If states focused on providing pragmatic and humane solutions, it could create conditions for migration that stand to benefit everyone. Great research + analysis by my RAND colleagues Shelly Culbertson and Julia Kaufman rand.org/blog/2023/01/i… via RAND

One quarter of K-12 teachers in the U.S. reported that limitations on race and gender topics have influenced their curriculum and instruction. Learn more from the latest RAND American Educator Panel research out today: rand.org/pubs/research_…

BREAKING from RAND this morning: The first nationwide look at how anti-CRT laws have impacted teachers' choices of curricular materials, based on a survey of over 8,000 educators. My coverage: the74million.org/article/nation…

I'm so honored to present our new RAND American Educator Panel report on missing infrastructure for social studies instruction (report led by @mkdiliberti), along with Joe Kahne UC Riverside , at the opening forum of Civic Learning Week! civiclearningweek.org/opening-forum/

Just back from trip to DC w/ my 13yo for Civic Learning Week. What she got out of it: - Found it hilarious that Obama and Trump share a wall at the #nationalportraitgallery - Hard to stop listening to Voices of Auschwitz at the Holocaust Museum - Now big fan of Civics 101 Podcast #success

Happening on Wednesday 3/15: our webinar on why social studies instruction at the elementary level is often an afterthought, and why we should care about that. Louise Dube Shanthi Nataraj and National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) President Sharon Pugh will be discussants. RSVP: rand.org/events/2023/03…

As a teacher, what do you do when you afraid to address anything related to race and gender in your classroom? There are affirming things you can do. Meanwhile, hoping district leaders provide the guidance that supports teachers to address critical history/social studies topics.

Awesome to see one of our new RAND researchers recognized by AERA this year! Congrats Kate Kennedy!

“Language can shape the way we think and behave, sometimes in subtle ways.” Wonderful piece from Kayla M. Williams on VA’s new mission statement. thehill.com/opinion/nation…

Dic Donohue was shot while pursuing the perpetrators of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. He now directs the RAND Center for Quality Policing, working to bridge the divide between America's police and its citizens. See his interview on CBS News: youtu.be/uXgNnapZXnc?t=…

So very pleased to be working alongside Rachel Slama from #mit #boston to address current labor market challenges and coming changes. RAND rand.org/about/people/s…

Congrats to Norman Bier, my brilliant husband, for his XPRIZE win. The future of learning... lives in my house and cooks me dinner! cmu.edu/news/stories/a…

·.County Health Rankings & Roadmaps’ podcast In Solidarity explores the ways our lives are interconnected. I joined this episode discuss why it’s important to build civic infrastructure – the places, policies and programs that help us all participate. Listen here: countyhealthrankings.org/online-and-on-…

In #NASBEStandard, RAND’s Sy Doan and Julia Kaufman look at state textbook adoption and strategies that a network of states are using to move the needle on quality. Their article here: nasbe.org/what-role-do-s…

Our RAND American #Mathematics Educator Study finds grouping students by achievement level often starts in elementary school and by middle school, most students (68%) are divided into different pathways. Read more in the full report. #EveryStudentCounts: rand.org/pubs/research_…