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Dave Osworth

@daveosworth.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations

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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
🚨New (Open Access) Publication! In this study @dsalazargarza.bsky.social and myself examine how DEI is portrayed across the public school districts in LA County. We utilize racialized organization theory to critically examine how these districts describe their DEI initiatives. Data collected 2024.
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I feel like the thing that will push from academia is the use of generative AI. It is very disheartening to me.
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Coming out of the woodwork to share a new publication! This #CriticalPolicyAnalysis of anti-transgender policy in North Carolina is open access. Very excited to publish about a topic I'm very passionate about. scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol2/...
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The Political Construction of Anti-Transgender Policy: A Critical Policy Analysis of North Carolina State Legislators' Discursive Strategies
In recent year anti-LGBTQ policy has been cropping up at the state level across the United States. While these policies have been described as unprecedented, they signal a period of retrenchment for t...
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
I regularly find with my graduate students this idea that theory is abstract and disconnected from "real life". What are some ways to get them to see that theory is deeply embedded in the world around them? #academicsky #critcaltheory #education
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
New Publication with my dear friend Dr. Virella! In this paper we argue for a more intersectional approach for leaders working toward equity. doi.org/10.1177/1942...
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Evolving Equity Traps: New Challenges for Educational Leaders in Pursuit of Anti-Racism - Patricia Virella, David Osworth, 2025
Our study explores the emerging equity traps seven educational leaders encountered while pursuing anti-racist initiatives in one large urban school district. De...
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
New Pub Alert! This article examines district discipline policies in South Carolina from a CRT perspective. Shout out to @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being such an amazing collaborator! #edusky #academicsky #UCEA doi.org/10.1177/0895...
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South Carolina Discipline Policies as a Source of Racial Inequity - David Osworth, M. Nathan Tanner, 2025
School discipline has been documented as a source of racial disparity in schooling in the United States. Black students are often referred for discipline infrac...
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
When does summer break start for a pre tenure faculty? Asking for a friend #edusky #academicsky
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
I just want to share again this recent pub with @mnathantanner.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite things I've written to date, and Nathan is a phenomenal thinker and collaborator. Please give this a read and share with your networks 💜 #edusky rdcu.be/enbgw
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From Public Good to Private Gain: Charter Schools and the Racialized Enclosure of Public Education
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Was amazing collaborating with @mnathantanner.bsky.social! More to come ♥️
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Hey Bluesky Ed Scholars! Please help amplify this! This study is looking at LGBTQ Ed Leaders. I have interviewed 10 folks so far and I'm hoping to interview 10 more! Please share this with your networks. #EdLeadership
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
While I’m a blue sky recluse, I’ve come out of hiding to shout out @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being an amazing co-author and collaborator, big things coming this year from us ♥️
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
@maggiethornton.bsky.social is a real one! This is a great opportunity, share with your grad students!
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
47 created a fake university and now he is dictating what universities can and cannot teach.
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Waffle House adding a ¢50 surcharge per egg is another example of policy decisions creating undesirable outcomes that will be felt most heavily by working class individuals in the U.S. The oligarchy is oligarchy-ing. #neoliberalism
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
The intense focus on merit is ironic considering everyone preaching it is a nepo-baby.
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The irony of the party of small government engaging in a huge display of federalism and over reach is not shocking. The circus is in town. #fortyseven
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Me responding to a reviewers critique of my methodology. #academicsky #research
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Because the Fall Semester was so busy I never shared my most recent publication. This is manuscript is a new analysis of my dissertation data examining rural school takeover. #EdPolicy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Reviewer 2 can really ruin your day. Especially when you are coming from different research paradigms #academicsky
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
All I want for Christmas is for my R&Rs to be accepted with no more revisions. #tenuretack #academicsky
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Great day of the #gss great time being a faculty to mentor for this grad student event #UCEA2024 @uceagsc.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Boarded my flight to #ucea2024 excited for a great conference in LA!
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UCEA GSC @uceagsc.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
🚨 Last Call for Mentors! 🚨 Faculty are encouraged to mentor graduate students in the Researcher Development Program through collaborative research. Read the Call: drive.google.com/fil... Sign Up: docs.google.com/form... Contact: researcherdevelopmentprogram@gmail.com
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 16/09/2023
Another #wgi season starts. So excited for first round auditions with United Percussion. On my flight to Philly now!
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
Today I wrote with some colleagues at a coffee shop, it was delightful. Working in community always makes the task less tedious! #AcademicSky #PhDLife
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
First day of class and there are a bunch of bikes on campus. Someone needs to tell the undergrads single speed/fixed gear bikes are not the way in a college town with hills.
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 23/08/2023
Anyone else ever feel like they are cosplaying as a researcher? #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #PhDLife
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Dave Osworth @daveosworth.bsky.social · 21/08/2023
Getting ready for the semester, and working on my dissertation, and applying for jobs... this school year is going to age me a few years.
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