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Access, Detracking, and Tracking Special Interest Group
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📣 Nominate a scholar for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award by December 15! Help us recognize someone whose work bridges research and practice to expand access to rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for students. See Call for more info. Submit here: buff.ly/qBuTMED
Flyer titled “Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award – 2026 Call for Nominations,” issued by AERA’s Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG. The flyer describes that the award honors a scholar who has conducted rigorous empirical research related to detracking or tracking and whose work has been put into practice to support students. It notes that the award was established in 2024 to honor Dr. Jeannie Oakes, founder of the SIG, whose scholarship highlighted structural inequities in tracking and advocated for access to engaging coursework for all students. The flyer explains that the award recognizes scholars who translate research into action by expanding access to advanced coursework, contributing to policy decisions, or supporting efforts to make curriculum more equitable and inclusive. Recipients receive a $250 honorarium and are invited to present their work at the SIG business meeting at the AERA Annual Meeting. A highlighted banner reads: “Call for Nominations Now Open; Deadline December 15.” Anyone may nominate a scholar (self-nominations are not permitted). A link is provided to submit materials: https://bit.ly/47Qnn76. Required nomination materials include: – A letter describing the nominee’s contributions to expanding access to challenging curriculum – The nominee’s current CV – Evidence of their work in practice (e.g., documentation of course enrollment changes) The flyer encourages members to help “recognize and celebrate outstanding scholarship and practice” by nominating colleagues. Contact information for SIG Chair Constance Clark (constance.m.clark@rutgers.edu) is provided for questions.
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maggiethornton.bsky.social
"Limiting students’ access to colleges or courses because they are deemed underprepared does not seem to do them any favors. It actually just holds them back, at least in many contexts where this has been studied." –@mattbarnum.bsky.social

www.chalkbeat.org/2025/12/09/w...
What the internet backlash over remedial math at UC San Diego misses
Limiting students’ access to college because they are deemed underprepared does not seem to do them any favors.
www.chalkbeat.org
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
📣 Nominate a scholar for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award by December 15! Help us recognize someone whose work bridges research and practice to expand access to rigorous and engaging learning opportunities for students. See Call for more info. Submit here: buff.ly/qBuTMED
Flyer titled “Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award – 2026 Call for Nominations,” issued by AERA’s Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG. The flyer describes that the award honors a scholar who has conducted rigorous empirical research related to detracking or tracking and whose work has been put into practice to support students. It notes that the award was established in 2024 to honor Dr. Jeannie Oakes, founder of the SIG, whose scholarship highlighted structural inequities in tracking and advocated for access to engaging coursework for all students. The flyer explains that the award recognizes scholars who translate research into action by expanding access to advanced coursework, contributing to policy decisions, or supporting efforts to make curriculum more equitable and inclusive. Recipients receive a $250 honorarium and are invited to present their work at the SIG business meeting at the AERA Annual Meeting. A highlighted banner reads: “Call for Nominations Now Open; Deadline December 15.” Anyone may nominate a scholar (self-nominations are not permitted). A link is provided to submit materials: https://bit.ly/47Qnn76. Required nomination materials include: – A letter describing the nominee’s contributions to expanding access to challenging curriculum – The nominee’s current CV – Evidence of their work in practice (e.g., documentation of course enrollment changes) The flyer encourages members to help “recognize and celebrate outstanding scholarship and practice” by nominating colleagues. Contact information for SIG Chair Constance Clark (constance.m.clark@rutgers.edu) is provided for questions.
December 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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New article: Templeton & Korchagin use a stratification economics lens to highlight how racial disparities in K-12 ed stem more from systemic structures that reinforce racial & economic hierarchies than from indiv. choices or cultural factors. Essential for understanding tracking.
Frontiers | Stratification economics and racial disparities in U.S. K−12 education
This manuscript introduces and applies the framework of stratification economics to understand persistent educational disparities between Black and White Ame...
www.frontiersin.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 to everyone in the ADT SIG, friends, and family!
November 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Join us today (Monday, Oct 27) at 1pm ET for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB! A conversation on expanding IB opportunities and challenging assumptions about who can succeed. Register by 12pm ET to join us live: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
Virtual panel flyer for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, hosted by AERA’s Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG on Oct. 27, 2025, at 1 PM ET. Panelists include Mira Weber, John Moore, Kyle Westbrook, Thomas Kelley-Kemple, and David Weiss. Register at https://bit.ly/3VSpdPm.
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Watch the annual @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Brown lecture live tonight! 👇
aeraedresearch.bsky.social AERA @aeraedresearch.bsky.social · Sep 26
We're less than a month away from the 2025 #AERABrownLecture! Register now for yourself or as a watch party for the lecture on October 23, 6pm ET. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
October 23, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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What happens when rigorous opportunities reach all students? Join us for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm ET. A panel on IB access, detracking, and equity in advanced coursework. Resister: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
Virtual panel flyer for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, hosted by AERA’s Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG on Oct. 27, 2025, at 1 PM ET. Panelists include Mira Weber, John Moore, Kyle Westbrook, Thomas Kelley-Kemple, and David Weiss. Register at https://bit.ly/3VSpdPm.
October 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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IB programs are known for rigor, but access has been uneven. What changes when all students have the chance to take part? Join @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, a virtual panel on Mon, Oct 27 at 1pm Eastern. Register: bit.ly/3VSpdPm
Virtual panel flyer for The Power of High Expectations: Exploring Access to IB, hosted by AERA’s Access, Detracking, and Tracking SIG on Oct. 27, 2025, at 1 PM ET. Panelists include Mira Weber, John Moore, Kyle Westbrook, Thomas Kelley-Kemple, and David Weiss. Register at https://bit.ly/3VSpdPm.
October 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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To wit: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says
A new study raises big questions about whether gifted education benefits the kids who are lucky enough to be in it.
hechingerreport.org
October 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/n...
Mamdani Says He Would Phase Out N.Y.C. Gifted Program for Early Grades
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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[email protected]'s Evidence Use Spotlight explores how research guides policy. Ogier's story shows using the Opportunity Atlas to focus educational investments in low-mobility Memphis areas, from early ed to workforce, demonstrating research in action - like our Oakes Award!
AEFP
"Speed matters when policy windows open." What is your job title? Economic Development & Workforce Systems Manager What is the organization you work for? Seeding Success (Memphis, TN) Tell us about a…
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September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities? www.wested.org/blog/realizi...
What Matters Most in Order to Realize Positive Outcomes for Students With Disabilities?
What's the best way for state and local leaders to boost outcomes for students with disabilities and help more students succeed? WestEd experts explore five key strategies that can have a lasting impa...
www.wested.org
September 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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🎉 We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving the use of research evidence in ways that benefit young people. https://bit.ly/4nCqq9e
Five New Research Grants to Build Theory and Evidence in our Focus Areas - William T. Grant Foundation
We are proud to announce five new research grants, totaling over $2.8 million, in support of three studies on ways to reduce inequality in youth outcomes and two studies on strategies for improving th...
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September 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
📢 @tcfdotorg.bsky.social commentary on why schools committed to true integration matter at this moment and are vital for equity, democracy, and healing. It outlines six elements of substantive integration, including equitable resources, inclusive relationships, and civic engagement.
Why Substantively Integrated Schools Matter at This Moment in History
The United States today is far from united. The political polarization that’s dividing the electorate can manifest in many ways, but one area where it’s
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September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Nick Juravich tonight at Teachers College, on his great new book on “how schools shaped not just individual students through instruction, but also the distribution of employment opportunities, paths for political participation, and the process of community formation in the city.”
#histed #union
Book cover of Para Power: How Professional Labor Changed Education. Black background with fist holding a pencil
September 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
📣 The ADT SIG is excited to announce the Call for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award:
1. Award Committee Members (open to SIG members): Deadline: Oct 15
2. Award Nominations (open to all): Deadline: Dec 15
Interested? Please send us a chat for more information!
Flyer titled “Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award: 2026 Call for Nominations” with the AERA SIG: Access, Detracking, and Tracking logo. Text explains that the award is presented annually to a scholar whose rigorous research on tracking or detracking has been put into practice to expand student access. Established in 2024 to honor SIG founder Dr. Jeannie Oakes, the award recognizes her legacy of ensuring research leads to meaningful change and equitable coursework for all students. The flyer notes that nominees should embody Dr. Oakes’s legacy by producing research and translating it into action. Examples include collaborating with districts, contributing to policymaking, or supporting equitable curricular reforms. Award recipients will present their work at the SIG’s business meeting during AERA. Highlighted box: “Call for Nominations NOW OPEN; Deadline December 15.” Anyone may submit a nomination, but self-nominations are not permitted. Application requirements: (1) letter to the committee outlining the nominee’s work, (2) nominee’s CV, and (3) representative example of work in practice. Link provided for submissions: https://bit.ly/3K3G7HZ. Closing line encourages members to recognize and celebrate outstanding scholarship by nominating colleagues. Contact: Constance Clark, SIG Chair, at constance.m.clark@rutgers.edu.
September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
🐾 From @edweek.org: How rescue animals are helping students develop emotional awareness: At Alaqua Animal Refuge, field trips with rescue animals are helping students connect to others’ experiences, process emotions, and practice empathy, especially in emotionally demanding subjects.
How Rescue Animals Are Teaching Students Emotional Awareness
Field trips to a Florida animal sanctuary have helped students learn compassion.
buff.ly
September 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy itself. bit.ly/3K1yoKu
Curriculum Censorship Harms Us All. This Brief Explains Why.
An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy it...
nepc.colorado.edu
September 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
⏰ Last call, ADT SIG members! Our Back-to-School newsletter deadline is 12pm PT today (Sept 11). Share your news (publications, jobs, grants, events, or personal milestones) by sending us a chat here on BlueSky. Let’s celebrate our community together!
September 11, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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📘 New study on how grade 12 math students experience relationships with teachers and how those relationships relate to achievement. Findings highlight a need for supportive, inclusive classrooms and targeted PD to help teachers form stronger relationships with diverse learners.
www.mdpi.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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"Educators should also understand the limitations of research evidence. Rigorous impact evaluations...can only tell us what has worked someplace at some time—not what will work universally for educators facing specific challenges." - @tomdee.bsky.social
www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
High Quality Research Rarely Informs Classroom Practice. Why? (Opinion)
The connection between education research, policy, and practice is broken. Here’s what it would take to fix it.
www.edweek.org
September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
accessdetracktrack.bsky.social
📣 The ADT SIG Back-to-School newsletter is coming! We want to celebrate our community's accomplishments and joys!. Have a new publication, job, grant, event, or resource, or a personal milestone like a birthday, new pet, or trip? Send us a chat by EOD tomorrow, Thu, Sept 11th, so we can include it!
September 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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📊 From @Rand.org: 5 charts reveal persistent inequities in attendance, engagement, and instructional support across public education. Timely data for anyone working to expand access and rethink opportunity structures.
www.rand.org
September 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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npr.org
After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.
After Minneapolis mass shooting, two Minnesota leaders push for gun reform
After deadly Minneapolis mass shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison push for federal, state and local gun reform.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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From @brookings.edu: Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum—until they consider the downsides
Most Americans support parental opt-out of school curriculum—until they consider the downsides | Brookings
Research shows that views on parental opt-outs change when people weigh the costs for teachers, students, and schools.
www.brookings.edu
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM