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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · 8d

I rarely post, but I thought it meaningful to share this beautiful tribute to a really special colleague, Mark Helmsing, written by his sister. Wanted to share in case anyone knew Mark from Mason, MSU, or academic circles, and just so others will learn about him

www.waskoms.com/obituary/Mar...

Obituary for Mark Helmsing | Waskom Capitol Hill Chapel

Share memories & support the family

www.waskoms.com

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Jul 16

Very Jill Zarin coded

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 3

Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)

Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...

Flyer for a webinar on Thursday, June 12th from 1-2pm eastern titled "Breaking into Education Consulting: Exploring Independent Career Paths." The overview says: curious about what it takes to build a career as an independent consultant? In this webinar, panelists will share practical advice for researchers considering this path. I'm moderating and there are 4 dope panelists. Co-hosted by AEP, NCME, APPAM, and SREE.

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Wesley T. Morris @wesleytmorris.bsky.social · May 2

🚨Organizing a paper swap for early career edu policy researchers.🚨
Share a nearly-complete draft, exchange feedback, and connect with peers.
Great if you’ve got a lingering project or diss chapter that could use feedback and soft deadlines to move it forward this summer.
Sign up & learn more here:

Education Policy Early Career Paper Swap

The goal is to create an opportunity for early career scholars and recent Ph.D. graduates to connect with peers at similar stages and receive constructive feedback on article-length drafts they’re pre...

docs.google.com

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · May 1

🧪💪I know folks are struggling to appeal #NSF grant terminations

I created a generic GD version of our team's response plan, including a draft appeal*, based on compiled guidance.

*Not a lawyer, best guess! Also, DMs open for ?/feedback. @davidimiller.bsky.social

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Action Plan & Appeal for Illegal NSF Grant terminations

[RedactedProjectName] Action Plan for Response to Illegal NSF Grant termination ***This document - with Background, Action Plan, & Appeal Letter - was compiled by a fellow researcher appealing their N...

docs.google.com

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Jen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · Apr 3

My friends, consider running for school board, and check out these amazing resources.

Karin Chenoweth @karinchenoweth.bsky.social · Apr 3

Right now people are--or should be--thinking about school board elections this fall. If you are running or know someone who is or should be you should know about Democracy and Education, the organization that provides information and community to school board candidates. www.democracy-education.org

Democracy and Education

www.democracy-education.org

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Dave Marcotte @davemarcotte.bsky.social · Mar 25

www.chronicle.com/article/brea...
All of us who use and value NCES data are distraught. No one more than @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social who understands the work being lost and implications better than anyone.

‘Breathtakingly Irresponsible’: Former Workers Decry Decimation of Education Dept.’s Data Warehouse

Fired NCES and IES employees describe a mad dash to save data that has informed higher education policy and practice since the days of Abraham Lincoln.

www.chronicle.com

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 25

We argue culturally relevant pedagogy benefits *everyone* and online learning is here to stay as a pedagogical tool or primary instructional mode

We suggest specific ways online learning can integrate CRP

Accepted version available for free here: www.samanthaviano.com/publications

Samantha Viano - Publications

www.samanthaviano.com

Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 25

New from the amazing Jennifer Darling-Aduana and me:
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in K–12 Online Learning: A Systematic Review

Review of Educational Research

journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Mar 20

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 20

Public schools have not recovered from COVID-19, we can see it in the scores, hear it from teachers and school leaders. Throwing schools into chaos is the last thing they need, and there is nothing but chaos in dismantling the Department of Ed. This is an attack on educators & children

#EDMatters

How Dismantling the Department Hurts Students, Teachers, and Communities

7.4 million students with disabilities, served by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), money that goes straight to states and schools to help kids with disabilities learn, like early intervention services.

26 million students from low-income backgrounds in urban, rural and suburban communities rely on federal Title I funding to improve achievement.

6 states where more than 20% of the education budget comes from the federal government: Alaska, Montana, South Dakota, Arkansas, Mississippi, Kentucky.

9.8 million students in rural schools depend on federal support to bridge funding gaps iin communities with more limited local tax bases.

6.6 million Pell Grant recipients rely on federal student aid to attend college.

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · Mar 20

This statement is nearing 1600 signatories. Have you signed? Have you sent to your friends & colleagues? Your department or university list-serve? Your alumni network?

if not, can you?

bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd
or to go right to signing bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 20

That's the thing about the transwomen athlete issue is that it is so rare buts consumes so much coverage. It's a classic red herring.

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Erica Chenoweth @chenoweth.bsky.social · Mar 19

Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

Chart showing double the number of protests in 2025 than occurred during the same time period in 2017.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Mar 15

I spent a lot of my time with grad students at aefp talking through what they do with dissertation papers that use restricted data when r&rs will likely ask them to go back to the data. I think editorial boards need to be talking about their options for navigating this.

Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · Mar 15

W/ demise of NCES, I hope that educ journal editors & reviewers realize that asking authors who use restricted data to run 1 more robustness check, include 1 more adjustment variable, or explore 1 more interaction is functionally equivalent to squashing paper entirely. W/ massive effects on careers.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Mar 12

Sharing in case other people with or knowledgeable about nces restricted data have ideas for disclosure risk review since typically you email IES to get approval to release your paper to non-licensed folks and all of IES basically disappeared over night

Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Mar 12

They won’t

Most of these datasets are public w small subset of vars restricted

One strategy is to write the paper around the unrestricted vars, referring to the restricted findings that are in an appendix. Submit only that appendix for review

This ain’t perfect, asking for ideas

Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · Mar 12

How will they be able to do disclosure review on papers that use restricted access data?

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Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · Mar 12

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/u...

This is an earthquake. It's going to absolutely hamstring important government functions, and students and families will suffer. I'm especially worried by the mention of deep cuts to the Office of Civil Rights at USED—not unexpected, but still terrible. (1/4)

Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff

The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

www.nytimes.com

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Eos Trinidad @eostrinidad.bsky.social · Mar 12

"these are dedicated professionals, many of whom have spent their entire careers working to strengthen education for every student in America"

UC Berkeley School of Education @berkeleyeducation.bsky.social · Mar 12

Gutting the U.S. Department of Education is both short-sighted and reckless, BSE Dean Michelle D. Young says in her statement about the mass layoffs. Read her full statement bse.berkeley.edu/deans-statem....

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Sarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · Mar 11

Not in my name.

If you are a Jewish university affiliate and want to express that cuts to university research do not protect Jews and do not address anti-semitism, consider signing here:
forms.gle/prnRbq69a6YN...

Open letter in response to federal funding cuts at Columbia

On March 7th, the Trump administration announced the immediate cancellation of approximately $400 million in federal grants and contracts to Columbia University. This includes funding from the Departm...

forms.gle

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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · Mar 3

🧪🚨 NSF's Directorate for STEM Education (EDU) has halted making nearly all new awards since inauguration day.

Among *many* other things, EDU runs the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).

We need to protect the education & training of the next gen of scientists #StandUpForScience

Thread👇🧵

Graph between 1/20 and 2/28 of fiscal year 2024 and 2025 new awards in the EDU directorate.

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 3

Exactly! The final study of the CAREER award will measure district/school-level credit recovery policies using a nationally representative sample of high school principles (with an instrument I'm developing/validating in Study 2). 🤞we will then know more about common policies/practices

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 3

I have collected data in districts that only allow credit recovery for attendance issues, other require students to retake the course in full if attendance issues. Policy is highly varied in the district I'm working with now, but many students in CR did not fail due to attendance.

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 3

This is certainly the case with some students, but there is a wide-range of uses depending on school/district. One school I just visited only assigns students to online credit recovery after the student fails the course twice, others will pull students out mid-semester of a course they are failing

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 3

As stated privately, I need you to bring this same energy to vulture recappers. It's just as important!!!

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Dr. Samantha Viano @drsamviano.bsky.social · Mar 3

Thanks, Annie! I have updates to share very soon on the project 🥳

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