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Standardized tests are good
We should listen to what the results are telling us
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Has the homeschooling surge passed?
The recent numbers are going down, not up
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Do States Care If Their Tests Are Useful?
They sure don't act like it
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Chad Aldeman
Schools Had An Easier Time Finding Staff This Year
More staff, fewer shortages
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Chad Aldeman
The teacher shortage isn’t literally a "shortage of teachers"
Over the last couple years, there have been A LOT of stories about teacher shortages. There are some nuggets of truth to these stories, but they are…
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Chad Aldeman
Why do so many more young people want to become teachers?
We haven't seen growth rates like these in years
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Chad Aldeman
A wonky dive into how we count the number of workers in schools
Take the headcount employment numbers with a grain of salt
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California school staffing is extremely volatile
It distorts the national numbers, and it's probably bad for kids
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Chad Aldeman
On Education
On Education
Chad Aldeman writes about school finance, teacher labor markets, and school quality.
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