See also the term "activist scholar," which is applied derogatorily to academics who use their expertise to advocate for Left-leaning policy, but not to Right-leaning academics, even if they take money from Right-wing groups or advocate for Right-wing causes based on dubious evidence or none at all.

Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 4d ago

The @nytimes hasn't written a single article asking if "voters will think Tom Tiffany is too radical" because he is an election-denying, pro-ICE, authoritarian extremist. Somehow, his position on the political spectrum has disappeared completely from the National and State Conversations™️

We are very proud to release our new Working Paper! By Anna Chmielewski (U of T) and Sachin Maharaj (UOttawa), it explores socioeconomic segregation in schools in Canada. Read more on our website: equityeducation.ca/socio-econom... @lhaecomms.bsky.social @oiseuoft.bsky.social @bdhuey.bsky.social

Toronto is getting taller)

1/ What has devolution changed for race equality across Britain? Our new @nuffieldfoundation.org funded Policy Briefing we map the strategies, duties, action plans and accountability mechanisms developed since devolution. bsky.app/profile/uofg...

UofG Centre for Public Policy@uofgpolicy.bsky.social · 2w ago

How has race equality policy developed differently across England, Scotland and Wales during the three decades of devolution? ❓ Read new insights from @nasarmeer.bsky.social and Dr Mahnoz Illias: www.gla.ac.uk/research/az/...

It’s finally here 😁 The 2nd edition paperback version of Teacher Agency: An Ecological Approach has just been published. This edition is substantially updated, including a critical review of literature published since the 1st edition. Order your copy at www.bloomsbury.com/uk/teacher-a...

Teacher Agency

This second edition of Teacher Agency brings new perspectives on teachers as agents of change and development within their professional ecosystems. Centred arou…

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Really pleased that SSHRC funded our important forthcoming study "Curricula Counter-Mapping for Social Justice in Canadian K-12 Education: Pathways to Including Marginalized Forms of Knowledge and Knowledge Creation" lnkd.in/ghzA4EdV Looking forward to collaboration with colleagues in Canada.

I'm starting a thread on stories of policy reversals on digital learning and technology policies amidst growing evidence that lower learning outcomes seem to have followed mass expansion of digital device and learning tools about a decade on in elementary, secondary, and university education.

Prof Prachi Srivastava 🌈@prachisrivas.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Saw a story by Deutsche Welle on this the other day and now the BBC. 'Sweden's government is championing a renewed focus on physical books, paper and pens in classrooms, designed to reverse falling literacy levels.' Not surprising: opposition from tech companies. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If you’re in the USA and you distrust the FDA under RFK, please know that the Canadian government has very extensive health information on their websites, so when you’re concerned about these outbreaks and such, you’ll find some info on the gov’s Canada.ca website. www.canada.ca/en/public-he...

It is not every day that ECRs extend existing theories or contribute to developing new concepts. Great to see @marinaantonynewman.bsky.social developing the concept of critical plurilingualism & challenging the myth of inherent neoliberal nature of plurilingualism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Towards conceptualizing plurilingualism as critical: evidence from the field

Critical dimensions of plurilingualism came to the fore during the multilingual ‘turn’ in language education (LE), marked by the prominence given to issues of justice, equality, and rights regardin...

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Marina Antony-Newman@marinaantonynewman.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy to share my open-access article "Towards conceptualizing plurilingualism as critical: evidence from the field" that develops the concept of critical plurilingualism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Grateful to my participants, reviewers, CILS editorial team and UCL for open access support!

Happy to share my open-access article "Towards conceptualizing plurilingualism as critical: evidence from the field" that develops the concept of critical plurilingualism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Grateful to my participants, reviewers, CILS editorial team and UCL for open access support!

Towards conceptualizing plurilingualism as critical: evidence from the field

Critical dimensions of plurilingualism came to the fore during the multilingual ‘turn’ in language education (LE), marked by the prominence given to issues of justice, equality, and rights regardin...

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I know I've said this before but I'm going to keep saying it - can we please be done with 'UK education' or 'Education in the UK'? Wales, Scotland and NI do not do the same things as England. I'm very pleased to be in Wales - the Four Purposes of Education we follow. sites.google.com/hwbcymru.net...

Curriculum for Wales - The Four Purposes

The Four Purposes

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Haven't posted here yet but wanted to share a recent academic article I wrote for the International Journal of Bilingualism titled, "Multilingual Mothering: Shifting Emotional Connections to a Heritage Language After the Transition to Motherhood (Matrescence)" journals.sagepub.com/share/Z6QJTB...

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In the simplest language I can give. Activism is the practice of fighting to expand rights, not restrict them. That’s what I tell my students when we discuss civil rights and social justice.

This is also part of the framing issue. He’s not an activist. He’s not fighting for some type of equality or representation. He’s wants domination and oppression. That’s not activism.

Any questions? #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

CBC has been making a documentary on the rise of Oligarchy. The first three episodes are now online: app.magellan.ai/listen_links... The last episode will, I have been told by the producer, most likely follow in September.

The Billionaire Age Pt 1 | How did we get here?

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The average immigrant worker in Canada's biggest immigration wave faced a large & persisting earnings penalty relative to the native-born, according to Ian Keay & Daniel Teeter who use new complete count census data to argue that assimilation was slower in Canada than in the US.

Immigrants’ labour market experiences in early twentieth century Canada

In this paper we use newly digitized complete-count micro data from the 1901, 1911 and 1921 Canadian population censuses to document foreign born assimilation into Canadian labor markets during the...

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Study (N=8,097) finds women more likely to finish a PhD before 30 & have children after 35. Men tended to become parents during doctoral studies & often had 3+ children by 40. Early-career mothers had lower citation rates; fathers had no such penalties. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Female Academics Increasingly Delay Motherhood Until Age 35

“Pronounced penalties” for those early-career staff with children may explain why Ph.D.s postpone becoming parents, a recent study finds.

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A welcome announcement that Education Scotland will have the funding to continue both the Building Racial Literacy Programme (BRL) and Anti-Racist Mentors Project. Feedback from participants has been exceedingly positive. www.gov.scot/news/over-20... More info: education.gov.scot/professional...

Over £200,000 for anti-racism training

Funding for key education project.

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Ten years ago, Scotland overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU but was taken out against our will. Our best future lies in becoming an independent member state of the EU, and working with our neighbours to build a stronger, more prosperous country. 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

New article publication - Open Access onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Understanding Fathers Engagement: Contextual Insights From Tajikistan and Azerbaijan

Research on parental engagement often portrays fathers as less involved in their children's lives compared to mothers. This paper challenges such a perspective by examining fathers' engagement within...

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Cannot wait to host the first international inter-diciplinary event on how the 'time inheritance' framework informs international higher education research and practice. Join us on 15th July 2026! Register: srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/?civ...

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This week on June 24 - the next 2026 VRLS course is about developing theory through qualitative theory, led by Johnny Saldaña. Learn more and sign up for the course: www.aera.net/2026VRLS

I think part of why we get these weird articles because some folks are clinging to a caricature of what education is and what it’s supposed to do. With the assumption that we are the only line for things that are quite broad and complex involve community, rather than one institution.

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴: When "diversity" becomes a management metric and "social justice" a branding tool, universities risk practising privileged irresponsibility. Structural change — not tokenism — is what's needed. #EdSci https://blog.eera-ecer.de/universities-social-justice/

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My article is finally up on Urban Affairs Review. It's about conducting ethnographies, interviews and focus groups during a time of crisis. I talk about expectations between the researcher and participants, and rethinking what hard to reach means during a crisis. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Reaching the Unreachable: Building Trust in Chicago Black Neighborhoods During Times of Crisis - Justin Zimmerman, 2026

Crises affect researchers’ ability to conduct interviews, focus groups, and ethnographies. I discuss my interactions with participants to explain how I overcame...

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Anxious children, anxious parents… Is it also because today we are pressured to overinvest financially and emotionally into our children? I really enjoyed a podcast conversation with pediatrician Dr. Ted Plimpton, one of his first with a sociologist. #parenting #anxiety #pressure

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Listen: Overinvested author @ninabandelj.bsky.social speaks with Edward Plimpton, host of Your Anxious Child, about “intensive parenting” and parental burnout:

Disinvestment in public education is one factor for increased household spending on children. Many of these activities were part and parcel of what was offered in schools. Cutting funding for the arts, music, sports, extra-curriculars has meant households who can, will spend out-of-pocket.

What’s happened to income-group gaps in parental spending on children in the U.S.? For the last 45 years, they just. keep. getting. wider. In a new @socarxiv.bsky.social working paper, I present updated evidence on trends in spending on childcare, education, and extracurricular activities.