In an essay last year about the value of diversity, I cited data showing that there's nothing inevitable about people preferring others from their own racial, ethnic, or other group: https://www.alfiekohn.org/blogs/diversity/. Now a new research review adds that children's apparent preference […]

“5 Popular Education Beliefs That Aren’t Backed by Research.” Plus the research disproving these research beliefs! Food for thought from @edutopia.org. bit.ly/3LtxIih

How Algorithmic Systems Automate Inequality www.techpolicy.press/how-algorith... #genAI #AI #criticalAI @techpolicypress.bsky.social

It’s Never Too Late to Help Students with Dyslexia

Mississippi House Bill 2 has over a dozen education-related provisions, including school vouchers, charter school reform, extracurriculars for homeschooled students and other features. It narrowly passed the House on Thursday with a 61-59 vote. buff.ly/nfJBmyH

“Because bookshops make everything better, don’t they? The smell of them, the silence of them, the sense of possibility that each and every one of the books they house promises. A great book has the power to change your way of looking at the world.”

The Authors Guild has significant concerns with Amazon’s new “Ask this Book” feature, which has been available since December 11, 2025. The Guild is looking into whether the feature, which was added without permission from publishers or authors, might infringe authors’ and publishers’ rights.

If children are expected to be good readers, then all variables that impede their development or lead us to assume they're failing, and that their teachers and public schools fail, should be examined. #EduSky nancyebailey.com/2026/01/11/t...

On your mark...get set... #WritingTips #Writing #WriterSky

My advice. Keep your head up. Don’t give in.

Fiction and fantasy aren't "fake" any more than light seen through a prism is fake. It's just seen from a different perspective. Light seen through a prism is still light. Truth seen through a story is still the truth.

How can teachers use feedback to adapt teaching and improve learning? @corinnesettle.bsky.social, @theeef.bsky.social teaching and learning specialist, with a new blog on adaptive teaching. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/effecti... .

Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.

Here’s how and where to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight.

📅 Students need a rhythm of reminders for progress. Self-direction requires supportive structure. The Check-In Routine gives them that with 4 simple questions. 📥 Get the full routine here: sbee.link/6cyvgf7npj #21cSkills #CTE #AgileClassrooms

A Scaffolding Strategy to Help Experienced ELLs Express Complex Ideas www.edutopia.org/article/writ...

184. The Space Race wasn't all just white men - if you go looking, you will find the women. 🧪 🔭 #WomenInSTEM #TabClosed2026

"In a classroom with a healthy mistake culture, students take risks without fear of being wrong." Emma Chiappetta via @ascdofficial.bsky.social www.ascd.org/blogs/mistak...

For your viewing pleasure… Jack Smith’s deposition to the House Judiciary Committee. 👇🏻 youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE

As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids. If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.

As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder. Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow. Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

A news segment about the Trump administration's immigration policy that was abruptly pulled from " 60 Minutes " was mistakenly aired on a TV app after the last minute decision not to air it touched off a public debate about journalistic independence. https://to.pbs.org/4qhN73Y

Build stronger math skills with these fun, low-prep dice games! Perfect for quick practice breaks in the classroom. 🎲 #MathSky #EduSky

Explaining Mr. Rogers to kids who didn't grow up with him is a trip because he sounds like a political juggernaut. When public pools were segregated, he put his feet in a kiddy pool with Officer Clemmens, a Black man. He saved PBS by addressing senate. He made his show accessible for blind kids.

Dyslexia Instruction: More than multi-sensory phonics www.dyslexiakit.net/dyslexia-rea...

Dyslexia: Build Confidence, Independence & Lifelong Resilience www.dyslexiakit.net/dyslexia-bui...

How Background Noise Affects Dyslexic Students

How Imaginative Play Can Help Young Children Heal From Adversity www.edutopia.org/article/imag...

Excerpt: "Even when most of the class can hear and understand the teacher, dyslexic students with normal hearing may hear the teacher speaking but be unable to distinguish the teacher’s words from the background noise" #SchoolLibraries #classrooms #disabilities

Dyslexia: Build Confidence, Independence & Lifelong Resilience www.dyslexiakit.net/dyslexia-bui...

Dyslexia Instruction: More than multi-sensory phonics www.dyslexiakit.net/dyslexia-rea...

How Background Noise Affects Dyslexic Students www.dyslexiakit.net/background-n...

Audio-Assisted Reading for Dyslexia: What the research says www.dyslexiakit.net/audio-assist...

“How can leaders take control of their time, ensuring that the day is spent on high-impact tasks that make a pronounced difference to teaching and learning in schools?” 🕰️ Longtime school leaders Robert Feirsen and Seth Weitzman share strategies. #SchoolLeaders #Principals

⭐ Bonus content alert ⭐ We just dropped a special podcast episode with *more* insight from 2025’s biggest studies! Listen on Apple Podcasts: apple.co/4pJBX84 Listen on Spotify: bit.ly/4p3oQxE

Our annual research roundup is here! Here are 10 takeaways from this year’s must-read education studies—from the power of brain breaks to groundbreaking research on AI, cell phones, and handwriting in the classroom. 🧠✍️ #EdResearch #EduSky

A Conversation about Audiobooks and Dyslexia www.dyslexiakit.net/audiobooks-p...

Proust and the Squid — A DTK Book Review www.dyslexiakit.net/proust-and-t...

Audio-Assisted Reading for Dyslexia: What the research says www.dyslexiakit.net/audio-assist...

How Background Noise Affects Dyslexic Students www.dyslexiakit.net/background-n...

It’s Never Too Late to Help Students with Dyslexia www.dyslexiakit.net/its-never-to...

An important front in the assault on democracy: Krugman offers a lucid account of how authoritarian tech oligarchs are buying up key media properties for political reasons, not because they're profitable. They've already got Twitter, WashPost, CBS, and are […] [Original post on sciences.social]

@jonathanmetzl.bsky.social has written extensively about the social-psychology of why people engage in self-harming decisions in the spirit of preserving social identity. Highly recommend reading his work.

2025 Book Censorship Wrapped: Trends, Challenges, & Successes Over The Year. Dive into this groundbreaking collaborative piece from @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social, @penamerica.bsky.social, @bookriot.bsky.social, @txfreedomread.bsky.social, and @flfreedomread.bsky.social bookriot.com/book-censors...

By empowering teachers to take control of their professional growth, school leaders can improve teacher collaboration and efficacy. 🌟 #SchoolLeaders #Principals

The Best and Worst of 2025’s Education News www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Good choice, Merriam-Webster.