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If we want to stem the problematic use of A.I. in K-12 and higher education, we need to understand why students use it. The latest from me and @ehutt.bsky.social.

Latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social is out. And…I’m back.

Cool new article by one of my former colleagues and two of my students.

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The latest issue of History of Education Quarterly is out. This thread will have free links to all of the content. 1/n

Free link to the HEQ policy dialogue between Kim Tolley and Dorit Reiss.

Funny to see The Education Wars long-listed for the Mass Book Awards...right alongside real-deal people like Elizabeth Kolbert. Hope she wasn't insulted to be on a list with me and @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social

As Trump threatens to invade cities, rig the vote, and honor those who attacked the Capitol and threatened the Constitution, all with the backing of GOP officeholders, it is time to acknowledge that we no longer have a legitimate federal government and our experiment in self-government is ending...

"If public education is to survive, Democrats will have to come up with an explanation for why we have public schools that goes beyond bloodless workforce preparation." @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social's latest in @thebaffler.com

Spotted at Barbara's Books in downtown Chicago. The Education Wars is in excellent company!

This looks like a new thing, but “technology can finally replace teachers” is as old as having to pay teachers money.

Indistinguishable from the Trump agenda for schools.

Democrats for Education Reform do a pretty solid job of reminding us why the party has lost the working class: “…in a Kafka-esque turn, failing schools often receive more funding.” 😱 Let’s find leaders who aren’t horrified at the prospect of investing in poor communities.

THE ZOMBIES ARE RISING

I haven’t followed the so-called “abundance” movement very closely. But this DFER paper about how it applies to education reform is horrifying. Resurrecting zombie policy ideas is…um…not the answer.

A major focus of my "Why Public Schools?" workshop is a focus on the 20th century expansion of inclusive public education as the realization of American ideals, & I include this excerpt from @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social & @jackschneider.bsky.social in my slides:

i've raised concerns for a while that many high profile democrats and liberal institutions are enabling Trump. here's my latest, which raises a number of concerns about Massachusetts' Dem-led Special Commission on Combatting Antisemitism. www.masslive.com/opinion/2025...

The pro-voucher, anti-public-school movement would like to do away with accountability. That's a bad idea. But we shouldn't cling to the sclerotic, test-heavy systems presently in place. Instead, as @derekgottlieb.bsky.social and I have argued, we need "ordinary measures." Free version here:

Our latest HEQ "policy dialogue" is between legal scholar Dorit Rubinstein Reiss and historian of education Kim Tolley. The topic is school vaccination and the stakes are high. Free access below.

In 2020, @jackschneider.bsky.social & I wrote a book called A Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door. We warned that the vision of the future was *unbundling* in which school = whatever education content consumers purchase. As @flbaloney.bsky.social reports, the future is here substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social is out.

The most important graph in education politics and policy (IMHO) with updated 2025 data.

"Contrary to prior research, we found that principals highly valued...data about student experience outcomes, actively combining data to build data cultures, understand students holistically, and organize interventions." My latest, with @lizzumpe.bsky.social and Derrick Dzormeku.

In the latest episode of the pod, @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social reminds us of the power of higher education by telling the story of those who started the college journey behind bars. @haveyouheard.bsky.social

Just now getting around to sharing this excellent (if I do say so myself) episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, featuring the fabulous @derekgottlieb.bsky.social, @drrachelswhite.bsky.social, @knightabo.bsky.social, and @johannneem.bsky.social

Back from abroad and excited to see that this piece has since entered the world. (Free access)

Nice piece that I had missed earlier in the year.

What better way to celebrate episode 200 of Have You Heard than by dismantling the AI hype machine? Thanks @audreywatters.bsky.social, @biblioracle.bsky.social ‬& ‪‪@benjaminjriley.bsky.social‬ for making us smarter & to our listeners for making the pod a success! soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...

Very grateful to have the opportunity to discuss the harms of AI in education, and technofascism, and be described as a skunk (affectionately). And @audreywatters.bsky.social speaks truth to power: "How can we encourage AI's *non* use? How do we reclaim our lives?"

Episode 200 of @haveyouheard.bsky.social is a gem. Come for @audreywatters.bsky.social, @biblioracle.bsky.social, and @benjaminjriley.bsky.social…stay for our producer Francisco Rafart, who makes a surprise guest appearance at the end.

AZ vouchers as a cautionary tale: $1 billion a year in private school tuition; 45% of the students receiving vouchers never attended public school; & a big chunk of the rest left A-rated schools. So much for helping needy students in struggling schools.

Boston's No Kings parade tomorrow would have clashed with the Pride Parade so the city has decided to lump everything together and call it "NO KINGS, but YAAAAS Queen!" Go Boston!

I've said it before: public schools commit themselves to taking every child who walks in the door, regardless of needs, and sending them away when they're done better off than they were. Sure, they aren't perfect, but they're head and shoulders morally superior to a lot of other institutions.

Imagine proposing a system that would serve every kid in this country (no exceptions), fully fund 13 years of nearly year-round support, employ trained professionals to lead the work, and seek to produce a wide range of positive outcomes--from academic preparation to self-actualization. We have it.

Trump’s war on Harvard has dominated the headlines; but what’s more concerning is the administration’s plan to limit access to higher education.

ICYMI: My latest with @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social in @thenation.com

We can live in a society together. Or we can live as individuals untethered from one another. But we can’t have both.

In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social we talk with the always-inspiring @derekwblack.bsky.social about education, the law, and democracy.

Act one is "cutting the fat." Act two is "building back muscle." And what is that muscle going to do? My latest with @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social in @thenation.com.

This case was dangerous for ed conservatives. The non-decision preserves a key element of their privatization campaign: the ambiguous public/private nature of charters. @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and @jackschneider.bsky.social made the case: it's privatization they're really after:

Last summer, a team from @historians.org issued a report on the teaching of history in U.S. K-12 schools. We asked them to write an essay-length version of that report for History of Education Quarterly. And then we invited four leading scholars to comment. In this thread, I'll post links to all.

The latest issue of History of Education Quarterly is out. This thread will have open access or free (read-only) links to all articles. @histedsocuk.bsky.social @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @ische-news.bsky.social @oah.org @historians.org @cambridgeup.bsky.social

“33,000 applicants on the first day” - but here’s the deal. In year 1 families with incomes as high as $170k are eligible, on a first come first served basis. They are then grandfathered in. Expect a mad dash by wealthy private school families snapping these up www.nashvillepost.com/business/sch...

On this day before the 71st anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education decision that declared school segregation inherently unequal, sharing a new publication written for the 70th anniversary examining why integration is eroding (open access): 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

If you haven't listened to the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, it's a good one.

6:01am and already in tears.

Loved listening to this week’s @haveyouheard.bsky.social podcast featuring @emilykpenner.bsky.social research. m.soundcloud.com/haveyouheard... cc: @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @jackschneider.bsky.social