🚨🚨 New @AEI report: @james_d_paul and Robert Maranto release the first empirical examination of just how prevalent #DEI statement requirements have become in #HigherEducation hiring. /THREAD bit.ly/3bT3vna Nearly one in five #professors are now being selected based on not only academic merit but also their commitment to a particular ideological vision—and, due to conservative coding schemes, this number may be even higher. /1

THREAD: New data from the #Return2Learn Tracker! @AEI's @natmalkus continues to follow how school districts across the United States are changing and adapting to the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic. /1 #R2L data reveal that in-person instructional offerings keep growing. By February 22, more districts offered fully in-person options than any time since the beginning of November. /1

NEW from @AEI: The #Return2Learn Tracker, developed by @natmalkus and @C2Initiative, follows how school districts across the United States are changing and adapting to the ongoing #COVID19 pandemic. /THREAD #R2L monitors 8,000+ public school districts on a weekly basis & presents the data by numerous measures. It identifies the current instructional status of all regular public school districts with 3 or more schools, categorizing them as fully in-person, hybrid, or fully remote. /2

(1/5) How should school leaders and policymakers plan for school reopening given the lack of clear guidance? @John_Bailey offers some thoughts @EducationNext bit.ly/2wBtoHg (2/5) Since we do not seem to be near a peak yet, we're likely to see governors extend closures for another 2-4 weeks. A number will close for the rest of the year.