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Could you use LinkedIN to get a measure of the distribution of teacher supply ?

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That's an interesting idea, although I don't know if most teachers are on LinkedIn or not... Fwiw, I wrote a separate piece recently on where new teachers come from: https://www.the74million.org/article/where-do-new-teachers-come-from-its-complicated-policymakers-need-to-know-it/

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I will take a look at the LinkedIn data soon. My coworker said he looked at it one time briefly though and that it didn't look like they were particularly unlikely to be on there.

I also will be releasing a working paper on teacher testing standards and teacher supply. Would love for you to take a look at it if you are interested in that kind of thing!

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Oh definitely. Please feel free to send it my way at chad-dot-aldeman@gmail-dot-com

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Awesome!

I just checked in with my co-authors and they prefer I wait until the paper is ready to be posted as a working paper. That'll be in the next two weeks though.

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