Could've just asked your local early childhood teachers....

The catch-22 of being told to: (1) Scrub your syllabi/program of DEI terminology so it doesn't get flagged, but also (2) Don't teach about content that wasn't advertised as part of the course. Then get fired either way.

Gone are the days of expecting the government to do its job to protect public health, so a small way we can enact the values of justice and love in our every day lives is to mask up if you're feeling sick. It's how you say "I care about others" in a world devoid of compassion.

We’re absolutely elated to release the inaugural issue of Racial Justice in Multilingual Education! All open-access, peer-reviewed, with authors who put so much heart into their work and their words. Enjoy! @rjme-journal.bsky.social www.rjme.org

Promoted with Tenure! It’s definitely an inflection point, and I’m grateful to share this milestone with friends & colleagues who supported us though so much along the way. It’s a strange time to be in academia (to say the least), but here’s to keeping up the fight as ever, as always.

So the difference between an "Antisemitism training" and the *DEI EFFORTS THEY'RE BANNING* is what again?

"No concession will ever be enough." A very slow lesson for so many institutions and orgs.

"It may feel like resistance is futile and that the fascist takeover of our institutions is inevitable. But that is what fascists always want you to believe. And it has never been true.... So, what can we do now to resist the fascist takeover of our institutions?"

They are coming after your centrist leaders who attempted to compromise next. www.vpm.org/news/2025-06...

I’m equal parts honored and mind-blown to be one of this year’s NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows! So many folks I admire have been part of this program and I’m really amped for the projects the fellowship is supporting this year. naeducation.org/current-naed...

This absolutely tracks. We even TELL providers to call me first (as I have the more flexible workday), but "call mom" is still 100% the default.

"They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.... Such is the tide of coerced dislocation, in the land of the free." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

real punk adapts to the times

Rockstars!

Today marks ONE YEAR home with our bold, beautiful (and bonkers) twins. Not going to lie – it’s been HARD. Less “take your kids home from the NICU” and more “take the NICU home with you.” But we're grateful to those who’ve worked to enter our world. You have made this bearable, and even beautiful.

Come see these amazing papers from @rjme-journal.bsky.social authors at #AERA2025! Today at 3:20 PM

Late to the party (good ol’ flight delays), but excited for my 48-hour #AERA2025 binge! Come say hi and learn more about a new journal! @rjme-journal.bsky.social

For anyone attending #AERA2025 this week, come say hi!

It's really impossible to overstate how dumb and self-defeating this is for our country–especially the kids.

What if, instead of scrambling to scrub DEI initiatives from university websites, we emphasized the far-reaching benefits of research right on the front page? Gotta hand it to Harvard here... www.harvard.edu?fbclid=IwY2x...

One thing I wish people understood about authoritarianism is life often looks more or less the same. Troops aren’t marching down the street every day; people go to restaurants, have their office jobs. But everyone knows that stepping out of line, even slightly, can derail your life with no recourse

The AERA @slrsigaera.bsky.social Leadership Team is delighted to release the 1st CRITICAL LANGUAGE EDUCATION SEED RESEARCH GRANT! This grant opportunity aims to advance critical scholarship in language education. Come to our SIG’s business meeting to learn more about this opportunity.

Gang members should not be disappeared to an unaccountable torture prison either.

“One thing about climate right now is there are not going to be federal initiatives for a while, and one could take that as a reason to despair. But we don’t have to wait for the feds. A lot of the local action is around housing issues.” What I needed to hear from @drlucyjones.bsky.social

Writing feels like a slog some days (ok, MOST days). But every so often, there's a day when the written word helps process an uncertain world. Today was one of those days.

Punishing higher ed is the point. Hurting us is the point. And it's working. It hurts. I don't know what to do with that but name it.

Hope everyone has safe travels to #AAAL2025. I won't make it in person this year, but thinking of you all and sending lots of linguistics love ❤️

What a time to be alive. Doing work that matters. Led by brilliant colleagues. Introducing “Racial Justice in Multilingual Education.” www.rjme.org Instagram: @rjme_journal Bluesky: @rjme-journal.bsky.social

Introducing "Racial Justice in Multilingual Education" – a bold new community-oriented space for groundbreaking ideas, fresh perspectives, and innovative research. #NewJournal #MultilingualEducation

What is happening at Columbia University is not about Israel. It is about the government exploiting a divisive issues to set a precedent that the government has the right to punish political speech that runs counter to the party line. That is fascism plain and simple.

Since we are living in dystopian times, I’ve been thinking about how it is important to remember that the benefit of reading dystopian literature is NOT found in the extent to which authors "predicted the future," but instead for the lessons on survival

Little did Outlook know, he merely spent the afternoon sorting unread emails into folders to make his inbox LOOK empty....

Listen to the ones actually teaching English, who oppose the "official language" farce every time. www.tesol.org/news/tesol-s...

Congrats to @christopherhu.bsky.social on a fabulous dissertation defense - What a time to be in higher education indeed!

"To be clear, the opposite of welcoming diversity is supporting segregation. The opposite of moving toward equity is hoarding resources. The opposite of being more inclusive is exclusion." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

The phenomenon of “leftist language policing” is 99% a product of centrists whining about it constantly. I almost never encounter it in real life and requests for vocabulary updates are typically non-binding guidelines for formal written documents.

First they came for the Critical Race Theory... now the Alzheimer's labs can't afford electricity.

i mean, the president's executive order isn't a goddamn law! as far as this doctor is concerned, who cares what the president says!

Great opportunity!

📣We are excited to announce the AERA 2025 Division K Pre-Conference Seminars! We can accommodate up to 30 participants in each seminar, so we highly encourage you to apply for a seminar that addresses your career stage and interests! ⏰Application due Feb 18 by 11:59 pm PST

“What if, rather than blaming Palestinians, Arab Americans, and American Muslims, these pundits had seen their treatment—under Biden and for decades before him—as central to the Trump-led repression looming before us?” www.bostonreview.net/articles/the...

So... who's going to tell them that "eradicating bias" is, quite literally, DEI? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

I'm teaching Toni Morrison on fascism and censorship today in class. Y'all all may want to take a look as we prepare for next week. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

Didn't quite expect this on the 2025 #TikTokBan Bingo card

There is no #TeacherShortage. There is a pay shortage. A benefits shortage. A professional autonomy shortage. A recess shortage. A racial justice shortage. A sensible gun law shortage. The list goes on....

#PayThem www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/14/b...

Looks like exciting things are happening over at the reading teacher journal!

Do not obey in advance....

Where's the form for me to bill health insurance for the time I spend arguing with their claims deniers? #WorstSystemEver