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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · 13h

I have to hand it to O'Hare, I've never seen a place where so many people from all walks of life are drinking hard cocktails at 8 in the morning.

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UVA School of Education and Human Development @uvaehd.bsky.social · 7d

SCOPE 21 is our largest cohort yet with 59 early career leaders from across Virginia! SCOPE is a 2-year leadership development program led by UVA EHD & VA school divisions to build a statewide community of exemplary educational leaders.

🔗 Learn more: ow.ly/jkFy50X5gJr

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 14d

ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf

public-inspection.federalregister.gov

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · 28d

Join the Doctoral Student Community Group tomorrow at 2 PM ET for a panel discussion on navigating the academic job market. Gain valuable insights and practical strategies from experienced panelists. Register here: upenn.zoom.us/meetin...

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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 29d

"...embrace opportunities for quick and meaningful wins. These are the common-sense education initiatives that share three critical features: evidentiary support, low financial costs, and scalability." - @tomdee.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/o...

High Quality Research Rarely Informs Classroom Practice. Why? (Opinion)

The connection between education research, policy, and practice is broken. Here’s what it would take to fix it.

www.edweek.org

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Sep 8

Went to a talk today and people were interrupting with cogent questions. The speaker, accustomed, handled them with skill. I missed this so much.

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C. Kirabo Jackson @kirabojackson.bsky.social · Sep 8

Happy to share my new NBER working paper! www.nber.org/papers/w34216

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Aug 21

Welcome back!

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Jeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · Aug 20

An open-access version of the paper is available here: edworkingpapers.com/ai22-617

What can we learn from the research on public school reopening decisions in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Background: After the near-universal school closures in the United States at the start of the pandemic, lawmakers and educational leaders made plans for when and how to reopen schools for the 2020-21 ...

edworkingpapers.com

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Aug 15

This was thoroughly enjoyable

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Mark Chin @mememedianmode.bsky.social · Aug 1

Postdoc opening in education for the upcoming year: ukjobs.uky.edu/postings/592...

Postdoctoral Scholar - Evaluation Center

Position Information: We invite applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar position in the College of Education at the University of Kentucky. Housed with the College’s Evaluation Center, this ...

ukjobs.uky.edu

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 30

David, I'm teaching politics of ed this fall! Care to share your syllabus?

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SPARC Center @sparccenter.bsky.social · Jul 28

Are you a novice leader or looking to increase your capacity to support the implementation of IDEA?

Apply for the free, yearlong Lead IDEA Leadership Academy: lead-idea.org/lead-idea-le...

Lead IDEA Leadership Academy | Lead IDEA

The Lead IDEA Center is excited to launch the 2025-2026 Lead IDEA Leadership Academy — a dynamic leadership development experience for local early intervention (EI) program and PreK-Grade 12 school bu...

lead-idea.org

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jul 26

FYI: I've updated my list of Useful Data Resources, primarily with a bunch of (20-ish?) new links to state-specific public school datasets and data repositories.

go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...

Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.

useful_data_resources

go.illinois.edu

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 11

Someone should make a movie about that.

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 11

Why does he look like John Malkovich?

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 11

Whenever I'm at the beach:

a man wearing a hat and a yellow jacket is standing in front of a window with the words `` right near the beachboy '' .

ALT: a man wearing a hat and a yellow jacket is standing in front of a window with the words `` right near the beachboy '' .

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 7

Another academic job market is upon us. I'm happy to chat with anyone about having kids on the TT — the good, bad, and ugly. (If you don't want to talk, my main advice is: don't wait, don't hide it, but also don't assume you'll be accommodated.)

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jul 5

I'm fine with this and am confused about why people are upset. A PhD program that requires students to borrow in excess of 20k annually sounds predatory and not worth anyone's time.

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jul 2

New from Jennifer Nelson, Marisol Jimenez, and me in AERA Open:

Hiring Under Constraint: How School Administrators Perceive and Respond to Centralized Screening by the District doi.org/10.1177/2332...

Open access!

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Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · Jul 1

learningpolicyinstitute.org/blog/states-...
From the Learning Policy Institute, showing the impact of the administration's reckless decision to withhold billions of critical education dollars. Vermont and DC are set to see over 20% of their federal school funding yanked. Over 10% in every state.

States Face Uncertainty as an Estimated $6.2 Billion in K–12 Funding Remains Unreleased: Here’s the Fiscal Impact by State

States face uncertainty as $4.8 billion in K–12 federal funding remains unreleased. If the U.S. Department of Education doesn’t distribute these funds by July 1, state educational agencies will need p...

learningpolicyinstitute.org

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jun 18

I have tons because I'm an awful proofreader, but here is one: "...the consequences of which can have major consequences for school improvement and reform."

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jun 18

I'm cleaning out my office and need distraction. What's the worst sentence you've ever published?

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jun 10

Shit 🫤

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Laura Rogers @laurarogers.bsky.social · Jun 9

Cox is all-in on MAGA now unfortunately.