Cara Jackson
@carajackson.bsky.social
Devoted to development & use of evidence to improve educational policy, practice, & outcomes. Evidence Use in Education, LLC. Past president https://aefpweb.org/. Co-editor: http://rb.gy/ipo4d5 & https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED603550
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Democratizing the Development of Evidence - Cara Jackson, 2022
This essay offers a framework for broader community involvement as a means of increasing the relevance and usefulness of evidence developed. This essay begins b...
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If we care about evidence being used in policy and practice, we should think about what questions policymakers and practitioners have.
Some thoughts on how to get started in Democratizing the Development of Evidence
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Some thoughts on how to get started in Democratizing the Development of Evidence
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Households face annual costs of roughly $400–$900 from climate change—mainly from disasters, higher insurance, and energy costs—with lower-income families and certain regions hit disproportionately, from @kclausing.bsky.social, Knittel, and @cwolfram.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34525
December 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Households face annual costs of roughly $400–$900 from climate change—mainly from disasters, higher insurance, and energy costs—with lower-income families and certain regions hit disproportionately, from @kclausing.bsky.social, Knittel, and @cwolfram.bsky.social www.nber.org/papers/w34525
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This week, a federal judge wrote that federal agents – largely from ICE, but also CBP and other agencies operating in D.C. – had adopted an “arrest first, ask questions later” approach, ignoring legal requirements around when and how immigrants can be detained.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
@maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
Federal judge limits warrantless immigration arrests in D.C.
Lawyers say federal agents unlawfully operated under an ‘arrest first, ask questions later’ policy.
51st.news
December 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This week, a federal judge wrote that federal agents – largely from ICE, but also CBP and other agencies operating in D.C. – had adopted an “arrest first, ask questions later” approach, ignoring legal requirements around when and how immigrants can be detained.
@maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
@maustermuhle.bsky.social reports:
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Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
Money Doesn't Buy Elections. It Does Something Worse.
Campaign ads barely move the needle. The real influence is hiding in plain sight.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Study after study shows campaign ads barely move the needle. So where does money’s real power come from? I ranked the five ways money corrupts politics—from least to most corrosive. What I’ve learned from 15 years of tracking political money:
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Summer school participation pretty consistently provided modest benefits to students in math (but NOT reading), see Figure 1. The math benefits of summary school in our studies were generally more consistent and larger than what we found for tutoring (Figure 2).
December 6, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Summer school participation pretty consistently provided modest benefits to students in math (but NOT reading), see Figure 1. The math benefits of summary school in our studies were generally more consistent and larger than what we found for tutoring (Figure 2).
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
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Nationwide, the supply of infant and toddler #ECE does not meet demand, and the costs of care are #unaffordable for many #families. Curious about the status in your state? Check out our new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social snapshots!
www.urban.org/data-tools/s...
www.urban.org/data-tools/s...
State Snapshots of Infant and Toddler Early Care and Education
State-by-state breakdowns of the supply, demand, affordability, and licensing requirements for early child care and education.
www.urban.org
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nationwide, the supply of infant and toddler #ECE does not meet demand, and the costs of care are #unaffordable for many #families. Curious about the status in your state? Check out our new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social snapshots!
www.urban.org/data-tools/s...
www.urban.org/data-tools/s...
My baby turns 18 today! 🥳 and it's snowing just like the day he was born ❄️
December 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My baby turns 18 today! 🥳 and it's snowing just like the day he was born ❄️
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Did you submit a proposal for #AEFP2026? Keep an eye out for #AEFP2026 decisions in your inbox 👀
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Did you submit a proposal for #AEFP2026? Keep an eye out for #AEFP2026 decisions in your inbox 👀
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Lots of discussion about whether shifting education programs from US Department of Education to other federal agencies is a good idea (narrator: it isn't).
Our team and Sligo Law Group looked at whether it's even legal to do so.
TL;DR: It likely isn't.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our team and Sligo Law Group looked at whether it's even legal to do so.
TL;DR: It likely isn't.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
DEEP DIVE: Beyond “The Maximum Extent Permitted By Law”
Beyond “The Maximum Extent Permitted By Law” Legal Analysis of the U.S. Department of Education’s Transfers of Programs to Other Federal Agencies December 4, 2025 President Trump issued an executiv...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Lots of discussion about whether shifting education programs from US Department of Education to other federal agencies is a good idea (narrator: it isn't).
Our team and Sligo Law Group looked at whether it's even legal to do so.
TL;DR: It likely isn't.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Our team and Sligo Law Group looked at whether it's even legal to do so.
TL;DR: It likely isn't.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
How is this not @theonion.com? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
Trump Renames Institute of Peace for Himself
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
How is this not @theonion.com? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
I married a contrarian, which is generally a pain in the ass but if this takes off we'll be set for life.
The co-founder of Kalshi says: " The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradable asset out of any difference in opinion."
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I married a contrarian, which is generally a pain in the ass but if this takes off we'll be set for life.
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Making the teacher workforce more diverse is hard to do if there aren't diverse prospective teachers being prepared. This new @nctq.bsky.social report dives into the issue of the diversity of individuals being prepared to teach and how that varies across prep programs: www.nctq.org/press/4-in-1...
4 in 10 teacher prep programs are actively making the teacher workforce less diverse, analysis finds - National Council on Teacher Quality
www.nctq.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Making the teacher workforce more diverse is hard to do if there aren't diverse prospective teachers being prepared. This new @nctq.bsky.social report dives into the issue of the diversity of individuals being prepared to teach and how that varies across prep programs: www.nctq.org/press/4-in-1...
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NCLB helped raise test scores -- esp. for struggling kids and esp. in math. That's good!
But also huge downsides: narrowed curriculum, perverse incentives, cheating, distorted views of school quality
The next era of school reform -- if there is one -- needs to *learn* from NCLB, not replicate it
But also huge downsides: narrowed curriculum, perverse incentives, cheating, distorted views of school quality
The next era of school reform -- if there is one -- needs to *learn* from NCLB, not replicate it
There's a new nostalgia for No Child Left Behind gripping parts of the education world .
I took a deep dive into the research to see whether it's really true that NCLB-style school accountability drove learning gains. Answer: yes—with several asterisks
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I took a deep dive into the research to see whether it's really true that NCLB-style school accountability drove learning gains. Answer: yes—with several asterisks
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/would-more...
Did scaling back school accountability and testing pressure hurt students?
Critics say ending No Child Left Behind and moving to the Every Student Succeeds Act can help explain declining test scores. Here’s what the research shows.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
NCLB helped raise test scores -- esp. for struggling kids and esp. in math. That's good!
But also huge downsides: narrowed curriculum, perverse incentives, cheating, distorted views of school quality
The next era of school reform -- if there is one -- needs to *learn* from NCLB, not replicate it
But also huge downsides: narrowed curriculum, perverse incentives, cheating, distorted views of school quality
The next era of school reform -- if there is one -- needs to *learn* from NCLB, not replicate it
"Implementation has real costs: time, resources and training to use tools as designed."
District leaders: great advice here on questions to ask as you consider #EdTech options. www.the74million.org/article/2739...
District leaders: great advice here on questions to ask as you consider #EdTech options. www.the74million.org/article/2739...
2,739 Ed Tech Tools Later, Where Are the Outcomes?
Mir: The call is simple: Buy what works, build for impact and hold everyone accountable to outcomes.
www.the74million.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
"Implementation has real costs: time, resources and training to use tools as designed."
District leaders: great advice here on questions to ask as you consider #EdTech options. www.the74million.org/article/2739...
District leaders: great advice here on questions to ask as you consider #EdTech options. www.the74million.org/article/2739...
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A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
A 6-year-old boy is missing after ICE arrested him and his dad in NYC last week and shipped them off to separate facilities. www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/i... @thecity.nyc @gwynnefitz.bsky.social
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Article title: The NYT wrote more about Harvard last year than all community colleges combined
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Article title: The NYT wrote more about Harvard last year than all community colleges combined
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
I posted three main figure from the article below
www.vox.com/2014/7/23/59...
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The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools. n.pr/48udkF5
50 years after the birth of special education, some fear for its future under Trump
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools.
n.pr
December 3, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Trump administration has fired, or tried to fire, many of the federal staff who manage and enforce federal disability law in schools. n.pr/48udkF5
Co-developing practice guides: A researcher-practitioner model for evidence-based practice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Co-developing practice guides: A researcher-practitioner model for evidence-based practice
Bridging the gap between evidence and practice continues to be a challenge. To support educators in applying research findings, the What Works Clearin…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Co-developing practice guides: A researcher-practitioner model for evidence-based practice www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
As someone who lived through 2025, I find this very relatable.
Raccoon gets drunk at a Virginia liquor store and passes out in bathroom
Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom
Talk about a trashed panda.
www.axios.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
As someone who lived through 2025, I find this very relatable.
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"The report suggested Education has not landed on its statutory authority for making the changes. The unobligated funds to transfer over and the authority for doing so 'must be identified before the transition begins,' it said in the report. "
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
Trump admin acknowledges difficulties in transferring Education programs to other agencies, internal documents show
The work Education has done so far is "minuscule" compared to what's to come, department says.
www.govexec.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
"The report suggested Education has not landed on its statutory authority for making the changes. The unobligated funds to transfer over and the authority for doing so 'must be identified before the transition begins,' it said in the report. "
www.govexec.com/management/2...
www.govexec.com/management/2...
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What does it take to sustain tutoring without ESSER funding? Don’t miss today’s first annual webinar discussing the state of tutoring in US K-12 schools! 1-2 EST. From @whiteboardadvisors.bsky.social and Pearl. To register: bit.ly/4ryxHtk
Register now for High Dosage or Bust: The State of Tutoring in U.S. K-12 Schools!
Once hailed as a pandemic-era lifeline, programmatic tutoring strategies are now at a crossroads. ESSER funds have expired and districts are recalibrating their academic recovery plans, frequently fac...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What does it take to sustain tutoring without ESSER funding? Don’t miss today’s first annual webinar discussing the state of tutoring in US K-12 schools! 1-2 EST. From @whiteboardadvisors.bsky.social and Pearl. To register: bit.ly/4ryxHtk
New @efpjournal.bsky.social takeaway! The Advanced Placement Program and Educational Inequality aefpweb.org/files/Owen%2...
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 PM
New @efpjournal.bsky.social takeaway! The Advanced Placement Program and Educational Inequality aefpweb.org/files/Owen%2...
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Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
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November 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
FREE Shipping is GO!
Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
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Get your paws on some excellent books with free delivery 28 Nov-1 Dec. Support independent bookshops, indie booksellers (and their cats.) Bookshop.org
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The EdDev Community Group will meet on December 12 at 11 AM ET. Alejandro Ganimian will present work in progress. Join the EdDev Community Group today aefpweb.org/communit...
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The EdDev Community Group will meet on December 12 at 11 AM ET. Alejandro Ganimian will present work in progress. Join the EdDev Community Group today aefpweb.org/communit...