Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night. He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.

TRANSITION CO-CHAIR LINA KHAN!?!?!??!

apnews.com/article/affi... enrollment is waning at many elite colleges after affirmative action ban, AP analysis finds

In about three years the entire university pivot to AI curricula and schools and programs is going to be so deeply embarrassing. We will all pretend it never happened and I will be standing there, looking at people with a mirror in my eyes. This is all so embarrassing.

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

Cuomosexuals in shambles lmao

Conservatives across racial lines have long argued for class-based affirmative action and “high achieving/low income” described the one group of Black and Brown kids elites were willing to help and welcome to elite campuses. Now, that path is also blocked, at least for now.

Adams is polling at like 7-8 percent. His dropping out is not really impactful, right?

Apply!!!! “The Cornell Department of Literatures in English and the Society for the Humanities seek a two-year Mellon Postdoc Fellow for 2026-28. We aim to recruit a candidate specializing in African American literature and culture in any historical period.” academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30459

He will definitely make sure Minn is redistricted if called upon to do so, I think.

I think a major factor in so many people being kind of blasé or in denial about ~all this~ is that they’ve been waiting to be given some sort of paternal-ish permission to start freaking out. So, here ya go. Here’s the permission.

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Micro schools are one of the fastest growing segments of the education sector. In the U.S., education looks different depending on geography. The highly literate and educated are breaking off and doing their own thing. I wrote a book about why: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721962...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This guy is trying to get a Nobel Peace Prize? When he's bringing war to the American people? He sent the United States Marines into the United States of America."

My department at Princeton is hiring an assistant professor specializing in the study of early Christianity. First round materials are cover letter, cv, and writing sample. Letters will be requested for later stages. Deadline: September 30, 2025.

I poked around for a more in-depth read about this and found this: thebsdetector.substack.com/p/ai-materia...

I didn’t know until now that in the original Rosie the Riveter painting, she is crushing a copy of Mein Kampf under her foot. Happy feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, remembering all the women who crush the serpents of Satan under their heel.

Since @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is so concerned about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social housing maybe he should address his own property tax bill of just $213 a year thanks to a sweetheart deal he supported when he served in the state Assembly that will last through 2032. nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...

My current theory is enough powerful people prefer bigger share of a smaller pie to make this stable. And since the nature of capitalism is that it concentrates economic power in a relatively few people if that segment are on board such a conspiracy against the public can be sustained for some time!

Concluding paragraph:

A great read on UChicago, arguing we’re seeing the result of decades of mismanagement: “The university’s trustees and leaders view it preeminently as a tax-free technology incubator, and its debt load is so great that it is abandoning ideals it once held dear in order to sustain that goal.”

holy cow, it’s always important to track universities’ institutional debt, but this stat is wild: 85% of undergrad students’ tuition going to service debt at U Chicago

It’s true. “Data Driven” became their mantra and big data the supposed answer to every question. This era also made dens very, very wealthy. “How the Democrats Became the Party That Brings Pencils to a Knife Fight” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/m...

My department at Morehouse is hiring. If you study race, law, and American politics and want a tenure-track job at a place that will support your work better than most, please apply. morehouse.peopleadmin.com/postings/12898

"The review, which will begin with eight of the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, is the latest attempt by President Trump to try to impose his will on the Smithsonian, which has traditionally operated as an independent institution that regards itself outside the purview of the executive branch."

An important read for all educators. Thank you @nrooks.bsky.social

I read an article in the NYT that pissed me off in a way that moved me to parable. This is the beginning:

There is so much to talk about right now about education, segregation, and integration and there is no one better than Adam Harris to have a public conversation with about it all!

😬The Supreme Court will consider whether the intentional creation of a majority-minority congressional district violates the 14th or 15th Amendments. If the answer is yes, SCOTUS will effectively declare that what remains of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. This is very, very ominous.

I thought the reason schools were negotiating with the admin was to get NIH money back, right? So why settle??????

😮😮https://www.golocalprov.com/news/brown-borrows-800-million-in-the-face-of-trump-administrations-pressure

I really do find this stunning. I wonder if Dem leadership will attack and denounce her, or is this an actual political turning point coming. Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

Greetings from Ghana! Coming out one month from today. Description here, along with pre-order links.https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324092452

Dems are unpopular with their base-and swing and ind voters-who are leaving the party, or sitting out elections. The strategists advising party elites are misreading the room. Underming democratic process because you don’t like the candidate is just not a good look. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

Let everyone that has breath condemn this wholesale bowing and scraping. Shame on Lonnie Bunch. Kudos to Amy Sherald for refusing to surrender her artistic integrity to the state. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

"Ms. Sherald said that Mr. Bunch on Monday had proposed replacing the painting with a video of people reacting to the painting and discussing transgender issues, an idea she rejected because she said it would have included anti-trans views. “

🎧 Listen to the podcast! @jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students. 🔗:

🎙️ ON AIR: We're speaking with @jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students. ❓What are your Q's about Trump's cuts to the Department of Education? 📻 Listen:

“To the stewards of our nation’s great cultural and commercial institutions: Don’t dupe yourselves. The illusion that you are smarter than the strongman, that you’ll outmaneuver him with silent cleverness, is just that — an illusion.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

Tomorrow. Tune in.

WED at 9AM: We're speaking with @jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students. ❓What are your questions about Trump's cuts to the Department of Education?

I fear U Chicago won’t be the only university that starts down this path: chicagomaroon.com/48215/news/u...

Whew -- that's a wrap! Did you check out all 141 books that were submitted for the book award this year? Scroll through our feed to see any you might have missed because this year's cohort is MIND-BLOWING.

Really looking forward to talking about all things education this morning!

Currently reading Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children (2025) by @nrooks.bsky.social and you should be reading it too.