Nudge4 Solutions Lab

We develop scalable solutions in education & public policy by leveraging behavioral insights, data science, technology, & practitioner partnerships.

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

🚨 ICYMI: New paper explores student engagement in the Nudges to the Finish Line nudging intervention 🚨

@brhkim @katharinemeyer @alicedchoe move beyond usual student engagement measures (e.g. ever replied) and add nuance using novel natural language processing (NLP) techniques.

[Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer]

🚨 New(ish) WP on student engagement with text-based nudge campaigns!

“Gauging Engagement: Measuring Student Response to a Large-Scale College Advising Field Experiment” with @brhkim and @alicedchoe (cc: @Nudge4Solutions @AnnenbergInst)

LINK: https://t.co/Hs3hZiZlFq

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

~3% of adults w/ some credits
could easily re-enroll in fields of study from which they could reasonably expect a sizable
earnings premium from a degree. https://t.co/97Vsp5CSLZ https://t.co/OvdtDZG0NP @GoldieStandard @JoshuaSGoodman @dynarski @jscottclayton @JeffDenning

[Brookings Brown Center @BrookingsEd]

Data suggests that there are millions of adults with some college credits but no degree or credential. Can we get them back into the classroom? https://t.co/CYcWOyf1VG

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

NEW! We are excited to share our latest work on the academic and labor market profile of adults with some college, but no degree (SCND).

[EEPA Editors @EEPAjournal]

Millions of adults have some college credits but no degree. In a NEW @eepajournal paper, @kelliannbird, Ben Castleman, Brett Fisher, and @btskinner explore why more adults don’t return to finish their degrees @uva @UF https://t.co/zARqKAIlKM

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

Read how @edpolicyworks @uvabatten MPP/PhD grad & Nudge4 affiliate @katherinemeyer and @BKLYNlibrary created a “first-of-its-kind” collaboration using #BehavioralScience to reduce barriers to library access in Brooklyn. https://t.co/EQMZ3Wc5rO @heckscherfnd @ideas42

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

We thank all of our partners for their immeasurable support and contributions to this work. (7/7)
@zmabes @alicedchoe @IESResearch @TXHigherEdFnd @VCCS_SO @CUNY @ohiou @uwtacoma @SignalVine @student2grad

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

🚨Updated Nudges to the Finish Line results 🚨
https://t.co/ptPJsgKuyE #collegecompletion @ideas42 @BeSciPol @JPAL_NA @annenberginst @AIRInforms (1/7)

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

Our results suggest low-cost nudge interventions may not be effective at guiding near-completers to the finish line. (6/7)

[Katharine Meyer @katharinemeyer]

Enjoyed this opportunity to highlight the terrific partnership work with @BKLYNlibrary I and the @Nudge4Solutions team have been able to do these past few years thanks to the @HeckscherFnd (via @NextCityOrg)

https://t.co/62YpG62Yyq

[Brian Heseung Kim @brhkim]

Alright folks, we're now well underway with development on our job recommendation algorithm for community college grads (see thread👇) and are ready to share our first progress update. Lots of challenges and lessons learned - would love your thoughts!
https://t.co/gXwlkFLq9F

[ideas42 @ideas42]

Partnering with @Nudge4Solutions, we piloted a series of nudges that increased the persistence rates of adult students at two community colleges in Tennessee.

If scaled, this work holds promise for positively impacting millions of adults across the U.S. https://t.co/Rjsz59ljFU

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

We encourage college leaders to critically invest whether they are getting sufficient return from their predictive analytics investments, and to pressure vendors to provide greater transparency about the accuracy and stability of their models.

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

🚨🚨🚨In a new paper we bring much-needed transparency to predictive analytics in higher education. @jdmatsudaira @JamesKvaal @JohnBKing @DTandberg @becksup @TICAS_org @SHEEOed @air4data https://t.co/cycS3AeuiX

[Nudge4 Solutions Lab @Nudge4Solutions]

We estimate colleges incur an average cost of ~$4,700 per each additional student correctly identified as at risk of not graduating when they invest in private-market predictive analytics software. Is this the best use of scarce resources to promote student success?