Justin Dayhoff

Not quite there on feature parity, but making the jump. Off to the bluest of skies. Same handle over there.

@MichaelPetrilli For what it’s worth, it may be helpful to add context here. For example, NBC cert amounts are codified in state law and not up to local jurisdictions in MD. Likewise, Maryland’s career ladder is mid transition via the Blueprint…

MCPS should think about moving to: - A smaller boost for National Board Certification (say, $5,000) - A larger boost for anyone teaching in high-poverty schools (say, $15,000) - A list of eligible high-poverty schools that is much larger than the dozen or so identified now

A reform agenda for Montgomery County: Investing in effective teachers in the system’s high-poverty schools fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Education researchers: Learn how to write for non-academic audiences through @AnnenbergInst's EdResearch for Action writing fellowship program, which I direct! ***New this year: not just for K-12 researchers anymore.*** Apps due by Friday, November 15. edresearchforaction.org/writers-fellow…

My new blog post is the full set of syllabi for the classes I taught at the Stanford GSE, including links to course readings, tips for doing the reading, and class slides. Please feel free to share. davidlabaree.com

Eye-opening blog post (authored by one of my favorite people) on how *Dobbs* is being used to challenge access to education. A must-read (shared here by another of my favorite people)

This meta-analysis is well worth your time. But Matt's point here -- that schools are organized in ways that set up fundamental barriers around meeting students' individual needs -- is so important. And it's a reality that has vexed special education since its inception.

Hello Springfield! Do you want to be a part of a statewide discussion and movement to change public education in Massachusetts? Join us as we discuss the path to education equity in Massachusetts schools. 📆 May 29 🕒 6 -7:30 pm 📍 South Congregational Church, Springfield

This school year, DCPS rolled out Building Blocks, an evidence-based math and literacy curriculum for Pre-K students to develop their math thinking and learning through play. Read more from @NewAmerica about how this model helps boost early learning ➡️ bit.ly/NewAmericaPKAr…

@cara__jackson Can’t wait! Thank you for all you’re doing and cheers to AEFP 2024!!

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Because of the passage of the Justice Reinvestment Act, an expungement clinic is being hosted by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc and the J. Franklin Bourne Bar Associate on October 28. To learn more or to participate, go to ma4jr.org/justice-reinve…

Big news in @NYCSchools: The two pioneering districts using knowledge-building curricula show the strongest literacy growth in the city! 👀💙🙌 Go @District11BX @NYCDistrict19! @DanWeisbergNYC @necs #knowledgematters @AGZimmerman @troy_closson schools.nyc.gov/about-us/news/…

Wow.

State Supt. @moh_choudhury used Covid aid to create Maryland Leads. The initiative incentivizes districts to use specific high-leverage, evidence-based strategies. At our briefing, Choudhury said @usedgov can take a similar approach to federal grantmaking. chiefsforchange.org/2023/06/14/new…

There are pathways for this at the ready…blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/wp-content/upl…

40% to 25%. An important rule chance with consequences - meals for kids most important among them. But this has consequences on how we measure and report FRPM data. Need metrics in place asap to better report…. #p-45" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">federalregister.gov/documents/2023…

News Release: MSDE has received a $9.9 million federal Pathways to Partnerships grant to launch the Maryland Pathways to Partnership Initiative (MPPI). MPPI aims to enhance transition services for children and youth with disabilities, with a focus on career development and competitive integrated employment to support a seamless transition to life after high school. Learn more: news.maryland.gov/msde/dors-dif/

Imagine 💭😅 (h/t @James_Dator)

Teachers College Columbia announced today that TCRWP - founded by Lucy Calkins in 1981 - will be "dissolved." tc.columbia.edu/articles/2023/…

SUCH an important program! Marylanders who have at least $20,000 in undergraduate and/or graduate student loan debt, and have at least $5,000 in outstanding student loan debt are eligible to apply for this tax credit. Thanks to Comptroller @BrookeELierman for promoting!