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jo-r-king.bsky.social
My job market paper is now online first at EEPA!

I examine the impact of a suspension ban on the classification of SWDs, finding that the ban increased classification of more stigmatizing disabilities.

doi.org/10.3102/0162...
Disability as Discipline? Effects of the New York City Suspension Ban on Students With Disabilities - Jo R. King, 2026
Suspension bans have become a popular policy response to address excessive and inequitable use of suspension in schools. However, there is little research that ...
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October 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
jo-r-king.bsky.social
I suggest that certain disabilities can function as an alternative to suspension in this context.

I also find negative impacts on test scores for students who were already classified pre-ban, concentrated entirely on students with more stigmatizing disabilities.
Differential effects of the suspension ban on SWDs: Panel A. Math scores, Panel B. ELA scores Note. Estimates reflect the coefficients on an interaction between a year indicator, a classification indicator, and an indicator for being a high-suspension school relative to 2012. Math and ELA scores are standardized to mean 0 and standard deviation of 1. Math and ELA estimates are derived from students in Grades 6–8. All samples are restricted to SWDs that are only ever served in inclusive settings. The vertical dashed line indicates the year of the policy change (2012). 95% confidence intervals are displayed. Coefficients and (standard errors) for 2015 estimates are provided. -0.170sd (0.103) change for low-status SWDs' math scores, -0.252 (0.109) change for low-status SWDs' ELA scores. SWDs = students with disabilities; ELA = English language arts.
October 23, 2026 at 2:04 PM
senkettru.bsky.social
tambaram corporation-ல் திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை எப்போது மேம்படும்? கழிவுநீர் மேலாண்மை முற்றிலும் பூஜ்ஜியம். கதவுகள் (Deflection gates) மூலம் சிட்லப்பாக்கம் ஏரிக்குள் கழிவுநீர் கலக்காமல் தவிர்ப்பது மகிழ்ச்சியே. ஆனால், மழைநீர் ஏரிக்குள் நுழையும் போது அனைத்து சாலைக் குப்பைகளும் ஏரிக்குள் சென்று…
tambaram corporation-ல் திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மை எப்போது மேம்படும்? கழிவுநீர் மேலாண்மை முற்றிலும் பூஜ்ஜியம். கதவுகள் (Deflection gates) மூலம் சிட்லப்பாக்கம் ஏரிக்குள் கழிவுநீர் கலக்காமல் தவிர்ப்பது மகிழ்ச்சியே. ஆனால், மழைநீர் ஏரிக்குள் நுழையும் போது அனைத்து சாலைக் குப்பைகளும் ஏரிக்குள் சென்று விடுகின்றன. மாநகராட்சியும், நீர்வளத்துறையும் (WRD) பொறுப்பேற்க வேண்டிய தருணம் இது.
டி.எம்.சி (TMC) மற்றும் டபிள்யூ.ஆர்.டி (WRD) உருவாக்கியுள்ள இந்தச் குப்பை சுத்தம் செய்ய எங்கள் தன்னார்வலர்களும், வசிப்பவர்களும் களமிறங்கப் போகிறோம். ஒருமுறை சுத்தம் செய்யுங்கள். சாலை ஓர மழைநீர் வடிகால்களில் (SWDs) வடிகட்டிகளை (Filters) அமையுங்கள். திடக்கழிவு மேலாண்மையை (SWM) மேம்படுத்தி முக்கியப் பகுதிகளில் குப்பைத் தொட்டிகளை வையுங்கள். #SaveChitlapakkam — When will solid waste management improve in Tambaram Corporation ? Sewage management is a ZERO. Thankfully we dont allow sewage inside Chitlapakkam Lake with our Deflection gates.
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October 21, 2026 at 6:37 PM
milmagpl.bsky.social
Karabin SWDS ciągle popularny, produkowany i dostarczany do odbiorców. Koncern Kałasznikow realizuje kontrakty rządowe na 2026
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Karabin SWDS ciągle popularny, produkowany i dostarczany do odbiorców. Koncern Kałasznikow realizuje kontrakty rządowe na 2026 – MILMAG
Koncern Kałasznikow dostarczył dużą partię karabinów snajperskich Dragunow kal. 7,62 mm x 54R ze składaną kolbą (SWDS) w ramach kontraktów rządowych na rok 2026.
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September 21, 2026 at 6:29 AM
imrpress.com
🧠 In epilepsy, immobility is not one behavior with one cause.

Male WAG/Rij rats showed more passive responses and SWDs under threat. Only females linked passive coping to later safe-context freezing (r=0.83, p<0.005). Neither correlated with SWD number or duration.

#EpilepsyResearch
Figure with three panels comparing male and female WAG/Rij rats in an epilepsy model. Panel A shows more passive reactions in males in an unsafe environment. Panel B shows freezing percentages by age in a safe environment. Panel C shows a strong positive correlation between passive reactions and safe-context freezing in females (r=0.83, p=0.00008), but not in males (r=0.19, p=0.63).
September 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
syn.horse
Holy shit. The KARR and SWDS "security" units - designed to help you prevent car theft, are vulnerable for absolute clowntown reasons.

- They bridge BLE to CAN.
- They protect that BLE interface with a key...
- ...which is stored in plaintext in the mobile app.
September 11, 2026 at 1:10 PM
jgfromnp.bsky.social
I’ll go even further and say it’s not even trying to all shoe horn it into an improper process (using an LLM to get children to school), when it really needs to be a collaboration between multiple departments (transportation, health, SwDs, school assignment/facilities). Now, bosses are so far 1/
madopal.bsky.social madopal @madopal.bsky.social · Sep 9
So, some company trying to Lucy-on-the-assembly-line data thru spreadsheets and they drop a column or typo a field. The data for those cases is just missing. Nothing downstream even knows it was ever there. But conclusions are drawn **as if the data was complete**.
September 9, 2026 at 12:49 PM
ilfps.bsky.social
...This means even tighter operations budgets to pay for educating their remaining students, disproportionately many of whom will be students with disabilities (SWDs)."
September 8, 2026 at 5:10 PM
mrkitmath.bsky.social
Why is it absent from research, yet touted as the research supported best way to reach SWDs in the gen ed classroom?? That seems odd.
August 26, 2026 at 9:26 PM
jnazty.bsky.social
An English teacher being asked to have a student write a 5-paragraph essay (to meet grade-level standards) when that same student struggles to create effective sentences is the norm. The teacher *could* fail the student but then will be knocked for retention rates. This doesn’t touch SWDs
August 22, 2026 at 11:59 AM
sagalinked.bsky.social
📰 Millions of California-bought cars can be hijacked via Bluetooth

🔗 https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/23/millions-of-california-bought-cars-can-be-hijacked-via-bluetooth/5277315

#Tech #Enterprise
Millions of California-bought cars can be hijacked via Bluetooth
Aftermarket dealer-installed KARR/SWDS security systems all use the same secure key, say UCSD researchers
www.theregister.com
August 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
mrkitmath.bsky.social
They can specialize in that content area and over time, learn how best to support SWDs in that area, and identify/anticipate places that commonly trip up students. They can have dedicated co-planning time, working with their partner teacher to ensure both know the content & how to support students.
August 19, 2026 at 6:07 AM
flolake.bsky.social
www.nbcsandiego.com/nbc-7-respon...
Could hackers access your car? KARR and SWDS users should install this security update
Researchers found a vulnerability in KARR and SWDS anti-theft devices. Here's how to check your vehicle and install the security patch.
www.nbcsandiego.com
August 18, 2026 at 4:19 AM
nbclosangeles.app.link/mM0ZdSEiG5b
Could hackers access your car? KARR and SWDS users should install this security update
Researchers found a vulnerability in KARR and SWDS anti-theft devices. Here's how to check your vehicle and install the security patch.
nbclosangeles.app.link
August 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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April 15, 2026 at 9:47 PM
it-connect.bsky.social
Une seule clé Bluetooth partagée par tous les boîtiers antivol KARR et SWDS : 2,2 millions de véhicules déverrouillables à 5 mètres.

Plus d'infos ici 👇
www.it-connect.fr/faille-bluet...

#cybersecurite
July 29, 2026 at 6:09 AM
stephenjowens.bsky.social
These cuts will really increase the importance of local school board elections. We need to start codifying in policy the things that up to this point could be expected of the federal government. Non-discrimination language for SWDs, rights for low-income students, etc. all need to be cemented.
March 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
thehackerwire.bsky.social
🟠 CVE-2026-18411 - High (8.1)

The KARR Security System and SWDS dealer-installed automotive anti-theft systems use a shared Blu...

https://www.thehackerwire.com/vulnerability/CVE-2026-18411/

#infosec #cybersecurity #CVE #vulnerability #security #patchstack
CVE-2026-18411 - High
August 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
drkevinkorous.com
New research shows AI can help teachers create better learning materials for students with disabilities. The study found AI tools save time while improving student access and engagement. doi.org/10.1177/0162...
Using Generative AI to Create Scaffolded Instructional Resources for Students With Disabilities - Delinda van Garderen, John Lannin, Jessica Rodrigues, Cassandra M. Smith, Faith V. Shahale, 2025
Teachers play a critical role in designing instructional resources that scaffold learning for students with disabilities (SWDs), yet creating these materials ca...
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April 27, 2026 at 11:01 PM
thecircuitry.to
Millions of cars sold in California use aftermarket KARR and SWDS security systems that all share one Bluetooth key, UCSD researchers found. The flaw lets an attacker unlock and start the vehicle from outside.
July 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
jencowhy.bsky.social
This means so much, particularly when SE policy & SWDs are under such real threat. Sharing this with @mayakaul.bsky.social, whose dedication and brilliant scholarship on the teaching profession are so important at this time, makes this award even more special. I'm so grateful and honored. 🙏Div L!
mayakaul.bsky.social Maya Kaul @mayakaul.bsky.social · Apr 25
Honored to win @aeraedresearch.bsky.social Division L’s Outstanding Dissertation Award alongside @jencowhy.bsky.social. During such a challenging moment for public education, I’m particularly grateful to be in community with so many scholars deeply committed to this work!
Maya Kaul and Jen Cowhy holding plaques
April 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
softfantw.eurosky.social
Now I understand better Trum's hesitation :

China’s Supersonic Missiles in Iran — U.S. Carriers in the Crosshairs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWdS...
According to a Reuters report, Iran is nearing a deal with China to acquire CM-302 supersonic anti-ship cruise missiles
China’s Supersonic Missiles in Iran — U.S. Carriers in the Crosshairs
YouTube video by Economic Scars
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February 27, 2026 at 5:17 PM
paperposterbot.bsky.social
arXiv📈🤖
A Framework for Parametric Time-Varying Treatment Effects in Multiple Intervention Stepped Wedge Design Clinical Trials in the Presence of Non-Uniform Cluster-Period Correlation Structures
By Levy, Yamal
Stepped wedge design (SWD) trials typically assume that treatment effects are immediate following implementation, but this assumption is often unrealistic in pragmatic settings where effects evolve over exposure time. This impact is further complicated in multiple-intervention stepped wedge designs (M-SWDs), due to their complex crossover patterns. Existing work has addressed time-varying treatment effects for main effects at the analysis stage using nonparametric approaches; however, the implications for design-stage power and estimand interpretation in M-SWDs remain largely unaddressed. We develop a unified framework that incorporates parametric exposure-response functions into a modified fixed-effects design matrix, Z*, and derive corresponding generalized least squares (GLS) expressions for treatment effect estimands, variance, power, and bias under model misspecification. Analytic and simulation results demonstrate that time-varying effects can require multiple-fold increase in the number of clusters required to achieve the nominal target power. Misspecification can also induce large bias in treatment effect estimates, with particularly pronounced and non-uniform impacts on interaction effects. These findings demonstrate that treatment effect estimands in M-SWDs depend critically on assumptions about exposure-time dynamics and that failure to account for time-varying effects can lead to substantial miscalibration of power and biased inference, affecting main and interaction effects differently.
July 28, 2026 at 4:13 AM
paperposterbot.bsky.social
arXiv📈🤖
A generalized multiple-intervention stepped wedge design framework for treatment effect estimation in the presence of non-uniform cluster-period correlation structures
By Levy, Yamal
Existing power and design methods for multiple-intervention stepped wedge designs (M-SWDs) typically assume exchangeable cluster-period correlation, despite evidence that correlation often decays over time. Misspecification of this correlation structure can substantially distort variance estimation and power, particularly for treatment interaction effects. We develop a unified covariance framework for M-SWDs that separates intracluster correlation from an explicit cluster-period correlation matrix. This formulation accommodates exchangeable, autoregressive, and more general distance-dependent correlation structures while preserving closed-form expressions for the variance of treatment effect estimators under linear mixed models. Using analytic results and simulation studies, we demonstrate that assuming uniform correlation when the true structure is time-dependent can lead to substantial power mischaracterization. Specifically, we find that designs calibrated under independence assumptions may be overly conservative and compound symmetry can be either optimistic or conservative. These findings demonstrate the importance of explicitly modeling cluster-period correlation at the design stage of M-SWDs and provide practical guidance for power calculation and design selection in realistic settings.
June 23, 2026 at 6:40 AM
paperposterbot.bsky.social
link 📈🤖
Robust and Efficient Semiparametric Inference for the Stepped Wedge Design (Xia, Chan, Voldal et al) Stepped wedge designs (SWDs) are increasingly used to evaluate longitudinal cluster-level interventions but pose substantial challenges for valid inference. Because crossover times are ran
October 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM