Forthcoming in October "Class, Race, and the US South" American Politics and Society through the Lens of Michael Goldfield's Work @haymarketbooks.org ; @esthercyna.bsky.social Cody R. Melcher & myself. Preface by Donna Kesselman www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2901-c...

Prochaine séance du séminaire CAPITALISME & ÉDUCATION @marieadmenard.bsky.social @noranafaa.bsky.social le 12/06 10h-12h sur le financement scolaire en France avec Clémence Cardon-Quint @ccardonquint.bsky.social, maison de la recherche @sorbonne-universite.fr edcapitalism.hypotheses.org/870

Prochaine séance du séminaire CAPITALISME & ÉDUCATION @marieadmenard.bsky.social @noranafaa.bsky.social le 12/06 10h-12h sur le financement scolaire en France avec Clémence Cardon-Quint @ccardonquint.bsky.social, maison de la recherche @sorbonne-universite.fr edcapitalism.hypotheses.org/870

2026 starting strong! School Finance Regime Workshop organized by the best of the best @schooldaves.bsky.social @noranafaa.bsky.social at @univ-amu.fr

Next Monday at 2pm I’ll be at the Ecole Des Haute Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris to talk about US school finance, with the great @esthercyna.bsky.social enseignements.ehess.fr/2025-2026/ue...

I'm putting together the latest edition of the @aeradivf-history.bsky.social newsletter. If you have any calls that might be of interest to #histed #edhist scholars or if you have published a book in the past year, then please DM me with the call or the citation. cc: @aeraedresearch.bsky.social

La 1e séance du séminaire "Capitalisme et éducation" - coorganisé par @esthercyna.bsky.social (CHCSC), M. Ménard (CNAM, UPEC) et N. Nafaa (TELEMMe) avec le soutien de l'OI SCult de l'UP-Saclay - aura lieu le 07/01. Retrouvez toutes les infos et le programme ici : www.chcsc.uvsq.fr/capitalisme-...

If anyone’s gonna be in Provence next month I’m doing a seminar on my book there as part of a grant to study international comparative school finance. edcapitalism.hypotheses.org/729

my book is officially out! you can get it here! www.aspublicaspossiblebook.com

In *As Public as Possible*, Backer argues for going on the offensive by radically expanding the very notion of the “public” in our public schools. moneyontheleft.org/2025/12/01/r...

J-1 ! Demain commence notre colloque "21st Century US: A Historical Assessment" à l'Université Paris Cité. L'entrée est libre et gratuite. Vous trouverez les informations et le programme en illustration ainsi qu'ici : shorturl.at/aZp9K cc @tamaraboussac.bsky.social @esthercyna.bsky.social

🔈Join us for "21st-Century US: A Historical Assessment" U Paris Cité, Nov 20&21! Organized by @tamaraboussac.bsky.social @hbouvard.bsky.social & Anne Légier, supported by @echelles-umr8264.bsky.social @chcscuvsq.bsky.social @institutdesameriques.fr @mondesamericains.ehess.fr @parissaclay.bsky.social

💬 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗾𝘂𝗲 "𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗘́𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘀-𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘂 𝗫𝗫𝗜𝗲̀𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲 : 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗲̀𝗰𝗹𝗲" @ehess.fr @uvsq.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social  📅 Les 20 et 21 novembre 2025 👉 Pour plus d’informations : https://www.institutdesameriques.fr/agenda/les-etats-unis-au-21e-siecle

The ink is still wet: Cody R. Melcher, @esthercyna.bsky.social & @maheo.bsky.social (eds): Class, Race, and the US South. American Politics and Society through the Lens of Michael Goldfield's Work brill.com/display/titl... Preface Donna Kesselman

Not going to age myself by saying how long I’ve been following @m-r-glass.bsky.social’s work, but I will say it’s a necessary and mind-blowing read. It answers so many questions about real estate, race, debt and injustice in US suburbs—and most importantly, it asks the right ones. Get it &teach it ⤵️

Today is the official publication day for CRACKED FOUNDATIONS!! 🏠🥳🎉 For the next month, Penn is offering a discount of 40% off using the code UHA25. Which brings the price down to $20.97. A screaming deal! www.pennpress.org/978151282822...

🔈 10 octobre: "Discrimination & éducation. Regards croisés États-Unis/France" UVSQ @chcscuvsq.bsky.social @telemme.bsky.social @noranafaa.bsky.social avec le soutien de la Graduate School Education Formation Enseignement @parissaclay.bsky.social @uvsq.bsky.social ⤵️ drive.google.com/file/d/1Mjiz...

🔈Join us for "21st-Century US: A Historical Assessment" U Paris Cité, Nov 20&21! Organized by @tamaraboussac.bsky.social @hbouvard.bsky.social & Anne Légier, supported by @echelles-umr8264.bsky.social @chcscuvsq.bsky.social @institutdesameriques.fr @mondesamericains.ehess.fr @parissaclay.bsky.social

@esthercyna.bsky.social and Nora Nafaa interviewed me about critical theory and school finance, which was written up and published in Politique Americanne recently shs.cairn.info/revue-politi...

Next month is the book launch event for CRACKED FOUNDATIONS (@pennpress.bsky.social) at the @bpl.boston.gov, where I'll be in conversation with the inimitable Lizabeth Cohen. Hope to see many Boston folks there! Registration here: www.leventhalmap.org/event/author...

New book is coming, with @esthercyna.bsky.social (UVSQ) & Cody R Melcher (Loyola, New Orleans), Class, Race, and the US South, American Politics and Society through the Lens of Michael Goldfield's Work, Nov. 2025, Historical Materialism Book Series @degruyterbrill.bsky.social

🔈 10 octobre: "Discrimination & éducation. Regards croisés États-Unis/France" UVSQ @chcscuvsq.bsky.social @telemme.bsky.social @noranafaa.bsky.social avec le soutien de la Graduate School Education Formation Enseignement @parissaclay.bsky.social @uvsq.bsky.social ⤵️ drive.google.com/file/d/1Mjiz...

Education policy people, this fight over what counts as the nation's history is not just about historians. With great co-authors (Leana Cabral, @esthercyna.bsky.social, Michael Hines, @mgardnerkelly.bsky.social) I got to write and think about how ideas about the past shape ed policy. Timely!

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....

📽️ Retrouvez toutes les vidéos du colloque "Religion et immigration en Amérique du Nord : perspective ascendante", qui s'est tenu les 20 et 21 mars derniers, ici : www.chcsc.uvsq.fr/videos-du-co...

La journée d'étude doctorale CHCSC / DYPAC - organisée avec le soutien de la GS HSP Paris-Saclay - intitulée "Questionner le genre : pratiques, représentations et savoirs" aura lieu le 15 mai 2025 à l'UVSQ. Retrouvez toutes les infos et le programme de la JE ici : www.chcsc.uvsq.fr/questionner-...

Hot off the presses 🚨 J'ai eu le plaisir de coordonner le dernier numéro de Politique Américaine avec @noranafaa.bsky.social ! Vous y trouverez des articles d'Olivier Berton, Nicole Chickering, Sarah Harakat, @marieadmenard.bsky.social et Favian Mostura ➡️ www.editions-harmattan.fr/catalogue/li...

At #OAH25, Duke University’s Nancy MacLean called on historians to resist attacks on education led by Trump’s DOGE. “We can fight like the world depends on us.” 🔗 Read more from @chicago.suntimes.com: ow.ly/hOxR50VxGG6

🚨 CFP Deadline! 🚨 Don’t miss your chance to present at the 2026 OAH Conference on American History in Philadelphia! We're accepting proposals in all formats—papers, panels, roundtables, workshops, lightning rounds & more. 🗓 April 14, 2025 ow.ly/XXf650VwTI0

Une très bonne analyse de la chercheuse @esthercyna.bsky.social pour mieux comprendre les attaques visant l'éducation aux États-Unis, à lire sur @france.theconversation.com

Who is the education finance person who has done the school budget - buses, heating oil, paper, furniture, copiers - equivalent of this explainer? #edusky

ANNA JULIA COOPER, 1925-2025 Une féministe noire en Sorbonne Colloque international @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social organisé les 19-20 juin 2025 pour le centenaire de sa thèse d'histoire Conférences plénières de Martha Jones, Vivian May et Shirley Moody-Turner esclavages.cnrs.fr/colloque-int...

A good thing! @teacherscollege.bsky.social alum and @acls1919.bsky.social fellow Rachel Klepper, Phd '24, interviewed about how her training as a historian informs her current research and advocacy for children. #histed #edusky 🗃️

What becomes of the University if it succumbs to the demands of a political party or leader and cedes its rights of free speech, free expression, and free inquiry? … What becomes of our students if they are only permitted to think, speak, and be in ways that follow the political winds? FAFO

Trump gets exactly what he wants from Columbia. Next up: most of the big-name institutions in American higher education. This is a turning point in the history of our industry.

Traveling to Chicago from Paris for @oah.org in 10 days and starting to really wonder about this as well..

I’m quoted in this NPR article trying to communicate the devastation from the loss of the dedicated staff at NCES who made sure critical data was collected to ensure low income and rural schools receive the formula funds they need to serve their students. www.npr.org/2025/03/21/n...

My new book is coming out soon! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/as-public-...

If you’re into thinking about school finance from a critical perspective, or know someone who might be, consider this course I’m teaching this summer!

📖 La #revue de l'Institut des Amériques, IdeAs – Idées d’Amériques, annonce la #publication de son #numéro 25 | Savoirs autochtones et éducation dans les Amériques 👉​ https://journals.openedition.org/ideas/19183 Bonne lecture !

Le tout nouveau site du "wiki" des postes en section 11 vous attend ! postes-section-11.saesfrance.org Un énorme merci à @fmoncomble.tract-linguistes.org pour tout son travail dessus ! Nous sommes preneurs de toutes vos informations !

Cher·es membres de la SAES, le lancement du wiki des postes en 11e section est programmé pour 8h aujourd'hui ! postes-section-11.saesfrance.org

Aide à la publication d'ouvrage scientifique! 1 000 euros Pôle Sud-Ouest de l'Institut des Amériques @institutdesameriques.fr Éligible aux universitaires affiliés à un institut membre du Pôle N'hésitez pas à me contacter pour toute information! www.institutdesameriques.fr/agenda/aide-...

If you're going to be at AERA in Denver I'm really excited and honored to be part of this invited panel on reimagining school finance policy, research, and practice with @cmsaldana.bsky.social @drprestongreen.bsky.social and some other heroes in school finance, including Marialena Dawn Rivera!!

Un poste de maître.sse de conférences est à pourvoir sur le profil "Cultures visuelles (image mobile). Aire anglophone 20e/21e siècles" @upcite.bsky.social La personne recrutée rejoindra le laboratoire ECHELLES. Tous les détails sur la plate-forme Odyssée ⛵️ odyssee.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr

How can historians make sense of the past 25 years? Last week to send proposals ➡️ "21st-century US: A Historical Assessment" Nov 20-21, 2025, Paris @hbouvard.bsky.social @tamaraboussac.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @echelles-umr8264.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social afea.fr/wp-content/u...

How can historians make sense of the past 25 years? Last week to send proposals ➡️ "21st-century US: A Historical Assessment" Nov 20-21, 2025, Paris @hbouvard.bsky.social @tamaraboussac.bsky.social @upcite.bsky.social @echelles-umr8264.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social afea.fr/wp-content/u...

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I'm teaching a seminar in critical school finance at Columbia this summer. If you're a student in NYC, you can take the course through the consortium. Join us!

First article is by @esthercyna.bsky.social and me: we lay out critical school finance as a framework, going back to first principles on what “critical” really means, combined with more recent concepts like racial capitalism. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....