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This thoughtful review by @shannapeeples.bsky.social provides a vital reminder of the hope we must recapture -- hope we felt while learning about these wonderful Schools of Opportunity.
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Education Shmeducation: The Effects of Dismantling The Dept. of Education Podcast Episode · Beerocracy!® · 03/27/2025 · 38m

Great and sobering (pun sort of intended) conversation with Kevin Welner on the impacts of hollowing out the Department of Education. @nepc.bsky.social

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All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”

Congrats Jon! So exciting. Can’t wait to read more

Most school districts have lots of kids who struggle with reading. This one is different. The third graders in Steubenville, Ohio, are among the best little readers in the nation. For nearly 20 years, 93% or more of them have scored proficient on state reading tests. In fact, the elementar...

Hot take? I don’t see why the key takeaway here is a focus on phonics. I listened to the episode and I heard small class sizes, subsidized preschool, extra academic supports based on what kids need, & wraparound supports. www.apmreports.org/story/2025/0...

The CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey has monitored the wellbeing of America’s high school students since 1991.

Since 2015, it’s been a vital source of data on LGBQ youth. In 2023, it provided the first ever nationally representative sample of transgender teens.

As of this morning, it’s gone.

Health Policy Research Scholars HPRS is a four-year national leadership development program for full-time doctoral students from a wide range of nonclinical, research-focused disciplines in which policy is a key lever for change.

First Bluesky post to share the application for RWJF’s Health Policy Research Scholars program. HPRS prepared me to conduct interdisciplinary health policy research, nurtured me as a leader, and connected me with lifelong friends. 1st year doc students, check it out! www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...