Constance Clark, PhD

Accelerating Opportunity: The Effects of Instructionally Supported Detracking - Thomas S. Dee, Elizabeth Huffaker, 2026 The pivotal role of algebra in the educational trajectories of U.S. students continues to motivate high-profile policies focused on when students access the cou...

Glad to see @tomdee.bsky.social and Elizabeth Huffaker's work on accelerating opportunity in Algebra I out of the working papers and into @aeraedresearch.bsky.social!

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Curious about the instructional supports needed to meaningfully increase access to 8th grade Algebra I, without widening gaps? Join the @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social SIG Thursday! Register here 👇👇👇

Join the @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social SIG @aeraedresearch.bsky.social !! 👇

Know someone working to bridge research and practice to expand access to rigorous and meaningful learning opportunities? Please nominate them for the 2026 Jeannie Oakes Research into Practice Award @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social @aeraedresearch.bsky.social See 👇 and reach out with any questions!!

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...

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.

With such an amazing panel this promises to be an interesting and important conversation! 👇

Redistricting School Systems Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation A new report and interactive data tool show how specific redistricting choices can create fairer school systems for our children.

I'm very proud to share a new, first-of-its-kind analysis and data tool from my team at @educationwork.newamerica.org.
Redrawing the Lines is a first-ever look at how, if states draw school district borders with equity as the goal, they can HUGELY reduce funding inequality and segregation. #edusky

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

📢 @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.

New award honoring Dr. Jeannie Oakes 🏆👇

Rigidity of class ability grouping practices in Australia Inequity in education is pronounced when data is used to form rigid class ability groups. Rigid grouping means that students with backgrounds that disadvantage them in education can be locked into ...

📍What does ability grouping look like in Australian secondary schools? This study reveals deep variation and raises urgent questions about tracking’s reach across subjects, years, and regions. h/t @dchpomeroy.bsky.social

👇 This piece on course placement patterns in North Carolina is crucial for understanding tracking dynamics.

If you hate the idea that public schools' book selections will now be guided by the religious beliefs of the most conservative parent in your district, it is a *great* time to donate to and use the heck out of your local public library.

2026 AERA ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Los Angeles, California April 8–12

The #AERA2026 Call for Submissions is now open! The deadline for submissions is July 25. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...

Cory Booker Condemns Trump’s Policies in Longest Senate Speech on Record The New Jersey senator, who had spent much of his last 24 hours on the Senate floor assailing the Trump administration, surpassed Senator Strom Thurmond’s speech in 1957.

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Brownstone buildings at Teachers College looking west toward Riverside Church. Creative Commons photo by Bohao Zhao

#edusky colleagues, higher ed or K-12, please share. We are at Columbia, but we know that this struggle matters for education across the lifespan.

A Statement from Teachers College Faculty on the Attack on American Education

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Columbia’s Real Radical Threat Is From the Government American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom endangers all of that.

“The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America’s leadership in research,” writes Princeton president Christopher L. Eisgruber. “Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully”:

Civil Rights, Research, and More: What’s Hit Hardest by Massive Ed. Dept. Cuts An analysis of the Trump administration's cuts to the agency shows its civil rights enforcement and research arms are hit particularly hard.

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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...

Opinion | The Department of Education Threatens to Pull the Plug on Colleges The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.

Check out legal expert Sonja Starr’s reaction to the Dept of Ed’s Dear Colleague letter. The, register to hear her on @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social magnet schools panel tomorrow (Tuesday, March 4th) at 12pm ET. Register here: forms.gle/Y3XA8QhdhSNw...

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More educators at every level should follow suit.

Ditto!

Why we have and need a US Department of Education This series considers what the U.S. Department of Education does to shape education policy and practice in the United States.

Why we have and need a US Department of Education

🚨 New from @brookings.edu scholars, an initiative to walk through the federal role in education, particularly the ongoing need for a Department of Education and all it does

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NEPC Review: Think Again: Are Education Programs for High Achievers Inherently Inequitable? (Thomas B. Fordham Institute, October 2024) The Fordham Institute published a report analyzing several perceived threats to educational opportunities for high-achieving students, contending that these threats come from those who are overly…

Our own @maggiethornton.bsky.social recently partnered with @nepc.bsky.social to critique recent claims about the possibilities and pitfalls of equity within accelerated programs. Read it here!

Join our @accessdetracktrack.bsky.social community and expert panel for our virtual discussion “Promises and Perils of Magnet Schools as Sites for Integration.” Looking forward to moderating the conversation. Let me know if you have questions for our panel. Tuesday, March 4th, 12pm ET. Details 👇👇👇