In a special issue of Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA) on Contemporary Approaches to the Study of Education Policy & Discourse, CPRE Co-Director Jonathan Supovitz (University of Pennsylvania) and PennGSE's Elisabeth Reinkordt examine the use of issue framing as a powerful way for advocates to appeal to the value systems of constituency groups to garner support. The article is entitled, " Keep your eye on the metaphor: the framing of the Common Core on Twitter."

Using a conceptual framework that focused on radial frames, metaphors, and lexical markers, the authors examined the linguistic choices that Common Core opponents used on Twitter to activate five central metaphors that reinforced the overall frame of the standards as a threat to children and appealed to the value systems of a diverse set of constituencies. This approach, the authors argue, helps to explain the transpartisan partnership that formed in opposition to the Common Core. 

In this interview with The 74 Million, CPRE Research Specialist  Kirabo Jackson (Northwestern University) discusses his work on the  importance of school spending  and why students seem to benefit from increased resources. He also talks about what drew him to education research, what test scores  do not measure , how providing teachers with curriculum resources can improve student achievement, and what research he's working on presently.

Co-Director Jonathan Supovitz (University of Pennsylvania) joined Julie Rose of BYU Radio to explain the findings of the  #commoncore Project. The project maps how influence works on social media during debates over hot topics like the Common Core State Standards.

Listen to this interview on how researchers uncovered methods used by savvy Twitter users to hijack the Common Core discussion by flooding feeds to influence public discourse  (49:28), here.