Tony Perry
@anthonymperry.com
UND College of Education and Human Development. STEM Education, Career and Technical Education, (re)designing equitable education systems. Tweets are mine and mine alone.
www.anthonymperry.com
www.anthonymperry.com
" It may be that scaling work-based learning has been so difficult because we aren’t focused on the right things. With more information, we can better codify what works and build the infrastructure—including intermediaries—needed to support scale. " all4ed.org/blog/the-mis...
The Missing Middle | All4Ed
Innovation and scale are only the means to an end. Yet it sometimes seems like they’ve become the goal. The pathways movement celebrates strategies that scale, applauds bold approaches, and races to g...
all4ed.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
" It may be that scaling work-based learning has been so difficult because we aren’t focused on the right things. With more information, we can better codify what works and build the infrastructure—including intermediaries—needed to support scale. " all4ed.org/blog/the-mis...
For more federally-aware folks: If ED operations are moving to other agencies, what is the role for other political appointees? For example, our soon-to-be former State Supt. is headed to run K-12 having been confirmed last month. What does that work look like?
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For more federally-aware folks: If ED operations are moving to other agencies, what is the role for other political appointees? For example, our soon-to-be former State Supt. is headed to run K-12 having been confirmed last month. What does that work look like?
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Some friendly advice to folks new to the conference submission game: everybody gets some submissions rejected. I did today. It’s normal and expected. Keep doing the best work you can, don’t get too high or too low, learn from every decision, and push on. #AERA2026
dory and clown fish from the movie finding nemo
ALT: dory and clown fish from the movie finding nemo
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Some friendly advice to folks new to the conference submission game: everybody gets some submissions rejected. I did today. It’s normal and expected. Keep doing the best work you can, don’t get too high or too low, learn from every decision, and push on. #AERA2026
Impressed by this college newspaper reporting on the extracurricular math market's impact on students, families, and education systems in metro Boston. Yes, it's an outlier of $$ and education, but they don't exist in a vacuum. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Do Boston’s Russian Math Programs Hold the Equation for Success? | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
In a school system still in recovery from pandemic learning loss, RSM and programs like it may push the students who can afford them further ahead, leaving others on the edge of a widening educational...
www.thecrimson.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Impressed by this college newspaper reporting on the extracurricular math market's impact on students, families, and education systems in metro Boston. Yes, it's an outlier of $$ and education, but they don't exist in a vacuum. www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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"state minimum wage increases reduce employment of undergraduate research assistants in labs by 7.4%...one fewer quarter working in a lab...reduces the probability of working in the life sciences by 2 percentage points and of pursuing doctoral education by 7 points" www.nber.org/papers/w34244
Exposure to Science and Scientific Careers: Evidence from Minimum Wage Increases and University Lab Employment
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"state minimum wage increases reduce employment of undergraduate research assistants in labs by 7.4%...one fewer quarter working in a lab...reduces the probability of working in the life sciences by 2 percentage points and of pursuing doctoral education by 7 points" www.nber.org/papers/w34244
How do formal and informal science learning experiences during high school shape students’ career interest and STEM identity? doi.org/10.1186/s405...
How do formal and informal science learning experiences during high school shape students’ career interest and STEM identity? - International Journal of STEM Education
Background The urgent need for a stronger STEM workforce to keep the United States competitive globally has propelled policymakers and researchers to mandate for more STEM education. Although extant e...
doi.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
How do formal and informal science learning experiences during high school shape students’ career interest and STEM identity? doi.org/10.1186/s405...
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We have a new EdWorkingPaper up, from @edutuan.bsky.social, @haeryunkim.bsky.social, Chanh Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen Lewis, and me:
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation
States have increasingly adopted policies to promote computer science education at the elementary and secondary levels. These policies are intended, in part, to promote the pursuit of computer science...
edworkingpapers.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We have a new EdWorkingPaper up, from @edutuan.bsky.social, @haeryunkim.bsky.social, Chanh Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen Lewis, and me:
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301
The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301
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Last day to send us your 1-paragraph ideas for feedback #edusky #econsky #psychsky. This optional process can be really helpful! Also, if you've already submitted, be on the look out for responses as we move through this great list of ideas that have come through!
$3 million #RFP from our Student Upward Mobility Initiative! Seeking bold, innovative #R&D that explores which skills in late HS drive upward mobility & the ways in which those are developed and can be measured in middle-to-HS. #edusky #econsky #psychsky #academicsky studentupwardmobility.urban.org
Student Upward Mobility Initiative
studentupwardmobility.urban.org
September 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Last Friday, #NSF released the NSF STEM K-12 solicitation restructuring funding opportunities for research on STEM teaching and learning, including changes that directly affect future proposals to the ECR:Core program. (1/3)
August 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Last Friday, #NSF released the NSF STEM K-12 solicitation restructuring funding opportunities for research on STEM teaching and learning, including changes that directly affect future proposals to the ECR:Core program. (1/3)
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We are hiring for a postdoc in STEM education research to join us at Chapman University! The postdoc will join a team researching STEM course office hours and ways to improve office hours. Please RT - more info here! saberbio.mcjobboard.net/jobs/197483
Postdoc position in STEM education research
We are excited to announce that we are recruiting for a collaborative NSF-funded postdoc position in STEM education research at Chapman University. The postdoc would join a vibrant community of DBER s...
saberbio.mcjobboard.net
August 26, 2025 at 12:48 AM
We are hiring for a postdoc in STEM education research to join us at Chapman University! The postdoc will join a team researching STEM course office hours and ways to improve office hours. Please RT - more info here! saberbio.mcjobboard.net/jobs/197483
I tested the new "grade predictor" so you don't have to waste your time. TLDR; fails to deliver on its promise. Shocking, I know. Pretty sure "public data" comes from course catalog and university-published faculty page (maybe more?). 1/2
August 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I tested the new "grade predictor" so you don't have to waste your time. TLDR; fails to deliver on its promise. Shocking, I know. Pretty sure "public data" comes from course catalog and university-published faculty page (maybe more?). 1/2
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📣📣📣The Student Upward Mobility Initiative's RFP will be launched later this month. Sign up for our webinar to learn more: www.urban.org/events/stude...
Student Upward Mobility Initiative 2025 Request for Proposals: Informational Webinar
,The Student Upward Mobility Initiative works to support students’ economic mobility by identifying the PK–12 skills and competencies that drive long-term success, especially for students from backgro...
www.urban.org
August 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
📣📣📣The Student Upward Mobility Initiative's RFP will be launched later this month. Sign up for our webinar to learn more: www.urban.org/events/stude...
The first part of my summer
August 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The first part of my summer
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We're hiring!
EPI is looking for a talented quantitative researcher to join our Vulnerable Learners & Post-16 team. Help shape evidence-based education policy and drive real change.
Find out more and apply: epi.org.uk/jobs/researc...
EPI is looking for a talented quantitative researcher to join our Vulnerable Learners & Post-16 team. Help shape evidence-based education policy and drive real change.
Find out more and apply: epi.org.uk/jobs/researc...
July 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
We're hiring!
EPI is looking for a talented quantitative researcher to join our Vulnerable Learners & Post-16 team. Help shape evidence-based education policy and drive real change.
Find out more and apply: epi.org.uk/jobs/researc...
EPI is looking for a talented quantitative researcher to join our Vulnerable Learners & Post-16 team. Help shape evidence-based education policy and drive real change.
Find out more and apply: epi.org.uk/jobs/researc...
Higher Ed Legal folks: Is it universally (or mostly) true that legal counsel to public universities is part of their state's executive branch and typically reports to the state AG (elected or political appointee)? That is, counsel does not work directly for a university or board of higher ed?
July 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Higher Ed Legal folks: Is it universally (or mostly) true that legal counsel to public universities is part of their state's executive branch and typically reports to the state AG (elected or political appointee)? That is, counsel does not work directly for a university or board of higher ed?
Sometimes this job takes me cool places
July 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Sometimes this job takes me cool places
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"The real work starts elsewhere: demanding public, noncommercial alternatives. Pressuring districts and states to support independent AI literacy programs. Centering critical literacy before any discussion of tools. Building collective bargaining language..."
"You can’t take vendor money, outsource professional development to vendor interests, and still claim that you are preserving educator autonomy. Vendor lock-in ... starts when you accept the premise that those vendors should shape what teachers know, expect, and do." medium.com/chalkdust-si...
AFT’s AI Guardrails vs. Big Tech Cash
The AFT promises “commonsense guardrails” on AI, then cashes Big Tech checks to train 400,000 teachers. Nobody should be surprised, but…
medium.com
July 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"The real work starts elsewhere: demanding public, noncommercial alternatives. Pressuring districts and states to support independent AI literacy programs. Centering critical literacy before any discussion of tools. Building collective bargaining language..."
Because the silly new "debate portfolio" is making the rounds, some digging shows about 500 students participate in
spring 25, maybe 800 more this summer. Fewer than 5% of applicants at most of these fancy places. schoolhouse.world/blog/dialogu... 1/n
spring 25, maybe 800 more this summer. Fewer than 5% of applicants at most of these fancy places. schoolhouse.world/blog/dialogu... 1/n
July 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Because the silly new "debate portfolio" is making the rounds, some digging shows about 500 students participate in
spring 25, maybe 800 more this summer. Fewer than 5% of applicants at most of these fancy places. schoolhouse.world/blog/dialogu... 1/n
spring 25, maybe 800 more this summer. Fewer than 5% of applicants at most of these fancy places. schoolhouse.world/blog/dialogu... 1/n
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And the exact circumstances of her dismissal were chilling -- both figuratively and literally. Please read if you have some time today. (3/3)
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Suddenly sacked
Former education stats chief describes her final days under DOGE
hechingerreport.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
And the exact circumstances of her dismissal were chilling -- both figuratively and literally. Please read if you have some time today. (3/3)
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
I've been writing about both (gen)AI and school-industry partnerships that transform student learning. The AFT news? Disappointing. Mutually-beneficial partnerships run on trust. A push model for PL for commercial products is not designed to build trust. 1/n
July 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I've been writing about both (gen)AI and school-industry partnerships that transform student learning. The AFT news? Disappointing. Mutually-beneficial partnerships run on trust. A push model for PL for commercial products is not designed to build trust. 1/n
ICYMI
🚨New Pub Alert🚨Unlocking the Black Box of School–Industry Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Unlocking the Black Box of School–Industry Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study
Many schools are creating and expanding their work-based learning (WBL) offerings to provide students access to meaningful adult–youth interactions during high school in response to increased policy ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
ICYMI
🚨New Pub Alert🚨Unlocking the Black Box of School–Industry Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Unlocking the Black Box of School–Industry Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study
Many schools are creating and expanding their work-based learning (WBL) offerings to provide students access to meaningful adult–youth interactions during high school in response to increased policy ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
June 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨New Pub Alert🚨Unlocking the Black Box of School–Industry Partnerships: A Comparative Case Study onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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![Comic. [block quote] “Far better an approximate answer to the *right* question, which is often vague, than an *exact* answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise.” -John W. Tukey, The Future of Data Analysis (1962) [caption] Happy Approximate Birthday to John Tukey, author of my favorite statistics quote, who was born 110.000 years ago sometime this week.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid4vie3df7ltmh7capumhhqcpbejyr7ya7y762fasdeq46ud3gyva@jpeg)