Ilana Umansky

Toward a Bilingual Future for English Learners Join SEAL & New America to explore the power of bilingual education for English learners through research and district-level insights.

Looking forward to this upcoming @newamerica.org and SEAL panel on bilingual education for multilingual learners! www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Education Policy and Leadership

Are you angry with today's attacks on schools and universities? Ready to make change? @uoregon.bsky.social's Education Policy and Leadership program has its final deadline of the year June 13, 2025. Apply here: education.uoregon.edu/epol

Lots of ways to fight back and protect our country, land, and peoples. Today is on the streets! Excited to get out there to protest!

What mass deportations could mean for Oregon public schools Since the start of his second term, President Trump has taken sweeping actions targeting immigrants of all kinds in the U.S. From challenging birthright citizenship to lifting bans on immigration arre...

What a trip to hear Think Out Loud's Dave Miller @opb.org voice talking directly to me! Thank you Dave and Rolie Hernandez for including me in your show and for giving needed attention to the damage caused to students by immigration enforcement nationally and in Oregon. www.opb.org/article/2025...

School districts are well-positioned to put safety plans and policies in place to maximize safety for students and families vulnerable to immigration enforcement actions. Good to see west Fresno doing so.

Thank you @aefpweb.bsky.social

Eugene 4J becomes first public K-12 district in US to join suit vs. Trump administration The lawsuit is over orders that critics say could destabilize education funding and "undermine efforts that support success of all students."

Proud that our local school district is the first in the nation to sue the Trump administration over its anti-DEI Dear Colleague letter. Thank you Eugene 4J school board! www.registerguard.com/story/news/e...

Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs Many of the efforts focused on increasing teacher diversity, which now, officials say 'is inconsistent' with the administration’s priorities.

Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs - new from @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/educ...

Tracking Trump: His actions on education  - The Hechinger Report The president has said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done

We're keeping tabs on the actions Trump has taken on education since Jan. 20. Check 'em out here: hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru...

If you or someone you know has had a particular research project suspended by recent actions at IES, please get in touch either by DM or by replying here.

There are journalists who'd like to report on this.

AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts AERA and COPAFS Statement on the New Administration’s Sudden Termination of National Center for Education Statistics Contracts

AERA and COPAFS have issued a statement on the sudden termination of 169 contracts within IES, including those that NCES holds for the collection and reporting of education statistics. Read the full statement: www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...

Save USAID: The Greatest Agency You Never Knew The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was created by President Kennedy in 1961 in a spirit of optimism and global collaboration and as a…

Before my PhD I worked in international education and development. The work isn’t perfect, but it’s critical. And it connects us, as humanity. If Trump and Musk kill off USAID, they won’t stop there. We’ll all be next. Please call your reps. Demand continued action. vimeo.com/1052680025?s...

Enormous congrats to special issue editors @Oscar Jimenez Castellanos, @Ofelia Garcia, @Trisk Morita-Mullaney, and @Ester de Jong!

Bilingual Research Journal From Access to Meaningful Instruction to Equitable Access to High Quality Bilingual Instruction: Lau 50th Anniversary Special Issue. Volume 47, Issue 4 of Bilingual Research Journal

@BRJ's special issue on the 50th anniv of Lau v Nichols is astounding. Check it out! So honored to have our @SecondaryEL_R&D Center work included. Across 2 states, we document the prevalence & patterns of core content exclusion among EL-classified students in HS. www.tandfonline.com/toc/ubrj20/4...

More on this later, but quickly want to share my latest paper (with @ilanaumansky.bsky.social et al) on how California can make bilingual education universally available: civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-1...

With so many more folks here now I'd love to re-announce that our MS in Education Policy at Univ of Oregon is accepting applications through 1/12/2025! Please help us spread the word about this 1-yr program in Eugene that centers applied quant skills, systems-level change processes, and ed equity!

I’d love to be added.

Applications are open for the 2024-25 cohort of Education Policy and Leadership MS students! @uoregon @uoeducation #edpolicy Learn more & register for an online info session here: education.uoregon.edu/epol Please share!

🎉 Exciting News! UO College of Ed is hiring for a tenure-track position in Education Policy & Equity! Join us in shaping an impactful & inclusive future of education. Deadline 10/15. #HigherEdJobs #EducationEquity #EdPolicy #AcademicJobs
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