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

I love this so much for so many different reasons.

🎵 Let it go! Let it go! 🎶 Looks like the Trump administration finally unfroze those billions in education funds after a "programmatic review." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Here it comes... the final stage of the slow erosion of national, bipartisan support for standardized tests

This is art

Spot on 🧵 about the two greatest needs and how a coalition of states might lead #edpolicy #research

These sound like made up names

Enrollment-based child care subsidies allow #childcare providers to hold a certain number of spots. This funding model improves financial stability and access to care for families, but will take technology upgrades to make it possible: resultant.com/blog/pov/eva... #earlychildhood #technology

Happy Independence Day, America. This country belongs to all of us. Don’t let anyone steal your patriotism. 🇺🇸🗽

#MSNBC relying heavily on NBC News journalists over the last 24 hours or so, will be interesting to see how that changes - sometime this summer?

Troubling sign of things to come? State education agencies provide oversight & tech assistance to school districts - roles that state policymakers might find need to strengthen, not contract, with changes afoot for the U.S. Dept of Ed. #edpolicy www.seattletimes.com/education-la...

What do you think @jpos.bsky.social?

We should make a list of the worst policy ideas ever in education. I’ll go first:

Better data could help shield children from #measles outbreaks in #ChildCare resultant.com/blog/technol...

"So, she sucked it up and sang 'Amazing Grace' in the style of Fall Out Boy. Ironically, Love was then eliminated by the judges. She found humor in being cut from a competition that never existed in the first place." #therehearsal #wingsofvoice

Top story in the #metroplex is Dallas Stars win. Second is voucher bill #edpolicy #localnews #eyewitnessnews #localweatheronthe8s

Sharp insight open.substack.com/pub/matthewy...

/ @michelenorris.bsky.social is guest hosting on #msnbc, what a breath of fresh air

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

#ChronicAbsenteeism can impact any school and any community. In Rancho Santa Fe, one of the wealthiest communities in the nation, more than 18% of a local elementary school's students are chronically absent #eddata www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/14/r...

As Tim Ratliff learned you should always take @profgalloway.com’s advice

***APDU Statement on Education Research and Data*** "Running the nation’s education system without IES will be like flying without air traffic control." Read our full statement at the link 🔗 in 🧵

This is a really nicely done overview of Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) by @andyjacob.bsky.social el al at Bellwether #edpolicy #edfinance bellwether.org/publications...

The problem with trying to tax a narrow base of well-to-do corporate employers is that they can easily shift their hiring elsewhere www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

“But you’re either at the table or you’re being cooked in the kitchen.” What a great line

Lots of EPCOT vibes #iykyk www.politico.com/news/magazin...

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