Access, Detracking, and Tracking Special Interest Group
@accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
Special Interest Group of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social
Research and conversations examining access to high-level work, detracking, and tracking
Posts represent AERA Tracking and Detracking SIG
Research and conversations examining access to high-level work, detracking, and tracking
Posts represent AERA Tracking and Detracking SIG
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✨ AERA membership renewal reminder! As you renew, please remember to join or renew your membership in the Access, Detracking, & Tracking SIG. We have exciting events planned for 2026, and we would love to continue growing this thoughtful, engaged community together. Join/renew here: buff.ly/H0Wffou
New study: Drawing on categorical inequality concepts & leveled tracking, this study explores how EL labeling limits access to college-level course-taking; finding differences in postsecondary outcomes vary by reclassification timing & disparities in college-level coursework.https://buff.ly/lPeK4G8
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January 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
New study: Drawing on categorical inequality concepts & leveled tracking, this study explores how EL labeling limits access to college-level course-taking; finding differences in postsecondary outcomes vary by reclassification timing & disparities in college-level coursework.https://buff.ly/lPeK4G8
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School funding shapes opportunity, but not always equally.
The Annenberg Institute served as the independent research partner for the @RIFoundation’s Blue Ribbon Commission, informing their recommendations on creating a fairer, more transparent system in RI.
The Annenberg Institute served as the independent research partner for the @RIFoundation’s Blue Ribbon Commission, informing their recommendations on creating a fairer, more transparent system in RI.
Equalizing Opportunity: Creating a Fair and Transparent Funding…
Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission
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January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
School funding shapes opportunity, but not always equally.
The Annenberg Institute served as the independent research partner for the @RIFoundation’s Blue Ribbon Commission, informing their recommendations on creating a fairer, more transparent system in RI.
The Annenberg Institute served as the independent research partner for the @RIFoundation’s Blue Ribbon Commission, informing their recommendations on creating a fairer, more transparent system in RI.
What assumptions shape dual enrollment research? A review of DE lit through four lenses: employment, socialization, exploration, & liberation, finds a heavy focus on the first two. Authors call for more exploratory and liberatory research to strengthen equity & justice in DE.
Dual Enrollment and the Purpose of Higher Education: Mapping Our Assumptions Toward a Broader Research Agenda
Dual enrollment (DE) is an increasingly popular reform that allows high school students to enroll in college courses and earn college credit through partnerships between high schools and institutions…
buff.ly
January 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
What assumptions shape dual enrollment research? A review of DE lit through four lenses: employment, socialization, exploration, & liberation, finds a heavy focus on the first two. Authors call for more exploratory and liberatory research to strengthen equity & justice in DE.
Does high school course level affect educational attainment? This study uses sibling comparisons to suggest the link btw science course level & ed attainment is mainly due to family background, while math course level reveals a persistent association even after accounting for family.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Does high school course level affect educational attainment? This study uses sibling comparisons to suggest the link btw science course level & ed attainment is mainly due to family background, while math course level reveals a persistent association even after accounting for family.
Exploring how secondary education system structures in Europe affect effectiveness and equity, this study utilizes PISA data and Eurydice reports. It reveals a strong link between system selectivity and educational inequality, such as school performance segregation. More details:
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January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Exploring how secondary education system structures in Europe affect effectiveness and equity, this study utilizes PISA data and Eurydice reports. It reveals a strong link between system selectivity and educational inequality, such as school performance segregation. More details:
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The application deadline for Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund is coming up! Applications are due in one week on January 7. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
2026 AERA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund
2026 AERA Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund
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January 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The application deadline for Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund is coming up! Applications are due in one week on January 7. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
✨ AERA membership renewal reminder! As you renew, please remember to join or renew your membership in the Access, Detracking, & Tracking SIG. We have exciting events planned for 2026, and we would love to continue growing this thoughtful, engaged community together. Join/renew here: buff.ly/H0Wffou
December 31, 2025 at 4:45 PM
✨ AERA membership renewal reminder! As you renew, please remember to join or renew your membership in the Access, Detracking, & Tracking SIG. We have exciting events planned for 2026, and we would love to continue growing this thoughtful, engaged community together. Join/renew here: buff.ly/H0Wffou
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Associate Professor Keri Guilbault and colleagues find twice-exceptional students in Ireland face challenges. While most get support for needs, their gifts are overlooked, highlighting the need for better teacher training and tailored resources.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/12/1600
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/12/1600
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Associate Professor Keri Guilbault and colleagues find twice-exceptional students in Ireland face challenges. While most get support for needs, their gifts are overlooked, highlighting the need for better teacher training and tailored resources.
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/12/1600
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/15/12/1600
Hoondert et al. stress that teacher education should promote dissent, equipping future teachers to challenge injustice and transform inequitable systems. They focus on strategies empowering teachers to advocate for change and imagine new educational realities.https://buff.ly/lOxlHvt
December 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Hoondert et al. stress that teacher education should promote dissent, equipping future teachers to challenge injustice and transform inequitable systems. They focus on strategies empowering teachers to advocate for change and imagine new educational realities.https://buff.ly/lOxlHvt
Research by Brooks et al. @annenberginstitute.bsky.social reveals that elementary classroom assignments can perpetuate inequality. While students are often demographically balanced, grouping by achievement, gifted status, and special education can affect access to quality teaching.
Creating Classes: Elementary school classroom assignments and their implications for student access to high-quality teaching
We investigate the distribution of students across classrooms in North Carolina elementary schools. While tracking is ubiquitous and well-documented in secondary education, limited evidence exists…
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December 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Research by Brooks et al. @annenberginstitute.bsky.social reveals that elementary classroom assignments can perpetuate inequality. While students are often demographically balanced, grouping by achievement, gifted status, and special education can affect access to quality teaching.
Bonanni & Giancola analyze the impact of secondary education structures in 17 European countries on effectiveness and equity. Using Eurydice and PISA data, they find that more selective systems lead to greater performance segregation and inequality. buff.ly/pyFNMKk
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Bonanni & Giancola analyze the impact of secondary education structures in 17 European countries on effectiveness and equity. Using Eurydice and PISA data, they find that more selective systems lead to greater performance segregation and inequality. buff.ly/pyFNMKk
📘Dr. Beard explores how psychological threats (stereotype threat & fear) prevent marginalized students from reaching a "flow" state crucial for deep learning. Her "flow under threat" model suggests supportive environments can alleviate threats, reducing opportunity & achievement gaps buff.ly/NvbYNUW
December 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📘Dr. Beard explores how psychological threats (stereotype threat & fear) prevent marginalized students from reaching a "flow" state crucial for deep learning. Her "flow under threat" model suggests supportive environments can alleviate threats, reducing opportunity & achievement gaps buff.ly/NvbYNUW
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"Limiting students’ access to colleges or courses because they are deemed underprepared does not seem to do them any favors. It actually just holds them back, at least in many contexts where this has been studied." –@mattbarnum.bsky.social
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/w...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/w...
What the internet backlash over remedial math at UC San Diego misses
Limiting students’ access to college because they are deemed underprepared does not seem to do them any favors.
www.chalkbeat.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
"Limiting students’ access to colleges or courses because they are deemed underprepared does not seem to do them any favors. It actually just holds them back, at least in many contexts where this has been studied." –@mattbarnum.bsky.social
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/w...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/w...
📣 Nominate a scholar for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award by December 15! Help us recognize someone whose work bridges research and practice to expand access to rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for students. See Call for more info. Submit here: buff.ly/qBuTMED
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
📣 Nominate a scholar for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award by December 15! Help us recognize someone whose work bridges research and practice to expand access to rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for students. See Call for more info. Submit here: buff.ly/qBuTMED
New article: Templeton & Korchagin use a stratification economics lens to highlight how racial disparities in K-12 ed stem more from systemic structures that reinforce racial & economic hierarchies than from indiv. choices or cultural factors. Essential for understanding tracking.
Frontiers | Stratification economics and racial disparities in U.S. K−12 education
This manuscript introduces and applies the framework of stratification economics to understand persistent educational disparities between Black and White Ame...
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December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
New article: Templeton & Korchagin use a stratification economics lens to highlight how racial disparities in K-12 ed stem more from systemic structures that reinforce racial & economic hierarchies than from indiv. choices or cultural factors. Essential for understanding tracking.
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 to everyone in the ADT SIG, friends, and family!
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 to everyone in the ADT SIG, friends, and family!
Join us today (Monday, Oct 27) at 1pm ET for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB! A conversation on expanding IB opportunities and challenging assumptions about who can succeed. Register by 12pm ET to join us live: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Join us today (Monday, Oct 27) at 1pm ET for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB! A conversation on expanding IB opportunities and challenging assumptions about who can succeed. Register by 12pm ET to join us live: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
Watch the annual @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Brown lecture live tonight! 👇
We're less than a month away from the 2025 #AERABrownLecture! Register now for yourself or as a watch party for the lecture on October 23, 6pm ET. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Watch the annual @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Brown lecture live tonight! 👇
What happens when rigorous opportunities reach all students? Join us for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET. A panel on IB access, detracking, and equity in advanced coursework. Resister: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
What happens when rigorous opportunities reach all students? Join us for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET. A panel on IB access, detracking, and equity in advanced coursework. Resister: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
IB programs are known for rigor, but access has been uneven. What changes when all students have the chance to take part? Join @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, a virtual panel on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm Eastern. Register: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
IB programs are known for rigor, but access has been uneven. What changes when all students have the chance to take part? Join @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, a virtual panel on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm Eastern. Register: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
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Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...
Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...
.@aefpweb.bsky.social's Evidence Use Spotlight explores how research guides policy. Ogier's story shows using the Opportunity Atlas to focus educational investments in low-mobility Memphis areas, from early ed to workforce, demonstrating research in action - like our Oakes Award!
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"Speed matters when policy windows open." What is your job title? Economic Development & Workforce Systems Manager What is the organization you work for? Seeding Success (Memphis, TN) Tell us about a…
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September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
.@aefpweb.bsky.social's Evidence Use Spotlight explores how research guides policy. Ogier's story shows using the Opportunity Atlas to focus educational investments in low-mobility Memphis areas, from early ed to workforce, demonstrating research in action - like our Oakes Award!
What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities? www.wested.org/blog/realizi...
What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities?
What's the best way for state and local leaders to boost outcomes for students with disabilities and help more students succeed? WestEd experts explore five key strategies that can have a lasting impa...
www.wested.org
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities? www.wested.org/blog/realizi...
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🎉 We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. https://bit.ly/4nCqq9e
Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas - William T. Grant Foundation
We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving th...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
🎉 We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. https://bit.ly/4nCqq9e