Education News, Analysis, and Commentary
Last week we did a special G rated kids version of our regular Friday fish feature. This week we’ve got a special version, too, the previously promised ed researcher edition! It doesn’t qualify as fish porn because, well, there are no fish in the picture. But, I can attest that Jane Hannaway, seen here at …
Today we have a special “G” rated version of our usual Friday fish feature. Today we’re focusing on the kids of various edufigures. Below is a picture of New Schools Venture Fund partner Jordan Meranus’ daughter with a big fluke she caught this summer. And it was no fluke, she caught several that day and …
We need to talk about Friday Fish Porn. “No thanks,” you say. Well, hang on. As emails have become more of a popular way to get the blog and content blockers more of an issue, the few emails I used to get like this have become more common, “Just a note that educators prefer not …
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No fish porn today, more soon, but let me use this as an opportunity to be crystal clear about what I absolutely am not looking for. Dan Willingham with some important cautions. The gaps between research and what everyone knows are really stunning. This week I heard someone in a position of real influence talking about how …
Rick Hess and I check in with Nat Malkus on a new episode of his “Report Card” podcast. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. We discuss why, even if you’re frustrated with what has happened at Harvard, we all have to be Crimson now given the stakes. We talk waivers, AERA, …
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Light content over the past few weeks despite everything going on—lots of travel and work. Apologies, or you’re welcome, depending on why you read. Here today is some recent content you might have missed, along with a look at the upcoming SCOTUS religious charters case, the restructuring of the Department of Education, and whether you …
I was going to keep posting light over the holidays and early January, with an ‘in and out’ list and things in that vein. But Jimmy Carter’s passing certainly occasions mention. First, though, in case you missed it, here’s the Eduwonk holiday book list (good books for any time of year) and the year-end Wonkyfolk. …
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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 …
Greetings! Will it ever stop raining? I hope so, because I’m riding in the PMC Unpaved this weekend in the Berkshires. If you see a rider with pink handlebar tape on a black gravel bike, that’s me—riding for a good friend. It’s not too late to join this year’s campaign, and I’d be grateful, as …
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 …
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