Excited to share this blog post in which I summarized findings from three recent studies on school discipline I did with my awesome coauthors!@SethGershenson Michael Hayes Emily Penner Wenjing Gao

High School Dual-Enrollment Programs as a Lever to Diversify the Teacher Workforce Researchers - David Blazar, Wenjing Gao, Dr. Ramon Goings, SethGershenson Thurs 3/23 - 08:15-09:45, Room 9 - Mt. Sopris (Main Building, Lobby Level)

Troublemakers? The Role of Frequent Teacher Referrers in Expanding Racial Disciplinary Disproportionalities Researchers - Jing Liu , Emily Penner, Wenjing Gao Thurs 3/23 - 10:00-11:30, Room 2 - Mt. Princeton (Main Building, 3rd floor)

The UMD College of Education UMD_TLPL Maryland Equity Project is having a blast at AEFP! Fantastic set of student and postdoc presentations, in addition to good food

Great work from Wenjing Gao sharing work on programs to build stronger pathways into teaching for Black students UMD College of Education UMD_TLPL Maryland Equity Project

“Black teachers make an incredible difference in the lives of kids. Black teachers improve the lives of Black kids, and they improve the lives of all kids.” David Blazar on “Why Black Teachers Matter” Maryland Equity Project #TerrapinEdTalks

“Despite all its promises and pitfalls, AI could help us empower teachers and build a more effective and equitable education system.” Jing Liu on harnessing the power of AI to give teachers personalized feedback to improve their instruction. #TerrapinEdTalks

The top 5 percent of teachers most likely to refer students to the principal’s office for disciplinary action do so at such an outsized rate that they effectively double the racial gaps in such referrals, according to new research in @Erjournal_AERA by Jing Liu, Emily Penner,

edweek.org/teaching-learn…