Tracy is the best. Who wouldn’t want to figure out what the heck this “machine learning” thing is with her?!?

I have become a bit obsessed with sitting on my back deck having the Cornell Merlin bird ID app tell me who my winged friends are nearby based on sound. I encourage folks to try it! Awesomely distracting.

I am hiring a new lab manager for the @umdleadlab.bsky.social to start this summer! Job ad and link to apply here. Please re-post and share with your seniors, and/or anyone else who would be a good fit! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Excited to share that @chrisrozek.bsky.social & I are guest editing a special issue of Contemporary Educational Psychology: “Promoting Equitable and Authentic School Belonging: Barriers, Facilitators, and Mechanisms.” Call for abstracts due March 1, 2026: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

The National Center for Education Statistics is seeking talented assessment professionals for a variety of roles providing technical direction and oversight for NAEP assessment content development, test administration, test design, and reporting and analysis. www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600

Neat opportunity for folks doing research in psych and survey methods! Would be great to involve undergraduates.

I am so happy to see @gavkhar-a.bsky.social getting some well-deserved recognition. Not only is Gavkhar a fantastic scientist, she is one of the kindest people I know. 🧠💕 Yay, Gavkhar!

The National Center for Education Statistics is hiring two researchers to work on NAEP, the first green shoots after DOGE came through back in February. They limit to 150 applications, so move fast if interested. www.usajobs.gov/job/844948000 www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600

My department is hiring an assistant professor of educational psychology who researches and teaches motivation in schools! My contact info is in the job posting, please reach out if you have any questions. www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/440...

Question for NSF grantees that were terminated in April: has NSF paid the final invoice? We submitted an invoice on May 22 and have heard nothing after multiple follow ups. Suggestions, anyone? #NSF

We're hiring! Loyola University Chicago seeks a full-time, non‑tenure‑track Instructor in Psychology/Neuroscience for Fall 2025. For full consideration apply by July 11 www.careers.luc.edu/postings/33099. Message if you have questions. #AcademicJobs

In case you hadn’t seen, here is ED’s filing from June 5 about their plans for each of the cancelled IES contracts (filed in connection with the AERA/SREE lawsuit): storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Hey, #STEM Ed Researchers who want to up your quant/stats/measurement game, I’m sorry, but #NSF decided to terminate our methods institute program. I am thankful for the nearly 100 scholars with whom our mentor team has worked! Peace out.

I’m teaching a grad class on K12 Education Policy this summer. It’s only taught once every three years, so it’s time for an update. What should future education leaders know about all the changes that are going on? I’m looking for academic articles, long reads, book chapters, videos, etc. Thanks!

Apply by April 4 for the 2025 cohort of the #NSF funded NSF-funded Learning Analytics in STEM Education Research (LASER) Institute. The LASER Institute will kick off with a week-long summer training workshop July 14-18. Details/apply: www.fi.ncsu.edu/projects/las...

Jobs! #EduSky #EdResearch @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

Hey, education research and finance people who are in spitting distance of Annapolis, Maryland (not that you would actually spit on us)... check out these jobs! aib.maryland.gov/Pages/join-o...

“The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is now left with fewer than 20 federal employees, down from more than 175 at the start of the second Trump administration. It’s not clear how IES can operate or even fulfill its statutory obligations set by Congress.” hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

I’ve decided that I feel grief. I’ve used and studied modeling methods with NCES data since 1992. That’s 33 years. I’m sorry for all of those grieving with me, especially for those who have lost their livelihoods with it. It’s just wrong.

Oh, and here’s my answer. Thank you, AERA.

Congratulations, Jing!

So, a question: for those entities that hold restricted data licenses with an MOU signed w NCES, this SSO wants to know: 1) is it now a free-for-all with these data? Or 2) you should use cease and desist any analysis because there is no longer a suppression review approval mechanism?

Thinking of all those educational researchers who may find themselves unemployed soon. I hope this could be a silver lining of the #EduSky storm.

It's not too late! Join me to learn how NOT to write poor survey items. Think it is easy to tap into what people think or what they have done? Think again, my friend... only $95 for full-time students to spend Valentine's with me.... umd-cilvr.catalog.instructure.com/courses/item...

FYI, no IES PI meeting this week!

Hi everyone! My colleagues in the College of Education at UT Austin are hiring a Research Professor in The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk with a focus on literacy and/or emergent bilingual students - check out the position here: apply.interfolio.com/159177

Yes, apply! You are guaranteed NOT to get it if you don’t apply…but if you do apply, well then, the probability increases, doesn’t it?

If you see this, please repost with a favorite photo of the sky that you’ve taken recently

Does AI make your heart skip a beat? Join us at the Univ of MD! Our Human Dev & Quant Methodology dept would love someone with interests in methodological issues in using AI for causal inference, fairness of AI approaches in social sciences, &/or AI in assessment. ejobs.umd.edu/postings/124...

My collaborator Laura Samuel is looking for a post-doc -- great fit for someone interested in social policy and quant methods (the great team also includes Bonnie Swenor, Sarah Szanton and me): apply.interfolio.com/158809

My favorite workshop to teach! Come join me & learn how to (correctly) analyze data from programs like ECLSK, TIMSS, PISA, BPS! I support folks who want to learn in R, SPSS, Stata, Mplus, & my favorite, SAS! umd-cilvr.catalog.instructure.com/courses/analysis-of-complex-survey-data-from-nces-2024

Early Career STEM Ed Folks! Just one week left before applications are due for FREE quant/measurement training and mentoring. Thank you, NSF!

Are you a #STEM Ed researcher, thinking that you want to up your quant/stats/measurement game? Do you want year-long mentoring? We are recruiting our next (possibly final??) cohort! education.umd.edu/academics/de...

Are you a #STEM Ed researcher, thinking that you want to up your quant/stats/measurement game? Do you want year-long mentoring? We are recruiting our next (possibly final??) cohort! education.umd.edu/academics/de...

And, our Cohort 4 "BCSER NSF Quant Research Methods Winter Institute" is in the books. I loved getting to know this cohort better-and learning about their exciting research questions and methodological queries! Team work! (Application portal for cohort 5 will open in late spring)

FIND THE ERRORS: Did you ever not wonder why neutral is sometimes, often, or rarely used on questionnaire items? Join me to learn about item writing & questionnaire construction! If you've ever said "oh, we'll just create a survey", you should join! umd-cilvr.catalog.instructure.com/courses/ques...

Congratulations to Yating Zheng for successfully defending her dissertation today! Spoiler alert: logistic regression ain’t too bad (good news for lazy folks like me!)

We will be offering two informational webinars for the Sampling Program (advance registration is required in the corresponding links below): Monday, October 23, 2023 at 9:00 PM EDT: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi... Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT: umich.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY GRADUATE PROGRAMS at University of Maryland Information session October 4, 2023, 12-1pm Come to learn more about us! Please feel free to share with students who are interested! 😊 RSVP: umd.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

If you are looking for datasets in education we built a data repository l ldbase.org It's fairly new but it currently holds over 50 different projects related to education science.