Janelle Scott
@janellescott.bsky.social
Professor of education policy & politics, fan of democracy
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Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
May 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ed researchers! @aeraedresearch.bsky.social asks that we take a 5 min survey on "how specific [IES] datasets, surveys, research, and evaluations are used and relied upon by members" by May 28th to respond to questions from the judge. I'm not including the link on purpose but please check your email!
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On this day before the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared school segregation inherently unequal, sharing a new publication written for the 70th anniversary examining why integration is eroding (open access): 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Eroding Integration: 21st Century Segregation Trends in U.S. Public and Charter Schools and Implications for the Enduring Promise of Brown - Erica Frankenberg, Caprial Farrington, Elizabeth H. DeBray,...
Drawing on Boddie’s adaptive discrimination framework, this article analyzes changes in demographic trends from 2002–2021. Our findings reveal a continuation of...
journals.sagepub.com
May 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
On this day before the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared school segregation inherently unequal, sharing a new publication written for the 70th anniversary examining why integration is eroding (open access): 🧵
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
AERA attendees! Don’t miss this session today with john powell, director of @obi-belonging.bsky.social at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social . Joined by Amy Stuart Wells and Kent McGuire.
April 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
AERA attendees! Don’t miss this session today with john powell, director of @obi-belonging.bsky.social at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social . Joined by Amy Stuart Wells and Kent McGuire.
If you are attending #AERA2025, don’t miss this lecture today with @milleridriss.bsky.social !
April 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
If you are attending #AERA2025, don’t miss this lecture today with @milleridriss.bsky.social !
With @democracyforward.org, @aeraedresearch.bsky.social and @sreesociety.bsky.social have filed a lawsuit to fight the dismantling of IES.
AERA, in partnership with the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education over the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
AERA Files Lawsuit Against Education Department
www.aera.net
April 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
With @democracyforward.org, @aeraedresearch.bsky.social and @sreesociety.bsky.social have filed a lawsuit to fight the dismantling of IES.
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The AERA Opening Session will focus on the future of higher education in an era of political polarization where their core functions are increasingly scrutinized and under attack. Learn about this session and other major sessions: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
March 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The AERA Opening Session will focus on the future of higher education in an era of political polarization where their core functions are increasingly scrutinized and under attack. Learn about this session and other major sessions: www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
In a new letter, AERA and other education research leaders call on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission. www.aera.net/Portals/38/E...
March 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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"...we believe research partnerships with policymakers and practitioners drawing on Civil Rights Data Collection data will be more important than ever," @efrankenberg.bsky.social & @maithgopalan.bsky.social in this OpEd on the Education Department’s budget cuts. Learn more. ⤵️
Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come
The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a fair education for public school students.
theconversation.com
March 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"...we believe research partnerships with policymakers and practitioners drawing on Civil Rights Data Collection data will be more important than ever," @efrankenberg.bsky.social & @maithgopalan.bsky.social in this OpEd on the Education Department’s budget cuts. Learn more. ⤵️
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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
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Don’t miss ELC Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social testifying to Congress on “Federal Investments in Elementary Education,” Wed., 2/26, 10:30am:
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appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
Federal Investments in Elementary Education
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February 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Don’t miss ELC Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social testifying to Congress on “Federal Investments in Elementary Education,” Wed., 2/26, 10:30am:
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hea...
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🚨 Join us this Fri 2/28 @ 1:30PM, ET for an online webinar with education and legal scholars, including experts in civil rights enforcement, to discuss the legality of the Department of Education's Feb 14 Dear Colleague Letter & the potential threat of enforcement.
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
What do education leaders need to know about the Department of Education's new guidance on race and civil rights?
On February 28, join Brookings for a webinar with education and legal scholars to discuss the legality of the February 14 guidance letter
www.brookings.edu
February 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🚨 Join us this Fri 2/28 @ 1:30PM, ET for an online webinar with education and legal scholars, including experts in civil rights enforcement, to discuss the legality of the Department of Education's Feb 14 Dear Colleague Letter & the potential threat of enforcement.
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
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Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...
February 21, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. Gift link here: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...
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Thank you @janellescott.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️yes we need all the support we can get to fight the fight! See👇 and 🙏
edlawcenter.org/about/donate...
edlawcenter.org/about/donate...
February 18, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thank you @janellescott.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️yes we need all the support we can get to fight the fight! See👇 and 🙏
edlawcenter.org/about/donate...
edlawcenter.org/about/donate...
If you have extra funds and want to support an org doing essential work to fight the actions against public education and ed research of this administration, @edlawcenter.bsky.social is doing hard, critical work and could use anything you can contribute.
February 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If you have extra funds and want to support an org doing essential work to fight the actions against public education and ed research of this administration, @edlawcenter.bsky.social is doing hard, critical work and could use anything you can contribute.
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I wrote about what we might expect from the US Dept of Education's Office for Civil Rights under Trump given what they've signaled & their early activity.
So far, we have pretty clear evidence of the admin's plans to weaponize OCR to promote discrimination.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wit...
So far, we have pretty clear evidence of the admin's plans to weaponize OCR to promote discrimination.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wit...
With Trump back in office, what’s next for the US Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights?
Rachel M. Perera examines how the Trump administration is reshaping the Office for Civil Rights to align with its agenda.
www.brookings.edu
February 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I wrote about what we might expect from the US Dept of Education's Office for Civil Rights under Trump given what they've signaled & their early activity.
So far, we have pretty clear evidence of the admin's plans to weaponize OCR to promote discrimination.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wit...
So far, we have pretty clear evidence of the admin's plans to weaponize OCR to promote discrimination.
www.brookings.edu/articles/wit...
AERA and COPAFS have issued a statement on the sudden termination of 169 contracts within IES, including those that NCES holds for the collection and reporting of education statistics. Read the full statement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts
AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts
www.aera.net
February 12, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Important thread from @profmmurray.bsky.social on President Carter's judicial legacy.
Jimmy Carter Appreciation 🧵:
As we mourn Carter's death, there will be lots of discussion of his presidency and his post-presidential exploits, including his work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social and the @cartercenter.bsky.social.
But I want to talk about Carter and the federal judiciary....
As we mourn Carter's death, there will be lots of discussion of his presidency and his post-presidential exploits, including his work with @habitatforhumanity.bsky.social and the @cartercenter.bsky.social.
But I want to talk about Carter and the federal judiciary....
December 31, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Important thread from @profmmurray.bsky.social on President Carter's judicial legacy.
We are so fortunate that Bill Penuel will deliver the AERA Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture! Hope to see you in April!
Celebrated scholar William Penuel will deliver the AERA Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at #AERA2025. Read about it in AERA Highlights. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Penuel to Deliver Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at 2025 Annual Meeting
Penuel to Deliver Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture at 2025 Annual Meeting
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December 23, 2024 at 9:02 PM
We are so fortunate that Bill Penuel will deliver the AERA Wallace Foundation Distinguished Lecture! Hope to see you in April!
So very excited that Vanessa Siddle Walker will deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at the annual meeting in Denver!
Preeminent scholar and AERA Past President Vanessa Siddle Walker will deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at #AERA2025. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Siddle Walker to Deliver 2025 AERA Distinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
Siddle Walker to Deliver 2025 AERA Distinguished Lecture at Annual Meeting
www.aera.net
December 23, 2024 at 5:23 PM
So very excited that Vanessa Siddle Walker will deliver the AERA Distinguished Lecture at the annual meeting in Denver!
Please share with your networks!
The AERA Executive Director Search Committee is accepting applications and nominations for the next Executive Director of AERA. Read the description here: www.aera.net/About-AERA/E...
November 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Please share with your networks!
Shaun Harper writes about campus DEI retrenchment- even in places where such efforts have not been officially restricted. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
DEI retrenchment on campuses is far worse than maps show
They don’t capture local-level and self-imposed efforts to defund, eliminate or otherwise suppress diversity and inclusion efforts.
www.insidehighered.com
November 20, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Shaun Harper writes about campus DEI retrenchment- even in places where such efforts have not been officially restricted. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/blog...
Are you a doctoral student? Do you want to use your research to shape policies that advance #HealthEquity? Get ready to apply for @HPRScholars! Applications open in January 2025. Learn more: healthpolicyresearch-scholars.org
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November 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Are you a doctoral student? Do you want to use your research to shape policies that advance #HealthEquity? Get ready to apply for @HPRScholars! Applications open in January 2025. Learn more: healthpolicyresearch-scholars.org
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AERA is pleased to accept papers for an important volume of RRE: Equitable Educational Systems that Cultivate Thriving. Proposals are due by January 15. Read the full Call here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/R...
December 1, 2023 at 9:33 PM
AERA is pleased to accept papers for an important volume of RRE: Equitable Educational Systems that Cultivate Thriving. Proposals are due by January 15. Read the full Call here: www.aera.net/Portals/38/R...
Interested in serving on an AERA Committee? See this call- self-nominations are welcome. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
December 1, 2023 at 12:30 AM
Interested in serving on an AERA Committee? See this call- self-nominations are welcome. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Northern CA moonset/sunset.
November 25, 2023 at 3:49 AM
Northern CA moonset/sunset.