Queering Education Research Institute® (QuERI)

We are honored to share that we have received a @Spencer_Fdn Award for our research on creating affirming schools for gender and sexual minority youth. We are so grateful to the Foundation and its staff for support of our work. @PayneElizabethe @mjs4

This week I ask 3 Q of Elizabethe Payne about her book, Queer Kids and Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying on the @CCF_Families blog hosted by @TheSocietyPages Check it out: thesocietypages.org/ccf/

3 Q with Elizabethe Payne Queer Kids and Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying - Council on Contemporary Families: thesocietypages.org/ccf/2025/11/11…

Today's important new releases: -Queer Kids and Social Violence / Elizabethe Payne and Melissa J. Smith, editors / @QueeringEDU -On the Eve of the Cybercultural Revolution / Brian Bartell #PubDay #NewBooks

New book out now: Queer Youth and Social Violence: The Limits of Bullying @UMinnPress

@BrookingsGov #DepartmentofEd Some demographics of students (including LGBTQ) are impacted by hostile climates leading to absenteeism. Research has well established this. How do you balance attempts to reduce it with ignoring “woke” “red herrings”?

If 67% of Americans oppose book bans & 75% trust librarians, why did book bans triple last year? I suppose a small group of committed people—even if misguided—really can change the world. The super majority has to come off the sidelines to defend schools. hechingerreport.org/opinion-as-boo…

Yes, books are being targeted. Yes, they are being removed from shelves and discarded. Yes, they are being banned. But what is the human cost beyond the shelves? @kasey_meehan talks to writer Ocean Vuong, and activists Cameron Samuels and Becky Calzada: pen.org/the-hidden-cos…

The Supreme Court recently upheld a coach’s private prayer bc it was after the game, on his free time, & didn’t coerce anyone. This prayer by Walters is the exact opposite—using all the pomp & circumstance of his office & requiring students to observe it. newson6.com/story/6736b96a…

Just a Reminder That RFK Jr. Thinks Poppers Cause AIDS them.us/story/rfk-jr-k… via @them

@joshuaweishart Reported Hate Crimes in schools more than doubled since 2015. SEL often avoids address of bias and discrimination. Work on racism, sexism, and biases both individual and systemic should be woven into school life.

The anti-Project 2025 education policy playbook for progressive states must include OFFENSE not just defense. My top 10 offensive moves. What are yours?

Our new report "Ripping Away Our Freedoms" just dropped at equality.house.gov/project2025. Here's a 🧵 on what you need to know about Republicans' attempts to implement #Project2025's attacks on LGBTQI+ Americans' rights:

Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." @kimelsesser forbes.com/sites/kimelses…

LGBTQ+ school hate crimes have sharply risen. In some states, hate crimes on K-12 campuses have more than quadrupled. Calls to LGBTQ+ youth hotlines are increasing with many drawing a connection to the political climate. As the election nears, check in on your queer students.

Day of Action incoming! Starting at 10 AM on Saturday, October 19, post to social media and rally against book bans! Share the #FreedomToRead pledge with everyone you know, then meet us on NYPL’s steps at 12 PM. Downloadable graphics: on.nypl.org/4ePMOb6

Check out npr's video! #TikTok tiktok.com/t/ZP881stpj/

Trump plan for agency enforcing civil rights in schools: “I figure we’ll have like one person plus a secretary.…and all the person has to do is, ‘Are you teaching English? Are you teaching arithmetic? …And are you not teaching woke?’ newrepublic.com/post/186620/do…