online and face-to-face!), Dr Jake Anders Jake Anders 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!

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🧵. . .

📢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/res… and do get in touch if you'd like to know more🌟

"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 Jake Anders discusses the implications, here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2024/07/…

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…

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!!

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..