Cara Jackson
@carajackson.bsky.social
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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 researchpractice.org
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If you're at SREE, come check out Connecting Evidence to Impact: How Outcomes Based Contracting Bridges Research, Practice, and Equity in Education with some @thecenterforobc.bsky.social folks, Sean Tanner @wested.org & Amanda Lu, former @nssaccelerator.bsky.social postdoc now at Georgetown!
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profciara.bsky.social
Here’s where to go vote.gov #registertovote 🗳️
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jackjenkins.me
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
religionnews.com
carajackson.bsky.social
Detroit pizza is AMAZING - I had my first experience with it this summer.
carajackson.bsky.social
mmm yes I think I did see an apple caramel empanada option 😋
carajackson.bsky.social
I'm in Chicago. What should I eat?

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/YHMlkJ/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Empanadas
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/YHMlkJ/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burrito
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/YHMlkJ/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tacos

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carajackson.bsky.social
Hi hello welcome to Chicago, fellow SREE attendees!
govpritzker.illinois.gov
BEST BIG CITY IN THE US 9 YEARS IN A ROW.

While critics try to paint Chicago as something to fear, the rest of the world knows the truth — this is the best big city in America.
Best Big City: Chicago Wins Award 9th Year in a Row
Learn why Chicago was voted the Best Big City for the 9th consecutive year by exploring our vibrant culture, welcoming inclusion, and so much more.
www.choosechicago.com
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bookshop.org
Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
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carajackson.bsky.social
I don't watch CBS anyway, but I guess I never will now.
carajackson.bsky.social
Clock's ticking, #edresearch #edpolicy folks! I got mine in at just under 6 pm ET, I know you can do it!
aefpweb.bsky.social
Have you submitted your proposal for #AEFP2026 yet? Submissions are due TODAY - learn more here: aefpweb.org/callforp...
carajackson.bsky.social
Exploring the Potential of Outcomes-Based Contracting: Findings from Initial Implementations

via @efpjournal.bsky.social

direct.mit.edu/edfp/article...
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davidgilbert.bsky.social
Over the weekend, Trump's deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller repeatedly attacked judges, calling them part of an "organized terrorist attack" on the US government....

On Saturday, the home of a judge who ruled against Trump, went up in flames

time.com/7323442/sout...
House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Set Ablaze
Authorities are investigating a fire at the home of a South Carolina judge who had reportedly received death threats in what could be the latest incident of political violence across the country.
time.com
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thewayoftheid.bsky.social
While eyes are on the goofy ass plan to terrorize citizens across the country with federal troops, the house of a South Carolina circuit court judge caught fire yesterday.

Diane Goodstein blocked the DOJ’s attempt to get voter data last month.

abcnews4.com/newsletter-d...
3 people hospitalized after apparent Edisto Beach house fire, SLED investigating
Three people were transported from the Town of Edisto to a local area hospital as a result of a fire on Saturday, a spokesperson with Colleton County Fire-Rescu
abcnews4.com
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dansinker.com
Portland never stops being Portland.
carajackson.bsky.social
Another thing that's notable about Trump's shutdowns: they occurred when the same party controlled both the executive and legislative branches, a phenomenon we haven't seen since 1980 (and that one only lasted a day). share.google/UK9WBYTPYhDF...
Government shutdowns in the United States - Wikipedia
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carajackson.bsky.social
The administration's actions are so egregious that they're being sued. Shutdowns might be relatively normal, but this isn't. Violation of norms undermines the prospect of good-faith negotiations. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...
Federal Workers’ Union Sues Administration Over Partisan Email Language
www.nytimes.com
carajackson.bsky.social
I am once again begging the @nytimes.com to consider using active voice.
New York Times headline: Partisan Language Inserted Into Education Dept. Workers’ Automated Emails

Subhead: The out-of-office responses from the accounts of employees on furlough cast blame for the shutdown on Democrats.
carajackson.bsky.social
I thought once he openly admitted he was being disingenuous, mainstream media would stop platforming him and we'd be free to ignore everything he said. Alas.
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jedediyah.com
You are explaining history of math education to a new teacher. What significant events, publications, background do you include?

E.g.:
1920 - NCTM Founded
1957 - Sputnik
1958 - New Math
1973 - Why Johnny can't add
1981 - MAA report on recs
2010 - CC standards

#ITeachMath #mtbos #mathed #math
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weberhistorian.bsky.social
Reasons to Teach High School History when the World is on Fire

Students in West Texas seeing the rest of the world for the first time when they study Song China and Srivajaya and the Abbasids fighting the Mamluks and Ethiopia and the Mexica and Inca. Seeing how the world developed from that point.
heymrsbond.com
Reasons to Teach High School English when the World is on Fire

Black girls in advanced academics who write literary analyses about “Their Eyes Were Watching God.” Queer kids who call the English Department The Fruit Factory. Allowables and Legacies by Nikki Giovanni.
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waldo.net
The Trump administration has cancelled 4,304 deliveries to food banks so far this year, refusing to deliver 94 million pounds of contracted-for food. Food banks simply can’t feed people enough anymore. Millions of Americans are going hungry as a result.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org