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Kenton Shimozaki
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PhD student @vanderbilt.edu studying education policy and politics. Former middle school teacher.

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Hi #APPAM2025 #2025APPAM folks - live today, our department at Vanderbilt is hiring a tenure-track assistant professor higher education scholar this cycle! Find the posting here: apply.interfolio.com/177753

Let me know if you're in Seattle and want to chat at all about the position/department.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The candidates endorsed by the teachers union swept all four races in last week’s school board elections in Denver. @chalkbeat.org explains why the candidates were successful and what it might mean for education policy in Colorado’s largest school district.

www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...
Why teachers union-backed school board candidates won in Denver and what it might mean
One winning candidate attributed the sweep to “the state of the world.” She said voters “know they can trust teachers.”
www.chalkbeat.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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The Jean Flanigan Outstanding Dissertation Award recognizes dissertation research by doctoral students in the area of education finance & policy. The winner will receive a monetary award & a plaque of recognition. 🏆Apply/nominate someone today! aefpweb.org/disserta...
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Join the Doctoral Student Community Group on Oct 3rd at 2 PM ET for a virtual event where panelists will share valuable insights and strategies to help doctoral students navigate the industry job market aefpweb.org/ev_calen...
September 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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We're excited to announce the next webinar in the BRIDGE Webinar Series: Applying to Dissertation Fellowships. This session will offer valuable guidance to strengthen your chances of success. Register today: bit.ly/BRIDGE-webina...
August 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Researchers say that if IES isn’t rebuilt, educators and policymakers will be in the dark about how to improve and understand American schools" via @mattbarnum.bsky.social

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Trump’s Job Cuts Leave a Profession Looking for Its Next Act
Niche researchers in a government-dependent education field are trying to pivot. “There are no crops coming out of this ground anymore.”
www.wsj.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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The #AEFP2026 call for proposals is out! AEFP seeks proposals for papers, posters, policy dialogues, and new this year - conversation groups. Submissions open August 18. Read the full call for proposals: aefpweb.org/callforp...
August 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Rocky Mountain Prep says it will conduct a nationwide search for its next CEO.
Rocky Mountain Prep charter network CEO Tricia Noyola resigns two years after merger
Rocky Mountain Prep says it will conduct a nationwide search for its next CEO.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts

With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years. @the74.bsky.social

www.the74million.org/article/back...
‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts
With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years.
www.the74million.org
July 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Attention AEFP student members: Please check your email for an AEFP Student Member Engagement Survey! Responses are due by Tuesday, July 22nd. Questions about the survey can be sent to info@aefpweb.org
July 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Congratulations to @aefpweb.bsky.social board member @mememedianmode.bsky.social on the NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship! 🎉 naeducation.org/current-naed...
Current NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows - National Academy of Education
naeducation.org
June 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Eagerly anticipating this webinar series!

Even more so because @bakerdphd.bsky.social is hosting the first one, it's certain to be a good conversation!
Curious about what it takes to build a career as an independent education consultant? Join us for our first BRIDGE webinar: Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths. Click here to register: bit.ly/BRIDGE-webina...
June 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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#BREAKING: In Oklahoma religious charter school case, #SCOTUS splits 4-4 (with Justice Barrett recused), which means the lower-court ruling (barring the religious charter school) stands without a (precedential) opinion:

www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
www.supremecourt.gov
May 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"Some of the biggest names in education research — who often oppose each other in scholarly and policy debates — are now united in their desire to fight the cuts to data and scientific studies at the U.S. Department of Education."

hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Education researchers sue Trump administration, testing executive power
Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department
hechingerreport.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Brown v. Board of Education was once considered sacrosanct. But a number of mainstream intellectuals have come to view the decision with skepticism, Justin Driver writes. Was integration the wrong goal? theatln.tc/7rtboSua
Was Integration the Wrong Goal?
Why some mainstream Black intellectuals are giving up on Brown v. Board of Education
theatln.tc
March 15, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Objective, comprehensive, rigorous, timely, and useful:
A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research.

#EdResearch #EdPolicy

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Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
livehandbook.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Excited to join the @aefpweb.bsky.social board and represent graduate students across our association!
A sincere thank you to all candidates in our election for the AEFP board of directors. We appreciate your commitment to AEFP. Welcome and congratulations to our newly elected board members!
March 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Join the doctoral student group on 2/27 at 1 PM ET for a workshop on Surviving (and Thriving) in the Hidden Curriculum of Graduate School. Register today: fsu.zoom.us/meeting/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"Education research focuses on closing the gap between the aspirations of public schools and real-world outcomes... The answer is not to jettison the federal role in education research. On the contrary, the nation needs more of it, and better."

www.the74million.org/article/mend...
Mend, Don’t End, the Institute of Education Sciences
The nation needs more education research, not an end to it. Here are five ideas for a more strategic, agile, relevant and impact-driven federal agency
www.the74million.org
February 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Elections are open for our next slate of incoming board of directors! Electronic ballots will be sent via email. Check your email associated with your AEFP membership to vote. Voting ends TODAY at midnight PT. Learn more about the candidates: aefpweb.org/candidates
February 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
“Many urban districts have hemorrhaged students. That has left officials with the difficult choice of keeping open shrinking schools with resources spread thin or shutting them down, a move that inevitably garners fierce community backlash.”

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
America Has Too Many Schools
Urban school districts grapple with under-resourced schools, emotional closures in the face of plummeting enrollment
www.wsj.com
May 9, 2024 at 8:29 PM
“The Biden administration is overhauling how the federal government defines and counts race and ethnicity, the first change in a generation and a reflection of the nation’s growing diversity.”

www.wsj.com/us-news/wash...
www.wsj.com
March 28, 2024 at 10:56 PM