Steve Kotok

Terrible analysis. The Post wants NY to unfairly punish students who get harder questions. NY's approach follows standards, see Ch 5 www.testingstandards.net/uploads/7/6/...

Plenty of reasons to critique/improve state testing. This isn't one of them. Our TAC comment www.linkedin.com/posts/new-yo...

The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing parents that Roblox was free

This a great example of why denominators matter. I'm willing to guess the 3% of art history majors equates to a very small raw number.

I’m old enough to remember when it was a Real Problem that Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch hung out on a tarmac once.

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I don't understand the govt getting rid of office of civil rights folks and DEI but then crying foul about student belonging and inclusion.

We should ensure all students feel safe on college campuses to learn and be challenged intellectually. Jewish students, Muslim students, LGBTQ students, students of Color, and anybody who attends. This shouldn't be hard for unis and one group's rights should never come at the expense of others

State of usa in one image

Ozzy Osbourne Farewell Show Was The Highest-Grossing Charity Concert Of All Time On July 5, Ozzy Osbourne put on a farewell concert, performing as a solo artist and with Black Sabbath for the last time in the band’s hometown of Birmingham, UK. Billed as the “Back To The Beginning”...

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.

Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Shares Antisemitic Posts on X

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/t...

More important for Ed schools IMO. Title IIA funding covers tuition for many current teachers, particularly in high needs schools. I know NY and NJ leader prep programs are poised to take a big hit. Not good timing with current teacher shortages and retention issues.

Underrated moments of my childhood are when Prince did a song for Batman and GNR did a song for Terminator 2.

Being a parent of teens/tweens can be hard but within an hour my 13 yo daughter asked me for a piggy back ride to bed and my 9 yo son gave me a hug so that was pretty pretty pretty good!

ICE detains Marine Corps veteran's wife who was still breastfeeding their baby U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained the wife of a Marine Corps veteran in Louisiana during a routine immigration appointment in New Orleans.

ICE has imprisoned the wife of a Marine veteran who was still breastfeeding a 3-month-old baby because her *mother* failed to attend a hearing in 2018 apnews.com/article/ice-...

Maine Case Opens New Battleground for School Choice: The Right to Discriminate Some religious schools say serving LGBTQ students violates their faith. One voucher opponent said they want a ‘blank check to do what they want.’

“I’m a Christian man. But what these schools want to do is wrong. These guys want a blank check even if it’s leaving some kids and families out.”

Coverage @the74.bsky.social of my fight on billionaire vouchers, where religious schools choose which kids to serve.
www.the74million.org/article/main...

Brad Lander is shown being detained by federal agents in a courthouse. Lander wears a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue striped tie. The agents wear sweatshirts and blue jeans. A headline reads: "Brad Lander Is Detained By ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse." Photo by Olga Fedorova/Associated Press.

Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE

So on the one hand, Trump is banning students from China to visit the U.S. to study, and on the other, he is taking in personal payments by selling his memecoin and then inviting Chinese tech execs with ties to Communist Party to a VIP dinner and White House tour. Welcome to the USA in Trump era.

These cuts are very concerning. They would greatly reduce budgets for teacher training at public and private K-12 schools. All so billionaires can have a tax cut. I'm disgusted.

I support and benefited from EV tax credit but pretty disingenuous to want them to continue after Elon downplayed climate change and supported an anti-science climate change denying political party/president.

We rank every Wes Anderson movie. How does 'The Phoenician Scheme' compare? Wes Anderson has crafted a deep filmography that reflects a signature style. In honor of his latest, "The Phoenician Scheme," we rank all his movies.

www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

Screenshot of scene from the old game Oregon Trail. There is a green graphic on a black background. The graphic is of an ox pulling a wagon and below it is says YOU HAVE LISTENED TO RFK Jr.

YouTube video by Lidia Country Joe Mcdonald - Feel Like i'm Fixing to Die Rag - Woodstock '69

Turns out Joni Ernst is just a big Country Joe and Fish fan
youtu.be/eRl6-bHlz-4?...

Pacers motto "Yes 'Cers" is an all-time lame slogan. Back in my day (like 5 years ago), we had iconic names like "Fear the Deer" and "We the North"

This framing is all wrong

Our international students are not a “crucial funding source”

They are our STUDENTS

They are the reason we EXIST

We teach STUDENTS

Good day for public schools, but wait till Justice Barret finds a case where she doesn't need to recuse herself

G.O.P. Tax Bill May Hurt the Lowest Earners and Help the Richest

Under Trump's economic plan, people making between $17K and $51K could lose an average $700 in after-tax income, taking into account tax and social spending changes, according to a new study. Those make $4.3M or more would gain an average $389K. @tonyromm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/u...

@teachers and @academics: What are your best creative ideas for having students evaluate research articles in the age of AI?

Been a while since I submitted a conference proposal at the literal 11th hour.

Celtics up 16... which means the Knicks have them exactly where they want them considering they've overcome 20 pt leads in last two games.