Constance 'Our preferred methods in education policy research have limitations. The question of whether race causes an outcome is so constrained that the null hypothesis is that there is no discrimination and no structural or systemic racism' - Constance

Whose voice matters in making policy? Constance raising important questions about racial representation in #EdPolicy discussions #SDPconvening

Neat use of web scraping to generate descriptive data on availability of controversial books #SDPconvening

At #SDPconvening kickoff, Miriam Greenberg says 'we can't automate our way to justice' - good reminder of the importance of the people behind the scenes who produce the numbers.

I know academics like to say/write 'utilize,' but can we stop doing it?

'Use' is perfectly fine 99.9% of the time. More syllables does not make for more compelling thinking/writing/speaking.

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New working paper out! Analyzing over 600k letters of recommendation w/ natural language processing, we ask: What do counselors write about, and how does this vary by student demographics? What implications does this have for equity in admissions? (1/11)
edworkingpapers.com/ai24-953

Does residential location affect applications to top public schools? fhfa.gov/Media/Blog/Pag…

#HousingPolicyIsEdPolicy

📢 Please join us on May 22 for a panel called 'Temporary Tenures.' We'll talk with academics who've taken temporary roles in public service & learn how they've leveraged their expertise to influence policy.

Register here: bit.ly/temptenure

I love that Kristi Noem's entire defense is just naming other animals she killed. In two days, she's going to be like 'Listen, I invented the penguin-guillotine and I'm goddamn proud of it.'

Every dog with Republican owners today.

This REL Southwest infographic outlines approaches that support effective writing instruction through the Write to Succeed professional learning program in New Mexico, which aims to improve English proficiency among #EnglishLearner students. Learn more: ies.ed.gov/ncee/rel/Produ…

I spoke with Leila Fadel on NPR's Morning Edition this morning about campus protesters and their demands for universities to divest their endowments from companies that have ties to Israel until Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire and peace in Gaza.

npr.org/2024/04/26/124…

put k-12 educators on committees and panels, invite k-12 educators to organizations and conferences, collaborate with k-12 educators on publications and research, extend fellowships and opportunities to k-12 educators

Important to note (as others have mentioned) that a 26% success rate is not necessarily a bad thing! It depends on the counterfactual: what % of interventions with no prior evidence succeed? And what % of interventions commit to being rigorously evaluated in the first place?

Next week at the 2024 #SDPconvening , we will celebrate evidence-informed excellence and announce the 2024 SDP Data Excellence Award winner for their use of data to solve thorny problems, with an eye toward how they advanced justice for the student populations they serve.

Abt Global has joined Knowledge Alliance! We’re proud to align with partners whose mission is to promote rigorous research to elevate outcomes for all students. This partnership reinforces our commitment to delivering actionable insights to policymakers, educators, and communities.

A new Annenberg Institute at Brown working paper dispels the myth that teachers miss work more frequently than other college-educated workers. It finds that teachers were more likely to attend work even when an absence was justified. bit.ly/4dc9JwY

I've gotten some questions about why Northwood students walked out yesterday & what the challenges are. Like so many complex policy issues, it requires context if you haven't been following for years. So I will try to provide some! Sorry this is long.

Would you rather have 5 weeks of vacation with flexibility in when to use it, or 10 weeks of vacation of predetermined dates?