Eric Lerum

True believer: educational opportunity and economic mobility. Independent consultant. Formerly @AmericaSucceeds. #edpolicy #edreform (all tweets are my own)

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

There is no escaping the persistent problem of a meaningless high school diploma - for students, for employers, for all of us. We fail to address it at our own peril.

[Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias]

Check this prediction from February 2025 —>

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Big shoes to fill. Dan is top notch.

[Dan Goldhaber @CEDR_US]

A little personal news today: after more than a decade as director of @caldercenter, I'm stepping down. It's been amazing to get to work with terrific folks on various projects & the work will continue on lots of projects!

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[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

“The students who cannot read a 20-page article today are the voters who will not be able to read a bill, or the jurors who cannot follow a closing argument, tomorrow.”

[Patrick Wolf @FlowTap1]

Great piece by @matt_barnum about an important experimental study by @cqcampos: To affect school choices, school performance "information needs to be widely shared across a broad network of connected families, not just a handful of individuals."
https://t.co/LnLmvdrlCb

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Still using what they were trained in. This is an ed prep and PD problem.

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

Report: Nearly One-Third of Teachers Still Use ‘Discredited’ Reading Methods https://t.co/zeu5XMJojH

[Dan Goldhaber @CEDR_US]

Let me translate the abstract: we should be more serious about teacher evaluation.

https://t.co/nynCe9j4Iw

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Trust the science.

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

Today in horseshoe politics: The right/libertarian universal school choice group @edchoice buddies up with teachers to bemoan standardized tests. https://t.co/I36MXCpQKM @colynritter24 @amanda_geduld

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

But these results are still very promising for other problems we are trying to solve for, namely student well-being and mental health.

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

I'm not surprised that we still actually have to improve instruction in order to raise student achievement. Turning kids' attention back away from their phones to their peers and to what's being taught is only one part. The other, larger rock to move is improving teaching.

[Kelsey Piper @KelseyTuoc]

surprisingly minimal results from school phone bans

[Heather Peske @HeatherPeske]

Yes, paying teachers more at the start of their careers can support retention and student achievement. Districts also need to look at how they spend their resources across the full salary schedule. Many districts still pay a lot for master’s degree premiums that don’t improve teacher effectiveness or student outcomes.

A better approach would be to shift those dollars toward early-career pay as well as other targeted, evidence-based strategies, like incentives for shortage areas, high-need schools, strong performance, or teacher leadership roles. https://t.co/pk4PXukbN5

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

It’s like having a Waymo trail just behind you on a long run and constantly asking if you want a lift

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Finally an angle on the college ROI issue that isn't simply turning away from giving all students a chance to get to and through college. This is refreshing and inspiring.

[TNTP @TNTP]

The formula worked.

Until it didn’t.

“The social contract that held for generations—hard work, a degree, a path to stability—has quietly broken.”

Now what → https://t.co/PQWv2UG9nS

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

@travispillow Worse. Colleges are elevating first-gen issues to drown out college-educated moms who complain.

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Or maybe, just maybe, it's not about you...

Wow.

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

https://t.co/BlbksNGC5h

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

This is not kind to students. If you want to be kind, care enough to tell them the truth and help them reach a true bar of achievement.

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

@edpolicyjunkie I don’t disagree. The adults are doing just fine.

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

Staggering and absolutely shameful. What are we even doing here?

[Alexander Russo @alexanderrusso]

"Recent stories about grade inflation and college students struggling with basic math hint that these gaps exist. But when I started digging into the numbers, I was startled by just how large they were."

The Graduation Gap - by Chad Aldeman https://t.co/wVmBfKbC0W

[Eric Lerum @ericlerum]

@edpolicyjunkie Well, I don’t think they sit down and hammer out an agreement…

[Chad Aldeman @ChadAldeman]

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