the ucsd story was way worse than what i gleaned from the tweets, a whole public education pathway appears to have broken down because it's optimized around not having the appearance of inequity instead of teaching people things

"It’s just so easy to make claims that higher-level degrees will improve patient care, even when there is no empirical evidence to substantiate these claims."

Oh this is hilarious. Sad but hilarious. This study finds (and others confirm) that a teacher earning a graduate degree has a NEGATIVE effect on student achievement Attending a graduate school of education literally makes teachers WORSE at their job

AEI's Preston Cooper: New student loan data show a historic spike in borrowers falling behind. aei.org/education/new-…

New data show historic numbers of student-loan borrowers are delinquent or in default, but many of them are easily paying off other debts, suggesting "that the post-pandemic rise in student loan nonpayment is largely not an affordability issue." From Preston Cooper

Super useful post for anyone using or interpreting CPS data.

Still one of my favorite photos I've taken ever. Balmaceda Glacier in Chilean Patagonia.

California State's direct admissions system is automatically admitting "C" students, per Joanne Jacobs. Direct admission is a good idea for students with strong academic qualifications, but this is taking things way too far.

Now that the shutdown has passed, the question is: What comes next? @prestoncooper93 & @drbethakers outline 3 ideas for Reconciliation 2.0: ✅Tie accountability to program price ✅Eliminate Parent PLUS ✅Delay borrowing until sophomore year realcleareducation.com/articles/2025/…

President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill placed commonsense limits on federal student loans for graduate degrees. These loan limits will help drive down the cost of graduate programs & reduce the debt students have to take out. ed.gov/about/news/pre…

.Preston Cooper: "Student debt often provokes outrage. But the usual complaint is that student debt is too high. Now, nursing associations are angry that nurses’ student debt will be too low." aei.org/education/what…

ED declined to classify advanced nursing programs as "professional programs," limiting available federal loans to $100K. @prestoncooper93 points out that most students in these programs currently borrow below the limit.

Wow! Really fantastic choices all around.

"What looks like a quiet 'fiscal adjustment' in Washington shows up in daily life as higher grocery bills, rising rents, and savings that no longer stretch to the end of the month."