Sofía Wilson
ed policy phd candidate at Stanford | researching role of place, programs, and policy in shaping early childhood opportunities | firstgen 🇦🇷🇺🇸
sofia-wilson.github.io
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonHorrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
- You and me are us and them, and it and sky. It’s hard to believe we didn’t know that before; it’s hard to believe we were so hollowed out, so drained, only so we could shine a little harder when the light finally came. Ada Limón
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonTo ring in the new year, I'm excited to announce the launch of the Politics of Education Lab (PEdL) at the Stanford GSE. The goal is to advance understanding of the political dimensions of education policymaking to help policymakers and practitioners strengthen school systems. pedl.stanford.edu
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Fabulous postdoc opportunity at Stanford to work on the politics of education with one of the best @bethschueler.bsky.social postdocs.stanford.edu/prospective/... - Reposted by Sofía Wilson@stanford.edu University invites nominations & applications for the position of Dean of @stanfordeducation.bsky.social. We seek individuals with outstanding scholarly & professional careers who have demonstrated potential for academic & administrative leadership. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37933847...
- Very concerned how these federal policy changes will impact vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks — with consequences to child health, parental workforce participation, and schooling. See our working paper for impact of recent measles outbreak on student absences: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1358
- BREAKING: Federal health officials on Monday announced dramatic revisions to the slate of vaccines recommended for American children, reducing the number of diseases prevented by routine shots to 11 from 17. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/h...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonFor context, this drop in attendance rates related to the measles outbreak (about 93% to 90%) is almost as large as the initial drop in TX attendance rates from pre-pandemic to post-pandemic (95% in 2018-19 to 91% in 2021-22). (TX attendance trends over time here: www.aei.org/research-pro...)
- We provide early evidence on the impact of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on learning opportunities, and the schooling disruptions that the growing number of low-coverage communities could face if outbreaks continue to spread. See working paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1358
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonPublic health policy is #EdPolicy
- We provide early evidence on the impact of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on learning opportunities, and the schooling disruptions that the growing number of low-coverage communities could face if outbreaks continue to spread. See working paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1358
- In 2000, measles was declared eradicated in the U.S. Today, declining child-vaccination rates are driving the largest measles resurgence we've seen in 3+ decades. How do these outbreaks impact schooling? @tomdee.bsky.social and I examine this question in West Texas, the country's largest outbreak.
- We find that a major measles outbreak in West Texas increased student absences by 41 percent. Absences increased among students across all grade levels, with the greatest impact among the youngest students. apnews.com/article/meas...
- The impact on absences is 10x greater than would be expected from known measles cases alone. This suggests absences extended far beyond confirmed cases, likely reflecting precautionary decisions to keep children home.
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View full threadAnd grateful for coverage by Stanford GSE: ed.stanford.edu/news/measles...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonGreat coverage of my new report highlighting ICE's disproportionate targeting on Latinos in New York and around the country.
- Latinos in NY bearing brunt of immigration arrests statewide, report says gothamist.com/news/latinos-in-ny-…
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonWoah. Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success. The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points. The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonNationwide, the supply of infant and toddler #ECE does not meet demand, and the costs of care are #unaffordable for many #families. Curious about the status in your state? Check out our new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social snapshots! www.urban.org/data-tools/s...
- Excited to see everyone in Chicago for #AEFP2026!
- I 💙 you california
- Pleased to see our research on the pandemic’s unequal impact on girls’ and boys’ test scores covered by The Harvard Gazette. The math gender gap is now larger than at any point in the past 50 years. Our evidence points to out-of-school factors as potential drivers: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...
- Reposted by Sofía Wilson👉 Our new paper uses daily mobility data to show that spatial isolation is much more common today among those living in advantaged neighborhoods than the converse. 👩🏻💻 Lots of massive data wrangling and careful assumptions about mobility data needed - but check it out here! doi.org/10.1177/0042...
- Deeply concerned about the trauma and developmental harm this admin is inflicting on students. Local news reporting absenteeism rate post ICE raid doubled relative to its rate from prior year in Charlotte. What @tomdee.bsky.social found in Central Valley, CA occurring in many cities throughout US.
- Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
- Girls’ test scores dropped more than boys’ post pandemic—but not everywhere. We use 15 years of data from 7k+ districts to understand why, and what this might teach us about how societal shocks impact gender disparities in ed outcomes. Hear sean present our findings tomorrow: lnkd.in/eEe-DTND
- Fascinating, important work with novel dataset.
- 👋 I'm Danielle, and I'm on the #econjobmarket this year! Let's start with a student describing her segregated school: "The school felt temporary. Built like a warehouse with aluminum siding . . . I had a slipshod education" The twist? The student is white, and her school is private. A JMP 🧵 -->
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonWhy is this economics? We show how backlash to the most significant social policy since the abolition of slavery -- school integration --reshaped markets, reallocated resources, and reduced human capital. Read the paper 👇 (P.S. I'm presenting this at APPAM this weekend! Come say hi!) 12/12
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonNice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
- New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYd…
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonHi folks attending #2025APPAM #APPAM2025! Excited to see many of you in Seattle this week. As usual, I am organizing a very informal happy hour for education policy folks at the conference to get together: Fri 11/14 starting at 6pm at Seattle Beer Co on Western Ave (~15 min walk from conference).
- Excited to head to Seattle this week for #APPAM2025. I’ll be presenting my work on how universal pre-K expansions affect public school system enrollment. If you're interested in spillover effects of early childhood policies, get in touch & hope to see you in Seattle!
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonI'm on the job market! My JMP studies the role of high school teachers in preparing students for college success I find significant positive effects of high school teachers on 🔹College admissions test scores 🔹College enrollment 🔹College performance 🧵(1/10)
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonPublished in Economics of Education Review! Building on @joshua-goodman.com's post, we find public school enrollment declines are concentrated in higher-income districts, middle grades, and among White and Asian students. I hope these findings support discussions on the shifting education landscape.
- 🚨New publication alert🚨 I'm thrilled Economics of Education Review has just published my work w/ @abbyfrancis.bsky.social: "School enrollment shifts five years after the pandemic" Abstract below, but read the next few posts for the story told via a handful of graphs. doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonKnow any aspiring PhD students interested in quant studies in education? Please direct them to our programs in ed policy, econ of ed, or ed data science! I hope to welcome an energetic & ambitious student to join me in our new building 🌴☀️ Applications due November 17 ed.stanford.edu/admissions/a...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonThis is my last week at the Wall Street Journal. I'll be returning to Chalkbeat to launch a new section focused on the big ideas and debates in American education. More on this soon! You can sign up to keep following my work here: www.chalkbeat.org/newsletters/...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonHi Bluesky! I'm excited to share my job market paper (for the 2025-26 market)! It introduces a new extension of RDD where outcomes are entire distributions: Regression Discontinuity Design with Distributions (R3D). Thread below 👇 (1/)
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonIt's gratifying to see my recent immigration-raid research actually being used. wapo.st/42mWdTn
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonBreaking: Lisa Cook can remain on the Fed's board for now, a judge ruled, blocking Trump from firing her.
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- Reposted by Sofía WilsonAnd the exact circumstances of her dismissal were chilling -- both figuratively and literally. Please read if you have some time today. (3/3) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonThe @nytimes.com spotlighted a new study from #EdWorkingPapers that examines the profound impact of immigration raids on attendance in California's Central Valley. Read the NYT article below.
- The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley. My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonFamilies responded to pronounced full-day kindergarten expansions across the US over three decades with increases in employment among moms and decreases in childcare expenses for families, from @chloergibbs.bsky.social, Jocelyn S. Wikle, and Riley Wilson nber.org/papers/w33948
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonExcited to share my joint work with @joshua-goodman.com on K-12 enrollment patterns in Massachusetts. Five years after the pandemic began, we're seeing persistent enrollment losses in public schools, especially in the middle school years-trends that mirror what's happening nationally. Check it out!
- 🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥 Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper: “School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic” In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask: Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?
- Important study by @tomdee.bsky.social shows recent immigration raids led to a 22% spike in school absences in CA’s Central Valley — with particular impacts among youngest kids.
- The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley. My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
- Reposted by Sofía Wilson🤔 What kind of Pre-K experience sets students up for long-term success? Our new working paper offers important new evidence to help answer this question! 🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf And 🧵👇
- This cowardly move is meant to stoke fear in the hearts & minds of international students, but without a doubt this affects us all. Blatant authoritarianism. Universities and all of us must band together.
- Reposted by Sofía Wilson🌟What if early educators were paid like K-12 teachers? New evidence from Washington, DC shows what would happen: more stability in the child care workforce, higher-quality caregiving, and greater mental health and financial well-being for early educators.🌟 #EduSkyECEC www.urban.org/research/pub...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonI’m really proud of myself & the work I’ve been doing. I’m also thankful for the Foundation’s investment in my work, ideas, & me as a scholar! Amidst a political climate of disinvestment from justice-oriented work, shout out to WTG for “standing 10 toes down”! 1/3 www.gse.upenn.edu/news/ericka-...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonNeed some good education news? Over the last decade, the number of students taking an AP Computer Science exam more than tripled and that was no accident. In a new @pnas.org study, Daniela Ganelin & I find that roughly two-thirds of this growth can be attributed to the new AP CS Principles course.
- Encourage education researchers to read resources compiled by my advisor sean reardon on actions we can take to save research using NCES restricted-use data: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
- Want to help save research using NCES restricted-use data? Here is a gdrive with actions, background, and context from my colleague sean reardon (sharing with permission): 1) actions 2) background 3) list of data files: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonIf you have research dependent on these data here is my suggestion 1/N Big picture: Create a dataset of cell means (cells must be big enough to pass disclosure) - load these cell means into many, many tables & put through review -These cell means can then be used in OLS - which runs on means
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonI keep hearing the question: What's the biggest impact of Trump education disruptions so far? My answer: Research. Data. Knowledge on how students are doing and how schools might improve. All of this is being decimated. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonAERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonResearch with restricted-use data is more precise, powerful, and relevant. Faculty and staff will be working through the weekend to answer important research questions before we no longer can. This is not normal, necessary, or efficient.
- AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonThese are ideas that sean reardon shared for saving research using restricted-use NCES data in the near and long term (sharing here with permission).
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonI forgot to post about our Policy Talk. It was a full house with a lot of engagement. When we submitted our proposal, who knew we’d be discussing this agenda amidst such chaos. Interested in school funding + racial segregation? Join the research efforts. #AEFP2025 www.brownspromise.org/resources
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonCheck out the livehandbook.org, an open-access resource that will be continuously updated to serve as a hub of policy relevant #educationresearch. @weilanch.bsky.social and I coauthored a chapter on ECE quality. This kind of initiatives bring me hope in challenging times for the education field.
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonGreat coverage of new findings from our DC Pre-K study c/o @conorpwilliams.bsky.social! @anikaalam.bsky.social @justinbdoromal.bsky.social
- Reposted by Sofía Wilson🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟 #EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonAnother great resource: the Segregation Tracking Project. We built off NCES data to create Longitudinal Imputed School Database. Race/eth and free lunch data for every school in the US 1991-2022. We impute erroneous/missing data but retain original CCD values. edopportunity.org/segregation/
- 🌟 Did you know that most federal education data are archived in the @urbaninstitute.bsky.social Education Data Explorer? It's a great resource for research and analysis - and there's even a full API version linked in thread. 🌟 #EduSky #EdPoliSky #EduSkyECEC educationdata.urban.org/data-explorer
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonMy paper with Amanda Lu is finally out! In “Equal Inputs, Unequal Outputs,” we problematize the tendency to design policies without attention to pre-existing resource inequalities. We also develop a policy-focused typology of organizational capacity. t.co/Y5AB0ksx1K
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonHi! ECE & policy folks: I'm looking for a postdoc to join our (really terrific) SEE-Partnerships team, doing research on ECE access & workforce issues! Please spread the word! uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs/job/...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonJoin me in donating: Anti Recidivism Coalition: antirecidivism.org (type "firefighter fund" in payment box) American Red Cross: www.redcross.org/donate/donat... (select California Wildfires) California Community Foundation: www.calfund.org/funds/wildfi... Mutual Aid LA Network: mutualaidla.org
- Reposted by Sofía Wilson🔈new publication alert! I started this project 7 years ago as a PhD student. It's an extension of my dissertation, and the last of that work to be published (so this feels especially worthy of celebrating). Coauthored w/ former colleagues. 1/n journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
- Reposted by Sofía WilsonI cannot stress how important the lessons from this amazing paper are for our own profession where negative feedback on online platforms is particularly targeted at female economists and underrepresented minorities. We should not be blind to the idea that this likely reduces productivity.
