Dave Osworth
@daveosworth.bsky.social
Assistant Professor
Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Educational Leadership & Cultural Foundations
Coming out of the woodwork to share a new publication! This #CriticalPolicyAnalysis of anti-transgender policy in North Carolina is open access. Very excited to publish about a topic I'm very passionate about.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol2/...
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol2/...
The Political Construction of Anti-Transgender Policy: A Critical Policy Analysis of North Carolina State Legislators' Discursive Strategies
In recent year anti-LGBTQ policy has been cropping up at the state level across the United States. While these policies have been described as unprecedented, they signal a period of retrenchment for t...
scholarscompass.vcu.edu
October 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Coming out of the woodwork to share a new publication! This #CriticalPolicyAnalysis of anti-transgender policy in North Carolina is open access. Very excited to publish about a topic I'm very passionate about.
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol2/...
scholarscompass.vcu.edu/jqtsie/vol2/...
I regularly find with my graduate students this idea that theory is abstract and disconnected from "real life". What are some ways to get them to see that theory is deeply embedded in the world around them? #academicsky #critcaltheory #education
July 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I regularly find with my graduate students this idea that theory is abstract and disconnected from "real life". What are some ways to get them to see that theory is deeply embedded in the world around them? #academicsky #critcaltheory #education
New Publication with my dear friend Dr. Virella! In this paper we argue for a more intersectional approach for leaders working toward equity. doi.org/10.1177/1942...
Evolving Equity Traps: New Challenges for Educational Leaders in Pursuit of Anti-Racism - Patricia Virella, David Osworth, 2025
Our study explores the emerging equity traps seven educational leaders encountered while pursuing anti-racist initiatives in one large urban school district. De...
doi.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New Publication with my dear friend Dr. Virella! In this paper we argue for a more intersectional approach for leaders working toward equity. doi.org/10.1177/1942...
New Pub Alert! This article examines district discipline policies in South Carolina from a CRT perspective. Shout out to @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being such an amazing collaborator! #edusky #academicsky #UCEA
doi.org/10.1177/0895...
doi.org/10.1177/0895...
South Carolina Discipline Policies as a Source of Racial Inequity - David Osworth, M. Nathan Tanner, 2025
School discipline has been documented as a source of racial disparity in schooling in the United States. Black students are often referred for discipline infrac...
doi.org
May 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
New Pub Alert! This article examines district discipline policies in South Carolina from a CRT perspective. Shout out to @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being such an amazing collaborator! #edusky #academicsky #UCEA
doi.org/10.1177/0895...
doi.org/10.1177/0895...
When does summer break start for a pre tenure faculty? Asking for a friend #edusky #academicsky
May 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
When does summer break start for a pre tenure faculty? Asking for a friend #edusky #academicsky
I just want to share again this recent pub with @mnathantanner.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite things I've written to date, and Nathan is a phenomenal thinker and collaborator. Please give this a read and share with your networks 💜 #edusky
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From Public Good to Private Gain: Charter Schools and the Racialized Enclosure of Public Education
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May 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I just want to share again this recent pub with @mnathantanner.bsky.social. This is one of my favorite things I've written to date, and Nathan is a phenomenal thinker and collaborator. Please give this a read and share with your networks 💜 #edusky
rdcu.be/enbgw
rdcu.be/enbgw
Was amazing collaborating with @mnathantanner.bsky.social! More to come ♥️
Excited to share new work from @daveosworth.bsky.social and myself on racial capitalism and charter schools! We present charter schools as racialized enclosure which creates privatized gain while ultimately failing to deliver on promises of better schooling, most frequently in urban spaces. #EduSky
From Public Good to Private Gain: Charter Schools and the Racialized Enclosure of Public Education - The Urban Review
This theoretical essay takes up charter schooling as a form of neoliberal educational reform. This essay grapples with multiple theoretical ideas to present a novel way of thinking about charter schoo...
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May 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Was amazing collaborating with @mnathantanner.bsky.social! More to come ♥️
Hey Bluesky Ed Scholars! Please help amplify this! This study is looking at LGBTQ Ed Leaders. I have interviewed 10 folks so far and I'm hoping to interview 10 more! Please share this with your networks. #EdLeadership
April 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Hey Bluesky Ed Scholars! Please help amplify this! This study is looking at LGBTQ Ed Leaders. I have interviewed 10 folks so far and I'm hoping to interview 10 more! Please share this with your networks. #EdLeadership
While I’m a blue sky recluse, I’ve come out of hiding to shout out @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being an amazing co-author and collaborator, big things coming this year from us ♥️
April 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
While I’m a blue sky recluse, I’ve come out of hiding to shout out @mnathantanner.bsky.social for being an amazing co-author and collaborator, big things coming this year from us ♥️
@maggiethornton.bsky.social is a real one! This is a great opportunity, share with your grad students!
📣 Preparing a proposal for #UCEA2025?
Join the Researcher Development Program for a webinar on April 30 at 3pm ET - "Developing your UCEA Proposal" with Dr. Maggie Thornton!
📝 Craft a strong proposal
💬 Workshop your ideas
🤝 Connect with peers
🔗 Link in bio to register.
Join the Researcher Development Program for a webinar on April 30 at 3pm ET - "Developing your UCEA Proposal" with Dr. Maggie Thornton!
📝 Craft a strong proposal
💬 Workshop your ideas
🤝 Connect with peers
🔗 Link in bio to register.
April 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@maggiethornton.bsky.social is a real one! This is a great opportunity, share with your grad students!
47 created a fake university and now he is dictating what universities can and cannot teach.
February 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
47 created a fake university and now he is dictating what universities can and cannot teach.
Waffle House adding a ¢50 surcharge per egg is another example of policy decisions creating undesirable outcomes that will be felt most heavily by working class individuals in the U.S. The oligarchy is oligarchy-ing. #neoliberalism
February 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Waffle House adding a ¢50 surcharge per egg is another example of policy decisions creating undesirable outcomes that will be felt most heavily by working class individuals in the U.S. The oligarchy is oligarchy-ing. #neoliberalism
The intense focus on merit is ironic considering everyone preaching it is a nepo-baby.
February 6, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The intense focus on merit is ironic considering everyone preaching it is a nepo-baby.
The irony of the party of small government engaging in a huge display of federalism and over reach is not shocking. The circus is in town. #fortyseven
January 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The irony of the party of small government engaging in a huge display of federalism and over reach is not shocking. The circus is in town. #fortyseven
Me responding to a reviewers critique of my methodology. #academicsky #research
January 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Me responding to a reviewers critique of my methodology. #academicsky #research
Because the Fall Semester was so busy I never shared my most recent publication. This is manuscript is a new analysis of my dissertation data examining rural school takeover. #EdPolicy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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January 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Because the Fall Semester was so busy I never shared my most recent publication. This is manuscript is a new analysis of my dissertation data examining rural school takeover. #EdPolicy journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Reviewer 2 can really ruin your day. Especially when you are coming from different research paradigms #academicsky
January 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reviewer 2 can really ruin your day. Especially when you are coming from different research paradigms #academicsky
All I want for Christmas is for my R&Rs to be accepted with no more revisions. #tenuretack #academicsky
December 12, 2024 at 3:37 PM
All I want for Christmas is for my R&Rs to be accepted with no more revisions. #tenuretack #academicsky
Great day of the #gss great time being a faculty to mentor for this grad student event #UCEA2024 @uceagsc.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 2:08 AM
Great day of the #gss great time being a faculty to mentor for this grad student event #UCEA2024 @uceagsc.bsky.social @ucea.bsky.social
Reposted by Dave Osworth
Reposted by Dave Osworth
🚨 Last Call for Mentors! 🚨 Faculty are encouraged to mentor graduate students in the Researcher Development Program through collaborative research.
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Contact: researcherdevelopmentprogram@gmail.com
November 8, 2024 at 6:18 PM
🚨 Last Call for Mentors! 🚨 Faculty are encouraged to mentor graduate students in the Researcher Development Program through collaborative research.
Read the Call: drive.google.com/fil...
Sign Up: docs.google.com/form...
Contact: researcherdevelopmentprogram@gmail.com
Another #wgi season starts. So excited for first round auditions with United Percussion. On my flight to Philly now!
September 16, 2023 at 8:23 PM
Another #wgi season starts. So excited for first round auditions with United Percussion. On my flight to Philly now!
Today I wrote with some colleagues at a coffee shop, it was delightful. Working in community always makes the task less tedious! #AcademicSky #PhDLife
September 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Today I wrote with some colleagues at a coffee shop, it was delightful. Working in community always makes the task less tedious! #AcademicSky #PhDLife
First day of class and there are a bunch of bikes on campus. Someone needs to tell the undergrads single speed/fixed gear bikes are not the way in a college town with hills.
August 24, 2023 at 2:23 PM
First day of class and there are a bunch of bikes on campus. Someone needs to tell the undergrads single speed/fixed gear bikes are not the way in a college town with hills.