Education Researcher at RAND COYS-Spirithttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3lqarhhjkz22p🚨 working paper 🚨 Kids who go to Boston PreK are more likely to… ⬆️ stay in BPS through 8th grade ⬆️ apply to Boston’s competitive exam schools ⬆️ enroll and pass Algebra 1 by end of eighth grade ⬆️ score higher on 7th grade math assessments 🔗 edworkingpapers.com/sites/default/files/ai25-1194.pdf28 May 2025 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqarhhjkz22phttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3lnlenqby2k2rThere are over 70,000 pre-K teachers working in public schools but they often fall through the crack between ECE and K-12 policy. Check out my piece with Elizabeth Steiner and @jscannon.bsky.social on including their voices in pre-K policy discussions https://www.the74million.org/article/public-school-pre-k-teachers-are-professionals-but-arent-treated-that-way/24 Apr 2025 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlenqby2k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3lmg2dpivik2yWe asked 1,368 public school-based pre-K teachers across the country about the materials they use, their instructional resources and planning time, and how their programs align with elementary grades. Read more in my new co-authored report: www.rand.org/t/rra3279-309 Apr 2025 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmg2dpivik2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3lgynhzlr6k23Check out our new paper! Educator retention in ECE doesn’t just improve capacity to serve children and families, it also means we have more experienced quality educators! [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jan 2025 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgynhzlr6k23https://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3le2sqda4f22gGreat article about spurs fandom in America. And now there is a photo of me in the New York Times 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Dec 2024 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2sqda4f22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/annakshapiro.bsky.social/post/3lb3qv5cpcc2mFirst Bluesky post has to be for a sold out crowd for a women’s soccer semifinal x Washington Spirit win16 Nov 2024 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:qgh2rfjgknanvhtady2pynr6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3qv5cpcc2m