Christy Austin

Let’s acknowledge the truth. Those fighting to end DEI in schools are not worried about resegregating schools. Schools have always been segregated and inequitable based on zoning and funding. DEI initiatives are essential because opportunity is not provided equally in America. I hate people.

This is evil. Pure evil.

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After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test One prominent researcher said the flip-flop offers ‘the first direct evidence that executive actions have weakened NAEP.’

11th grade NAEP testing canceled. www.the74million.org/article/afte...

Idea for a survey study. Let’s see if I’m onto something. Reply in comments or DM if you work @ a reading clinic affiliated with a university. Do you use a commercially-available program. If yes: What program? Did you sign an agreement that you wouldn’t research the efficacy of the program?

Chart showing 5 future steps in relating the science of reading to educational practice.

An incredible chart from Mark Seidenberg & Devin Kearns on the "Challenges in Connecting Reading Science and Educational Practice," which, if I wrote this, would launch a thousand hot takes. Seems non-controversial to me?

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Welcome to www.VocabSupport.com The resources on this site are intended for: ​general & special education teachers (including co-teaching teams) students with and without disabilities, and their families

Another free and effective resource produced thanks to wise investments by the Department of Education via the Institute for Education Sciences and Office of Special Education Programs www.vocabsupport.com over 300 slideshows for evidence-based vocab instruction in science grades 4-8 (or beyond)

Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences The nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what doesn’t.

Looking for rigorous research that is funded by a non-political federal agency created through bipartisan political consensus? Support the Institute of Education Sciences. Without IES, get ready for a lot more pseudoscience driving practices in U.S. schools. theconversation.com/helping-teac...

Cruz-Led Investigation Uncovers $2 Billion in Woke DEI Grants at NSF, Releases Full Database

List of NSF grants deemed “woke DEI”

www.commerce.senate.gov/2025/2/cruz-...

Dark blue background with a graphic of a red and white megaphone. The text reads, "Action Alert: Oppose Cancellation of Critical Education Research"

Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation

exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...

All practice guides are in the public domain.

Just in case...
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Poster presenters get to very briefly explain their work to an audience that can actually hear, and practice responding to a question from the audience. Attendance could be optional, but attending even a single poster session lets you see way more posters than you can aimlessly wandering. Thoughts?

#PCRC2025 poster presenters… just filled out my post conference survey & had an idea for posters. What if posters were grouped by category, selected when submitting a proposal. Each poster presenter gets 2 minutes to deliver an elevator pitch with 3 slides, then invite 2 questions from audience.

From IES

📣 Funding Opportunity! IES’s FY 2025 RFA for the Early Career Development and Mentoring Program for Education Research is available now. Applications are due March 7, 2025: ies.ed.gov/ncer/project...