In their feature article, Drs. Zhai and Krajcik "bring together an array of empirical and conceptual work that critically engages AI’s applications in STEM education." Read Drs. @itsjesst.bsky.social and @greshamcollom.bsky.social's review here: buff.ly/XiSfhfZ @universityofga.bsky.social

Kickass statement from Dean of the UM Stamps School of Art & Design Full text at link mailchi.mp/04bd06b0c03c...

Looks like new BlueSky users are accelerating again with twitter going down. If you are new, please stay, we are delightful. And if you are looking at this, you probably have an interest in higher ed policy, so here is a starter pack for that. go.bsky.app/4ikmJ3T

Almost all of the “local programs” threatened with cuts here are workforce development programs aimed at training people in jobs and skills that are in demand. Exactly the programs employers say they want. Oh, and many of them are earmarks for senators and house members. #EduSky

I'm old enough to remember when unilateral presidential alteration of the terms of student loan programs was considered on the right to be the greatest threat to the constitutional order.

There’s still time to submit an abstract! This is an open call for a special issue of Innovative Higher Education, examining the Value, Purpose, and Public Perception of Higher Education. Abstracts are due on March 17th —see the attached PDF for more information. drive.google.com/file/d/1HvXk...

It was always obvious that the right’s free-speech claims were pretext for censorship but rarely is it clearly spelled out. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

On the incoming executive order about the US Dept of Education: First, it's important to state (and repeat again and again) the obvious: Constitutionally, the president can't abolish a Congressionally mandated agency. 1/6

With so many crazy things happening, focusing on them all is impossible. So, I am trying to pay attention to the things I have expertise The new admin floated handing over FAFSA and student loan repayment guidance to AI. Here is why that is a terrible idea #EduSky www.newamerica.org/education-po...

The root that tears apart your foundation begins as a seed of distrust, hate, and blame. The seed that grew into a dictatorship in Europe didn’t arrive overnight. It started with everyday Germans mad about inflation and looking for someone to blame.

This is a very deep cut and one that won't get enough attention. bsky.app/profile/lily...

Call for abstracts! This is an open call for a special issue of Innovative Higher Education, examining the Value, Purpose, and Public Perception of Higher Education. Abstracts are due on March 17th, see the attached PDF for more information. drive.google.com/file/d/1HvXk...

Here's why your education friends had a real rough one today. It's... it's the entire education data collection apparatus of the United States. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

I also tried to explain what the cut means and why it's bad in this post. It also links to a Google sheet with the raw data I downloaded from NIH and what I did with it. There's links to the map and table too. bit.ly/4aOCXBn

Child care investments working in MN. We studied a similar, smaller 2014 lift in the amount of assistance lower income families recieved in. Results below. www.startribune.com/ramstad-crys...

Looking for others in Higher Education & Student Affairs! Please reply to this post if you want to be added!! #HESA go.bsky.app/7asixYJ

Excited to share a new publication examining college enrollment choices in Tennessee's free-college context. Grateful for my amazing co-authors, @mrac.bsky.social, Patrick Biddix, and Alexis Hartley. Feel free to reach out for a link to a free download if needed! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out our second Financial Aid for Indigenous Students blog, focused on five Midwest states (WI, MI, MN, ND, and IN). Please share with folks who might benefit and reach out if you know of other opportunities! Anushiik (we are grateful). sstar.wisc.edu/snapshot-of-...

As part of our Financial Aid for Indigenous Students project, we started a monthly blog! Posts will provide details on the opportuntities we've found so far and highlight some exceptional programs. Check out the first post here: sstar.wisc.edu/snapshot-of-...

As I've been sharing for a few months, Minnesota has been doing really interesting things with higher ed policy that I think would be useful both in the short term and in a longer term shift to reorienting higher ed back to being a public good

Different type of publication announcement - our Tribe's annual collection of creative work is available! This year includes a sci-fi short-story written by me, and plenty of other amazing work. All proceeds support the Mohican's Writers Circle non-profit. www.amazon.com/Along-Many-T...

Pumped to attend AERA in-person for the first time! @drclluedke.bsky.social, @mrac.bsky.social, Misti Jeffers and I will be presenting our critical policy discourse analysis of promise programs. See ya'll in Philly (and here in MN next week for ASHE)!!

I should start posting here! Excited to have another New Directions for Community Colleges chapter published with a couple great co-authors. We conducted a national policy inventory of career and technical education focused promise programs. Check it out here! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...