Looking for a very reasonable take on the shutdown “deal”? @jpos.bsky.social has one open.substack.com/pub/reasonab...

Nuance in data... is the value of a "college degree" in decline? Not really if it's a *Four-year degree*. Sharp analysis here - why it's so important to maintain the #eddata NCES and others collect at a national level. cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-college...

"AI systems built to “flag” books are not neutral. They replicate the worldview they are built on. And right now, that worldview is hostile to many of the students we are supposed to serve." A great follow-up to our Fanbase Weekly conversation. aischoollibrarian.substack.com/p/the-most-d...

#EdData and #IES is part of the overlooked infrastructure that supports education. What happens when the well runs dry? @rebeccasibilia.bsky.social

study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1

Without immigration the #school-age population in the US will decline. It already is in many cities. I’m guessing that overall we’ll decrease spending in real terms on schooling as people live longer and need more services as senior citizens #edfinance #edpolicy

"Without this information, there is no way to know how schools are working to address academic and opportunity disparities — particularly for Black and Latino students, multilingual learners, students with disabilities and those from low-income backgrounds." www.the74million.org/article/givi...

Tutoring! @matthewakraft.com sees a path for sustaining it, perhaps with an assist from #GenAI. But will probably take longer than people think #edchat #edpolicy #edtech thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...

Bill DeBlasio (who is not the former nyc mayor named Bill de Blasio) “used ChatGPT to compose a response criticizing Mamdani’s tax plans, in particular, as unlikely to raise the requisite revenue.”

"Good people are afraid of being seen as Luddites." writes Andy Smarick for the @thedispatchmedia.bsky.social #edpolicy #genAI #AI #education thedispatch.com/article/arti...

#EdData and #IES is part of the overlooked infrastructure that supports education. What happens when the well runs dry? @rebeccasibilia.bsky.social

This is truly baffling to someone who lives in a west coast city that has mandated composting for more than a decade

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Seattle has like two parades a year and both of them are sponsored by Alaska Airlines. But maybe this year maybe we'll get a third?? ⚾

Curious to see this bill vetoed; annual audits often not likely to be timely or extensive enough to get to root of operational problems nor do they provide insights of program ineffectiveness. Neither the district, county, or state dept of ed currently equipped edsource.org/2025/newsom-...

Charter authorizing is hard work - especially if your small district soon finds itself serving thousands of students across a state. Long been Qs about the efficacy of virtual schools, and if the charter model provides best vehicle for designing and overseeing them www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"In theory, almost all Americans profess to be pluralist liberals. In reality, both the left and right struggle to accept those they find unsavory" @jtylersyck.bsky.social providencemag.com/2025/10/dani...

School districts are drawn by the allure of cost savings (and field markings that look as vibrant as the NFL in photos) but those artificial turfs are not always that great... www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...

Why have fed involvement in K-12 edu, you might wonder? IES' "Research and development system generates valuable evidence on what works, supports states and districts in addressing their unique needs, collects and analyzes vital national data" #eddata #edtech www.the74million.org/article/how-...

I got a newsletter email that advised applying to jobs that you seem overqualified for and now was not the time for career pivots. “You best bet is a lateral move” Bleak. Don’t remember reading that in “What Color is your parachute?” 🪂 #careeradvice

I walk by the Civic Hotel a fair amount, never knew it was a homeless "shelter" - a big contrast to the "tiny home" situation that was just north of there. A sign that, despite the costs and inefficiencies, the model might have some merit.

Enjoyed reading this report. While #LCFF was a positive change for #California, there is still a lot about the school funding system - tied to housing and tax policies - that reinforces inequity. The authors show evidence that 50 of the "basic aid" districts can outcompete for #teacher talent

Didn’t realize he had a stint at Aspire Charter Schools www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/e...

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After DOGE came through and took a wrecking ball to the Institute of Education Sciences, there are a few green shoots returning. But the future of the agency is very much in limbo.

Having been a public high school math teacher, I know that the existence of high quality MCAS and AP exams substantially strengthened and clarified the curriculum students were exposed to. That was also my experience in school, the classes with external exams were almost always the most impactful.

Tests and assessments are often unfairly demonized as distracting from learning

My understanding is this law has never really worked out well. The innnovation network model seems to be a better incentive for district-charter collaboration

News coverage of #Education skews towards politics/elections/federal. Finding makes sense-most pple don't know federal $ dwarfed by state/local. #Edtech coverage low, unlike the conference circuit, not about #AI @bellwetherorg.bsky.social @andyjacob.bsky.social bellwether.org/publications...

Although we often say #housing policy is #education policy, you don’t often see such clear advocacy from school boards for #upzoning. #Seattle has grown faster than its suburbs since 2010 yet school enrollment continues to decline

Illinois and little brother Indiana 💚

New numbers from Nat'l Charter Alliance suggest enrollment in #charterschools continues to grow. Although I wouldn't say it's a surge IMHO, 41 out of 43 states report an increase in enrollment at charter schools, and public school enrollment in general is declining* www.newsweek.com/rise-america...

happy 3²/4²/5² to ask those who celebrate

This is a very useful primer for understanding the federal role in K-12 education, which has been, and continues to be, primarily a state and local affair for the entire history of our nation. Some would say the feds punch above their weight... bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/u-...

Go beyond #NAEP headlines: #Students report math classes most likely to make them feel "anxious, defeated, or invisible". @crpe.bsky.social's new report explains why the entire pipeline for #math- from teacher prep to curriculum to accountability- needs fixing crpe.org/the-state-of... #edpolicy

“It’s a guano-show of the first order.”

Beth’s thread and the original thread are both sobering insights into the lack of (a) urgency and (b) authentic public engagement we see in some districts

Without #ERate, 74% of districts would face "a major or catastrophic impact" on operations — with rural (74%) and city (78%) districts most vulnerable per CoSN/SETDA #homeworkgap #education #edpolicy #edfinance

When it comes to responding to dismal #NAEP scores, "look closely at the places that seem to be getting it right, learn from them, and follow their lead." #education #literacy @aeieducation.bsky.social nypost.com/2025/09/10/o...

Too often "engagement" is just marketing and comms rather than facilitation and collaboration. Love the call for "Authentic Input" from @aspeninstitute.bsky.social here: www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/y... #studentvoice #education

No BS detected here: "The Third Spaces Our Kids—and Our Democracy—Still Need" open.substack.com/pub/bseducat...

#inothernews a big audit finding made a splash in #Seattle recently, turns out the questioned costs were overstated by 900 million dollars www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

I'm working on a story for NPR on how high housing costs are causing some people to have fewer kids, or no kids, than they planned. Is this you and you're open to being in the story? Drop a line with a bit about your situation, where you live, + your phone number to [email protected]. Thanks!

Is your district short on funds? facing declining enrollment? Re-purposing campuses for affordable #housing is a solution to inc. revenue, while creating new homes for families and #teachers to live in tight housing markets #edfinance #edpolicy voiceofsandiego.org/2025/09/04/d...

There's a flurry of news in the #edpolicy world about #NAEP today, but wanted to highlight two positive things to watch... (1) In an age of "unbundling" and choice, some schools are charting a new path towards collaboration on basic operational needs: www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...

"One way to measure the impact of the staff cuts will be whether ED can obligate all its FY2025 funding by September 30 in order to determine how well it is operating with reduced staffing" #edpolicy bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/st...

DOWEA doesn’t have the same ring to it #dow #dod

The post about #Waymo coming to #Denver has enthusiastic quotes from the CO Governor and city Mayor... the post about #Seattle? Crickets. Question is was it them or Waymo? waymo.com/blog

Good intro to state of #education policy today… Best points: parents are looking for rigor and safety but also acting on imperfect information. My take: Blue/purple states have oppt to redefine #schoolchoice constructs if they leaned in podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t... @danagoldstein.bsky.social

This is the ultimate irony