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Jack Schneider

@jackschneider.bsky.social

professor at umass.edu | co-host of haveyouheardpodcast.com | director of umass.edu/education/organizations/center-education-policy previous book: offthemarkbook.com | latest book: educationwarsbook.com | next book: in progress.

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06.12.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#209 Make Education Great Again The MAGA vision for public education isn’t just to dismantle it. Key parts of the coalition also want to reshape schools along religious and political lines. In this episode we hear from two experts a

I hope that you all have heard of one of my all-time fave podcasts, Have You Heard, by journalist @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and professor @jackschneider.bsky.social --and if not, subscribe today! The latest episode (#209) includes an interview with me about my new report.

05.12.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#209 Make Education Great Again The MAGA vision for public education isn’t just to dismantle it. Key parts of the coalition also want to reshape schools along religious and political lines. In this episode we hear from two experts a

In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, we discuss the Trump administration's vision for K-12 education.

04.12.2025 17:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi I'm Derek. Long-time reader, first-time poster...

02.12.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some ideas from @jackschneider.bsky.social and @derekgottliebphd.com about how to make local K-12 school governance more democratic and, in the process, rebuild communities' trust in their public schools

01.12.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Enacting Democratic Processes at the District Level Reframing public education’s narrative will mean establishing what the authors call β€œongoing institutional openness” to capture the heart of the community.

New work from me and @derekgottliebphd.com

01.12.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

You’re at least credited with β€œa clever turn of phrase”!

01.12.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#208 β€˜A Lifetime of Hardship’ Forty plus years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that denying immigrant students access to public education would impose a lifetime of hardship on them. Today, that landmark decision remains on the books

Even as ICE crackdowns impact schools, access to public education for immigrant students remains the law of the land. New @haveyouheard.bsky.social heads to Chicago to hear how schools are responding. And we dig into the landmark 1982 SCOTUS decision: Plyler v Doe soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...

21.11.2025 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every one of these essays, and in truth, the entire collection rebukes the sentiment that the closure of the Department of Ed is NBD. It is a BD.

21.11.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

attn: @histedsocuk.bsky.social @aeradivf-history.bsky.social @ische-news.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @aefpweb.bsky.social

21.11.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
How Accreditation Helped the American Public Learn to Trust Higher Education | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core How Accreditation Helped the American Public Learn to Trust Higher Education - Volume 65 Issue 4

Finally, Christopher P. Loss: "How Accreditation Helped the American Public Learn to Trust Higher Education"

21.11.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Higher Education’s Paper Trail: A Tribute to the Research Resources Provided by the United States Department of Education | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core Higher Education’s Paper Trail: A Tribute to the Research Resources Provided by the United States Department of Education - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is John R. Thelin: "Higher Education’s Paper Trail: A Tribute to the Research Resources Provided by the United States Department of Education"

21.11.2025 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
What the Department of Education Has Meant for Minority Serving Institutions: Struggle, Support, and Symbolism | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core What the Department of Education Has Meant for Minority Serving Institutions: Struggle, Support, and Symbolism - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Marybeth Gasman: "What the Department of Education Has Meant for Minority Serving Institutions: Struggle, Support, and Symbolism"

21.11.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Shifting Role of the US Department of Education in Title IX and Gender Equity in Higher Education | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core The Shifting Role of the US Department of Education in Title IX and Gender Equity in Higher Education - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Linda Eisenmann: "The Shifting Role of the US Department of Education in Title IX and Gender Equity in Higher Education"

21.11.2025 14:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Higher Education and the Department of Education | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core Higher Education and the Department of Education - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Roger L. Geiger: "Higher Education and the Department of Education"

21.11.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Fear of Bilingual Superpowers | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core The Fear of Bilingual Superpowers - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Laura K. MuΓ±oz: "The Fear of Bilingual Superpowers"

21.11.2025 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œCommon Sense School Discipline,” Repurposing Civil Rights Era Policy, and the End of Liberal Order | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core β€œCommon Sense School Discipline,” Repurposing Civil Rights Era Policy, and the End of Liberal Order - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Mahasan Offutt-Chaney: β€œ'Common Sense School Discipline,' Repurposing Civil Rights Era Policy, and the End of Liberal Order"

21.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
To Right a Wrong: The Necessity of the Department of Education for School Desegregation and Educational Equity | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core To Right a Wrong: The Necessity of the Department of Education for School Desegregation and Educational Equity - Volume 65 Issue 4

Next is Michelle A. Purdy: "To Right a Wrong: The Necessity of the Department of Education for School Desegregation and Educational Equity"

21.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

First up, @redheadmenace.bsky.social: "Necessary but not Sufficient: USDOE and Title I Funding"

21.11.2025 14:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education.

I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.

21.11.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

attn: @histedsocuk.bsky.social @aeradivf-history.bsky.social @ische-news.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social

21.11.2025 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Plus...an entire forum on the dismantling of the US Department of Education, which I'm going to post in a separate thread.

21.11.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England - Volume 65 Issue 4

Ben Parsons's Bad Grammar: Teachers, Crime, and the Law in Late Medieval and Early Modern England

21.11.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Humanist Reconquista: Hernando de Talavera’s Pedagogy of Good Manners and His Residential School for Morisco Boys | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core A Humanist Reconquista: Hernando de Talavera’s Pedagogy of Good Manners and His Residential School for Morisco Boys - Volume 65 Issue 4

Carlos Diego Arenas-Pacheco's A Humanist Reconquista: Hernando de Talavera’s Pedagogy of Good Manners and His Residential School for Morisco Boys

21.11.2025 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Educational Expertise, Networks, and Policy-Making under State Socialism: School Maturity in Czechoslovakia and Poland (1950s-1970s) | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core Educational Expertise, Networks, and Policy-Making under State Socialism: School Maturity in Czechoslovakia and Poland (1950s-1970s) - Volume 65 Issue 4

Natalia Jarska & Theofil Finsterschott's Educational Expertise, Networks, and Policy-Making under State Socialism: School Maturity in Czechoslovakia and Poland (1950s-1970s)

21.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rebellious Schooling in a Violent (Post)colony: Expanding the Field of Education History in South Sudan, c. 1905-1972 | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core Rebellious Schooling in a Violent (Post)colony: Expanding the Field of Education History in South Sudan, c. 1905-1972 - Volume 65 Issue 4

Nicki Kindersley & Yosa Wawa's Rebellious Schooling in a Violent (Post)colony: Expanding the Field of Education History in South Sudan, c. 1905-1972

21.11.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
International Perspectives in an Era of Isolationism | History of Education Quarterly | Cambridge Core International Perspectives in an Era of Isolationism - Volume 65 Issue 4

Editorial Introduction: International Perspectives in an Era of Isolationism

21.11.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The latest History of Education Quarterly is now online. In this thread, I'll post non-paywalled versions of the whole issue.

21.11.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Good piece. We included it in our reading list for Patreon subscribers, but everyone should read it.

20.11.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#208 β€˜A Lifetime of Hardship’ Forty plus years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that denying immigrant students access to public education would impose a lifetime of hardship on them. Today, that landmark decision remains on the books

In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, we revisit Plyler v. Doe--the landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed education for undocumented children.

20.11.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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