Comms/PR Director @AERA_EdResearch. Prior: @NAICUtweets. Have mostly transitioned over to LinkedIn. Connect with me there: https://teapaw.org/t.co/Lmo9HG6rYv
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A new study finds that taking high school students’ level of resources into account when assessing applications can lead to diverse admits who are likely to succeed in college. bit.ly/3Zl5V60
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Holistic admissions practices are strongly associated with students’ success in college, according to new research published in @AERAOpen by @MichaelBastedo, @MarkUmbrichtPhD @emmabausch, Bo-Kyung Byun, and Yiping Bai. aera.net/Newsroom/Study-Admi…
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New research published today in @EEPAjournal by @jilli_jung and @MaithGopalan finds that state-mandated civics test policy does not improve youth voter turnout, at least in the short term. Read about the study here: aera.net/Newsroom/Study-Find…
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"According to a new national poll from the @chronicle , Americans from both major political parties tend to oppose substantial government influence over what’s taught in college classrooms." via @EmmaJanePettit chronicle.com/article/who-sh…
"Rapid change in [state higher ed] spending levels over a short period has resulted in an unpredictable environment. . . . Surprises can strain an institution or state system even in times of increased funding." chronicle.com/article/higher…
Insightful piece by Jennifer Delaney, editor of the new AERA book "Volatility in State Spending for Higher Education." aera.net/Publications/Volati…
The skills-based hiring movement "sends a degree-skeptical message that risks hurting rather than helping those who most would benefit most from pursuing an education beyond high school." nytimes.com/2023/08/21/opini…
Important @educationweek piece by AERA President @TyroneCHoward on the risks of book banning
"Schools can be laboratories for a democratic society but not when the very few or the politically motivated can dictate the learning experiences of the many."
edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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NEW: The conventional wisdom is that parents have grown increasingly furious with public schools. But it's actually people without school-age children who are particularly skeptical of public schools, multiple surveys show. chalkbeat.org/2023/7/25/2380…
Following a ban on affirmative action, experts say colleges could turn to first-gen students to maintain diversity but who is first generation?usatoday.com/story/news/educ… via @usatoday @Itzel03Luna
"42% of students use ChatGPT, up from 33% in a prior survey. Their teachers are way ahead of them, with now 63% saying they’ve used the tool on the job" @The74 @gtoppo the74million.org/article/nat…
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We're pleased to offer access to AERA journals for journalists. Thanks @JournoResource for this roundup!
Did you know?
Many academic journalists will let journalists bypass their paywalls.
@DeniseOrdway shows you which ones and how to set up free accounts:
journalistsresource.org/medi…
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Today the U.S. Supreme Court made it harder for higher education to achieve student equity and inclusivity, but avenues remain open and higher education must seize them. Read the full statement from Exec. Dir. Felice Levine & AERA President @TyroneCHoward. aera.net/Newsroom/AERA-State…
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Some fascinating research: Study Finds That a Small Number of Teachers Effectively Double the Racial Gaps Among Students Referred for Disciplinary Action
From @AERA_EdResearch
Read more here:
aera.net/Newsroom/Troublemak…
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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 @DrJingLiu, @EmilyKPenner, and @Wenjingtweet. aera.net/Newsroom/Study-Find…
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22% of respondents said they weren’t ready for college due to a lack of emotional and academic preparedness, compared with 14% who said so in 2019. Those who felt college was not worthwhile jumped to 20% from 8% in 2019. chronicle.com/article/prospe… @chronicle @emmahhall1
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In a study published in @AERAOpen, researchers @d_m_houston & Jeffrey R. Henig found that providing parents with achievement growth data encourages them to consider schools with greater economic and racial diversity, but only up to a point. aera.net/Newsroom/Giving-Par…
How COVID changed high school seniors' plans about college and their future careers usatoday.com/story/news/educ… via @usatoday @NirviShah
Two-thirds of adults don’t think the Supreme Court should rule against race-conscious admissions, but 68% believe race and ethnicity should have little to no importance in the acceptance process. highereddive.com/news/two-th… via @HigherEdDive @LauraSpitalniak
.@EdNCES COVID School Data Indicate ‘Complicated Picture’: Mental Health Worse, Staffing Tight, Enrollment Frozen at Nation’s Schools @The74 @KevinMahnken the74million.org/article/sta…
