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Education journalist, EWA's public editor. Writing book on early desegregation history of DoD schools for UNC Press. ‘23 Spencer Education Fellow, '11 Knight-Wallace Fellow.

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That’s pretty close! Will try for DPL.

28.02.2026 02:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Any chance you are coming to Ann Arbor area?

28.02.2026 01:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

really wanted her to dust her shoulder here

26.02.2026 23:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Video of Knight's answer, posted by several folks on the other site ...

26.02.2026 00:17 — 👍 1015    🔁 295    💬 11    📌 25

As others have noted, there's been a major rebranding on the AI cheatbot website in the past two days, including removing this question from the FAQ:

25.02.2026 21:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How ICE Enforcement Affected Schools After Renee Good Journalist Elizabeth Shockman details covering ICE enforcement and its impact on Minnesota schools after Renee Good killing.

"Don't wait for the surge," @eshockmanwrites.bsky.social told me, when I asked how journalists might better cover intersection of immigration and public education.

Find out what it's been like to report from the front lines of ICE crackdown in Minnesota in my new Q&A: ewa.org/educated-rep...

25.02.2026 21:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Is A.I. Changing the Way You Teach Writing? Tell Us.

I'm launching a new project on how A.I. is changing writing instruction. Professors and high school teachers -- we need your help! Please fill out this brief survey: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/u...

24.02.2026 16:12 — 👍 42    🔁 15    💬 6    📌 4

Am I old enough to remember when we didn't give our blizzards first names? Perhaps.

23.02.2026 22:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I somehow CONFUSED IT WITH MANGO after a very long, hot run and it ... is not.

23.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

!!!!

23.02.2026 16:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine ALT: a cartoon dog is sitting at a table in front of a fire with the words it 's fine everything is fine
23.02.2026 15:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Good morning to the NYC people I just saw x-country skiing on Mulberry Streeet. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4Re...

23.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“… at Kellerman’s the friendships last long as the mountain stands!”

23.02.2026 00:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Singles tennis

22.02.2026 21:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sometime around 1985, I woke my sister early to mistakenly tell her we had a snow day (we didn’t).
She is still angry about this.

22.02.2026 21:23 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nice to see so many new followers this morning. Hope you enjoy the place. Make sure to subscribe to my newsletter about the history and memory of the Civil War era and stay tuned for more information about the release of my new biography of Col. Robert Gould Shaw in Sept. kevinmlevin.substack.com

22.02.2026 15:12 — 👍 22    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Go Blue!

22.02.2026 15:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Pentagon announces new director for DODEA schools in sudden leadership change Paul Craft, a retired National Guard colonel and former Ohio schools superintendent, will take over as DODEA’s civilian director on March 9.

I’m writing book about early history of Department of Defense schools for @uncpress.bsky.social, so believe me when I say it’s important to pay attention to what’s happening right now. www.stripes.com/theaters/eur...

21.02.2026 20:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Judge Goodwin: "An anonymous government is no government at all. It cannot be held accountable. A masked agent freely uses force without justifying his actions, and the public cannot name him to challenge his conduct. A regime of secret policing has no place in our society."

21.02.2026 02:24 — 👍 7899    🔁 2834    💬 73    📌 62

Well, this is a bit of a plot twist.

19.02.2026 22:07 — 👍 1043    🔁 248    💬 42    📌 43
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Black History Month Is Radical Now A nation that wants to forget its past must be reminded of all of it.

I have a new essay out this morning about Black History Month, remembering in a moment when those in power want us to forget, and the importance of seeing people in the past as people www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

19.02.2026 13:35 — 👍 303    🔁 105    💬 4    📌 5

What's an example of a book and its film version being equally perfect and why is it "Remains of the Day"

19.02.2026 01:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
14.02.2026 14:46 — 👍 16    🔁 9    💬 0    📌 0

My favorite was Darwin's pro/con list on marriage.

"If not marry: Travel. Europe, yes? America????"

"If marry: means limited, Feel duty to work for money. London life, nothing but Society, no country, no tours, no large Zoolog. Collect. no books."

www.darwinproject.ac.uk/tags/about-d...

12.02.2026 18:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fun fact: A school board member once asked me why they couldn't save money on construction costs by making hallways narrower and ceilings lower in elementary schools since the kids were all so small.

12.02.2026 18:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I remember a school board member asking me why they couldn't save money on construction costs by making the hallways narrower and ceilings lower in elementary schools since the kids were all so small.

12.02.2026 17:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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EWA Reporting Fellowship: Applications Open for 22nd Class Apply for an EWA Reporting Fellowship from the Education Writers Association and get up to $5,000 for enterprise education projects.

ewa.org/members-news...

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