Queering Education Research Institute (QuERI)®️
@queeringedu.bsky.social
Bridging the gaps between research, policy, and practice in support of LGBTQ students and families in K-12 schools. Sociology in action. Qualitative Research. Founded 2006. Directors: Elizabethe Payne, PhD & Melissa J. Smith, PhD.
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Just released!!! New book on queer bullying from @uminnpress.bsky.social. Edited by QuERI directors Payne and Smith with contributions from an amazing group of international scholars.
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A new education manifesto backed by Heritage, PragerU, Moms for Liberty, and multiple state officials lays out a plan to redirect public education toward religion, privatization, and “patriotic” loyalty.
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
The Phoenix Declaration: An American Vision for Education
In this time of moral and political crises, when too many schools have lost their way, it is the responsibility of America’s parents, educators, and policymakers to recommit ourselves to the central p...
www.heritage.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
A new education manifesto backed by Heritage, PragerU, Moms for Liberty, and multiple state officials lays out a plan to redirect public education toward religion, privatization, and “patriotic” loyalty.
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
www.heritage.org/phoenix-decl...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. n.pr/4pMl0tF
Trump's push to end transgender care for young people opposed by pediatricians
Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens.
n.pr
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Doctors and children's hospitals say nothing in the evidence has changed to justify the Trump administration's efforts to ban gender-affirming care for teens and tweens. n.pr/4pMl0tF
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To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
To all the young people in New York and across our country who count on gender-affirming care:
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
I won't let this administration come for you, your doctors, or your lifesaving health care.
Your health care is still legal and protected.
I'll always fight for you.
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The House will vote on 2 bills attacking trans youths' access to healthcare this week: one to prohibit Medicaid from covering this care & one to threaten doctors—and in some cases, parents—with prison.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The House will vote on 2 bills attacking trans youths' access to healthcare this week: one to prohibit Medicaid from covering this care & one to threaten doctors—and in some cases, parents—with prison.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
These choices should be up to parents, patients, and doctors—not politicians.
Not looking good folks. Even states choosing science may have few tools to protect school communities.
Case is littered w/ landmines, big 3 as I see it:
1. Could be vehicle for overturning Empl. Division v. Smith? (unlikely but 3 justices chomping at the bit, 2 justices inclined to follow, that's 5)
2. Having jackhammered the wall between church and school, will...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
1. Could be vehicle for overturning Empl. Division v. Smith? (unlikely but 3 justices chomping at the bit, 2 justices inclined to follow, that's 5)
2. Having jackhammered the wall between church and school, will...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/n...
Supreme Court Questions N.Y. Ban on Religious Exemptions for Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Not looking good folks. Even states choosing science may have few tools to protect school communities.
By privileging some evidence over others, the Court signals growing skepticism of research that informs policy, potentially undermining educational studies on inclusive practices. @brookings.edu
What the Skrmetti decision means for transgender students and the future of education research | Brookings
The Supreme Court’s Skrmetti ruling limits transgender care, affecting students, educators, and policy nationwide.
www.brookings.edu
December 8, 2025 at 2:28 PM
By privileging some evidence over others, the Court signals growing skepticism of research that informs policy, potentially undermining educational studies on inclusive practices. @brookings.edu
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"it’s more than just politics, the dismantling of the Education Department (ED) destabilizes public education generally, undermining trust in the public administration of schools. Like the implication of Goujian’s suicide squad, the core “dismantling” message is that public education is expendable."
What's behind the dismantling of the Education Department? Here's my take. open.substack.com/pub/edlawpro...
Ancient Diabolical Tactic Explains Education Department’s “Dismantling”
As legend has it from 5th Century BC China, King Goujian once put condemned convicts or suicidal soldiers on his frontlines, ordering them to slit their own throats in view of the approaching enemy.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"it’s more than just politics, the dismantling of the Education Department (ED) destabilizes public education generally, undermining trust in the public administration of schools. Like the implication of Goujian’s suicide squad, the core “dismantling” message is that public education is expendable."
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World AIDS Day 2025, & the gov again is silent. As much pain as the virus brought, silence & misinformation around it brought just as much. There is concrete work educators can do right now. Check your state's K12 HIV education policy. @guttmacher.org has the info. Work toward accurate HIV Ed.
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
World AIDS Day 2025, & the gov again is silent. As much pain as the virus brought, silence & misinformation around it brought just as much. There is concrete work educators can do right now. Check your state's K12 HIV education policy. @guttmacher.org has the info. Work toward accurate HIV Ed.
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"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"The agreement places no restrictions on our transgender community."
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Except whether they can play sports, where they can use the bathroom or locker room, what kind of housing they can live in, and what healthcare they can receive.
Mrs. Frazzled does great explainer videos on Insta & TTok on education policy. Worth looking up.
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Mrs. Frazzled does great explainer videos on Insta & TTok on education policy. Worth looking up.
Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James. n.pr/43MiquX
U.S. plans to cut ties with Boy Scouts. And, Comey and James' criminal cases dismissed
Documents show the U.S. Military plans to cut support to the Boy Scouts. And, a judge dismissed the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and N.Y. Attorney General Letitia James.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Hegseth claims Scouts are no longer a meritocracy & "attack boy-friendly spaces." In a memo to Congress, he criticizes Scouting for being "genderless" & for promoting diversity, equity, & inclusion. The military has supported the Scouts for over 100 years, & formalized their relationship in 1937."
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Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
November 17, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Interview at @thesocietypages.bsky.social
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
on newly released volume with @uminnpress.bsky.social addressing bullying. We need to change how queer bullying is understood in order to create more effective interventions and policy.
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Today's important new releases:
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
October 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today's important new releases:
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
-Queer Kids and Social Violence / @ecpayne.bsky.social and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @queeringedu.bsky.social
-On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell
Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Gender is not an ideology – but conservative groups know learning about it empowers people to think for themselves
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
theconversation.com/gender-is-no...
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The judge will block the Trump administration's attempt to restrict funding for sex education from schools that teach it in an inclusive way.
Federal judge rules in favor of public schools in 16 states that refused to comply with Trump's trans ban
The judge will block the Trump administration's attempt to restrict funding for sex education from schools that teach it in an inclusive way.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The judge will block the Trump administration's attempt to restrict funding for sex education from schools that teach it in an inclusive way.
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The universities are the latest in a series of institutions that are refusing to comply with Trump's threats to target trans people.
Two more colleges — Arizona and USC — reject Trump trans bathroom ban compact
The universities are the latest in a series of institutions that are refusing to comply with Trump's threats to target trans people.
bit.ly
October 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
The universities are the latest in a series of institutions that are refusing to comply with Trump's threats to target trans people.
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Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased in the past five years across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have risen around the world since 2020: report
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased in the past five years across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate crimes have increased in the past five years across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Europe.
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All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.
Special education oversight, civil rights enforcement hit hard in Education Department layoffs
All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.
bit.ly
October 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
All workers except a small number of top officials are being fired at the office that implements the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the employees union said.
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Take a minute to comment on the federal white washing of American History curriculum. Deadline: Oct 17 → Comment at Regulations dot gov (docket ED-2025-OS-0745). The more comments they receive, the longer it will take to enact this particular nightmare. They are required to read every comment.
October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Take a minute to comment on the federal white washing of American History curriculum. Deadline: Oct 17 → Comment at Regulations dot gov (docket ED-2025-OS-0745). The more comments they receive, the longer it will take to enact this particular nightmare. They are required to read every comment.
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Just released!!! New book on queer bullying from @uminnpress.bsky.social. Edited by QuERI directors Payne and Smith with contributions from an amazing group of international scholars.
October 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Just released!!! New book on queer bullying from @uminnpress.bsky.social. Edited by QuERI directors Payne and Smith with contributions from an amazing group of international scholars.