Senior lecturer at HGSE & acquirer of eccentric hobbies. Co-author of Common-Sense Evidence, https://tinyurl.com/commonsenseevidence/https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lteoszjoi22lThis week is my first full week in my new role: Faculty Chair, Learning and Assessment at HGSE @harvardeducation.bsky.social. I'll be collaborating with our awesome senior leadership team to create a more cohesive approach to our degree programs and executive education.07 Jul 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lteoszjoi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lptlsemhik2qYesterday the Trump admin revoked Harvard's ability to issue visas to international students. In my 6 years at HGSE, I've gotten to know, work with, and learn from many international students. (1 of 3) https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/5/23/trump-admin-revokes-sevp/23 May 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lptlsemhik2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lojiwq4trk2nIt's notable to me that in Harvard's messaging about the value of research, none of the examples come from education, or even from the social sciences. I'm curious about ways to better demonstrate the value of social science research. How can we address this? https://www.harvard.edu/research-funding/06 May 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojiwq4trk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3llzgezjkos25Same! Thank you, @aefpweb.bsky.social. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llzgezjkos25https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3llmot5ztzc2eIf you, like me, are despairing about the state of our democracy, please donate to one of the orgs suing the Trump administration over its illegal actions. Today I gave to @democracyforward.org and @aclu.org and set up a FB fundraiser to encourage friends to donate as well. Please join me!30 Mar 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llmot5ztzc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lkdsidyccc2xHey #aefp2025, I made this timeline about AEFP's history to help celebrate AEFP's 50th anniversary. Check it out! https://commoninja.site/4b6c370c-af7f-49f5-80eb-6b3e70902f1b14 Mar 2025 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdsidyccc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lk6hvt7jfk2tWhat a surreal experience to be leading a workshop for education researchers on how to write about their research, in a building directly across from the US Capitol, and wake up to discover that the entire national education statistical staff has been fired.12 Mar 2025 11:25 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6hvt7jfk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3ljxpfk7z422rFellow AEFP-attending pollen allergy sufferers: Start your Zyrtec now! In fact, start it two weeks ago. This week's pollen forecast for DC is bleak. #aefp202509 Mar 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljxpfk7z422rhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3ljnybu6ji22wWe love this resource in our education policy & analysis EdM program! Thanks @bethschueler.bsky.social for maintaining this super helpful document. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Mar 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljnybu6ji22whttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lixk3kfxqk2qI'm so proud of the presidents of my favorite professional association @aefpweb.bsky.social for standing up for education research and data. Thank you @carajackson.bsky.social @dbassok.bsky.social and Michal Kurlaender! [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2025 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lixk3kfxqk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lip2ircum22kThanks to @500womensci.bsky.social for putting together these great state summaries of the impact of the National Science Foundation. Massachusetts got over half a billion dollars from NSF in FY2023 alone. Find your state's card here: bit.ly/NSF_bystate21 Feb 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip2ircum22khttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3li42g6zb7c22When I arrived at the Kennedy School in 1998, the only faculty member I was star-struck to meet other than William Julius Wilson was Sandy Jencks. But while I never interacted with WJW in my time there, I took a year-long course with Sandy. (1/3) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/books/christopher-jencks-dead.html14 Feb 2025 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3li42g6zb7c22https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lhzchlgryc2gDo you represent an ORGANIZATION (not an individual) willing to advocate for the value of ed research? Consider signing this letter to Congress being organized by Knowledge Alliance - to be delivered tomorrow 2/13. Link to Google form to sign letter in the thread. https://docs.google.com/document/d/109FQ9UucczLBLcx2hGGgKv5iNpppxFLKGNIoFSmzVZY/edit?tab=t.012 Feb 2025 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhzchlgryc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lh2zwf2dxs2xAs a former govt employee & current higher ed employee who works on research & data use, it feels like everything I have worked for & cared about throughout my career is crumbling through our fingers like sand. I'm at a loss. I welcome suggestions for things I can do that would actually help.31 Jan 2025 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh2zwf2dxs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3ldomx3h2yc25I'm out. Damned allergist's office. I love Wham!, but it really is a terrible song. #whamageddon19 Dec 2024 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldomx3h2yc25https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lcpu6q3u4k25On Bluesky, I made two rules for myself: 1) I only follow education/research folks that I know personally and would do a favor for if asked, and 2) For every work-related person I follow, I must also follow a comedian, musician, or drag queen. My feed is much improved.07 Dec 2024 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcpu6q3u4k25https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lcncobpajk2jWhen @andrewdeanho.bsky.social and I agreed to co-direct HGSE's Education Policy and Analysis program, I never imagined that our students would "honor" us in gingerbread. #hgse #hgse_epa06 Dec 2024 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcncobpajk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3lbu7tbvqzs2aFresh look for my office walls. Had a few of these up already but added more and rearranged.26 Nov 2024 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu7tbvqzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3knqcfni55l2q#AEFP202415 Mar 2024 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3knqcfni55l2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kgeqelazgl2dOne of the best things about working at HGSE is that I can truthfully tell students, "No matter which quant course you take, you'll have a great prof." If you want to join an awesome team of quant faculty in a teaching-intensive role, you can't do better than HGSE. Please apply! [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Dec 2023 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kgeqelazgl2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kfr42l67hs23Me: "Oh geez, I wore two different shoes all day today." My spouse: "Congratulations, you are now officially a professor." #LeveledUp05 Dec 2023 00:42 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfr42l67hs23https://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kfatbr226y2jLast reminder - the deadline to apply for the EdResearch for Action writers fellowship is FRIDAY, December 1! https://edresearchforaction.org/writers-fellowship/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2023 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfatbr226y2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3keryrdacap2lCannot wait for this! Already preordered. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2023 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3keryrdacap2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kemsr3yoxg2wA reminder that the application deadline for this year's EdResearch for Action writing fellowship is next Friday, December 1. https://edresearchforaction.org/writers-fellowship/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2023 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kemsr3yoxg2whttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kef4vo4rep2tOne of the last things I did at DESE was to help write the grant to get the research partnership started that wrote this report. So proud of the work they're doing to improve education in MA! https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/11/16/metro/migrant-student-massachusetts-high-schools-tripled/17 Nov 2023 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kef4vo4rep2thttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kdueicn3242eInterested in PhD programs focused on education finance, policy, economics or a related field? AEFP's Pre-Doc Diversity Fellowship program is a great opportunity to learn more about these fields/career options AND attend the annual conference. Apply by Dec. 1: https://aefpweb.org/pre-doc_fellowship10 Nov 2023 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdueicn3242ehttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kdk5eu7ldh2rEducation researchers: Want to learn how to write for non-academic audiences? EdResearch for Action is accepting applications for the 2nd year of its writing fellowship program! Apps due by Friday 12/1. Details at https://edresearchforaction.org/writers-fellowship/06 Nov 2023 19:26 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdk5eu7ldh2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/clconaway.bsky.social/post/3kdbvs7pdbt2mSo excited to be spending the day with NC DPI and the UNC School of Education, talking RPPs! I've never seen so many copies of my book in one place.03 Nov 2023 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:d2clrattfbk5bim5b7dmc4lu/app.bsky.feed.post/3kdbvs7pdbt2m