Behind The Curve

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 …

Culture Clash & Realignments, And When Is Breaking And Building Just Breaking? Plus, Betsy V. Bush and AI & Teachers

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 …

2024 Eduwonk Book List! Plus New Wonky Folk, Ask A Psychometrician, And Top 5 Posts This Year!

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 …

Shellacked. What Are The Education Takeaways From The Election?

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 …

Statement On Statements. Plus Is Education Always Last To Get The Memo? Plus Fish!

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 …

Dems, Dial It Back A Few Clicks. Please. It Matters. Down With Dress Codes! And Probably The Sweetest Fish Pic Ever.

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 …

Readers React On Parental Rights And Philanthropy, Big Friday Fish, Plus Education & Politics

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 …