Trump: "They lost more than 300,000 children, little children who were trafficked into the US on the Biden watch, many of whom have been raped, exploited and abused and sold. Sold. Nobody talks about that.” Nobody talks about it, because it didn’t happen. luciantruscott.substack.com/p/how-long-o...

A Publicly Funded School System, With Zero Accountability To the Public open.substack.com/pub/davidpep...

The "everyone is welcome here" teacher reflects on a busy year. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/no-...

'Many of the educators are caught flatfooted, shocked to find out that they are the subject of a virulent social media campaign.... “I couldn’t believe the things people I’ve known my entire life were saying about me" '

Check out @matthewboedy.bsky.social book The Seven Mountains Mandate. He was one of the first to be put on the Professor Watchlist and it got him focused on Kirk. It’s an excellent book and he’s a great interview. buckscountybeacon.com/2025/09/inte...

Book Shares Teacher Voices From The Culture Wars www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...

"Should People Be Polite To AI?" open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

New publication: Preserving Rural School Districts from the Threat of Vouchers and Charters (forthcoming, Idaho Law Review) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

putting together some recent things I've read on AI who-cester.blogspot.com/2025/09/ai-h...

While the pandemic era saw incredible investment from 2020 to 2024 to help kids, families, and young adults cope with the disruptions, state and federal policy in 2025 has reversed course in a big way. michiganadvance.com/2025/09/22/i...

Ben Sessoms/CHATTANOOGA TIMES: Simply put, Moms for Liberty is a group that operates on some of the most ignorant racism and homophobia imaginable. And their influence is not limited to Hamilton County or Tennessee more broadly. www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/se...

today i am challenging democratic politicians, for the rest of the week, to pick one (1) horrifying thing republicans are doing and pretend its as bad as jimmy kimmel being indefinitely suspended id suggest tom homan taking bribes, but theres a few things to pick from if they want

Three charter school superintendents who are among the highest paid in Texas are overseeing some of the lowest-performing districts in the state, newly released records show. One of them is at risk of closure by school year’s end. www.propublica.org/article/texa...

Concerns about transparency for Tennessee's school vouchers www.yahoo.com/news/v... #SchoolVoucherScam

What are we missing when we talk about NYC Solves or any math education initiative? How about culture and outcomes?! Read on for more here!

The article echoes what I’ve seen and heard from peers: AI makes it easy to produce slick but shallow work that looks plausible on the surface, yet riddled with errors or bad assumptions underneath. Your coworkers end up having to fix or redo it. It’s workslop, and it’s spreading fast.

Why Teaching Math for Test Results Is Not Enough thejosevilson.com/why-teaching...

Some public school teachers are courageously protecting kids rights to access all material, despite threats and retaliation. Thank you to @palan57.bsky.social at @forbes.com for shining a light on their remarkable stories. More than ever, we need heroes to be visible.

"when it comes to income, Black two-parent families had about 60 percent of the income of white two-parent families and only 25 percent of the wealth" www.vox.com/policy/46177...

So honored to be featured in this article by @palan57.bsky.social in @forbes.com talking about Trouble in Censorville. It’s such an important read especially in today’s world. Thank you Forbes for sharing our story and book with others. www.forbes.com/sites/peterg... #TLSky #EduSky

They Held a Rally for Charter Schools. Then Came the Backlash. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/21/n... gift link

Teachers are losing jobs as conservatives target lessons, speech they dislike wapo.st/4nwyxEV gift link

Down to less than 2 hours now.

Hey @mayorofseattle.bsky.social the way to be a "leader" in "AI" is to not fall for the bullshit. It's super disappointing to see all of these city documents based on wishful thinking that talk about "AI" without defining it. www.theurbanist.org/2025/09/18/h...

Blowing up boats in the Caribbean without any legal authority risks dragging the United States into another war, and provoking attacks against American citizens. I'm getting ready to force a vote with @kaine.senate.gov to ensure Congress' power to declare war is not so easily trampled.

We will return educational authority to the states, as long as they recognize our authority to tell them how to exercise their authority.

One might argue this is at least as important as Jimmy Kimmel's indefinite suspension--and it's not new, just getting worse.

Know America. Love America. Or Else. open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

Great piece from @palan57.bsky.social, re: Trump's new mandatory patriotism (illegal) social studies curriculum. "Student in classroom looks up. Spotlight on flag in front of building. Close-up of small hand on heart (a child's, not Trump's)." 😆 curmudgucation.substack.com/p/know-ameri...

If you’re confused by the competing federal budget proposals for education #ncpol

Now *this* is how to do reporting on the latest for-profit edtech-AI snake oil outfit to promise hyperaccelerated learning through fully surveillant clasrooms and teacherless schooling all the way to big investor injections of capital and raids on families' incomes sfstandard.com/2025/09/19/a...

Oklahoma's Supreme Court blocks Ryan Walters' Bible-heavy Social Studies standards www.friendlyatheist.com/p/oklahomas-...

Linda "A1" McMahon's new vid sez US education was awesome in the 1950s. Here's the thing: in the 1950s, US ed was so bad Congress injected huge $$ to stave off Soviet superiority. But: in the 1950s, US schools were legally segregated by race. Guess which one Linda cares more about?

Why Directing Community Theater Is Like Teaching open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...

Co-teaching has become a common approach for inclusion in many classrooms. But some teachers worry that cramped schedules, power struggles, and uncertainty can hinder learning for students with disabilities. #EWArchive

Jefferson Cty Pub Schools in KY this month announced surprising unintended consequence of a new statewide cellphone ban. In many of district’s schools, the # of books checked out in the 1st few wks of class skyrocketed compared w/ last year, before ban was instituted. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

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This is long, but worth it. Some choice quotes: www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the... >>

Somebody asked me the other day what I thought about AI and saying 'they stole 15 of my books' made for an interesting moment. 🤷‍♀️😂

Wealthiest districts score best in 2025 Ohio school report cards; see the trend www.cleveland.com/news/2025/09...

Ryan Walters uses his office for a studio for his national tv. appearances www.oklahoman.com/story/news/e...

I cannot understand why a state agency (PA Dept of Education) does not provide the counts of students by race by grade for the state, much less for each school and district. Is this some super secret information? Why would a state not report such data. @dqcdata.bsky.social

Are Platforms Making Us Evil? open.substack.com/pub/bibliora...

Blood Atonement open.substack.com/pub/buildcog...

Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party

An opinion columnist for The Washington Post said she was fired last week after posting on social media about gun violence and what she called “racial double standards” following the assassination of the right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk.

Since the Reagan administration published "A Nation at Risk," public education has been blamed for a host of our country's woes. Given that reality doesn't bear out this attack, one must ask: cui bono? jacobin.com/2024/04/fant...

Since January, colleges and universities have increased congressional lobbying to keep programs funded. But winning congressional support is no longer a guarantee. The administration has pocketed $600 million in congressionally appropriated TRIO funds.