Jennifer Steele

Professor, School of Education, American University. Focused on education policy and the economics of education.

[Jennifer Steele @jensteeledc]

Forget em-dashes. I argue on Substack that scientific illiteracy is the new AI tell...

Nine year-olds frozen in time are an AI giveaway https://t.co/Lpb2TeJEII

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Word.

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How do we build an AI-enabled economy in a way that empowers people and doesn’t leave millions behind? That’s the focus of my new research profiled here by @AUResearch. I’ll also be presenting new findings at @aefpweb in Chicago this March.

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Job posting!

The Education Data Center (EDC) is seeking a Data Analyst to support the development and maintenance of comprehensive, high-quality education datasets. This would be a great fit for anyone with Stata skills and experience with education-related datasets! To apply: https://t.co/a9sjJNV003

[Jennifer Steele @jensteeledc]

"Manufacturers are incentivized by federal regulations, and by the basic imperatives of the thing economy, to produce ever-bigger trucks for ever-higher prices to lock people into a cycle of consumption and debt that often lasts a lifetime." @jhensonpogue https://t.co/CycPzW5WTy

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Today in conversation with @amylieberman @ConversationUS, I explain the student loan forgiveness roller coaster in Washington. In short: some forgiveness plans resume, but incentives are ending in 2026 for certain types of public service work https://t.co/m4xocstYhL

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Do you know how the One Big Beautiful Bill affects federal student aid? In @ConversationUS, I break down the new Workforce Pell Grants, new federal loan limits, and how the latter may force more colleges to compete on price. https://t.co/0Q24j6FAum

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In The Conversation, I explain why (1) soft skills are the new STEM in the age of AI, and (2) teachers must protect the classroom for effortful learning, because kids can’t learn what they delegate to AI. https://t.co/tf9qbjYQo4

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In @Salon, I argue that JD Vance's stance on dismantling @usedgov undermines his own story and betrays the poor he claims to represent. The Ed. Dept. is an economic engine that powers innovation and makes college possible for millions. It did for me. https://t.co/gZNBvyjvt1

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Really enjoyed my conversation with @AmericanU alum @savannahkuchar about education as a wedge issue in 2024. Here's her wonderful article: 'Quantum-leap change': How school choice, book bans and student loans are taking center stage in 2024 https://t.co/RSfwiNeNnA via @usatoday

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The first 50 copies of the full text are open-access through the aforementioned link. Thank you to my colleagues at @AU_SchoolofEd and @AU_SPA for feedback on the article when it was in development!

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In my new Education Economics article, I use 10th-grade geographic proximity to college types to test whether Chetty et al (2017) @OppInsights's high-success colleges causally boost earnings. https://t.co/9KziaUyyFt

[Jennifer Steele @jensteeledc]

I also look at HBCUs, for which I find that (1) geographic proximity is an especially strong inducement for HBCU attendance; (2) first attendance at an HBCU drives stronger STEM credit completion but lower early-career wages, with the latter suggestive of labor market bias.

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Here’s a link with the graphic: Jennifer Steele on how AI will impact economic inequality https://t.co/pmlGXW6aK6

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In today’s @FastCompany magazine, I argue that the horror film M3gan offers a good analogue for the workforce implications of #AI. AI precociously mimics us, but AI is not us: https://t.co/pmlGXW6aK6 @AU_SchoolofEd

[Jennifer Steele @jensteeledc]

En otras palabras... si conoce a alguien que esté buscando una excelente profesora de español en linea, me gustaría recomendar a mi amiga Carolina, una lingüista políglota que vive en Madrid y es una maravillosa profe de todos los niveles: https://t.co/AkrA57W59H

[Jennifer Steele @jensteeledc]

If you know anyone seeking a wonderful online Spanish instructor (master's in linguistics and polyglot grammar maven), may I recommend my friend Carolina, who is based in Madrid and is an amazing coach for all levels: https://t.co/AkrA57W59H

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Spoke with Karina Mitchell last night on @cgtnamerica about back-to-school costs being up 3% over last year (after two years of 6-7% inflation) and what families can do to keep costs under control: https://t.co/anJnOnuDmj @AU_SchoolofEd