Hussman Distinguished Professor @UNC | Study accountability, incentives, compensation @UNCSchoolofEd | Connecting research, practice, policy one study at a time
Chapel Hill, NC
Joined January 2015
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Few things can change a life like the power of an education. That's why the @UNCSchoolofEd has worked for more than 140 years to address complex educational questions and issues through cutting-edge research, development and engagement #UNC225 ⤵️ unc.live/2SpKVej
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Kudos @eduspringer !!!!
#UNC wouldn't be the top research university that it is without our world-class instructors. This year, 24 faculty members and teaching assistants have won University Teaching Awards for their outstanding mentorship and dedication to our students unc.live/2DIyKB8
Matthew G Springer retweeted
Great overview of important work and amazing colleagues here @UNCSchoolofEd !
Few things can change a life like the power of an education. That's why the @UNCSchoolofEd has worked for more than 140 years to address complex educational questions and issues through cutting-edge research, development and engagement #UNC225 ⤵️ unc.live/2SpKVej
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New work by @eduspringer shows that $5,000 retention bonuses for good teachers can increase reading scores blogs.edweek.org/teachers/te… via @educationweek
Matthew G Springer retweeted
On this day in 1795, @UNC officially opened, becoming the first public university in the United States to open, and the only one to hold classes in the 18th century.
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TLDR: One way to improve test scores in high-poverty schools is incentivizing good teachers to stay.
Interesting new study showing that teacher retention bonuses boosted test scores in high-poverty Tennessee schools sciencedirect.com/science/ar… via @walkerswain, @eduspringer and @rodrila1
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Offering a one-time bonus could help keep high-performing teachers in high-needs schools and raise student scores, according to a new study. edwk.it/2FhupqR
Matthew G Springer retweeted
Interesting new study showing that teacher retention bonuses boosted test scores in high-poverty Tennessee schools sciencedirect.com/science/ar… via @walkerswain, @eduspringer and @rodrila1
Matthew G Springer retweeted
Positive impacts of student teacher race-match transcends borders. Check out new @AeraOpen research from @UNCSchoolofEd's @eduspringer and @vupeabody's @ela_joshi & @imsydoan journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf… @AERA_EdResearch
Matthew G Springer retweeted
Whoa! @Educationweek was kind enough to feature our study on student-teacher race congruence in a blog post this week. Thank you for the feature and for encouraging continued work in this area @imsydoan @eduspringer @aeraopen bit.ly/2rMooJO
Matthew G Springer retweeted
Happy to share new article on student-teacher race congruence w/@imsydoan and @eduspringer published in @AeraOpen. We substantiate and extend prior work on the effects of student-teacher race congruence on
academic achievement /1 bit.ly/2Cn3VkR
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I feel like I'm disappointing the people who followed me after @eduspringer promised I'd post more whale videos at @APPAM_DC, so here's a retweet of an albino whale from the bay!
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My 11-yr-old son asked to post this poll as a science experiment. He is very interested in this question & hopes to have reliable data. Can you please RT? He would be very grateful.
Do you think a human brain can think, in principle, a finite or an infinite number of thoughts?
33%Finite
55%Infinite
9%Both
4%Don’t understand question
50,097 votes • Final results Matthew G Springer retweeted
.@EDStatsGuy & @berendma study impact of the largest voucher program in the U.S. to find that students w/ a voucher attending private schools had test scores ⬇️ See the latest in JPAM bit.ly/2AhBJi9
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Is free and reduced-price lunch a valid measure of student disadvantage? A new multi-state study led by @UNCSchoolofEd researcher @ThadDomina reveals surprising findings about this decades-old metric. He joins @jsupo on our latest podcast: bit.ly/2R7wsiR
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There's still time to apply to join our School of Education faculty @SLU_Official ... We're looking for a new Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership to join our innovative & entrepreneurial team (including @James_JohnT & @tichykl & others) !
Saint Louis University @SLU_SOE is growing! We're looking for a new Assistant Professor in Educational Leadership. Our faculty train school leaders throughout MO & beyond. Join our exciting @The_Billiken team! Applicant Review begins October 31. drive.google.com/open?id=1pi…
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Tomorrow: Dr. Thurston Domina of @UNC presents “Beyond Tracking and Detracking: The Dimensions of Organizational Differentiation in Schools" for the @EPICedpolicy Speaker Series. ow.ly/DZHL30m6uJd