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Dominique Baker

@bakerdphd.bsky.social

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Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her Personal account https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 6m

this good thing is three weeks from today!

heisting student debt

with Kashana Cauley and The Debt Collective

interccect.com/2025/09/26/w...

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 7m

I quibble on which parts of project 2025 I think this is about but the general thrust is correct and I hope Penn admin pay attention to their [checks notes] 2025 pulitzer prize winning faculty member

(I don't care about the awards people have but I know they do)

www.thedp.com/article/2025...

Benjamin Nathans | Autonomy or obedience

Guest Columnist Benjamin Nathans urges Penn’s leadership to resist the White House’s demands in its “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”

www.thedp.com

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This skeet will self destruct @pardoguerra.bsky.social · 22m

Re: the difference in information environments between the US and UK available for applicants, one of the largest culprits of poor funneling is, imho as a former UK academic staff member, the ill designed National Student Survey.

Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 46m

Something grimly predictable about the way that the conversation about 'ripoff degrees' in the UK is always about degrees that aren't rip-offs, but are instead fairly obvious 'this student has chosen something unlikely to pay off economically' rather than the short tail of crap business degrees:

Everyone needs educating in the fight over university degrees

Political confusion over the purpose of these institutions means the obvious fixes are being neglected

www.ft.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 13m

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Jon Becker @jonbecker.bsky.social · 27m

I am SUPER proud to have written a chapter for this book. My chapter is titled "Race and Emerging Technologies in Education: Towards an Anti-Racist Educational Technology Leadership (AETL) Praxis". You can pre-order the book soon, and I am working on getting a pdf of my chapter to share publicly.

Anti–Racist Practices in K–12 Schools and Systems: Voices from Justice–Seeking Leaders

Anti-Racist Practices in K-12 Schools and Systems equips aspiring school and systems leaders with the necessary tools to disrupt oppressive systems and foster inclusivity within schools and classrooms...

www.routledge.com

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 26m

JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23m

Well this works for more than just the gym

Mo No Salad @monosalad.bsky.social · 1h

🫵🏾 Put that work in.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 9h

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 12h

I read the last line in the style of Huntrix from KPop Demon Hunters replacing "fit check for my napalm era"

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

Hahahahahhahahahah

First the unc-hulu news and now this. Higher ed news is extra funny today.

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 16h

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to announce plans to cut the number of UK university places by about 100,000 annually by reintroducing student number controls, reports Patrick Jack #edusky
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/badenochs-number-caps-plan-would-cut-100000-university-places

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · 16h

I rarely post, but I thought it meaningful to share this beautiful tribute to a really special colleague, Mark Helmsing, written by his sister. Wanted to share in case anyone knew Mark from Mason, MSU, or academic circles, and just so others will learn about him

www.waskoms.com/obituary/Mar...

Obituary for Mark Helmsing | Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel

Share memories & support the family

www.waskoms.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

Hahahahhahahaha

Just. Wow.

www.espn.com/college-foot...

Report: UNC scraps plans for Hulu documentary

UNC has scrapped plans for a documentary series with Hulu, according to a report from Inside Carolina, after the team's 2-3 start on the season.

www.espn.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 22h

I have never done that. I think part of the challenge is what does "successful" mean? Also, that's a bimodal distribution where some people leave college without a degree because there were too many barriers (like cost) and others who leave because their family has enough money so it doesn't matter.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 22h

I'm just saying, if this was an exhibit in a divorce proceeding, I would not be shocked

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

I would be mad that Joe Alwyn got folklore and I got life of a showgirl (that fella that got the dead poets extra deserved it)

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 23h

I hope they are right, but that level of additions with slowing growth would eviscerate coal. The unambitious NDC leaves me very worried that China has yet to figure out _if_ it is going to wind down coal in the next five years let alone knows _how_ it will do so. More coming soon.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

I'm in torn jeans and a flannel right now

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

I'm doing two massive projects right now and one involves looking at where people earned their doctorates before winning a very, very fancy thing and boy Stanford can't even see Cal it's so far ahead

Micah @rincewind.run · 3d

my favorite Cal vs Stanford dunk is Cal pointing out that the periodic table contains Berkelium and Californium but no Stanfordium

(also Seaborgium, which is named after a Cal Nobel prize winner and is an anagram of Go Bears)

Graphic with Berkelium and Californium but still no “Stanfurdium”

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Dael Norwood @dael.bsky.social · 23h

“New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data….deputies had initiated a "death investigation" of a "non-viable fetus," logged evidence of a woman’s self-managed abortion, and consulted prosecutors about possibly charging her.”

Flock Safety and Texas Sheriff Claimed License Plate Search Was for a Missing Person. It Was an Abortion Investigation.

New documents and court records obtained by EFF show that Texas deputies queried Flock Safety's surveillance data in an abortion investigation, contradicting the narrative promoted by the company and ...

www.eff.org

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

👀 somebody's oven didn't work and they got creative

Everything is Bad @everythingisbad.bsky.social · 1d

Ohio valley pizza

Ohio valley style pizza. The cheese and toppings are placed cold on top of fresh baked crispy crust and sauce.

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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 1d

Working on writing up a short note (and blog post) trying to explain the distinction between model-based and design-based identification.

Any questions regarding this that are burning for you?

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

😭 it's true

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 23h

I like that the most optimistic people were all anonymous for their interviews. All my other thoughts get saved for the group chat. This is also why I don't chop it up with everybody.

www.the74million.org/article/mont...

Months After Deep Cuts, Education Researchers See Reason for Cautious Optimism

New hiring and talk of modernization led one researcher to say, ‘I am more hopeful than I was three months ago.’

www.the74million.org

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhh please tell her a stranger on the internet is so impressed and pleased. It's so hard to get to that level, especially in the current entertainment environment.