The Partnership for the Future of Learning just released a two-year blueprint for strengthening public education and fighting back against attacks. bit.ly/425VRR3

This month's NEPC Talks Education podcast is out! Kevin Welner and Robert Kim discuss the recent dramatic shifts in K-12 federal education policy with @cmsaldana.bsky.social. @edlawcenter.bsky.social bit.ly/469Iba6

Vermont recently became the first state in the nation to prohibit schools from using social media to communicate with students. bit.ly/4gvrQQC

McMahon/Trump love charters. Using discretion that comes with stopgap sending, they just cut $15 million from magnet schools, $9 million from gifted/talented programs, & $31 million from Ready to Learn (PBS shows for children) and gave it all to grow more charters. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...

For those interested in the growth of ESA vouchers and the new federal push for vouchers by Trump and Congressional Republicans, please read this thread about the important new voucher study & the NYT article about that study. reachcentered.org/publications...

An amicus brief filed by the National Academy of Education uses research evidence to argue that a state law that restricts curriculum related to race and sex harms students and—ultimately—democracy itself. bit.ly/3K1yoKu

In this Q&A, Scott Skinner-Thompson, Bethy Leonardi, and Sara Staley explain the implications of Mahmoud v. Taylor, a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision siding with parents who asserted faith-based reasons for opting their children out of reading books about LGBTQ-related topics. bit.ly/3JSzJmY

New NEPC Review: Relying on weak data and useless analyses, the EdChoice 2025 Fiscal Factbook fails to support its claims about the fiscal impact of vouchers and ESAs. @jerseyjazzman.bsky.social bit.ly/4lZ7BM6

20 years after the storm, a new report takes stock of New Orleans schools, post-Katrina. bit.ly/47i72JV

The reconciliation bill for FY 2025 moved money to the wealthiest Americans, taking it from the poor and from future generations. Here are some ways the bill will affect children. @elainemaag.bsky.social bit.ly/41dxaSj

An annual report on state-funded preschool programs highlights gains in spending and enrollment. But the report warns of uneven progress toward universal access, and it foreshadows future challenges. bit.ly/4oGLk8E

A new research review provides insight into the debate over the use of the SAT and ACT in college admissions decisions. @fairtest.bsky.social bit.ly/4m81vtW

A new study examines how navigating school choice can create psychological stress and other burdens for low-income families. bit.ly/3IVUJss

This thoughtful review by @shannapeeples.bsky.social provides a vital reminder of the hope we must recapture -- hope we felt while learning about these wonderful Schools of Opportunity. @prof-ishimaru.bsky.social @katesomerville.bsky.social @michellevalladares.bsky.social @wileyke.bsky.social ‪‪

The Southern Poverty Law Center now provides a set of free learning guides examining key topics in education through a social justice lens ‪@splcenter.org‬ bit.ly/3UtmLxT

In this Q&A, Tania Hogan and Kathy Escamilla explain the impact of a proposal to eliminate federal programs that help students learning English and the children of migrant families. bit.ly/3IQXM51

Many of us who teach law have wrestled with something akin to the 'collegiality'/'decorum' choice facing KBJ, as discussed in this impt thread by @whitehouse.senate.gov. When & how does one open up the conversation about intellectual dishonesty, etc?

As Congress passed federal voucher legislation last week, a new study offers insights into how such programs might—or might not—impact the racial demographics of private schools. @bryanmann.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/44CcPqC

A new analysis of a school finance lawsuit hints at lessons learned for those hoping to obtain state-level education funding that is both adequate and equitable. @dsknight99.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/46qG7uN

Get this: The Idaho Atty General concluded that a teacher's "Everyone is Welcome Here" sign violates state law because ... wait for it ... it's anti-Trump. Wrap your head around the fact that we've come to that point as a country. www.idahoednews.org/top-news/att...

Kids and their public schools will be hurt by impounding Congressionally authorized funds for students and by federal vouchers. But don't forget that kids will also be hurt by Medicaid & SNAP cuts, and by traumatizing immigration raids. So these lawsuits are impt -- even though SCOTUS lies in wait.

It’s helpful when a single news story captures so many important lessons about education policy! Congrats to @ceodonovan.bsky.social & @naominix.bsky.social See the below thread for five of those lessons. wapo.st/3IpY6HG

Unhoused students are protected only when states receive particular funding—and Trump’s budget proposes to tuck that money into a block grant. bit.ly/44nOc0y

Excellent points here from @joannalefebvre.bsky.social. Addition: While federal civil rights laws broadly apply to schools receiving federal $$, the bill creates an apparent exception for this neovoucher funding for private schools. So: taxpayer-funded discrimination. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Although it may seem like administrivia, Trump’s proposal to change the way federal education funds are allocated could have a major impact on a wide range of programs. bit.ly/3Iaui1E

Out today: a special June NEPC Talks Education podcast about the hidden risks of ed tech in K-12 schools. ‪@cmsaldana.bsky.social‬ ‪@andyliddell.bsky.social‬ bit.ly/464Fc30

The voucher plan inserted into the reconciliation bill gets noticed in the NY Times. Trump’s Budget: Supercharged ICE, Vouchers and a Warming Planet www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/o...

Sometimes we just need to laugh and mock a bit. www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

New NEPC Review out today: WILL report overstates its conclusions without sufficient data transparency or fiscal analysis. bit.ly/4mTg59d

The reconciliation bill includes a $5B/yr voucher plan imposed on states - a program that, as @jeffbinnc.bsky.social explains here, gives more wealth to the wealthy. Remember when advocates sold vouchers as the "civil rights issue of our time"? CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/06/09/t...

Low tracks (whether called "remedial" or not) have once again (and again and again) been shown to lead to worse outcomes. Higher expectations, combined with strong supports for students and their teachers, are a much better choice than this educational malpractice.

The world is deliciously upside-down today. Now wondering if MAGA cybertruck owners will be acquiring these bumper stickers.

Testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Workforce, NEPC Fellow @drshaunharper.bsky.social debunked five common misconceptions about DEI. bit.ly/3FzGdFB

Thanks, Bruce. Two quick thoughts. I'm curious if others agree. 1. There's no need for a Heritage/AEI/Manhattan/etc campaign to support bizarro claims. We know what good long-term plans entail. 2. The plan package should be clearly themed. E.g., "economic security and wellness (& habeas corpus)."

A new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting that there are few or no positive, long-term impacts associated with “restarts” that replace teachers and principals of low-scoring schools. @lamdspham.bsky.social‬ @seanpcorcoran.org‬ bit.ly/43zCoIj

The McMahon spokeswoman objects to the prelim injunction requiring ED to reinstate fired employees, since there were "biased plaintiffs" and "an unelected judge." Scary stuff goin' on in them federal courts! Wait 'til Noem tells her about this new habeas corpus thing! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

A case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court raises questions about whether charters are truly public schools by addressing the question of whether churches should be permitted to operate them as religious academies. bit.ly/3Sg9rMk

New policy brief calls for separating school discipline from school safety and implementing distinct, research-based approaches to address post-pandemic student behavior. bit.ly/44Irqm9

Important study provides concrete examples of how schools and educators are responding to these "anti-DEI" policies. It's dystopian. Thanks to @micapollock.bsky.social and @hiroyoshikawany.bsky.social for these research.

New NEPC Talks Education podcast: @cmsaldana.bsky.social and Elena Aydarova discuss the the evolving landscape of reading instruction, the science of reading movement, and its policy implications in K-12 education bit.ly/4j8j7mV

It's time for legislators in states that don't want taxpayer-subsidized discrimination to amend their charter-school laws. The Supreme Court seems poised to give free-exercise protection to faith-based discrimination in religious charters, but states can respond. www.the74million.org/article/a-pr...

A new data dashboard summarizes racial disparities that impact children’s learning opportunities. bit.ly/43roVDs

New NEPC review: EdChoice report’s oversimplified methods and faulty assumptions undermine its claims that public school districts benefit when enrollment declines. bit.ly/3Z65oWG

Understanding the large body of research on vouchers is tough and made even tougher by old data, uncontrolled variables, moving goal posts, and fixation on one potential benefit over all the documented costs, explains @joshcowenmi.bsky.social for @nepc.bsky.social. nepc.colorado.edu/publication/...

Josh Cowen explains the recent study that has voucher advocates all abuzz. @joshcowenmi.bsky.social @urbaninstitute.bsky.social bit.ly/44lqWSI

New NEPC review out today: Methodological gaps and lack of evidence weaken Manhattan Institute report’s claims of discrimination in publicly funded programs. @joshuaweishart.bsky.social bit.ly/44iO3gM

<thread> With SCOTUS hearing oral arguments Wed morning in the St. Isidore religious-charter case, we'll note here that this campaign was launched in Dec. 2020 with a report from the Manhattan Inst. media4.manhattan-institute.org/sites/defaul... (1/5)

New NEPC review out today: AEI report successfully identifies patterns in student performance but falls short in explaining the causes behind them. @chrisdomaleski.bsky.social bit.ly/4lMhI86

If you're attending #AERA2025, don't miss 2 Saturday sessions honoring the legacy of Jeannie Oakes. In the morning (9:50-11:20am), come to the World Café (tinyurl.com/24n45rfe), & in the eve (7-8:30 pm), the detracking SIG will award her its 1st Oakes Research & Practice Award (tinyurl.com/25hsrtjf)