Faculty @BostonCollege; Fellow @HooverInst, @ManhattanInst, @fsuigc. Author: "How Policies Make Interest Groups" (@UChicagoPress). Loyal @VanderbiltU alum.
Joined September 2022
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Michael Hartney retweeted
Jun 3
Tom Steyer just won the most expensive bronze medal in history.
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The problem with solidarity is eventually you run out of other people’s union dues.
May 23
BREAKING: Chicago Teachers Union members just rejected Stacy Davis Gates' push to hike union dues by $8.5 million. With 80% of votes counted, roughly 60% of members have voted no on the dues hike, according to the union.
This is a stunning defeat for the political leadership that put Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson into office and has huge implications for Chicago Public Schools board races in November.
Union leadership cited funding candidates in those school board races as the No. 1 reason for hiking dues, as well as covering legal fees associated with investigations from the Department of Labor and the IRS.
Here is the official announcement on the vote from Gates and VP Jackson Potter.
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Michael Hartney retweeted
May 21
Must-read by @MichaelTHartney! In all of the debate about whether Dems have vs. have not lost their advantage on education, no one has noticed how much Dem voters have come to love teachers' unions.
the74million.org/article/how…
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New polling data show one of the biggest opinion shifts in modern Democratic politics:
Democratic support for teachers unions exploded from roughly 15 net favorable in 2015 to more than 60 by 2023.
Republican views barely changed.
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Among Dems most engaged in education politics (those voting in school board elections) support for teachers unions is now overwhelming. By 2023–24, roughly 4-in-5 held favorable views of teachers unions.
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That makes a reform reset difficult. Core dilemma facing @DFER_News Dems seeking a return to accountability and focus on outcomes:
Teachers unions are no longer just allied with the Democratic Party. For many voters, they are the party. Full piece here:
the74million.org/article/how…
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RT @reihan: It’s the year 2047. There are only 17 toddlers left in NYC, each of whom is lovingly cared for by 100,000 unionized caregivers.
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A real banger from @ManhattanInst senior fellow Roland Fryer in @WSJopinion wsj.com/opinion/why-everythi…
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Michael Hartney retweeted
May 19
Chet Holmgren whenever he plays Wemby
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Interesting to see a California Democrat lean this explicitly into K–12 accountability and outcomes. That’s not the modal position.
May 15
This is unacceptable. And as a former middle school teacher, I won't settle until California makes change on education. Read my plan to bring accountability back to the classroom: MahanForCalifornia.com/educa…
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Michael Hartney retweeted
May 16
If you’re the scion of a wealthy Maine family, get sent to fancy private schools, your Dad finances your home, pays for you and your wife to fly to Norway and picks up the tab for your fertility treatments AND your Mom is the main customer of your oyster farm, it does undermine the idea you are uniquely attuned to the experiences of the working class.
May 16
Quick question, are you suggesting that a person is not working class is their parent was well off? I'm not an expert on Platner. Can you clarify, does he have money or does/did his dad, does he live paycheck to paycheck as he says? It seems his Dad's money isn't really relevant
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Strange flex. French Laundry budgets, Taco Bell outcomes. Bon appétit!
Student funding in California is now a RECORD HIGH! Since Governor Newsom took office, it’s increased 66%— reaching $28,282 per student as the state makes historic investments in public education.
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Michael Hartney retweeted
May 15
The societal trend I’m most worried about these days is also one receiving very little attention from policymakers, most of whom would rather talk about anything other than schools.
graphic via @nytimes
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RT @reihan: As parents with school-age children continue to shrink as a share of municipal electorates, it's not crazy to expect the politi…
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Michael Hartney retweeted
It’s great to be at PEPG for the school choice conference this week. Fantastic lineup of the newest papers in this space. Congrats, Paul Peterson and @MichaelTHartney for organizing such a great event.
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Michael Hartney retweeted
May 5
NYT's @NickKristof to fellow progressives: "A black kid in Mississippi is 2.5 times as likely to be proficient in math & reading by 4th grade as a black kid in Calif. Do we need to look a little bit less at what the Trump Admin is doing ... & look a little more in the mirror?"
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