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New publication! I examine the paradoxes in science of reading reforms, especially how brain plasticity is framed as equity. Based on teacher interviews, this study critiques neuroscience-driven approaches to reading ed. DM if you'd like a copy! #ScienceOfReading
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Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging 'balanced literacy' approach to teaching reading A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Massachusetts parents who claimed their children were harmed by reading curricula designed by three prominent literacy experts.

apnews.com/article/lucy... dismisses lawsuit challenging 'balanced literacy' approach to teaching reading

Join this webinar to learn about award-winning papers in comparative education research! I'll share insights from my recently published article #HarvardEdReview doi.org/10.17763/194... and how to reposition East Asia in CER through the lens of transpacific studies. @gesigcies.bsky.social #CIES

Curious how the science in the “science of reading” is reshaping teacher ed—now framed through equity? 🧠📚

I’m keynoting at WSU next week on:
✅ What science is guiding reform?
✅ Unintended equity impacts?
✅ Brain plasticity & diverse learners?

Sharing findings from a multi-year study—join us!

Kicking off my first day #AERA2025 with gratitude and joy—thank you to Korean-American Educational Researchers Association (KAERA) for honoring me with the Outstanding Research Paper Award! I was grateful for the opportunity to share my recently published paper #HarvardEdReview with KAERA members.

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"Transpacific Curriculum History: Undoing the Citational Practice of Global Whiteness in Education Reforms" by @sunyounglee.bsky.social is a field-shaping article that presents a critical analysis of global whiteness. Learn more in the #HarvardEdReview: https://bit.ly/4cdCQzX

UW–Madison alumna wins Early Career Award from AERA Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG UW–Madison alumna Sun Young Lee, who earned her PhD from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is the recipient of the 2025 Early Career Award from the American Educational Research Associatio...

While we're in this challenging time, I’m honored to receive an Early Career Award from AERA Critical Issues in Curriculum and Cultural Studies SIG. This recognition reflects love and resistance of those who came before me and carry me through. #AERA #EduResearch education.wisc.edu/news/uw-madi...

Thanks for sharing, @sirona7.bsky.social :)

Transpacific Curriculum History: Undoing the Citational Practice of Global Whiteness in Education Reforms In this article, Sun Young Lee presents a critical analysis of global whiteness, explicating how citational practices rooted in white-centric perspectives perpetuate epistemic coloniality in education...

Transpacific Curriculum History: Undoing the Citational Practice of Global Whiteness in Education Reforms
Sun Young Lee #HarvardEdReview
Harvard Educational Review (2025) 95 (1): 28–53.
doi.org/10.17763/194...

Transpacific Curriculum History: Undoing the Citational Practice of Global Whiteness in Education Reforms In this article, Sun Young Lee presents a critical analysis of global whiteness, explicating how citational practices rooted in white-centric perspectives perpetuate epistemic coloniality in education...

I am excited to share my article #HarvardEdReview on transpacific curriculum history, global whiteness, and citational practices in education reforms. Happy to share a copy if you DM/email me. Link to the article: doi.org/10.17763/194...

One Family Lost in the D.C. Plane Crash Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou “were always there” as their son pursued his figure skating dreams. On Wednesday, the family flew together from Wichita to Washington.

A Boy, His Parents and a Sudden Void in Fairfax www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas inbound to DCA collided midair with a D.C. Police Helicopter on approach.

"These actions are in line with President Trump’s ongoing commitment to end illegal discrimination and wasteful spending across the federal government. They are the first step in reorienting the agency toward prioritizing meaningful learning ahead of divisive ideology in our schools."

U.S. Department of Education Takes Action to Eliminate DEI The U.S. Department of Education has taken action to eliminate harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, including references to them in public-facing communication channels and its ...

"The U.S. Department of Education has taken action to eliminate harmful Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives... ." ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-takes-action-eliminate-dei

“Silicon Valley Is Reviving the Discredited & Discriminatory Idea of ‘Race Science’” It “must be seen & rejected for what it truly is—a hollow attempt to dress discrimination in the garb of science & reason” By David Grimes, 12/17/24
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Call for Papers! Special Issue in Reconceptualizing Educational Research Methodology on Dear Science: Livingness, Politics and Rethinking "Algorithmic" Reasoning(s) in Educational Research Methodologies. Please consider submitting your abstract by Feb 15, 2025. More details shorturl.at/eVV8X
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Okay, here it is & apologies if we’re mutuals and I missed you or added you mistakenly. Did this quickly 💜 go.bsky.app/37j58hn

Starter pack of scholars whose work looks critically at schooling & efforts to interrupt the social reproduction of inequality through education in transformative ways (U.S. & global) - updated w/ requests (sorry if I missed your request - inundated with notifications today) go.bsky.app/BYF1JZJ

We are almost at capacity in this starter pack! Everyone now left to be added will be added to Education Scholars Part II! If I didn’t add you to first one & you want to be added reply to to post!
#EducationScholars

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I would love to be added! Thanks for organizing this!

Can you please add me? Thanks in advance!

Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula A first-of-its-kind lawsuit targets creators of whole-language reading curricula.

“Science,” “research,” and “evidence” are neither singular nor neutral. They change over time. #scienceofreading

This typical "Korean school lunch"!

I didn't know that you were in Seoul on "that day." I am sorry that you had to experience "that moment/feeling" in the country where I am from.