Erica O. Turner
@ericaoturner.bsky.social
Assoc Professor of Educational Policy Studies. Parent. Author of Suddenly Diverse: How School Districts Manage Race and Inequality. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo45713418.html
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New paper with @alexfreidus.bsky.social and @ericaoturner.bsky.social ! Our interview data show how disability and ableism—intersecting with racism and SES inequality—complicate and stratify school choice for families of disabled students. doi.org/10.1177/2332...
Weighing Risks: How Families of Disabled Children Made School Choices During COVID-19 - Rachel Elizabeth Fish, Alexandra Freidus, Erica O. Turner, 2025
In this paper we show how positionality shapes caregivers’ decisions about children’s schooling by expanding on research on Black families’ educational decision...
doi.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
New paper with @alexfreidus.bsky.social and @ericaoturner.bsky.social ! Our interview data show how disability and ableism—intersecting with racism and SES inequality—complicate and stratify school choice for families of disabled students. doi.org/10.1177/2332...
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Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
March 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Since the president has signed an EO making English the official language of the United States, here is the first non-English copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed in German just days after July 4, 1776. We have always been multilingual.
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
cdm16274.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
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The top 10% of high-income districts were four times more likely to have recovered in both math and reading compared with the poorest 10%. And academic recovery within districts remains divided by race and class. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/11/s...
Hit by pandemic ‘aftershocks,’ kids fall further behind in reading, still trail pre-COVID peers
Wealthier school districts made much more progress catching kids up to pre-pandemic levels than lower-income districts, a new analysis by the authors of the Education Recovery Scorecard finds. And aca...
www.chalkbeat.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The top 10% of high-income districts were four times more likely to have recovered in both math and reading compared with the poorest 10%. And academic recovery within districts remains divided by race and class. www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/11/s...
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ICE raids in schools, hospitals, and churches are turning places of learning, healing, and worship into places of fear and suffering. Our Protecting Sensitive Locations Act would ban ICE from conducting enforcement actions from within 1000 feet of these sacred spaces.
Crockett Co-Lead Bicameral Legislation to Protect Sensitive Locations From ICE Raids
YouTube video by Rep. Jasmine Crockett
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ICE raids in schools, hospitals, and churches are turning places of learning, healing, and worship into places of fear and suffering. Our Protecting Sensitive Locations Act would ban ICE from conducting enforcement actions from within 1000 feet of these sacred spaces.
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This is another one where, for the moment, the temporary order applies only to the 23 plaintiff states—which are mostly Democratic-controlled, or have a Dem. AG.
It thus preserves NIH disbursements for Blue States, but the taps are still turned off for Red States.
It thus preserves NIH disbursements for Blue States, but the taps are still turned off for Red States.
BREAKING: Federal judge temporarily blocks NIH indirect costs rate cap issued Friday as applied to states that sued over the act this morning.
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Judge Angel Kelley, a Biden appointee, ordered further briefing as well, and set a hearing on Feb 21 in the case. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
![ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF STATES’ EX PARTE
EMERGENCY MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER
ANGEL KELLEY, D.J.
Plaintiff States’ Ex Parte Emergency Motion For Temporary Restraining Order [Dkt. 4]
is GRANTED. Defendants and their officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and
successors are hereby enjoined from taking any steps to implement, apply, or enforce the Rate
Change Notice (NOT-OD-25- 068) within Plaintiff States until further order is issued by this
Court. Counsel for Defendants shall file a status report with the Court within 24 hours of the
entry of this Order, and at biweekly intervals thereafter, confirming the regular disbursement and
obligation of federal financial assistance funds and reporting all steps that NIH, HHS and their
officers, employees, servants, agents, appointees, and successors have taken to comply with the
Court’s temporary restraining order.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreihvi3vmbg3ktgcxnic4m27q4outa3mtxm6v37rgstm45wvuk565pu@jpeg)
February 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is another one where, for the moment, the temporary order applies only to the 23 plaintiff states—which are mostly Democratic-controlled, or have a Dem. AG.
It thus preserves NIH disbursements for Blue States, but the taps are still turned off for Red States.
It thus preserves NIH disbursements for Blue States, but the taps are still turned off for Red States.
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may be beside the point/extremely obvious but i feel like you can only ignore extreme wealth inequality for so long before it metastasizes into something that fundamentally remakes and destabilizes the world by giving people access to so much money that they are fully above consequence
A consortium led by Elon Musk has made an unsolicited bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI for $97.4 billion. Huge scoop by @jtoonkel and @berber_jin1 www.wsj.com/tech/elon-mu...
Exclusive | Elon Musk-Led Group Makes $97.4 Billion Bid for Control of OpenAI
The unsolicited offer complicates Sam Altman’s plans to convert OpenAI to a for-profit company.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
may be beside the point/extremely obvious but i feel like you can only ignore extreme wealth inequality for so long before it metastasizes into something that fundamentally remakes and destabilizes the world by giving people access to so much money that they are fully above consequence
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IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts
The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.
www.edweek.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:17 AM
IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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I don’t have a fancy lesson I delivered about the #SuperBowlHalftimeShow Before I showed it, I instructed my students to write down three words and document when they noticed them:
•imagery
•symbolism
•message
We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +
•imagery
•symbolism
•message
We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +
February 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I don’t have a fancy lesson I delivered about the #SuperBowlHalftimeShow Before I showed it, I instructed my students to write down three words and document when they noticed them:
•imagery
•symbolism
•message
We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +
•imagery
•symbolism
•message
We watched once all the way through, then we broke down where my students noted. +
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Colorado bill to curb school library book challenges clears first legislative hurdle
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/11/school-library-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/11/school-library-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/
Colorado bill to curb school library book challenges clears first legislative hurdle
The bill would require Colorado districts to have book challenge policies and only allow parents with children in a school to challenge a book at that school.
www.chalkbeat.org
February 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Colorado bill to curb school library book challenges clears first legislative hurdle
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/11/school-library-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/02/11/school-library-bill-clears-first-legislative-hurdle/
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Come work with us! We're looking for a colleague specializing in Gender and Diversity in Politics. Subfield open, but IR and Conparativists are especially encouraged to apply.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts in
Calgary,
AB,
...
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts in
Calgary,
AB,
...
careers.ucalgary.ca
February 6, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Come work with us! We're looking for a colleague specializing in Gender and Diversity in Politics. Subfield open, but IR and Conparativists are especially encouraged to apply.
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...
careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1555649...
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If your state just handed $447M to vouchers for kids already in private school, spare me the "it’s too much money" excuse when it comes to educating undocumented immigrant students. Follow the law of the land—Plyler still stands.
Lawmakers introduce bill to keep undocumented students out of public schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/02/05/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bill-keep-undocumented-students-out-of-school/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/2025/02/05/republican-lawmakers-introduce-bill-keep-undocumented-students-out-of-school/
Tenn. lawmakers introduce bill to keep non-citizens out of public schools
With a measure antithetical to a legal precedent established more than 40 years ago, leading state Republicans move to let school boards ban children from attending public schools based on citizenship status.
www.chalkbeat.org
February 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If your state just handed $447M to vouchers for kids already in private school, spare me the "it’s too much money" excuse when it comes to educating undocumented immigrant students. Follow the law of the land—Plyler still stands.
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Hello, many new Bluesky followers!
I’m a WIRED reporter looking to talk to people about the repercussions of Trump/Musk’s cuts. (In and outside of US)
In particular on issues such as child protection, cybercrime, national security, intel sharing
I can be reached on Signal: mattburgess.20
I’m a WIRED reporter looking to talk to people about the repercussions of Trump/Musk’s cuts. (In and outside of US)
In particular on issues such as child protection, cybercrime, national security, intel sharing
I can be reached on Signal: mattburgess.20
February 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Hello, many new Bluesky followers!
I’m a WIRED reporter looking to talk to people about the repercussions of Trump/Musk’s cuts. (In and outside of US)
In particular on issues such as child protection, cybercrime, national security, intel sharing
I can be reached on Signal: mattburgess.20
I’m a WIRED reporter looking to talk to people about the repercussions of Trump/Musk’s cuts. (In and outside of US)
In particular on issues such as child protection, cybercrime, national security, intel sharing
I can be reached on Signal: mattburgess.20
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"Teachers have every reason to be guarded about what they say & do within state-surveilled school spaces. But teachers’ selfhoods do not end at the door of the classroom. Teachers are friends, neighbors, beloveds- & they are amazing organizers" ~@eveewing.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
Trump’s Reign of Terror on Schools—and How We Fight Back
It’s not enough to be afraid of the laws and rules we don’t want to see in schools. We have to clarify our visions of what we are fighting for.
inthesetimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
"Teachers have every reason to be guarded about what they say & do within state-surveilled school spaces. But teachers’ selfhoods do not end at the door of the classroom. Teachers are friends, neighbors, beloveds- & they are amazing organizers" ~@eveewing.bsky.social
inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
inthesetimes.com/article/trum...
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This is a good action.
If you have ever received treasury payments - tax returns, student loans, financial aid, social security, etc. Call your bank, mortgage company, credit card company, university. Express concerns about the federal personal data breach. Ask how they will protect your information. Put on the pressure!
February 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
This is a good action.
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These Democrats voted for cloture for Doug Collins last week but voted no on confirmation today. That means that they are responding to calls:
Baldwin
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Duckworth
Kim
Murray
Reed
Warner
Whitehouse
Baldwin
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Duckworth
Kim
Murray
Reed
Warner
Whitehouse
February 4, 2025 at 9:20 PM
These Democrats voted for cloture for Doug Collins last week but voted no on confirmation today. That means that they are responding to calls:
Baldwin
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Duckworth
Kim
Murray
Reed
Warner
Whitehouse
Baldwin
Blunt Rochester
Cantwell
Duckworth
Kim
Murray
Reed
Warner
Whitehouse
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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY STATUTE; IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! EXECUTIVE ORDERS CANNOT REPEAL STATUTES! JUST LIKE DEPARTMENTS CANNOT BE CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER!
she shouts into the void
she shouts into the void
BREAKING: The White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the plans tell NBC News.
White House preparing executive order to abolish the Department of Education
The planned order follows years of campaign promises from President Donald Trump to abolish the federal Education Department.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY STATUTE; IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! EXECUTIVE ORDERS CANNOT REPEAL STATUTES! JUST LIKE DEPARTMENTS CANNOT BE CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER!
she shouts into the void
she shouts into the void
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Special issue call from AERA Open. They specifically highlight wanting to see scholars from the humanities provide their thoughts!
www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
February 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Special issue call from AERA Open. They specifically highlight wanting to see scholars from the humanities provide their thoughts!
www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
www.aera.net/Portals/38/2...
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The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
Personal Discretion Over the Treasury's Payments System Means the End of Democracy
If the Court and federal workers fail to stop Elon Musk, we are heading for authoritarianism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The NYT asked me to write an op-ed on Musk and the Treasury and then took a pass. I hope it will still get read.
This makes quite a bit of sense...
Please read this and pass it on: Aaron is a Harvard educated lawyer, community organizer and bookstore owner in Buffalo.
February 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
This makes quite a bit of sense...
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"In the 1980s, when United Auto Workers realized during contract negotiations that manufacturers were trying to provoke workers into striking — to permanently replace them with scabs — the union turned to work-to-rule, throwing production into chaos and winning a 36% wage bump over three years"
February 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM
"In the 1980s, when United Auto Workers realized during contract negotiations that manufacturers were trying to provoke workers into striking — to permanently replace them with scabs — the union turned to work-to-rule, throwing production into chaos and winning a 36% wage bump over three years"