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Jane Best

@bestedpolicy

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

 Denver, CO
Joined June 2012
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My latest @LarrySabato's Crystal Ball @Center4Politics: My final pre-election handicapping of the secretary of state and attorney general races. bit.ly/3Dt2SOG
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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. projects.fivethirtyeight.com…
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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. tinyurl.com/tfmnepav
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.@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: centerforpolitics.org/crysta…
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🔎 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
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Here are Democrats’ and Republicans’ prospects for controlling Congress, based on combined ratings from three nonpartisan political analysts.

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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. crpe.org/how-has-the-pandemi…
How has the pandemic affected students with disabilities? An update on the evidence: Fall 2022 –...

How has the pandemic affected students with disabilities? An update on the evidence: Fall 2022 –...

This report is the second installment of an updated set of papers that assess the best available evidence on how the Covid-19 pandemic has affected America’s students. The Center on Reinventing...

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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: apple.co/3psVKeN
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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. annualreviews.org/doi/full/1… – at Washington, DC
How Party Polarization Affects Governance

How Party Polarization Affects Governance

The purpose of this review is to take stock of how party polarization affects governance in the United States. The article begins by defining polarization and discussing the means by which it can be...

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Jane Best retweeted
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@NatlGovsAssoc29 Jan 2022
NGA Chairman, Arkansas Governor @AsaHutchinson gives welcoming remarks and an introduction to his Chairman’s Initiative: K-12 Computer Science Education nga.org/computerscience/ at the 2022 #NGAWinterMeeting
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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: bit.ly/NavigatingRoadmap #SchoolReopening
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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. bit.ly/36voZU1
How Will Schools Pay for Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students?

How Will Schools Pay for Compensatory Services for Special Ed. Students?

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.

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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. trib.al/IO736Nn
What Are the Odds of a Disputed Election? Pretty High

What Are the Odds of a Disputed Election? Pretty High

The Electoral College makes it more likely that we’ll see the vote hinge on ballot-counting rules.

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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. ednxt.co/3lPIGvX
The Purposes of Higher Education

The Purposes of Higher Education

In Bok’s view, shaping character is paramount

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SXSW EDU@SXSWEDU6 Oct 2020
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. ow.ly/zRPh30rcZmF
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"Demography isn't necessarily destiny." @JohnQEaston speaks, during the premiere of "The Second Window: How a Focus on Freshmen Transformed a System." #FreshmanOnTrack
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Thirteen percent of museums worldwide could close due to COVID-19, studies found. artsy.net/news/artsy-editori…
Thirteen percent of museums worldwide could close due to COVID-19, studies found.

Thirteen percent of museums worldwide could close due to COVID-19, studies found.

The new studies found that 90 percent of all museums worldwide closed due to the pandemic.

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The @Smithsonian opted for a @CreativeCommons Zero license, which places work “as completely as possible in the public domain.” bit.ly/2uE5xWt
The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain

The Smithsonian Puts 2.8 Million Images in the Public Domain

The archive includes hi-res images of Muhammad Ali's boxing gear, 15th-century manuscripts, and data that could help surface untold stories of women in science.

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@AERA_EdResearch6 May 2020
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: aera.net/Education-Research/…
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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.
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