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Sean Cavanagh @EdWeekSCavanagh

Managing Editor for @educationweek, deep into school policy and practice. Formerly of @EdMarketBrief.

Joined August 2010
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Sean Cavanagh@EdWeekSCavanagh
2 Oct 2020
School districts are calling on education companies to pay more attention to race & diversity -- in their products, and on their own staffs. David Saleh Rauf of @EdMarketBrief takes a look at the new expectations. bit.ly/33pJZvf
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Steve Schale
@steveschale
May 20
Pope Leo getting your team’s random jersey vs Southside Father Bob getting @whitesox Paul Konerko’s jersey
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May 8
Philip Caputo wrote a best-selling classic about Vietnam, shared a Pulitzer for uncovering Chicago’s voting fraud, was captured by militants in Lebanon & shot by others, covered wars in Afghanistan to Africa, hunted big game & caught bigger fish RIP dad facebook.com/share/p/1EwYovL…
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David Ross
@DavidPBLRoss
Jan 6
Quiz Yourself: How Is AI Reshaping K-12 Career and Technical Education? Via @educationweek edweek.org/technology/quiz-y… #edtech #GenAI #ailiteracy #aiready #FETC #CTE #careered @ACTE @EdWeekSCavanagh @YunfeiLynnLiu
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27 Dec 2025
It took 9 years and 3 billion miles to get this shot. Pluto’s icy Mountains.

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.@educationweek Earlier this year, the Trump admin moved to cut off grants for mental health services for nearly 140 schools, colleges, and state ed agencies across the country. Now, a federal court may have offered a reprieve - however tenuous. tinyurl.com/4a7y3f2a

School Mental Health Projects Canceled by Trump Might Still Survive

The end of funding could still be days away, but a new court order offers some hope for grantees.

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Joseph Fasano
@Joseph_Fasano_
9 Sep 2025
I think about this student's email every day.
Professor Fasano, Like Hamlet, I have hesitated to act for reasons I cannot articulate even to myself. May I have an extension on the Hamlet paper?

ALT Professor Fasano, Like Hamlet, I have hesitated to act for reasons I cannot articulate even to myself. May I have an extension on the Hamlet paper?

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EdWeek Market Brief@EdMarketBrief
6 Sep 2025
School Boards' Influence on Purchases Is Changing. Here's How marketbrief.edweek.org/meeti…
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Education Week
@educationweek
6 Sep 2025
Girls Have Fallen Behind Boys in Math. Schools Try to Make Up Lost Ground edweek.org/leadership/girls-…
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Education Week
@educationweek
6 Sep 2025
Most—But Not All—Imperiled Federal Grants for Special Education Will Continue edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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Education Week Opinion@EdWeekOpinion
31 Aug 2025
As we prepare to begin a new school year, @LarryFerlazzo shares few posts sharing key advice that’s worth all of us keeping in mind. #EWArchive #EWOpinion edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Teachers, Don't Take Your Work Home and Other Reminders (Opinion)

Some teaching strategies are tried-and-true, but fresh ideas may add more zest to your classroom and your regimen.

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Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt
19 Jul 2025
Some 78 public radio organizations and 37 TV organizations are at risk of going dark as a result of the cuts Trump pushed through Congress, from major cities to far-flung towns like Unalakleet, Alaska, and Pendleton, Ore. @elenalingshao @BenMullin nytimes.com/interactive/2025…

Where Congress’s Cuts Threaten Access to PBS and NPR

The loss of federal funding threatens scores of public TV and radio stations across the United States.

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The Top 10 Slang Terms Teachers Never Want to Hear Again, Explained edweek.org/teaching-learning…

The Top 10 Slang Terms Teachers Never Want to Hear Again, Explained

A quick guide to student slang that teachers love to hate.

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.@educationweek looks at how JD Vance's changing rhetoric on tariffs matters for schools. Great perspective by @EvieBlad. edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Why JD Vance’s Changing Rhetoric on Tariffs Matters for Schools

In a 2017 Education Week interview, Vance said education, not protectionism, is key to a strong American workforce.

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Linda McMahon Abruptly Tells States Their Time to Spend COVID Relief Has Passed edweek.org/policy-politics/l…

Linda McMahon Abruptly Tells States Their Time to Spend COVID Relief Has Passed

Secretary Linda McMahon said the Education Department would no longer honor the extensions it had granted states.

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Jeff Passan
@JeffPassan
19 Mar 2025
The @DeptofDefense story on Jackie Robinson has been restored to its original URL. No longer does it redirect to one with the letters "dei" in it: defense.gov/News/Feature-Sto…

Sports Heroes Who Served: Baseball Great Jackie Robinson Was WWII Sold

Jackie Robinson became famous as one of the first Black baseball players in Major League Baseball. He also served in the Army during World War II.

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Trump Admin. Abruptly Cancels National Exam for High Schoolers edweek.org/teaching-learning…

Trump Admin. Abruptly Cancels National Exam for High Schoolers

The cancellation raised concerns that federal spending cuts will affect long-term data used to measure educational progress.

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Emergency Food, TB Tests and H.I.V. Drugs: Vital Health Aid Remains Frozen Despite Court Ruling nytimes.com/2025/02/20/healt…
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Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts edweek.org/policy-politics/t…

Trump Admin. Suddenly Cancels Dozens of Education Department Contracts

The Trump administration abruptly terminated dozens of contracts financed by the research arm of the U.S. Department of Education.

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One of the day-after statements from the Trump WH about the order for a "pause" in federal aid was that programs offering "direct assistance" to individuals wouldn't be touched. But many fed programs to individuals go through states and school districts. (By congressional design)
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Detroit Pistons
@DetroitPistons
6 Jan 2025
Cade pulled up in the Jamo jersey 🔥 #DetroitBasketball | #OnePride
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