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
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
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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…
aefpweb.org
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
📢 @tcfdotorg.bsky.social commentary on why schools committed to true integration matter at this moment and are vital for equity, democracy, and healing. It outlines six elements of substantive integration, including equitable resources, inclusive relationships, and civic engagement.
Why Substantively Integrated Schools Matter at This Moment in History
The United States today is far from united. The political polarization that’s dividing the electorate can manifest in many ways, but one area where it’s
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📢 @tcfdotorg.bsky.social commentary on why schools committed to true integration matter at this moment and are vital for equity, democracy, and healing. It outlines six elements of substantive integration, including equitable resources, inclusive relationships, and civic engagement.
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Nick Juravich tonight at Teachers College, on his great new book on “how schools shaped not just individual students through instruction, but also the distribution of employment opportunities, paths for political participation, and the process of community formation in the city.”
#histed #union
#histed #union
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
📣 The ADT SIG is excited to announce the Call for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award:
1. Award Committee Members (open to SIG members): Deadline: Oct 15
2. Award Nominations (open to all): Deadline: Dec 15
Interested? Please send us a chat for more information!
1. Award Committee Members (open to SIG members): Deadline: Oct 15
2. Award Nominations (open to all): Deadline: Dec 15
Interested? Please send us a chat for more information!
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📣 The ADT SIG is excited to announce the Call for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award:
1. Award Committee Members (open to SIG members): Deadline: Oct 15
2. Award Nominations (open to all): Deadline: Dec 15
Interested? Please send us a chat for more information!
1. Award Committee Members (open to SIG members): Deadline: Oct 15
2. Award Nominations (open to all): Deadline: Dec 15
Interested? Please send us a chat for more information!
🐾 From @edweek.org: How rescue animals are helping students develop emotional awareness: At Alaqua Animal Refuge, field trips with rescue animals are helping students connect to others’ experiences, process emotions, and practice empathy, especially in emotionally demanding subjects.
How Rescue Animals Are Teaching Students Emotional Awareness
Field trips to a Florida animal sanctuary have helped students learn compassion.
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🐾 From @edweek.org: How rescue animals are helping students develop emotional awareness: At Alaqua Animal Refuge, field trips with rescue animals are helping students connect to others’ experiences, process emotions, and practice empathy, especially in emotionally demanding subjects.
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An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy itself. bit.ly/3K1yoKu
Curriculum Censorship Harms Us All. This Brief Explains Why.
An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy it...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy itself. bit.ly/3K1yoKu
⏰ Last call, ADT SIG members! Our Back-to-School newsletter deadline is 12pm PT today (Sept 11). Share your news (publications, jobs, grants, events, or personal milestones) by sending us a chat here on BlueSky. Let’s celebrate our community together!
September 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
⏰ Last call, ADT SIG members! Our Back-to-School newsletter deadline is 12pm PT today (Sept 11). Share your news (publications, jobs, grants, events, or personal milestones) by sending us a chat here on BlueSky. Let’s celebrate our community together!
📘 New study on how grade 12 math students experience relationships with teachers and how those relationships relate to achievement. Findings highlight a need for supportive, inclusive classrooms and targeted PD to help teachers form stronger relationships with diverse learners.
www.mdpi.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📘 New study on how grade 12 math students experience relationships with teachers and how those relationships relate to achievement. Findings highlight a need for supportive, inclusive classrooms and targeted PD to help teachers form stronger relationships with diverse learners.
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"Educators should also understand the limitations of research evidence. Rigorous impact evaluations...can only tell us what has worked someplace at some time—not what will work universally for educators facing specific challenges." - @tomdee.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
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
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Educators should also understand the limitations of research evidence. Rigorous impact evaluations...can only tell us what has worked someplace at some time—not what will work universally for educators facing specific challenges." - @tomdee.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
📣 The ADT SIG Back-to-School newsletter is coming! We want to celebrate our community's accomplishments and joys!. Have a new publication, job, grant, event, or resource, or a personal milestone like a birthday, new pet, or trip? Send us a chat by EOD tomorrow, Thu, Sept 11th, so we can include it!
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📣 The ADT SIG Back-to-School newsletter is coming! We want to celebrate our community's accomplishments and joys!. Have a new publication, job, grant, event, or resource, or a personal milestone like a birthday, new pet, or trip? Send us a chat by EOD tomorrow, Thu, Sept 11th, so we can include it!
📊 From @Rand.org: 5 charts reveal persistent inequities in attendance, engagement, and instructional support across public education. Timely data for anyone working to expand access and rethink opportunity structures.
www.rand.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📊 From @Rand.org: 5 charts reveal persistent inequities in attendance, engagement, and instructional support across public education. Timely data for anyone working to expand access and rethink opportunity structures.
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After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.
After Minneapolis mass shooting, two Minnesota leaders push for gun reform
After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.
From @brookings.edu: Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum—until they consider the downsides
Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum—until they consider the downsides | Brookings
Research shows that views on parental opt-outs change when people weigh the costs for teachers, students, and schools.
www.brookings.edu
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
From @brookings.edu: Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum—until they consider the downsides
📄 New study from @annenberginstitute.bsky.social critiques research suggesting Black students are under-identified for special education and warns against oversimplified interpretations. Authors call for caution, better data, and more nuanced inquiry into racial disproportionality.
A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence on Racial Disproportionality in Special Education
This essay provides a two-pronged critical assessment of a subset of the literature on racial disproportionality in special education: that which aims to estimate racial disparities among otherwise…
edworkingpapers.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📄 New study from @annenberginstitute.bsky.social critiques research suggesting Black students are under-identified for special education and warns against oversimplified interpretations. Authors call for caution, better data, and more nuanced inquiry into racial disproportionality.
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Excellent summary of how #HousingPolicy is #EdPolicy in Housing and School Outcomes by Sarah Cordes livehandbook.org/k-12-educati... via @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social
Housing and School Outcomes
Explore the impact of school transportation on student outcomes, enrollment, & equity. Discover how policies & travel modes shape access to education.
livehandbook.org
August 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Excellent summary of how #HousingPolicy is #EdPolicy in Housing and School Outcomes by Sarah Cordes livehandbook.org/k-12-educati... via @aefplivehandbook.bsky.social
📘 LPI's 'District Leadership for Racial Equity' profiles four school leaders who disrupted disparities and improved outcomes for historically marginalized students. Cases show how change is possible when leaders build capacity & commit to equity & opportunity for all students.
District Leadership for Racial Equity: Lessons From School Systems That Are Closing the Gap
School leaders in four districts improved outcomes for students of color through racial equity reform efforts. Their approaches offer insights for education leaders and policymakers aiming to reduce…
learningpolicyinstitute.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
📘 LPI's 'District Leadership for Racial Equity' profiles four school leaders who disrupted disparities and improved outcomes for historically marginalized students. Cases show how change is possible when leaders build capacity & commit to equity & opportunity for all students.
📘 What does it take for teachers to move away from fixed ability grouping? Wright and Forrester study follow primary teachers in England as they reflect on their practice, challenge labels, and shift toward more equitable math instruction.
www.sciencedirect.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
📘 What does it take for teachers to move away from fixed ability grouping? Wright and Forrester study follow primary teachers in England as they reflect on their practice, challenge labels, and shift toward more equitable math instruction.