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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 14

Yes, at least here in Boston! Definitely good for getting some negative energy out

Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you Nadine!

Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'm really excited to have this opportunity to shape the vision for the next generation of the Ed School, so that it can make an even greater impact on the field of education.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'll continue to teach my spring course, Making Data Count, but will pass the reins on the Evidence course and the Education Policy and Analysis EdM program to colleagues after this summer.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

I'll focus particularly on the academic programs side and will oversee the Teaching and Learning Lab, Gutman Library, and the learning, teaching, and assessment team as part of the role.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jul 7

This week is my first full week in my new role: Faculty Chair, Learning and Assessment at HGSE @harvardeducation.bsky.social. I'll be collaborating with our awesome senior leadership team to create a more cohesive approach to our degree programs and executive education.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Jun 10

Glad it was helpful!

Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · May 23

I don't think I have ever felt more viscerally upset by a policy decision - and my side has lost a lot of them lately.
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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · May 23

International students add tremendously to our learning environment and help those of us who focus on US policy see our own work differently. Our community will be much the poorer if they are not able to be part of it.
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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · May 23

Yesterday the Trump admin revoked Harvard's ability to issue visas to international students. In my 6 years at HGSE, I've gotten to know, work with, and learn from many international students.
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www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...

Trump Admin Revokes Harvard’s Authorization To Enroll International Students | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Trump administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enroll international students on Thursday, dramatically escalating the administration’s fight with the University and threatening thousands of cur...

www.thecrimson.com

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · May 6

It's notable to me that in Harvard's messaging about the value of research, none of the examples come from education, or even from the social sciences. I'm curious about ways to better demonstrate the value of social science research. How can we address this?
www.harvard.edu/research-fun...

Research Funding

The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights. Neither Harvard nor any other private university can allow itself to be taken over by the federal government...

www.harvard.edu

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · May 4

If you want to stick with an app, I like Memrise.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Apr 4

Same! Thank you, @aefpweb.bsky.social.

Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Apr 4

Proud of AEFP, of which I am a past president

www.citizen.org/news/lawsuit...

Lawsuit Challenges Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Institute of Education Sciences - Public Citizen

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP)…

www.citizen.org

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 30

If you, like me, are despairing about the state of our democracy, please donate to one of the orgs suing the Trump administration over its illegal actions.

Today I gave to @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org and set up a FB fundraiser to encourage friends to donate as well. Please join me!

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 28

100% agree - it has been rough lately, even for those of us a degree or two removed from the immediate impact

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 25

So glad you were able to participate!

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 14

Hey #aefp2025, I made this timeline about AEFP's history to help celebrate AEFP's 50th anniversary. Check it out!

commoninja.site/4b6c370c-af7...

AEFP at 50

commoninja.site

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 12

When we stop collecting data, we stop holding ourselves accountable. And that's the real problem. I'm deeply, deeply worried for the state of our nation.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 12

What a surreal experience to be leading a workshop for education researchers on how to write about their research, in a building directly across from the US Capitol, and wake up to discover that the entire national education statistical staff has been fired.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 10

The peak for cherry blossoms is predicted to be the last week of March, but I'm sure there will be plenty of trees blooming this week too!

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 9

Fellow AEFP-attending pollen allergy sufferers: Start your Zyrtec now! In fact, start it two weeks ago. This week's pollen forecast for DC is bleak.

#aefp2025

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 5

We love this resource in our education policy & analysis EdM program! Thanks @bethschueler.bsky.social for maintaining this super helpful document.

Beth Schueler @bethschueler.bsky.social · Mar 5

It's that time of year to circulate this list of orgs for those seeking ed policy jobs/internships. Please let me know if there are opportunities/orgs I should add. Good luck out there! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

The Unofficial List of Ed Policy Orgs for Job/Internship Seekers

docs.google.com

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Mar 4

It's so good! I'd also suggest Borgen, about the Danish parliament and prime Minister (fiction). It's refreshing to see a fairly functional democracy in action.

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Feb 24

Oops missed @mkurlaender13.bsky.social in my tags!

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Carrie Conaway @clconaway.bsky.social · Feb 24

I'm so proud of the presidents of my favorite professional association @aefpweb.bsky.social for standing up for education research and data. Thank you @carajackson.bsky.social @dbassok.bsky.social and Michal Kurlaender!

Beth Tipton @statstipton.bsky.social · Feb 24

In this op-ed, we - the presidents of SREE and AEFP - joined forces to argue for the importance of evidence on "what works" and how cutting such funding is not "efficient" - it is wasteful. www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...

Cutting research funding would make education less effective and efficient

Presidents of education research associations explain the impacts of recent funding cuts to the Institute of Education Sciences (IES).

www.brookings.edu

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