⚖️ Call for participants! Are/were you a college student government VP or President who experienced a campus crisis or emergency while in office between 2021-2024? This research aims to illuminate your experience & the role it plays in shaping campus response. Please see flyer!

Newly revised Annenberg Institute at Brown WP 'The Rise & Fall of the Teaching Profession'

Melissa Arnold Lyon (Mimi) & I find that prestige, interest, preparation, & satisfaction in the K12 teaching profession are at or near their lowest levels in a half century & explore why.

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In last week there’s been renewed interest in my research on protests. 1960s data I use excludes campuses but I suspect dynamics are similar: protests generate headlines, and reactions by authorities matter for who media and public perceive as sympathetic. x.com/owasow/status/…

Even the most poetic souls know the importance of preparedness.

Are you ready for #TSTTPD at midnight? Taylor Swift

🚨New paper in The JHR on the political economy of teacher strikes!

Matthew A. Kraft & I find that teacher strikes publicly signal the need for change in education. Strikes cause big increases in education ads in campaigns & in school spending.
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Please nominate yourself or another rad civically-engaged scholar (maximum five years from conferral of Ph.D.) for the Emerging Scholar Award for APSA Civic Engagement. I'm on the committee! Reach out with questions!

Honestly, y’all should be embarrassed for even posting this salary. Women deserve better.

I had AERA FOMO this weekend but was esp. disappointed to miss the presentation of this award to Jeffrey Henig who fed my own early interest in the politics of ed Teachers College, Columbia University & helped sustain it over time from afar through his writing & community of mentees. Congrats!

New article published! Seth Babson Warner & Dominik Stecuła consider the issue of PhD stipends falling short of a living wage from a pedagogical perspective. They find that higher graduate pay is significantly associated with more tenure-track placements. Read more: doi.org/10.1177/205316…

Does a rural-urban political divide exist among people of color? Trevor E. Brown, Gisela Pedroza Jauregui, Suzanne Mettler, and I looked at 30+ questions on political behavior and policy preferences and find little to no evidence of one. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Not only has he literally redefined the study of politics and education, but Jeffrey Henig is one of the most generous and supportive scholars out there. The best part of of being his advisee is joining the community of incredible people in his orbit. Well deserved!

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🏅 Profound innovators across education, psychology, health & art will receive Medals for Distinguished Service at TC’s Convocation ceremonies this year on May 14 & 15. Get to know this year's four honorees. 👉 bit.ly/3Ub07Lx

#AERA2024 tip for grad students: go to sessions with theoretical frameworks or methods you’re considering using in your dissertation. It’s a quick way to learn about different approaches even if the topic is different from your own.

Little’s office received 2,227 calls and 4,923 emails against the library materials bill, and 1,297 calls and 2,954 emails in favor of the bill.
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Still recruiting participants! ⚖️
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Must have served as SG President or Vice President from any of the past three academic years (21-22, 22-23, 23-24). Please consider, or pass it on!

Learning now that our symposium isn't accurately described on the online program. If you are interested in gentrification and segregation in education, find us tomorrow 1050-1220 Level 100 Room 113C!

The evidence that 2004 gay marriage ballot measures helped Bush is more mixed than the political consensus:
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COVID accelerated US education politics research, which has found increasing polarization & the continued importance of unions & race.

1st Annual Review on education politics:
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Super excited to see this out. Sarah Reckhow was an amazing collaborator. With the politics of education recently becoming such a dominant force in American politics, here’s a review that dives deeper into the longstanding debates and the new ones that are emerging. Check it out!

While school rankings of any kind often fall short of capturing important aspects of education (such as civic/community/societal benefits), I can attest that TC has been an incredible place to be the last few years. 🙌🏼