Phyllis Jordan

The Future of School Accountability Isn’t More Testing Nitkin: Only 29% of school leaders say accountability data helps them improve student outcomes, and half say testing makes it harder to innovate.

Only 29% of school leaders said accountability data helps them improve student outcomes, and half reported that accountability makes it harder to pilot new approaches and personalize learning, according to a new survey. @crpe.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/the-...

I'd liked that, too

Ongoing Federal Shutdown Threatens Head Start Access for Over 65K Children 'We don't want to see our children ... caught in the crosshairs of these types of political fights,' national deputy director said.

Ongoing federal shutdown threatens Head Start access for 65K+ kids: "We don't want to see our children ... caught in the crosshairs of these types of political fights," Head Start's deputy director said. @amandageduld.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/zero2eight/o...

$200 Rent, District Supe as Landlord: Affordable Teacher Housing Is on the Rise As housing prices spike, more districts are building teacher homes to attract young, lower-paid school staffers and help keep those they already have.

$200 Rent, District Supe as Landlord: Affordable Teacher Housing Is on the Rise @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/200-...

Oh wow

Artillery Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines’ Celebration, California Officials Say

BREAKING NYT: A shell fired during a live-fire demonstration at Camp Pendleton on Saturday prematurely detonated, dropping fragments of the shell on a California Highway Patrol vehicle and motorcycle that were part of Vice President JD Vance’s protective detail, according to a patrol report.

Not a single mention of this across the Sunday shows as far as I could tell

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This landmark achievement of political dissent was covered by @nytimes.com on p. 23, eclipsed by the following front-page stories: tourists like Italian food too much, Dems are running too many anti-Trump ads, and Obama’s presidential library is scheduled to open next spring. Sigh.

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
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Is Calculus Overrated? Some Reasons to Rethink How Schools Offer Advanced Math Tyner: Statistics classes are much more common in college — and more relevant in many high-paying fields. High schools should take note

Is Calculus Overrated? Some Reasons to Rethink How Schools Offer Advanced Math @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/is-c...

Johnson doesn't think domestic violence is serious.

Democrats would be in danger of losing around a dozen majority-minority districts across the South if the Supreme Court struck down part of the Voting Rights Act, a New York Time analysis found. nyti.ms/4qwXK3Z

Biden did end Afghanistan though Trump put that in motion.

Many Young Adults Barely Literate, Yet Earned a High School Diploma Functionally illiterate high school graduates may have been passed through the school system without gaining needed skills.

One in four young adults across the country is functionally illiterate – yet more than half earned high school diplomas, according to recently released data. @airinforms.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/many...

Oct. 15, 2025 PENTAGON PRESS ASSOCIATION STATEMENT Today, the Defense Department confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America. It did this because reporters would not sign onto a new media policy over its implicit threat of criminalizing national security reporting and exposing those who sign it to potential prosecution. The Pentagon Press Association's members are still committed to reporting on the U.S. military. But make no mistake, today, Oct. 15, 2025 is a dark day for press freedom that raises concerns about a weakening U.S. commitment to transparency in governance, to public accountability at the Pentagon and to free speech for all. PPA

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

Just a deep, dark cesspool of corruption like we’ve never seen before in US history at every single agency and level of government. Republicans in Congress continue to ignore all of it and if people still care about having a Republic they will vote them out as soon as they can.

Something else that has never happened before in American history, as the Trump admin continues to piss on the Bill of Rights while Republicans in Congress continue to remain silent. Another thing to protest on Saturday.

The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.

Who thinks BLUE states should STOP sending our hard-earned taxpayer dollars to the federal government to subsidize RED states?

White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs

White House Guts Education Department With More Layoffs
About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights enforcement.
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The Post-Pandemic Promise of High-Impact Tutoring ‘There's something really powerful about bringing more people in to interact with young people,’ author Liz Cohen says of her new book

Looking forward to digging into this new book from @lizcohen12.bsky.social @the74.bsky.social #EduSky: The Post-Pandemic Promise of High-Impact Tutoring www.the74million.org/article/the-...

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US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport — Guardian US Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled

🚨🚨🚨As Rutgers professor and anti-fascist researcher @Mark__Bray and his family tried to escape death threats, they found their tickets to Spain had been cancelled at their gate at Newark airport. apple.news/At9zbVrllRta...

Tutoring Is the Teacher Pipeline We’ve Been Missing Hooten: High-dosage tutoring delivers more than academic gains. It could redefine how we bring the next generation of educators into classrooms.

For years, the conversation on #tutoring has been stuck in catch-up mode: How quickly can we help students recover? But perhaps the most underreported story about tutoring is what it means for the future of teaching. #TFA @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/tuto...

Can someone please ask @AGPamBondi if ICE is now staffed by extremists organizations like Proud Boys, 3%ers, and the former Identity Evropa & League of the South. What about those who participated in the January 6th insurrection?

Many people are saying this is true.

New on MSNBC: Trump's new acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan has recruited prosecutors from outside her office to take James Comey to trial, after being unable to find any federal prosecutors in her own office willing to pursue the charges, according to two people familiar with the selections.

How We Outperformed National Reading Scores – And Kept Students at Grade Level Steffan: While some schools are grouping readers by ability, our district has had success teaching students in their classroom cohorts.

How We Outperformed National Reading Scores – And Kept Students at Grade Level @the74.bsky.social #EduSky www.the74million.org/article/how-...

CMS Extends Georgia’s Medicaid Waiver Program, Despite GAO Report Raising Concerns with Costs | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities September 23, 2025: A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raising concerns about the cost of Georgia’s Pathways to Coverage Medicaid waiver program is a forewarning about how ex...

Reports raise red flags: Georgia spent $54M on admin costs for its #Medicaid waiver, nearly twice the $26M spent on care, while enrolling under 3,500 people. CMS still extended the costly program that ties coverage to work requirements. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...