Education News, Analysis, and Commentary
New Wonkyfolk today. Jed and I talk through some of what’s going on. Here if you like to watch: Coming Attractions I’ll be at Harvard on Tuesday evening for an Askwith Forum to discuss developments at the Department of Education and the federal role in education. The event will be available online later—come in person …
Don’t worry, daily Eduwonk will not be a thing, there is just a lot going on right now. As soon as things quiet down (2029?) we’ll get back to the usual irregular posting. Some disclosures related to today’s content at the bottom. Reminder: Tuesday, Feb 18th, live recording of Wonkyfolk in Washington, D.C. Crimson Whiskey …
Happy holidays! It’s that time of year. You need gifts for various people. You’re behind. I’m a few days behind. And books are always a great gift. So here’s another Eduwonk Holiday book list. That’s below, and 2023 list here. 2022 here. Plenty of still topical books on those. Before we get to that list …
I remember one (well funded, natch) education non-profit leader telling me at a dinner a few years ago how crazy, and disrespectful, it was for me to say that Black people might vote for Donald Trump in numbers. OK. Here’s a chart of shifts in national vote patterns in last week’s election. From a political …
More to come on the election and its impact—but for now, a few thoughts. First, for Democrats, this was avoidable, and it’s consequently inexcusable. At some level, it’s the obvious things: the incumbent administration is unpopular, and people are frustrated. Women care about issues besides abortion. Sure. Except, the other candidate was Donald Trump, and the …
Continue reading “Shellacked. What Are The Education Takeaways From The Election?”
ICYMI — Laura Marcus from Tidelines Institute stopped by to talk about her education journey and the experiential education work she is leading in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Jed and I discussed several issues on the last WonkyFolk. Here’s a new analysis on AI from Bellwether. And here’s a new analysis of special education finance from Bellwether. It took Harvard 388 years to catch …
A few memories stay with me from the very early days of the pandemic. Mostly about what I got wrong or right, or just got lucky. My wife and I throw themed dinner parties and on Feb. 29th of 2020 we threw a small one with a leap theme, about great leaps. We served grasshoppers …
ICYMI earlier in the week I wrote about why, despite the stridency about non-profit and for-profit status, tax status actually doesn’t matter a lot in key ways. Last week I took a look at AI and suggested that while bias is an issue given how these models work, we shouldn’t over-index on it. Google over-indexed …
It’s the first week of January so here’s the In and Out list (2023 here and 2022 here). It’s unscientific, it’s impressionistic, and it’s informed by your emails so keep sending them. Happy New Year. Out In Dress Codes Gender stereotypes Networks Hubs Philanthropic dollars in education Philanthropic commitment to education Race-based affirmative action Essays …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. Today, reader reactions to two recent posts, a couple of items not by me you may have missed, and a serious fish. Some selected reactions to the recent post on funders and risk. A few funders wrote to say, ‘hey we’re doing this!’ A few shared interesting examples of different kinds …