Freedom? Sure, I’m In! Wait, What? Plus, Covid Learning Loss And Fish.

ICYMI – a lot of new content Wednesday including a look at the new study on teacher strikes, philanthropy, and policy change. Jed Wallace and I want freedom, too (from dysfunction and lame education policies and for parents to choose schools…) Jed Wallace and I have a WonkyFolk out today. Looks at the D and R …

Friday Fish Porn – Catfished!

Here’s Kevin Kosar with catfish on the Potomac River from earlier this month. Kosar’s a frequent flier around here, on substance and fish. Some say he’s the Mayor of Fish Porn. Want more? Hundreds of education types with fish are here and here.

Ed Drama; The Ocean’s Hot Dog and Brookings Teacher Diversity Study; Fish Porn; Kosar Signs Off;

This guest blogpost is by Kevin Kosar, author of Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education, who edits the Federal Education Policy History website and is a senior fellow at the R Street Institute. I am running low on laptop battery and conveniently left my charger in Washington, DC. So I will keep this quick. …

Kosar Takes The Helm, Three Cheers for School Advertising

This guest blogpost is by Kevin Kosar, author of Failing Grades: The Federal Politics of Education, who edits the Federal Education Policy History website and is a senior fellow at the R Street Institute. Thanks to Andy Rotherham for giving me the keys to Eduwonk this week. I will resist the temptation to post fish …

Friday Fish Porn – Weather Warming Up, Kosar’s Already On The Water, It’s Back!

It’s warming up, that can only mean one thing around here….fish pictures. That, and the shad run is on in the east. Here’s Kevin Kosar (education analyst, whiskey expert, father extraordinaire, and perennial candidate for mayor of Fish Porn) with a nice one from the Potomac River. Shad are an amazing fish. Here’s John McPhee’s …