Getting ready for #AEFP2025 and starting to think about what panels to see? Want to learn more about the implementation details of science of reading reforms? Come see me present about the role of autonomy in literacy policy in session 7.03!
@aefpweb.bsky.social

Read my new article for some striking descriptive facts about California's English learners, including:
- The achievement gap for ELs in ELA shrunk by 20% 2006-15
- 3/4 of ELs who start in kinder. are proficient in English by grade-5
- 1/2 of ELs who start in kinder. are reclassified by grade-5

POSTDOC ALERT!

Working with Susanna Loeb and the SCALE (Systems Change for Advancing Learning and Equity) Initiative at Stanford has been one of the highlights of my grad school experience. Come join our amazing team in a postdoc role next year 😀 Learn more here: lnkd.in/ge_iS7XC

📚California’s K-12 policies towards English Learners have changed A LOT in the last two decades (e.g., a new funding system, new instructional materials requirements). So, how have English Learner outcomes changed over that same time period?

Sadly apt to re-up evidence on immigration enforcement's impact on students & schools

Dee, T. & Murphy, M. (2020). Vanished classmates: The effects of local immigration enforcement on student enrollment. American Educational Research Journal 57(2), 694-727.
Ungated files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1...

⏰Did you know that students in TX, NE, AR, MS, and AL attend 1.4 more years of school over a K-12 education than students in HI, NV, ME, OR, and RI? ‼️ In a new AERJ article, @matthewakraft.bsky.social and I document differences in time and show how much they matter.

What happened when CA rolled out a science of reading intervention in its lowest performing schools during a pandemic? The program led to significant improvements in ELA scores!

Read below to learn more about this new research from me and @tomdee.bsky.social