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Ericka (Wiggins) Weathers @erickaweathers.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Hi ed policy folks! Anyone able to review AERA proposals for Division L (Educational Policy and Politics), Section 1 (Governance, Politics, and Legal Issues)? We need 3 or 4 more non-student reviewers. The ask is to review ~10 proposals each. You can DM me if interested. Thanks & please share!

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Public Schools First NC @publicschoolsfirstnc.org · 28/07/2026

Disparate impact has been removed from Dept. of Ed rules for civil rights investigations. “This kind of severs the guardrails that protect from those scenarios in which unjust, unnecessary burdens literally cause kids to face discrimination at school" #nced #ncpublicschools ow.ly/F8Xh50ZtyOz

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The Trump administration just made a big change to civil rights investigations into schools

Civil rights advocates say the change, which deals with disparate impact, removes a crucial tool for discovering possible violations of federal law. Conservatives argue statistics alone cannot prove a policy is discriminatory.

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Erica Meltzer @ericameltzer.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Terminating civil rights agreements could have ripple effects far beyond those cases or even transgender students as a group. “Once you open that door to something that is unprecedented, where does it end?" one longtime OCR employee asked. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/04/14/t...

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The Trump administration ripped up civil rights agreements. Could it spark a chain reaction for schools?

Conservatives say the federal government is finally interpreting Title IX correctly. But some legal experts say tearing up old agreements is not only virtually unprecedented — it could have a chilling...

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Rachel M. Perera @rachelmarisa.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

In a new Brookings piece, I wrote about how the US Department of Education has turned civil rights enforcement into a tool to promote segregation and discrimination. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

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How the US Department of Education has turned civil rights enforcement into a discriminatory tool | Brookings

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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Join ELC on March 2 for “Making the Grade: Advocating for Fair School Funding in the States.” Access the report + register for the webinar here: edlawcenter.org/making-the-g...

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Thanks to Ascendium Education Philanthropy, the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award supports researchers in postsecondary ed & workforce development attend #AEFP2026. Applications are due TODAY. Learn more: aefpweb.org/ascendiu...

Informational flyer for the Ascendium Postsecondary Scholar Award. Application deadline is February 13, 2026. Eligible applicants include active AEFP members who are PhD students or professionals with research focused on postsecondary or workforce development. Preference is given to applicants presenting at the conference who have limited resources to attend.

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Sarah W. Lenhoff @sarahlenhoff.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This study started with a convo over coffee w/ Huriya Jabbar in 2017! We wrote two unsuccessful grant proposals, finally got internal funding, and then struggled through 4 journals to get the null findings published. Persistence and great colleagues for the win! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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The Paradox of School Choice? Experimental Evidence on Choice Architecture, Anxiety, and Satisfaction - Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Huriya Jabbar, Fatima Varner, Gloria Stout, Kathleen Holloway, 2026

School choice policy is often touted as offering more choices to families whose school options are limited by traditional zoning. However, too many options or t...

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Education Week @edweek.org · 12/01/2026

After 60 Years, a Louisiana District Fights to Exit Federal Desegregation Order: St. Mary Parish is on the frontlines of a legal battle to end ongoing school desegregation cases dating back to the civil rights era.

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After 60 Years, a Louisiana District Fights to Exit Federal Desegregation Order

St. Mary Parish is on the frontlines of a legal battle to end ongoing school desegregation cases dating back to the civil rights era.

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For context, this drop in attendance rates related to the measles outbreak (about 93% to 90%) is almost as large as the initial drop in TX attendance rates from pre-pandemic to post-pandemic (95% in 2018-19 to 91% in 2021-22). (TX attendance trends over time here: www.aei.org/research-pro...)

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Shaun M. Dougherty @doughesm.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

🚨There is a lot of policy movement to expand career & technical Ed but little evidence of what to expect from such expansion. Our WP provides evidence from MA on take up & ➕impacts in the first 5 yrs after HS. #cte

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Every Child NC @everychildnc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The biggest consequence is that 1.5 million public school students continue to have their constitutional rights violated because lawmakers are failing to adhere to the court order calling on them to fully fund the Leandro Plan. It's unclear why @dawnbvaughan.bsky.social forgot this. #ncpol

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Join the Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for an engaging forum on dual enrollment research. Register today: aefp.zoom.us/meeting...

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Come work with us! We’re really excited about our research on attendance and chronic absenteeism. And we’d be really excited to work with you! Reach out if you have any questions. Detroit-based preferred, but remote might be possible. Start as early as Dec 2025 or later in Spring/Summer 2026.

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · 01/10/2025

PSA: Our department of Curriculum & Instruction is hiring for an open-rank position in secondary literacy! illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Not *my* department, but my College. So come work with me! (Or let me know if you want to talk about UIUC [which is great]!)

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College of Education: Professor (Open-Rank) – Secondary Literacy

Duties and Responsibilities

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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

🍎🦡 I'm recruiting a PhD student in Ed Policy (fall '26) at @uwmadison.bsky.social! Come work with me on college access, admissions, & fin aid in our top-ranked, fully-funded program. I’m especially excited for this student to immediately join our direct admissions RCT team.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Again, if your story on NCGA budget negotiations fails to mention that state leaders are under an open court order to fully fund the Leandro Plan, then you're ignoring a massive constitutional crisis and the biggest issue in the biggest part of state government #ncpol

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NC Senators push 'mini budget' spending plans, but deals appear elusive

North Carolina Republican lawmakers, unable to reach a state budget deal, are attempting to pass smaller and more targeted spending plans.

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Tom Swiderski @tswid.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

New paper! Using data from NC, we estimate that getting attendance rates back to pre-pandemic levels in 2023-24 could have improved state math achievement by 0.017-0.025 SDs in this year, or 13-19% of what would be needed for a full academic recovery. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Erica Frankenberg @efrankenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Through October 3, free access to Urban Education special issue marking the 70th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Ed. decision, including our article: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec... with @janellescott.bsky.social @edebray.bsky.social @sarahmccollum.bsky.social @talialeibovitz.bsky.social

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education. Why does that matter? Well... www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Gema Zamarro @gzamarro.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

#Econsky check the Economics Department at the University of Arkansas is hiring two open-rank Economics professors, including an opening in public economics and public policy. Public Economics/Public Policy: lnkd.in/eQTEgPM9 Macroeconomics: lnkd.in/ewxxNSh8

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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sarahcordes.bsky.social @sarahcordes.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

I'm hiring a postdoc to assist with creating a longitudinal dataset of state charter school funding laws. More info in the position description. Please share!

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Cordes postdoc position description.pdf

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Every Child NC @everychildnc.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

While we applaud Chairman Davis's efforts to lift up the amazing work going on in our public schools, we respectfully disagree that anti-public-school myths are a bigger issue than the unfortunate reality: legislators continue to violate the constitution by under-funding our schools #ncpol

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NC Board of Education chairman names ‘biggest issue’ facing state’s public schools

“Somewhere along the line, somebody decided that it’s good for our state to discredit and attack our public school system,” Eric Davis told the Hood-Hargett Breakfast Club Tuesday.

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Erica Frankenberg @efrankenberg.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Glad to see this out—brief describing our research findings to date on dual immersion schools and strategies for promoting equity. Please share widely. With @lucasantibanez.bsky.social & others not on here.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Can anyone explain why Leandro has been memory-holed despite being an ongoing scandal and constitutional crisis?

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Here's the recording of the event I organized focused on how to become an ed consultant. There's lots of really useful, practical information regardless of your subject area, but I obviously had my colleagues who've recently lost their jobs in mind. youtu.be/50hWMIyR6bw?...

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Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths [Webinar]

YouTube video by Association for Education Finance & Policy

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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 25/06/2025

🔥What’s the only thing hotter than this week’s weather?🔥 Our new @wheelockpolicybu.bsky.social working paper: “School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic” In it, BU Wheelock PhD @abbyfrancis.bsky.social and I ask: Has the pandemic permanently changed families' schooling choices?

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

The position has a salary of $70,000 and can either be in Ann Arbor, MI, or remote. This is funded through IES, and we want to be transparent that it is contingent on continued funding. We'll start reviewing applications on June 12, so please submit before then! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Research Area Specialist Associate | U-M Careers

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🚨Attention Job Seekers: We're hiring a quantitative researcher for a 1-year (possibly renewable for 2nd yr) position to study Career & Technical education! While not technically a postdoc, this would be a great fit for a recent PhD graduate! 🧵 careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Research Area Specialist Associate | U-M Careers

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Education Law Center @edlawcenter.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

ELC is dedicated to protecting immigrant students and families. Learn more about ELC's recent advocacy efforts with partners in NJ to make sure advocates and families know their rights. edlawcenter.org/resisting-tr...

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Resisting Trump’s Assault on Students and Schools: How ELC is Fighting Back - Education Law Center

Over the last several months, Education Law Center has taken crucial legal actions, developed essential advocacy tools, and...

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Erica Frankenberg @efrankenberg.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

On this day before the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared school segregation inherently unequal, sharing a new publication written for the 70th anniversary examining why integration is eroding (open access): 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Eroding Integration: 21st Century Segregation Trends in U.S. Public and Charter Schools and Implications for the Enduring Promise of Brown - Erica Frankenberg, Caprial Farrington, Elizabeth H. DeBray,...

Drawing on Boddie’s adaptive discrimination framework, this article analyzes changes in demographic trends from 2002–2021. Our findings reveal a continuation of...

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Remarkable disparate impact waffle. Thought y’all wanted that concept gone.

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Kris Nordstrom @krisnordstrom.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

We don't need band-aids, we need proven policies: - competitive pay - support staff at recommended levels - school capital improvements to ensure each school offers a healthy, inviting learning environment - Restore funding for PD and mentoring - End rhetorical attacks & micromanaging

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NC bills to get more teachers into classroom advance in House committee

Retired teachers returning to work have become extra valuable in recent years as schools have struggled to hire experienced teachers and turnover has risen, but many only work for a few months before ...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 20/03/2025

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it faced hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state programs and projects. (Published July 2024)

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School Vouchers Were Supposed to Save Taxpayer Money. Instead They Blew a Massive Hole in Arizona’s Budget.

Arizona, the model for voucher programs across the country, has spent so much money paying private schoolers’ tuition that it’s now facing hundreds of millions in budget cuts to critical state…

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Victor Cadilla @victorcadilla.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

What is missing from these pieces on Penn, Columbia, and Maine (others?) losing funds, is the process the admin is using to withhold funds. I haven't seen any reporting on 1) how the admin is deciding schools are in violation and 2) whether they're following their own policies for withholding funds

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Victor Cadilla @victorcadilla.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

"The entire Office for Civil Rights teams based in Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Cleveland, Boston and New York were let go. That represents half of regional civil rights offices." Tell me how this helps kids www.chalkbeat.org/2025/03/11/e...

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Linda McMahon didn’t need a Trump executive order to make big Education Department layoffs

The layoffs, combined with recent staff buyouts, mean that the number of Education Department staff has dropped by nearly 50% in the last two weeks. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to cl...

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Victor Cadilla @victorcadilla.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

"The limiting factor here isn’t our funding system; it’s the will and competence of lawmakers." As always, I appreciate @krisnordstrom.bsky.social sharp and thoughtful analysis

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Brian Holzman @brianholzman.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Come to the Joint Community Group Happy Hour on March 14th from 6-8pm during the @aefpweb.bsky.social conference. All are welcome! Details are below. 🥂

AEFP Joint Community Group Happy Hour. Co-hosted by Scholars of Color, Ed Dev, First Gen, and Policymaker & Practitioner community groups. When: Friday, March 14 from 6:00-8:00 pm. Where: Blackfinn DC (1620 I St NW, Washington, DC 20006). Food and drinks will be provided!

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