Josh B. McGee

Check out our new @caldercenter.bsky.social working paper studying the effects of AR LEARNS teacher base salary raises on retention caldercenter.org/publications...

Check out our new paper investigating teacher retention effects of a statewide minimum salary increase. 🚨Spoiler alert 🚨: paying teachers more increased retention👇

Title page for "Raising the Floor: Teacher Retention Effects of a Statewide Minimum Salary Increase"

Histograms showing the increase in teacher salaries for beginning teachers and teachers with 5 years of experience. These figures show a large increase in salaries while also showing substantial compression, indicating that pay differentials between districts shrunk.

What happens when you shrink salary differences between districts, increase beginning teacher pay by over $10,000, and compress salary schedules?

@gzamarro.bsky.social, @jbmcgee.bsky.social, @taylornwilson.bsky.social, Miranda Vernon, and I find out in our new CALDER working paper: bit.ly/4l4b5hO

Always fun to mint a new Dr! She will do great things at TEA. Texas is lucky to have her.

Who Are the Nation's Top Education Scholars? (Opinion) The RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings recognize researchers who shape practice and policy.

Excited to be recognized in this group as one of the 200 university-based scholars in the United States who had the biggest impact on educational practice and policy last year, along with my colleagues Patrick Wolf, Bob Maranto, and @jbmcgee.bsky.social 🎉
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Arkansas experts examine shifts in education data, teacher pipeline Sarah McKenzie reflects on 23 years of evolving data use in Arkansas education, rising teacher turnover, chronic absenteeism and renewed efforts in early childhood access — with mixed but hopeful sign...

📊 Proud of the progress we’re making in Ark! In partnership with Arkansas Dept of Ed, we're improving how data informs decisions and helps deliver better results for students. Great interview with Sarah McKenzie highlighting this work! 🙌 #ArkEd www.kuaf.com/show/ozarks-...

Check out my new working paper with @jbmcgee.bsky.social: "Overview of the Arkansas Teacher Workforce". This work is part of a larger effort by the UofA - Department of Education Reform to describe the current status of Arkansas Education
edre.uark.edu/_resources/p...

Check out this new book, including my chapter with @andrewmcamp.com and @jbmcgee.bsky.social "Educators' Job Burnout and Intentions to Leave During the COVID-19 Pandemic"
bookstore.emerald.com/instructiona...

4,200 Arkansas Teachers Will Get Up to $10K for High Performance, Student Scores State-funded merit pay program is in its second year, but teachers union says it's unfair to certain hardworking educators who can't qualify.

Nice article on the Arkansas Merit Pay Program from @the74.bsky.social featuring @jbmcgee.bsky.social:
www.the74million.org/article/4200...

Explaining the 2025 Arkansas Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program By Josh B. McGee The LEARNS Act (Act 237 of the 2023 Regular Session) established the Merit Teacher Incentive Fund Program—commonly known as Merit Pay—to recognize and reward Arkansas’s outstanding…

The second year of Arkansas Teacher Merit Pay is out! Teachers across the state received bonuses of up to $10k for demonstrating outstanding student growth, working in shortage areas, and serving as mentors. Click below to learn more about the program. oep.uark.edu/explaining-t...

Check out our (w/ Roy McKenzie & @gzamarro.bsky.social ) recent blog post on Arkansas teacher retention! We're working to create interactive visuals to help tell the story at the local level. We'd love to hear what you think! oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges by: Josh McGee, Roy McKenzie, and Gema Zamarro

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges
by @gzamarro.bsky.social @jbmcgee.bsky.social
oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

Check out our (w/ Roy McKenzie & @gzamarro.bsky.social ) recent blog post on Arkansas teacher retention! We're working to create interactive visuals to help tell the story at the local level. We'd love to hear what you think! oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

2024–25 Arkansas Teacher Retention: Statewide Stability Amid Ongoing Local Challenges by: Josh McGee, Roy McKenzie, and Gema Zamarro

Check out this new blog post with @jbmcgee.bsky.social describing teacher retention in Arkansas this 2024-25 school year:
oep.uark.edu/2024-25-arka...

Time is running out! Get those applications in now! This is a great opportunity to build a high-impact research portfolio.👇

Time is running out! Get those applications in now! This is a great opportunity to build a high-impact research portfolio.👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Final week to apply 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant prof. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Now only 8 days! 👇

Now only 8 days! 👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Only 9 days left to apply 🚨 We're hiring a research asst prof. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click the link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Job Opportunity 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

One resource Josh forgot to mention: fantastic collaborators!

Great job opportunity ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨 Job Opportunity 🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have a strong partnership with the state, fantastic data, and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us! Click this link to learn more and apply! uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research Three Department of Education Reform faculty members have contributed to a dynamic new education policy resource, the Live…

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research Professors Gema Zamarro, Patrick Wolf and Josh McGee contributed to the Live Handbook, which includes short, comprehensive summaries of research on key education policy topics.

Education Reform Faculty Contribute to New Digital Hub for Education Policy Research @aefpweb.bsky.social
news.uark.edu/articles/771...

Apply today! 👇

I love Gema, you should go work with her. Great person.

We are hiring an education researcher to join the @capolicylab.bsky.social and @berkeleycshe.bsky.social teams. You'll work on projects using administrative data relating to California higher education. Here's more information: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

Apply today! 👇

Research Assistant Professor of Education Policy Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate assistants, need to log in to Workday via MyApps.Microsoft.com, then access Find Jobs from the Workday search ...

🚨Job Opportunity🚨 We're hiring a research assistant professor. We have fantastic data and a lot of interesting, policy-relevant projects. Come work with us at the University of Arkansas. Click this link to learn more and apply! 👉 uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UASYS/...