This whole JCole x KDot “beef” had my whole class feeling some type of way this weekend.

Proud mentor moment. Please give a warm applause for Maiya A. Turner, M. Ed who won the Outstanding Mentoring Award today for her mentorship of students and the creation of Bold Leaders in Urban Education. She a beacon of light for so many folks nationally. TAMU TLAC @sehdtamu

Please RETWEET: It's time to get the story correct!!! Looking for African American parents to share their experiences of supporting their student's success!!! Research study with Dr. Daniel Thomas

My conversation on the school-to-prison nexus on the Girl Who Don’t You Know?! Podcast is LIVE!!! Check it out and share with folks who need to know what we can do to dismantle the nexus. #schooldiscipline #gwdyk

“You know a tree by the fruit it bears” and the fruit is continually surpassing the tree. Congratulation to Virginia Redwine Johnson as the only graduate student in SEHD this year to win an award from the Associate of Former Students Distinguished Graduate Student. #dopementees

I stand by this statement 100%. “For trees (reviewers) to grow in Brooklyn (academia), seeds need to be planted (mentoring and modeling to grad students) - Talib Kweli

3 years for this article to finally be accepted…… wild ain’t it.🤣 Good reason why I keep the pipeline packed, cause I cannot expect timelines to go as planned lol.

🔥🔥Hotter than your AC right now, new publication: Teachers' Job Satisfaction and Perceptions of Working Conditions in an Urban Emergent School District. Long time in the review but myself Andy Kwok MeganSvajda got it done!!! #urbaned #teachers link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Night writing session spurred by: open.spotify.com/track/4kxcVF4k…

When you hit that writing flow….. Nothing like having time to free write. In less than 4 days, one manuscript from start to finish, and another one half done. I feel like my grad school power writing form is coming back.

We are excited to announce Jhaneil Thompson as our Urban Educator of the Year of ICUE 2024! She will receive an all-expense paid trip to attend the conference along with being formally recognized at our Keynote Dinner. tinyurl.com/icueurbaneduca…

I’d rather eat a pack of nails laced with fire ants than to have to update anymore bio sketches for the billions of federal organizations that require the same info. Follow that up with a hot batch of salt and vinegar chips sprinkled with castor oil.

Sometimes……..you gotta stay up late to get work done. No TED Talk No reason Just because some things require finishing in one sitting.

Excited to be chosen as a speaker at the 2024 Black Men in Education Convening in Philadelphia! I’ll be speaking with my colleague Dr. John A. Williams III on Black men entering the professoriate, and we’ll be recruiting PhD students! TAMU TLAC Black Men in Education Convening #BMEC

At #BMEC - and it’s been a blast. We recruit masters and doc folks. Stop by, grab some swag and chat. #kotd #TAMU #TLAC

New Rule: if flights are delayed (30 mins or less) for any reason outside of weather, passengers should get 20% of the ticket back and anyone with checked bags should get it free. If it is an 30 mins to 1 hour, 40% Hour plus, the ticket should be refunded.

Are you a graduate student or early career faculty member interested in learning how to develop an active research agenda? Scan the QR code below to register for my workshop this Friday! Dr. John A. Williams III

On IES funding and research. DOGE Targets Agency That Funds One-Third of Key Education Research educationnext.org/doge-targets-a…