Love seeing this Dana Goldstein profile of my colleague and friend Dan Wuori — if you don’t follow Dan yet, this is a great time to start (and a great time to pre-order his book!)

nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/…

Tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal front page on a terrible anniversary #FreeEvan

Elated to announce that thanks to a $10 million gift from craig newmark, which we are adding to his previous $20M investment, the Newmark J-School will now be ready to offer free tuition to 50 percent of its students. 🧵

We stand with you, Paul. Thank you.

Ann Arbor school board becomes one the first K12 systems to support a ceasefire resolution.

In an emotional, raucous meeting, many parents objected, with a few saying they would pull their children from the district nytimes.com/2024/01/18/us/…

Tonight, Ann Arbor's board of education could become the first major public school district to pass an Israel-Gaza ceasefire resolution. The debate has been contentious, in a left-leaning town with sizable Arab and Jewish populations. nytimes.com/2024/01/17/us/…

What costs $1,000 per student & might help children learn to read?

A new study found that California schools got positive results from a targeted investment in the science of reading — even w/ the challenges of pandemic recovery, reports Dana Goldstein. nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/…

Patriotism, anti-communism, and a heroic view of the founding: These are some common elements in three Republican-led states that recently rewrote civics standards.

All three also turned to experts affiliated with Hillsdale College.

nytimes.com/2023/11/30/us/…

Here is one approach to an issue that underlies a lot of American voters' feelings that the economy is crap (high mortgage rates, high rent, no supply)

Yesterday was a setback for the parental rights movement in swing regions of Pennsylvania, Virginia and beyond. Some conservative education advocates are arguing for a shift away from LGBTQ/race issues and toward school choice. nytimes.com/2023/11/08/us/…

Excellent reporting from Andrew Marantz newyorker.com/news/the-polit…

Scholastic reverses course, ending practice of separating books on race and gender into an 'optional' list for school book fairs. The company had said the policy was a response to red state curriculum restrictions. nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/…

One surprising pleasure as I approach mid-life has been feeling that my family is connected and held by our synagogue community. Here is an important essay from our rabbi, Rabbi Rachel Timoner nytimes.com/2023/10/17/opi…

Gaza residents face food and water shortages as they flee south washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/…

“He had not, in fact, devoted himself to antifa or abolition of the police but rather to quiet policy changes around solid waste.” ⁦Ginia Bellafante⁩ nytimes.com/2023/10/13/nyr…