Kate Somerville (she/her)
@katesomerville.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Research Associate at UVA’s Youth-Nex Center for Effective Youth Development. HPRS, CU Boulder, JHU & SMCM alum. Former Baltimore City teacher studying mental health equity, youth engagement & educational policy.
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This thoughtful review by @shannapeeples.bsky.social provides a vital reminder of the hope we must recapture -- hope we felt while learning about these wonderful Schools of Opportunity.
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In their new volume the editors "offer “existence proofs” (p. 193) that schools can successfully pursue equity despite formidable obstacles." Read Dr. @shannapeeples.bsky.social's review here: buff.ly/WMnLQLw @nepc.bsky.social @tcpress.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This thoughtful review by @shannapeeples.bsky.social provides a vital reminder of the hope we must recapture -- hope we felt while learning about these wonderful Schools of Opportunity.
@prof-ishimaru.bsky.social @katesomerville.bsky.social
@michellevalladares.bsky.social @wileyke.bsky.social
@prof-ishimaru.bsky.social @katesomerville.bsky.social
@michellevalladares.bsky.social @wileyke.bsky.social
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Great and sobering (pun sort of intended) conversation with Kevin Welner on the impacts of hollowing out the Department of Education. @nepc.bsky.social
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Education Shmeducation: The Effects of Dismantling The Dept. of Education
Podcast Episode · Beerocracy!® · 03/27/2025 · 38m
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March 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Great and sobering (pun sort of intended) conversation with Kevin Welner on the impacts of hollowing out the Department of Education. @nepc.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
Hot take? I don’t see why the key takeaway here is a focus on phonics. I listened to the episode and I heard small class sizes, subsidized preschool, extra academic supports based on what kids need, & wraparound supports. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
Most school districts have lots of kids who struggle with reading. This one is different.
The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, 93% or more of them have scored proficient on state reading tests. In fact, the elementar...
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February 22, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Hot take? I don’t see why the key takeaway here is a focus on phonics. I listened to the episode and I heard small class sizes, subsidized preschool, extra academic supports based on what kids need, & wraparound supports. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...
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The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
January 31, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.
As of this morning, it’s gone.
First Bluesky post to share the application for RWJF’s Health Policy Research Scholars program. HPRS prepared me to conduct interdisciplinary health policy research, nurtured me as a leader, and connected me with lifelong friends. 1st year doc students, check it out! www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Health Policy Research Scholars
HPRS is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from a wide range of nonclinical, research-focused disciplines in which policy is a key lever for change.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
First Bluesky post to share the application for RWJF’s Health Policy Research Scholars program. HPRS prepared me to conduct interdisciplinary health policy research, nurtured me as a leader, and connected me with lifelong friends. 1st year doc students, check it out! www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...