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Sean Tierney

@SFTierney

“Here lies one who meant well, tried a little, failed much”

Joined June 2009
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Yesterday, this bill to improve and protect students’ access to their college transcripts was signed into law. @HigherEdIN wfyi.org/news/articles/hoosi…
Hoosiers with student debt could regain access to college transcripts under new bill

Hoosiers with student debt could regain access to college transcripts under new bill

It’s common practice for colleges to withhold transcripts from students with outstanding debt. The practice disproportionately affects low-income students who want to finish their degree or get a job.

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‼️ Bipartisan and near-unanimous votes for this financial aid bill: “On Wednesday, the Indiana House voted 89-1 to give final approval to House Enrolled Act 1449. It last week passed the Senate, 48-0.”
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (@HigherEdIN) profile pictureIndiana Commission for Higher Education@HigherEdIN19 Apr 2023
🎉HB 1449 (21st Century Scholars auto-enrollment) is headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law!
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And we have fun, too! (We have fun, right @allisonkuehr ?)
Amy Ellen Duke-Benfield (@AEDukehighered) profile pictureAmy Ellen Duke-Benfield@AEDukehighered3 Mar 2023
Work with Sean Tierney! Get in on the innovative higher ed policy happenings in Indiana!
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Come work with us!! We’re looking for an Assistant Director of Data & Analytics @HigherEdIN workforindiana.in.gov/job/In…

Assistant Director of Data Analytics - Commission for Higher Education

Assistant Director of Data Analytics - Commission for Higher Education

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It’s election season in Indianapolis
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Bit of good news for Indiana’s education system
Chad Aldeman (@ChadAldeman) profile pictureChad Aldeman@ChadAldeman24 Oct 2022
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Which state has the *highest* scores for low-income students: 1. Florida (233 pts) 2. Wyoming (232) 3. Indiana (229) Which state has the *lowest* scores for low-income students: 3. Delaware (210) 2. Maryland (210) 1. Puerto Rico (176)
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Latest college completion stats show work is needed. indianacapitalchronicle.com/…

What to know about Indiana's latest college completion rate gains • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Indiana’s college completion rates are improving, but education officials say there still aren’t enough Hoosiers earning degrees.

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Check out this new report on completion rates!
Indiana Commission for Higher Education (@HigherEdIN) profile pictureIndiana Commission for Higher Education@HigherEdIN7 Oct 2022
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The full report contains completion trends by 🎓Campus type 🎓Part-time students 🎓Student population 🎓All public Indiana institutions in.gov/che/files/2022_Colleg… 🧵8/8
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On-time completion rates have been steadily improving across all campus types. Over the past five years, on-time completion has increased by 11 percentage points. 2/
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4/ Incomes are growing in rural Indiana, but are heavily connected to the share of adults with a Bachelor's Degree or higher level of educational attainment. There are a couple of outliers (big rural power plant), but otherwise, education is driving geographic wage differences.
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Seems like a good time to strengthen capital gains and estate taxes
Jeff Stein (@jstein_sun) profile pictureJeff Stein
@jstein_sun28 Sep 2022
New CBO report: The poorest *half* of America -- ~150 million people -- hold only *2 percent* of the country's total wealth Wealth of top 10 percent has grown markedly since 1989 That tiny little line at the bottom of this chart is half the country
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Guess the R squared Unemployment rate versus enrollment at 2-year colleges #HigherEd #CommunityCollege
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5/n So, why do people move to high cost of living places, that seems silly, right? They value the higher amenities available in higher cost of living places; schools, public safety, etc. It really is that simple. Want to raise home values in your city? Invest in those things.
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Apply to these colleges for FREE this week, September 26-30 🤩 #collegeapplications #collegeapplicationweek #collegego2022 #collegego #applytocollege
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Americans have lots of money we’ve simply decided not to give it to those who it.
John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) profile pictureJohn Burn-Murdoch
@jburnmurdoch16 Sep 2022
NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef265420-45e8… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:
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1/n It is an error of basic economics to argue that low cost of living somehow mitigates low wages. A low cost of living is the easiest way to measure a severe shortage of amenities. indianacapitalchronicle.com/…
Commentary: It's quality of life, not cost of living • Indiana Capital Chronicle

Commentary: It's quality of life, not cost of living • Indiana Capital Chronicle

A low cost of living is actually evidence of chronic economic problems, and is maybe the last thing anyone should want to advertise

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Can’t stop fascists by pretending they don’t exist
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Brendan Bow (@pope_brendictus) profile pictureBrendan Bow@pope_brendictus3 Sep 2022
🤡🤡🤡🤡 Watch out for the Nazis downtown, Indy 🤡🤡🤡🤡
So by 2031, Georgism will be mainstream politics?
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This will take decades to fix. Time to start.
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Low income kids who make friends with wealthy kids end up earning more when they become adults. Lots to think about in terms of how school systems and neighborhoods are designed. School systems that separate rich from poor might be doing harm
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Indianapolis does particularly bad here. Indy has little connection between rich and poor (the horizontal axis) and underperforms on getting low income kids to escape poverty.
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Here’s a chart from the study’s data (via NYT). Access to capital gets locked up in social networks. Along with people who can share their experiences, give advice or make connections for you
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