Hiro Yoshikawa
hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social
Hiro Yoshikawa
@hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social
Community and developmental psychologist and musician.
Reposted by Hiro Yoshikawa
New Op Ed with @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social.
Our new study in Florida, The Limitation Effect, shows how policymakers pressuring restriction and “bans” on K-12 efforts to support students can end up hurting everyone.
@penamerica.bsky.social
What happens to education opportunity when policymakers ramp up threats and attacks on DEI?

In a new study on the fallout of such policies in Florida, researchers Mica Pollock & Hirokazu Yoshikawa show how pressures on schools can end up hurting everyone. pen.org/its-time-for...
May 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Yes, this is me. As you can tell, I was not having it! I refuse to be a nice old lady(or granny, they call me). We must do everything we can to stand up!
March 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Our Florida study with @micapollock.bsky.social and colleagues - still the only study to examine educators’ and parents’ experiences of the full set of K12 education policies in Florida -is described in Freedom to Read’s call: www.freedomtoreadproject.org/the_power_of...
The Power of Resistance: Fighting Book Bans Before It’s Too Late
www.freedomtoreadproject.org
March 11, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist at Columbia University and recent masters graduate there, has had his green card revoked for participating in the protests there. He is being held by ICE at an unknown location. Sign the petition here: urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=htt...
Demand the Immediate Release of Palestinian Student Activist Mahmoud Khalil from DHS detention
On the evening of March 8, 2025, Columbia University student activist Mahmoud Khalil was detained by the Department of Homeland Security. The arrest comes on the heels of the Department of State’s ann...
urldefense.proofpoint.com
March 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
New article providing a summary of Florida K12 policy experiences from our study with @micapollock.bsky.social and colleagues
Our new publication on "The Limitation Effect: Florida restrictions as a national warning sign."

Short read with now-national implications.

"Our study shows how policymakers pushing review and 'bans' of disliked and imagined K12 efforts to support students can end up hurting everyone."
The Limitation Effect: Florida restrictions as a national warning sign
Published in Equity & Excellence in Education (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This key resource from the Immigrant Legal Resource Center is printable in 16 languages (they’re no longer taking orders for preprinted cards as they’ve been overwhelmed with requests). www.ilrc.org/red-cards-ta...
Red Cards / Tarjetas Rojas | Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC
All people in the United States, regardless of immigration status, have certain rights and protections under the U.S. Constitution. The ILRC’s Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend them...
www.ilrc.org
January 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
What happens if you re- direct measurement of the quality of classroom instruction to student engagement? We are very excited about these findings!
We have some exciting new findings and a phenomenal group of speakers for our PLAY webinar:

‘Introducing PLAY – Measuring Adult-Child Interactions that Boost Learning’

Tuesday 21 January 2025 at 2.00 – 3.30pm GMT | 9.00 – 10.30am EST
Register here: bit.ly/4flF5kG
December 20, 2024 at 12:26 AM
A wonderful tribute to perhaps my favorite academic and someone from whom I learned so much: www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/ed-mag...
www.gse.harvard.edu
November 21, 2024 at 10:18 PM
Reposted by Hiro Yoshikawa
How have schools been impacted by laws seeking to restrict what can be taught? Excellent new report from @micapollock.bsky.social and Hirokazu Yoshikawa (and colleagues).
The Limitation Effect: Experiences of State Policy-Driven Education Restriction in Florida’s Public Schools
How can a teacher discuss Jim Crow laws without breaking state law? Should a librarian stop ordering books with LGBTQ+ characters? A new white paper by UC San Diego and NYU researchers reveals the exp...
steinhardt.nyu.edu
November 18, 2024 at 1:07 PM