Be wary of #schoolvouchers advocates claiming credibly causal impacts of #schoolchoice on migration to red states that also ban books, restrict #reproductivefreedom and discriminate against #LGBTQ families.
(Then ask an economist about that advocate’s, cough, “identification strategy”) #economics
Three students are dead and five more remain hospitalized after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University. “Who’s the last parent that we’re going to ask to bury their child before some common sense action gets taken?” wonders Josh Cowen, education policy professor at MSU. He joined MSNBC guest host Paola Ramos to discuss how the campus is mourning and moving forward.
Devastated for our community and our students. And a special kind of angry.
Our governor’s statement is what I want to echo today: we should not, we cannot—and we must not—accept living this way. #MSU #msustrong
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/michigan/2023/02/14/gov-whitmer-on-msu-shooting-we-cannot-accept-living-like-this/69901426007/
Weakening child labor laws is a fast route to reducing education among future generations
The education gains of the 20th C came from a combination of child labor restrictions, compulsory schooling laws, & investments in schools
Putting kids into these jobs moves us backwards to a poorer, harsher world
Prof Dynarski
