Penny Bishop
@pennybishop.bsky.social
Dean, Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development; Researcher, middle grades education/early adolescence
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Policy meets the classroom. 📚 BU Wheelock’s Meagan Comb explains how states can raise the bar on teacher prep.
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Building Better Teachers: How states can raise the bar on preparation | Meagan Comb | Policy Changes Lives, an ExcelinEd podcast
How states are redefining teacher preparation and support to build strong pipelines for student success.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Policy meets the classroom. 📚 BU Wheelock’s Meagan Comb explains how states can raise the bar on teacher prep.
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This article from The Fulcrum explains how proposed Medicaid cuts would strip essential supports like personal care and in-home therapy, especially for people with disabilities, threatening their independence and quality of life.
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June 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This article from The Fulcrum explains how proposed Medicaid cuts would strip essential supports like personal care and in-home therapy, especially for people with disabilities, threatening their independence and quality of life.
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This article from 'The Conversation' explains how diversifying the special education teacher workforce can benefit students by improving academic outcomes, reducing disciplinary disparities, and fostering culturally responsive practices in schools.
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Diversifying the special education teacher workforce could benefit US schools
Declining interest in the teacher profession and recent Trump administration budget cuts pose challenges to developing a diverse educator workforce.
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June 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This article from 'The Conversation' explains how diversifying the special education teacher workforce can benefit students by improving academic outcomes, reducing disciplinary disparities, and fostering culturally responsive practices in schools.
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Thanks to the many friends of @buwheelock.bsky.social of who supported us on Giving Day! You’re helping to drive innovative research, foster partnerships that strengthen communities, and prepare the next generation of educators and leaders.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Thanks to the many friends of @buwheelock.bsky.social of who supported us on Giving Day! You’re helping to drive innovative research, foster partnerships that strengthen communities, and prepare the next generation of educators and leaders.
(PS it’s not too late to join us! spr.ly/6041Fvz1D)
(PS it’s not too late to join us! spr.ly/6041Fvz1D)
Care about higher ed debt? Check out @jwhitmore.bsky.social’s timely work here.
There are around 42.7 million students who have federal loan debt. To understand some of the complex issues facing these students, BU Wheelock’s @jwhitmore.bsky.social is studying debt forgiveness programs that people may not be aware of.
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April 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Care about higher ed debt? Check out @jwhitmore.bsky.social’s timely work here.
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The 2025 BU Wheelock Forum has an exciting line up, starting off with best-selling author and MacArthur genius fellow @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social THIS THURSDAY 3/27. Full details and registration available at: www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...
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March 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The 2025 BU Wheelock Forum has an exciting line up, starting off with best-selling author and MacArthur genius fellow @jasonreynolds83.bsky.social THIS THURSDAY 3/27. Full details and registration available at: www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...
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So inspiring to celebrate our BU Wheelock undergraduates as they excitedly declare their specializations! @buwheelock.bsky.social
March 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So inspiring to celebrate our BU Wheelock undergraduates as they excitedly declare their specializations! @buwheelock.bsky.social
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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
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We're geared up for next week's @aefpweb.bsky.social conference. WEPC faculty/students are presenting 15+ papers, chairing 5 sessions & hosting a can’t miss Policy Dialogue. Check us out! @joshua-goodman.com @lizbettini.bsky.social @oliviachi.bsky.social @piacar.bsky.social @christocleve.bsky.social
March 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We're geared up for next week's @aefpweb.bsky.social conference. WEPC faculty/students are presenting 15+ papers, chairing 5 sessions & hosting a can’t miss Policy Dialogue. Check us out! @joshua-goodman.com @lizbettini.bsky.social @oliviachi.bsky.social @piacar.bsky.social @christocleve.bsky.social
ICYMI: Hear the amazing Nermeen Dashoush and Nneka Bolden describe the power of media, technology, and… hair!
How can we use technology to expand students learning outside the classroom?
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#education #techonolgy
Empowering Learning Outside the Classroom
Today's digital technologies have the potential to transform and enhance learning opportunities for children, particularly those from underrepresented communities. The innovative strategies used in digital education can support young learners from a wide variety of backgrounds, providing access outside the classroom to high-quality resources that address diverse learning needs.
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January 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
ICYMI: Hear the amazing Nermeen Dashoush and Nneka Bolden describe the power of media, technology, and… hair!
Great to see @oliviachi.bsky.social’s timely work on teacher workforce featured prominently in today’s Boston Globe! @buwheelock.bsky.social
It's not everyday that I wake up to a front page article in the Boston Globe featuring a colleague of mine, complete with photo shoot.
Today is that day! Fantastic coverage of the teacher workforce research that @oliviachi.bsky.social does here at BU Wheelock.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...
Today is that day! Fantastic coverage of the teacher workforce research that @oliviachi.bsky.social does here at BU Wheelock.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...
January 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Great to see @oliviachi.bsky.social’s timely work on teacher workforce featured prominently in today’s Boston Globe! @buwheelock.bsky.social