EPIC's @sarahcfuller.bsky.social and @kevincbastian.bsky.social had a great time participating in the RESTART Network National Forum with our NCDPI partners (@michaelmaher.bsky.social). We learned a lot about colleague's ongoing post-pandemic research.

With colleagues at @epic-unc.bsky.social, I've had the pleasure of evaluating the Rethink Education project. We've been excited to see positive impacts of Blended Learning Badged Facilitators on math and reading test scores. www.dpi.nc.gov/news/press-r... @ncpublicschools.bsky.social #nced

New pub (open-access)! School absence rates have been above pre-pandemic levels for multiple years. We show how this is adding up for students over time, revealing that some students are experiencing especially deep and persistent levels of absenteeism. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...