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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14h

Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
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The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org

The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 10h

We also have a suite of 11 parent engagement webinars from 2024-2025 academic year that you can access here youtu.be/h2Urc4RJkiw?...

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 1d

We'll soon start our 3rd season of Parent Engagement Webinar Series at University of Glasgow. Do not forget that we have all our previous webinars recorded and available online, including the 2024 series www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 1d

Do not forget to register for our Oct 9 webinar on parent engagement and family learning in Scotland bit.ly/4gGF1OD

Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 14d

Parent engagement webinars at @uofglasgow.bsky.social are back! Join us on October 9 at 9AM ET/2PM GMT for the talk The Changing Landscape of Parental Engagement and Family Learning in 21st century Scotland with Dr Beverley Ferguson and Susan Doherty. Register here bit.ly/4gGF1OD

Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 2d

The Canadian Association for the Sociology of Education and the Canadian Sociological Association’s Sociology of Education Research Cluste invite proposals for our joint webinar series for 2025-2026. Email your proposals to Maria Brisbane [email protected]. by Oct 24.

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Tara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social · 10d

The verification of academic research matters. So much. A thought bubble is not scholarship. Emotion is not scholarship. Therefore this week's Post explores the power of writing about methods. When we share 'the how' of our research, we make the 'why' meaningful. New post - youtu.be/WgFSR8axPbc

Post 113 - How to write a method/s article

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Tara Brabazon @tarabrabazon.bsky.social · 3d

As my late husband Steve Redhead confirmed, these are Theoretical Times. We are living Baudrillard's theories. Therefore, it is the time to write that theoretical paper. Let's do this. Let's change the world. #academicsky - New Post - youtu.be/DkXP8ZXjV3g

Post 114 - Writing a Theory Paper

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 5d

Yes, there is a difference between parent engagement and parental involvement! We do need a more family-centric approach parentsinternational.org/parental-eng...

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Nuzhat Uthmani @nuthmani.bsky.social · 9d

DIVERSITY IN THE TEACHING PROFESSION

1/The annual data report tracking #MinorityEthnic teacher nos 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 has been published for 2025. Numbers remain stubbornly low with <2% of all teachers being #BAME. Still <1% are in any form of management position. Key points in the 🧵👇🏽

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Diversity in the teaching profession: annual data report 2025

Fifth edition of an annual publication which aims to gather and share data relating to the diversity of the teaching profession in order to inform and evaluate future work.

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Ea Blaabæk @blaabaek.bsky.social · 9d

Even in Denmark, cultural tastes are socially stratified. With some quite cool library data we find strong gradients by education and wealth - important as wealth is rarely studied in cultural stratification research

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How are cultural tastes stratified? Evidence from library borrowing for the entire population of Denmark

Abstract. Research shows that cultural tastes are socially stratified. Yet, most of this research relies on small-sample surveys and includes only a few di

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Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 16d

1/ So you’re thinking about applying for an academic job in the UK but don’t know how? This thread will walk you through the essentials.

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 10d

Mark your calendars for October 23 webinar with Dr. Ulana Pidzamecky organized by CIES Europe and Central Asia SIG. The talk is titled Flourishing or floundering? Exploring Ukrainian elementary schoolteacher understandings of their professional experience lnkd.in/gEk4u-vS

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 12d

An important article by SeongGyeong Park - Breaking barriers to immigrant parental engagement: A systematic review and policy implications lnkd.in/gQN-_Wn8 Notably, one of the most important school system-related barriers is deficit framing on immigrant families!

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Alex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 13d

In which I review some new American data on college attendance and economic mobility with Yale's Zach Bleemer

The Widening Gap: Income, College, and Opportunity with Zachary Bleemer | HESA

One of the great promises of higher education is that it acts as a social ladder—one that allows students from … Continued

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Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 13d

Edtech platforms "are not neutral 'tools' but complex ecosystems shaped by technical architectures, commercial imperatives, and political-economic interests." Excellent new policy brief on edtech platforms from @nepc.bsky.social and @philnichols.bsky.social

National Education Policy Center @nepc.bsky.social · 13d

New policy brief: Educators should reassess the hidden impacts of ed tech ecosystems on teaching, learning, and student data. bit.ly/46C2JXT

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education

Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

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Ros Edwards @rosedwards.bsky.social · 13d

Online seminar on ‘Qualitative Analysis and Large Language Models (LLMs)’, 22.10.25, 12:30 UK time. Excellent speakers covering the issues for us quali researchers. Free but pls register ⤵️
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Qualitative Analysis and Large Language Models (LLMs)

The theme of the next event in the QUEST/NCRM/SCDTP seminar series is qualitative analysis and large language models (LLMs).

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CenTCS @centcs.bsky.social · 14d

Come along to the fantastic Parent Engagement webinar series organised by #CenTCS #Fellow @max-antony-newman.bsky.social

Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 14d

Parent engagement webinars at @uofglasgow.bsky.social are back! Join us on October 9 at 9AM ET/2PM GMT for the talk The Changing Landscape of Parental Engagement and Family Learning in 21st century Scotland with Dr Beverley Ferguson and Susan Doherty. Register here bit.ly/4gGF1OD

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 14d

Parent engagement webinars at @uofglasgow.bsky.social are back! Join us on October 9 at 9AM ET/2PM GMT for the talk The Changing Landscape of Parental Engagement and Family Learning in 21st century Scotland with Dr Beverley Ferguson and Susan Doherty. Register here bit.ly/4gGF1OD

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Sandra Ryan 🇵🇸🇺🇦 @sandra-ryan.bsky.social · 16d

Delighted to share my latest journal article: Reimagining Teacher Education for Authentic Parent Engagement www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15... @miceducationfac.bsky.social @max-antony-newman.bsky.social @maeveliston.bsky.social @miclibraries.bsky.social

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 16d

Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women.

The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.

This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.

www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...

RFK Jr's war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids

The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 18d

I think these are employers who have to pay this new fee.

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CERC Migration @cercmigration.bsky.social · 20d

Canada has the most highly educated migrants as uber drivers, wasting their skills. Only 44% of immigrants who arrive in Canada are employed in jobs that are aligned with their education level. These are remaining challenges, amongst many more! The MIPEX score doesn’t reflect reality.

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 20d

Reimagining Teacher Education for Authentic Parent Engagement is a great new article by Dr Sandra Ryan www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15... @centcs.bsky.social

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 23d

@dieworkwear.bsky.social Seems like an interesting story behind Robert Redford's jacket from Three Days of the Condor www.ft.com/content/3c1a...

My quest for Robert Redford’s jacket

The actor’s blazer in 1975’s Three Days of the Condor is flawless. Fifty years later, it’s still a rare bird

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Max Antony-Newman @max-antony-newman.bsky.social · 24d

Do not miss our September 22 webinar "How to write a proposal for CSSE" (12pm) led by @bbfarhadi.bsky.social! Register here - t.co/KkWBsrwU3t