Educator. Author. Director @AEIeducation. Executive editor @educationnext. Blogger @educationweek. Contributing editor @NRO. Mean-spirited SOB.
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Jan 5
AI Changes NOTHING About What Students Need to Learn
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/ai-changes…
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It’s nonsensical to give entitlements a pass and then pursue symbolic savings in education, one of the few outlays that are plausibly an investment in more than next week, writes AEI’s @rickhess99 aei.org/op-eds/tough-times-f…
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Jun 9
How State Courts Are Quietly Shaping U.S. Education
I discuss with @DerekWBlack at @EducationWeek. edweek.org/policy-politics/o…
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Jun 8
Tough Times for an Education Budget Hawk
How can I embrace cuts to ed spending when the savings are washed away by a torrent of intergenerational plunder?
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/tough-time…
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Jun 5
Wow.
Jun 4
I was deeply unimpressed when @NationalPTA stayed on the sidelines during COVID, as parents took to the streets to get schools reopened.
This, however, is a new low.
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Today's must read: A great back-and-forth between @rickhess99 & @matt_barnum on what education reporting gets right, and wrong, today edweek.org/education/opinion… #EWA26 @AEIeducation @educationweek @Chalkbeat
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Jun 2
What Education Reporting Gets Right—and Wrong
@matt_barnum & I discuss the state of education journalism . . . and Matt’s a little more upbeat than I am.
At @EducationWeek. edweek.org/education/opinion…
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Jun 1
Trump’s Big, Beautiful Civics Speech to Oakmont Middle School
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/trumps-big…
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May 28
“Dammit, teachers should be able to rack up grad school debt at same rate as doctors & lawyers—whether or not they can repay it!”
Truly asinine stuff from @NCTQ, especially after Biden student loan “forgiveness” leaned heavily on teachers lamenting debt. nctq.org/research-insights/t…
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May 27
Reading Scores Are Awful. Can Teaching History Help?
I discuss with @levey_matt48204, at @EducationWeek. edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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May 21
How the Institute of Education Sciences Could Better Serve Schools
The Trump administration’s downsizing of IES could offer it a fresh start
I recently chatted with USED special advisor Amber Northern. A few key takeaways, at @EducationWeek. edweek.org/policy-politics/o…
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May 19
Why There’s Still No ‘Science of Reading’ Equivalent for Math Instruction
I discuss with @LarryAmplify, at @EducationWeek. edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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May 19
The Future of Federal Education Research
A few key takeaways from my conversation with @educationgadfly’s Amber Northern.
Me, at @aeideas. aei.org/education/the-future…
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May 18
🚨TOMORROW: @rickhess99 & a panel of experts will discuss what it will take for the new federal tax credit to deliver for American students and families. Register ⬇️ aei.org/events/the-big-beaut…
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May 18
Chicago’s May Day Lesson in Civic Engagement
“I’m missing study hall for *this*?”
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/chicagos-m…
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May 14
🚨Today at 2pm: @rickhess99 & Amber Northern will discuss the future of the Institute of Education Sciences. Tune in at the link ⬇️ aei.org/events/what-now-for-…
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May 12
Reminder to tune into @rickhess99's web event w/Amber Northern, the researcher tapped by the Department of Education to author an influential report on reforming IES, for a discussion on the future of federal education research. RSVP at the link in the post ⬇️
What Now for Federal Education Research? Join @rickhess99 & Amber Northern on May 14 for a discussion about the future of IES. RSVP below ⬇️ aei.org/events/what-now-for-…
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May 12
There's a New AP Business Course. College Board's CEO Explains Why
I discuss with David Coleman, at @EducationWeek.
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May 11
Five Lessons for School Reformers: 2026 Edition
As K–12 reform heats back up, what can we learn from the last time the movement was riding high?
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/five-lesso…
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May 8
“The Digital Delusion, you write, ‘Our children are less cognitively capable than we were at their age.’ That’s one heck of a statement. Can you explain?”
Must read w/ @rickhess99 & Jared Horvath
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