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Twitter: We are hoping that our Twitter handle can become a site of research dissemination and critical questions about the purpose and possibilities of school districts internationally. Please feel free to tag us at @DistrictSIGAERA on any school district related events or research. We would be happy to share your work with a broader audience!
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Email: For any questions or comments, or to share announcements for the listserv, please do not hesitate to email us at: ahuguet@rand.org or stephanie.tuters@utoronto.ca
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Job Announcements:
Department Chair & Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the College of Education (COEd) at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) invites applications for the position of Department Chair at the rank of tenured Professor, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2024. Reporting to the Dean of COEd, the Chair/Professor is responsible for providing innovative and entrepreneurial leadership supervising personnel, budget, and general operations of the department; facilitating the development and accomplishment of department goals; supporting faculty scholarship; assisting in the development of grants; maintaining close affiliations with area school districts, higher education institutions/organizations, and partners; and working in a collegial manner with faculty, staff, and students.
Review of applications begins immediately; position will remain open until filled.
Click this link to apply:
https://educationalstudies.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=300cc6979d58c195f4ffbeb80&id=9e3aa7609c&e=db985c30fb
Publications:
Woo, Ashley, Melissa Kay Diliberti, and Elizabeth D. Steiner, Policies Restricting Teaching About Race and Gender Spill Over into Other States and Localities: Findings from the 2023 State of the American Teacher Survey. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2024. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1108-10.html.
Bush-Mecenas, Susan, Ashley Woo, Stephani L. Wrabel, Sabrina Lee, and Brian Kim, Building Organizational and Individual Capacities in State and Local Education Agencies: The First Five Years of the Center to Improve Social and Emotional Learning and School Safety. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2023. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA1161-2.html.
Grad student working group: Are you a graduate student focusing on district research? The Districts in Education SIG has a monthly online co-working session series for grad students looking to improve their productivity and to connect to peers with shared research interests. The group has been meeting 2-3 times a month for 2 hours. The sessions include a brief introduction/welcome and two 50-minute silent co-working sessions. This series is intended to foster a supportive community of fellow grad students and provide regular focussed working sessions to help make time for writing and other research activities. Sessions generally run Fridays from 12-2pm EST (Toronto time).
Please contact Sheena Bell for information about upcoming meetings: sheena.bell@mail.utoronto.ca.