This is the semi-annual reminder to assign the types of projects you want to give feedback on (grade). It makes the work so much more delightful when you finish a semester and don't dread the "marking" of learning tasks.

On deck at #AERA2026! @rjme-journal.bsky.social

I can't attend #AAAL2026 this year, but for those who will be there, come visit with our awesome editorial team at @rjme-journal.bsky.social!

Excited to share this new article on "white linguistic saviorism," written with @christopherhu.bsky.social, just published in Equity & Excellence in Education! 50 free copies at the link below (or feel free to message me if you'd like a copy). www.tandfonline.com/eprint/GERFY...

"These small practices strengthen students’ ability to build just relationships and communities outside of school—and each models what connected human engagement can look and feel like." greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item...

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Calling all researchers and practitioners in multilingual education. RJME would love to see your work! Check out Rjme.org to see the range of pieces we're interested in (we accept a variety of formats). Feel free to reach out to me or the other co-editors with questions! @rjme-journal.bsky.social

As a language researcher, I’m always curious what's intended/achieved by placing “the science of” in front of a subject area as a modifier. What are users attempting to signal with this phrase? How does it create in/out groups (and to proliferate spicy podcasts)? www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Paired Texts

"Today’s dismissal confirms what the data shows: government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet,” she said in a news release about the court filing. “When people show up and resist, they win.”

For the occasion: the first page of the Church Committee Report’s study of FBI harassment, surveillance, and sabotage of Martin Luther King Jr.

English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance. penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...

English is NOT the official language of the U.S. just because an (illegitimate) executive order said it was. In this policy brief, Kara Viesca an I caution against granting last year's executive order a legitimacy it does not have. Don't comply in advance. penn.manifoldapp.org/read/the-del...

This!

"We need something more than a clearinghouse to help identify what works in education; we need a similar focus on understanding how and why something works." Great piece by @uvaehd.bsky.social colleague Jim Soland! www.brookings.edu/articles/a-m...

So well deserved! Congratulations @deroomat.bsky.social #LRA2025

Tomorrow (Tuesday)! Hope to see you there with @rjme-journal.bsky.social!

Don't miss your chance to hear from these fabulous scholars and learn more about the new Racial Justice in Multilingual Eduction journal! Tues, Nov 18th 2pm (ET) wwu-edu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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.

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