1/ The Biden plan for free community college represents a huge change in how the federal government funds higher education.
2/ For the first time, the federal government will directly fund states to cover the full cost of tuition for students, using a large scale federal-state matching plan that is similar in some ways to how the federal government funds health care or transportation.
Sep 22, 2020 • 20 tweets • 6 min read
The full impact of downturns in the economy take some time to reach higher education. Without action by the federal government to assist states, higher education in most states is facing severe cuts, likely to be larger than those incurred during the Great Recession. 1/N
There is time to act, but the window is closing. State policymakers and higher education leaders are planning now for budget cuts that will reduce student access. 2/N
Jan 21, 2020 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
I'm excited to share a project I'm working with @ozanjaquette@karinaGsalazar@btskinner and Patricia Martin. We're looking at algorithmic bias in enrollment management. The project is available here: github.com/eddatasci/unro…
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We're working on this in a really different way-- inspired by @drob's talk on "Unreasonable effectiveness of public work" (tinyurl.com/ugggdkv) we're posting everything that we do publicly on github. 2/n
Apr 23, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
I took a look at the state-level subsidy implied by the Warren plan for free tuition: willdoyle.us/files/2019-04-… 1/6
Bottom line: A few states–Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Michigan— will receive in excess of $6,000 per student, while several large states– Texas, California, Florida– will get less than half that. 2/6
Apr 12, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
I'm happy to share the news that I've been promoted to full professor.
I've been thinking a lot about how lucky I’ve been to work with so many great people. A partial list follows:
Bottom line: A few states–Vermont, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Michigan— will receive in excess of $6,000 per student, while several large states– Texas, California, Florida– will get less than half that. 2/6