Wesley T. Morris

Chalking this up to some sort of karma after back to back 1 point losses to ranked opponents

Let’s Go Deacs 🎩

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series:

A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social!

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Good news! The deadline for submissions has been extended. You now have until Monday, October 6th at 11:59pm PT to submit your proposal. Learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...

Make sure to submit all your proposals. The new deadline is next Monday, October 6th!

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If your Friday brain is fried like mine, whatever you're looking for is probably in the AEFP live Handbook. Hopefully, this saves others from annoyingly texting their co-authors @caitlinkearney.bsky.social
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If you know of a student who is looking for a education post doc (now, odd timing I know), I may have an opportunity for them. They would be working Texas admin data so experience with that would be a big plus.

Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions Created in 2007, the federal TEACH grant program is a large federal financial aid program that seeks to attract postsecondary students to the teaching profession by providing financial assistance to h...

🚨 New working paper!

I examine how universities and students use federal TEACH Grants, how these grants change recipients’ financial aid packages and out-of-pocket costs, and their relationship to students’ decisions to pursue teaching degrees.

Read it here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1278

Thank goodness for VAR

2️⃣ Reading through proposals, even those that stalled quickly, reveals the kinds of changes policymakers were/are considering. It’s a great way to identify additional analyses and descriptives that can inform policy discussions in ways policymakers are already considering.

1️⃣ Each bill lists its sponsors/cosponsors and organizations that are registered to lobby for it. That makes it a quick way to identify stakeholders who might be interested in your research.

Just sharing a resource I’ve known about but only recently started using.

If you’re studying a federal policy, the Library of Congress has records of all proposed bills to amend it, whether or not they ever passed. Tons of ways this can be useful, but two I’ve found especially helpful:

Join the AEFP Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group for an interactive forum on Teacher Shortages & Vacancies in K-12 schools tomorrow, from 1-2 EDT! Register today aefpweb.org/ev_calen...

Let's go! The School of Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in artificial intelligence in K-12 education starting July 1, 2026. (1/2) unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/305...

This conservative county lost teachers after administration cut key grant A cut to federal grants for teacher merit pay and training has left Montgomery County in North Carolina with fewer teachers and fewer resources to attract them.

This is my hometown and the school system I grew up in. Mrs. Kimrey was my 10th-grade writing teacher. If you’re wondering why I’m interested in my work, this sums it up pretty well.

Today is the final day of work for many dedicated, talented employees at the Institute of Education Sciences. I am thankful for their service, and I hope that they find new roles that continue their mission of supporting education research that serves as a public good.

The U.S. Department of Education is far behind on producing key statistics | Brookings Federal education data releases have slowed dramatically, with major gaps in the 2024 Digest and Condition of Education report.

Thread in the am but if you want the main takeaway: The 2024 Digest of Education Statistics (under the current administration) includes just 27 tables by the (Congressionally mandated) deadline—far fewer than the nearly 270, on average, published in prior years

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Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

🚨 One day left to sign up for the paper swap!
Submit your article using the link below — I’ll match papers and connect authors next week.

Excited to be attending the Triangle Economics of Education Workshop today! One of the best parts of living in North Carolina is the chance to connect with researchers across so many strong institutions. Looking forward to a day of thoughtful conversations and new ideas.

Graduation and Mother’s Day all in one weekend—hard to top that! Grateful for my wife, mom, advisor, family, and all the educators who made this possible.

If you missed this the first time—there's still time to sign up! I’ll start matching papers after Friday, May 16, so get yours in before then if you want to participate. The submissions so far are super exciting, and I can't wait to see more!

Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:

Thanks Andrew!

Thanks Paul!

Appreciate it Gema, thank you!

Thanks so much, Sean!

Late update, but excited to share I successfully defended my dissertation on April 1–and no one’s said April Fools yet.

Big thanks to my advisor Dr. Lauren Sartain and committee @drconstance.bsky.social @ehutt.bsky.social @danielklasik.bsky.social & Steve Hemelt for their support the past 5 yrs!

🤦🏻‍♂️ Reading other people’s interpretations of this graph makes me want to scream.

Education Department slashes funding for research contracts, grants — POLITICO About 170 contracts for the Institute of Education Sciences were targeted.

Education scholar friends: People don’t necessarily understand the value of education research in the same intuitive way they understand the value of research into cancer, etc. Drop examples of high-impact edu research in the thread below. #edusky
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