Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

11 370 1.5K

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · 1d

With everything going on in the world, it was so nice to take a night to attend a Chai and Paint class ☕️🎨 10/10, would recommend

Table with paint and a canvas with a drawing of an auto rickshaw, brightly colored

1

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to the @dallasobserver.com for covering school closures. As I told the reporter, "More folks are going to feel it hitting home."

📈 See Bellwether report on school closures & declining enrollment: bellwether.org/publications...

📰 See news coverage: www.dallasobserver.com/news/coppell...

North Texas Families Plead as Coppell, GCISD Schools Face Imminent Closures

District officials say Texas’ new school voucher program could exacerbate what is already a multi-faceted, difficult to confront issue.

www.dallasobserver.com

2

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · 9d

Don’t miss Mirra in Chicago. It’s great Mexican / Indian fusion - and brings the heat. 🔥 #chicago #goodeats #foodsky

2

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · 21d

👀👀👀

1

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 21d

Food banks across the country are experiencing high volume as prices for groceries rise. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social reports.
prospect.org/health/2025-...

More Americans Going Hungry, Worst Still to Come

Food banks around the country are reporting an uptick in visits. Grocery store chains are reporting an uptick in profit.

prospect.org

4 67 140

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

April K. Artis @aprilkartis.bsky.social · 27d

EDIT

5 HBCUS have ordered shelter in place due to potential threats.

Virginia state
Hampton
Alabama state
Clark Atlanta
Bethune Cookman🙏🏾

18 220 440

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Sep 8

The world is A LOT right now, but at least it’s finally #GreatBritishBakeOff time! Play bingo with Kaitlyn and I as you watch. Printable versions here 🎂 drive.google.com/file/d/13jvh...

1

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Sep 5

Definitely captures things I felt about Katabasis that I didn’t know how to put words to

1

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Sep 5

A) Love this review
B) Now I kinda want to chronicle my reading of this book

www.publicbooks.org/dark-academi...

Dark Academia Grows Up - Public Books

R. F. Kuang uses the confluence of romantasy, academic satire, and dark academia to pose a more interesting set of questions. To wit: What is the magic that scholars find in the academy?

www.publicbooks.org

1 1 14

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Sep 5

“What are the wrongs they’re asked to quietly endure—the things that make academia, so to speak, dark? And is the magic worth the darkness?” This is truly a brilliant review.

1 1

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Sep 3

So many people tell me they wish they read more. If you can relate, check out our latest Substack with tips on how to become a more regular reader. #booksky open.substack.com/pub/twochapt...

Reading Isn’t Dead — Here’s How to Make It Part of Your Life Again

A friendly guide for anyone who’s ever said, “I wish I read more.”

open.substack.com

3

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 30

I can’t get over how good this book is. I’m only halfway through and it may be my favorite of the year. #booksky 📚

4

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · Aug 29

What a cursed sentence (gift link)

“The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures

www.nytimes.com

150 2.8K 5.7K

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 28

Finally some good news!

Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · Aug 28

Fall has moved in early!

We’re declaring summer officially over in D.C. — the earliest we’ve ever made the call.

Near 80 by day, 50s–60s at night, and no heat waves in sight.

👉 www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

Fall arrives early: We’re calling summer over in D.C.

Since we began this tradition of declaring the end of summer, we’ve never called the season over and the start of fall this early

www.washingtonpost.com

2

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 26

NEW: Federal policy & funding changes are having a big impact on #highered. My colleagues & I break down these changes + actions state leaders can take. bellwether.org/publications...

Also, read my commentary on this issue w/Nick Lee: bellwether.org/blog/ask-the...

#edusky

Teal background with quote from Christine Dickason, Senior Analyst, Bellwether: "With the federal role in higher education shrinking in the foreseeable future, states must step up to ensure that students have access to high-quality and affordable postsecondary options."

1

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is pure brilliance. (Also I wanna do a scavenger hunt!!!)

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 23

Game on.

1

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

EdSource @edsource.org · Aug 21

Despite opposition, LAUSD's Black Student Achievement Plan gets extra $25 million

LEARN MORE: bit.ly/478SbkP

1 3

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Aug 21

A new article in AERJ observed the relationship between school choice policy and school segregation, finding that White and Asian families disproportionately used the choice system to avoid schools with large concentrations of Black students. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

Structuring Choice Policy, School Segregation and the Two-Staged School Choice Process - Deven Carlson, Thurston Domina, James Carter, Rachel M. Perera, Vitaly Radsky, Andrew McEachin, 2025

School choice is both an important tool for school desegregation policy and an enabler of racial segregation. In this paper, we used a two-stage model of comple...

journals.sagepub.com

11 14

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 21

The admin rescinded long-standing guidance that directed schools to support English learners, potentially affecting how schools serve ELs. But states can take action to protect ELs, as shared in a brief from me & my colleagues. #edusky @carriehahnel.bsky.social

bellwether.org/publications...

Federal Policy on English Learners: Early Actions for States in Response to Recent Changes | Bellwether

bellwether.org

1

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com · Aug 16

In Laila Lalami’s new novel, “surveillance is everywhere,” Sue Halpern writes. “Her protagonist, like most of us, has so thoroughly surrendered her privacy that its absence hardly registers.”

The Twilight Zone | Sue Halpern

Laila Lalami’s prescient new novel follows a woman imprisoned by the government for her dreams.

buff.ly

3 10

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 14

"But there is growing evidence that this isn’t the case —that it isn’t a lack of capacity so much as a fundamental lack of will on the part of administrators and boards of trustees to support humanistic education and research." #edusky

Phil Klay @philklay.bsky.social · Aug 13

“To a great extent, it appears, our crisis of the humanities is a crisis of academic leadership — a crisis of will, not capacity.”

www.chronicle.com/article/they...

They’re Killing the Humanities On Purpose

The crisis is not one of resources but of values.

www.chronicle.com

2

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 13

School districts are facing multiple financial pressures, making the use of strategic resource management (SRM) even more critical. Read Bellwether's new piece from me, Alex Spurrier, & Nick Lee on what SRM is & orgs doing work to support SRM in districts. #edusky bellwether.org/publications...

Intentional Alignment: Mapping a Path Forward for Strategic Resource Management in K-12 Districts | Bellwether

School districts in the United States spend nearly $1 trillion every year to educate K-12 students and serve communities and families. How that money is spent matters, as budgeting decisions shape stu...

bellwether.org

Christine Dickason, PhD @christinedickason.bsky.social · Aug 12

Contrary to what you might hear, DC is a beautiful, vibrant city full of life, community, and culture. #washingtondc

Reposted by Christine Dickason, PhD

Kirsten Slungaard Mumma @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social · Aug 11

Does where you go to high school affect whether you vote as an adult? My working paper estimating high school effects on civic engagement is now posted on Annenberg: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1260.

High School Effects on Civic Engagement

Preparing young people for the rights and responsibilities of citizenship is cited as a fundamental purpose of public education, yet little is known about whether or how K-12 schools impact civic enga...

edworkingpapers.com

3 14 28