Montpelier

A Prelude to Violence

New paper with Ken Shores and João Souto Maior, with important implications for current/potential policy changes: doi.org/10.1177/0014....

We argue that current research concluding that Black kids are "under-represented" in special education has fundamental limitations in data and methods.

So, do they only group into top 500 or are there really people out there that listen to more Islands than I do?

I anticipated some differences in my work and life at Smith College after leaving NYU this past summer, but it didn’t occur to me that campus safety alert texts would be more “rabid raccoon” than “armed robbery.”

It’s official - I’m on my local school board! I’m excited about the opportunity to contribute to local education policy. I am optimistic that I’ll be able to collaborate with the board and district admin to support more equitable, inclusive, and accessible schools.

Cycling out west is pretty amazing. I haven’t been at these elevations in over 10 years though and wow, it’s tough. At least they have gentle grades out here compared to New England mountain gaps!

He was so close! It was such a good piece! And then:

Nothing like a June heatwave in Vermont, plus hazy skies from forest fires, to exacerbate climate anxiety.

I’ve wanted to see the northern lights since I was a little kid and it finally happened!

@garrettbucks.bsky.social ‘s book arrived!

Hi all! I’m new here and trying to find all the sociology, education, disability, climate, and epidemiology folks I followed on Twitter. I’ll mostly post about education, disability, and inequality, but first, here is a photo of the cat we just adopted!