Jane Best

Retweeting, following, sharing arts, humanities, tech, education research & policy info. ≠ endorsement.

[Louis Jacobson @loujacobson]

My latest @LarrySabato's Crystal Ball @Center4Politics: My final pre-election handicapping of the secretary of state and attorney general races.
https://t.co/y7CZgz8n6h

[Nate Silver @NateSilver538]

It's all been within the range of 50/50, and 51/49 one way fundamentally isn't much different than 51/49 the other way, but still the first GOP lead by any margin in our Senate forecast since July.

https://t.co/ImBoBkGHdD

[The Redistrict Network @RedistrictNet]

Trying to find your new election map? Voters can now view every legislative and congressional plan on Redistricting & You.

Click on a district to learn more about population and redistricting metrics. Made by @SR_spatial and the Center for Urban Research. https://t.co/qaLpKB871w

[Center for Politics at UVA @Center4Politics]

.@LarrySabato's Crystal Ball now rates 218 House seats — the magic number for winning a majority — as at least Leans Republican in our House ratings. New analysis by @kkondik: https://t.co/DujzgtMqUb

[NAEP, The Nation's Report Card @NAEP_NCES]

🔎 The 2022 math & reading results for the nation, states, & 26 urban districts are now available. Read on for what you need to know about student achievement and learning experiences across the country. ⬇️

1/16 #NAEP #NationsReportCard @USEdGov @IESResearch

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Here are Democrats’ and Republicans’ prospects for controlling Congress, based on combined ratings from three nonpartisan political analysts.

[Data Quality Campaign @EdDataCampaign]

New from @CRPE_edu: How have students with disabilities been impacted by the pandemic? Leaders need data to determine the answer. New investments in data + research are critical to understanding short- and long-term outcomes for students with disabilities. https://t.co/q9cpDENN1T

[Center for Politics at UVA @Center4Politics]

The 2022 Congressional #elections are set to cost a whopping $9.3 billion dollars. @kkondik @JMilesColeman share analyses from @LarrySabato's Crystal Ball on outside spending, ratings changes & ads. Listen to #PoliticsIsEverything here or wherever you pod: https://t.co/iWedpc5Hdp

[Kevin R Kosar @kevinrkosar]

I went back and reread this article recently. It is a beaut. The smartset convo about political polarization and a failing Congress often is overwrought and short on nuance. https://t.co/yRFPnfl2cJ

[NGA @NatlGovsAssoc]

NGA Chairman, Arkansas Governor @AsaHutchinson gives welcoming remarks and an introduction to his Chairman’s Initiative: K-12 Computer Science Education https://t.co/t6MtdTvrHD at the 2022 #NGAWinterMeeting

[Manhattan Strategy @mstrategy]

JUST IN→ MSG’s new #infographic is a user-friendly tool for navigating the @usedgov COVID-19 Handbook Volume 2: Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students’ Needs. Discover critical sections & takeaways from the Handbook: https://t.co/kqhHEQ3f2N #SchoolReopening

[Education Week @educationweek]

States’ efforts so far suggest there won’t be enough money to go around for all the learning losses of students with disabilities from COVID-19 school shutdowns. https://t.co/vo21aMF9zX

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

You’ve heard the scenarios:

Trump loses but refuses to leave.
Biden loses but refuses to concede.
Absentee ballots aren’t counted.
The angry left takes to the streets.
The angry right takes to the streets.
Lawyers take to the courts.
https://t.co/NlL9f08fgh

[Education Next @EducationNext]

Derek Bok approvingly describes the shift from the classical curricula of early American colleges toward the more scientific and practical curriculum of the 20th century. In the new millennium, however, Bok believes something is missing. https://t.co/gJA0HsCzfg

[SXSW EDU @SXSWEDU]

Emerging Tech is one of the eight tracks for #SXSWEDU 2021 and includes virtual teaching and learning solutions, universal design, artificial intelligence, data privacy, coding, and more.

Enter your session idea for this track through 10/16. https://t.co/102wFxqInb

[UChicago Consortium @UChiConsortium]

"Demography isn't necessarily destiny." @JohnQEaston speaks, during the premiere of "The Second Window: How a Focus on Freshmen Transformed a System." #FreshmanOnTrack

[Jane Best @bestedpolicy]

Thirteen percent of museums worldwide could close due to COVID-19, studies found. https://t.co/VOO2i944jW

[CAA Advancing Art & Design @caavisual]

The @Smithsonian opted for a @CreativeCommons Zero license, which places work “as completely as possible in the public domain.” https://t.co/6pKWhlMUlx

[AERA @AERA_EdResearch]

Check out our collection of open access AERA journal articles on distance learning, online teaching & professional development & trauma-informed practices, among other #COVID19-related resources: https://t.co/lhjCcQWk96

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

A lot of young people are going to be jobless and school-less this fall. This is the perfect moment for a national service program.