Thoughts On Ed Policy
@EdPolThoughts
Education Policy PhD who left academia to make a difference in the community. Trying to put my research on urban poverty and achievement gaps into practice.
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The test of your behavior during the pandemic is this: “If everyone had done what I’ve done the past six months, the pandemic would be ______.”
The tide of propaganda just keeps creeping higher and higher. It will take decades to undo the damage this administration does — if we ever can.
"CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!" –President Donald J. Trump
I love how adults just absolutely refuse to believe that letting teens sleep in will be good for them no matter how much the evidence says otherwise. If your backwards moralizing doesn’t fix them, surely sleep deprivation will! buffalonews.com/news/local/edu…
Absolutely unconscionable to just abandon people in the middle of medical treatment. Our political battles have gotten so toxic that we’re willing to accept this collateral damage just to piss off the other side? nytimes.com/2025/02/06/hea…
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Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order
The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.
The most embarrassing name change “freedom fries” nytimes.com/2025/01/24/us/…
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Interior Department Says Gulf of Mexico Is Now ‘Gulf of America’
Trump also renamed Denali, North America’s tallest peak, as Mount McKinley, despite objections from Alaska’s senators.
I can’t believe @FIFAcom doubled down on being corrupt after the whole Qatar selection scandal.
What are we even talking about here?? When I think about my kids and my family and how they will grow up, the choice is clear to me. VOTE KAMALA HARRIS!!!
I would pay to watch a debate where moderators actually forced the candidates to answer the questions that were asked. Give them 20 seconds to answer, ask the question again, then turn off their mic if they still won’t answer.
I keep signing up for webinars that are mostly just boring “panel discussions” but this one is really interesting. Thanks, @BrookingsInst brookings.edu/events/the-cha…
Still waiting for @MLB to explain how the Cubs’ runner was safe when the Pirates’ catcher clearly tags him out. Do they think Joey Bart dropped the ball too soon after the tag?
Not sure why @washingtonpost thinks immigration is “unpalatable” washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…
I was just in a webinar where one of the moderators advocated for test-optional admissions in the name of equity. I understood the push for it in the past, but we now know it doesn't actually do this. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Good piece today by David Leonhardt “The Misguided War on the SAT: Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. That’s not what the research shows.” nytimes.com/2024/01/07/bri…
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