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Matthew Gardner Kelly

@mgardnerkelly.bsky.social

Assistant Professor at UW. History and school finance. Book: Dividing the Public. Retweets are not endorsements. Opinions are my own. 🏳️‍🌈 Seattle, WA. https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501773266/dividing-the-public/#bookTabs=1

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Bruce D. Baker@schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If I hear another f--ng interview about how the long run learning loss which started pre-covid (esp in reading) is probably caused by social media and failure to implement Science of Reading, while totally ignoring the post-recession great disinvestment - for which we already have causal evidence...

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There's a major civil rights protest taking place in Selma, Alabama, right now in response to the SCOTUS decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act and the ongoing attack on Black Americans’ political power (video: defiancedispatch/IG)

Ansley Erickson@ansleyerickson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

NYC teachers and friends of same - please share this great learning opportunity. A day at the NY Historical Society to invigorate and expand how you teach Civil Rights Movement history. #nyc #nyccivilrightshistory #maemallory #harlem9

Civil Rights and Schools: From Little Rock to NYC

This workshop focuses on efforts to desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 and in Harlem in 1958. This event will be in-person.

facinghistory.org

Zahava Stadler@zahavastadler.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This is a truly wild stat. "TN will spend an average of $7,023 per public school student... compared to the $7,295 given to [voucher] students." If a state invests more in those leaving public schools than in strengthening the system that serves all comers, what does that say about its priorities?

Tennessee voucher total outpaces average per-pupil funding for public school students

Tennessee will allocate an average of $7,023 per public school student in the state, nearly $300 less than a new private school voucher. Though public school students will receive more public funds overall given a local government contribution, Democrats and education advocates are criticizing the disparity.

chalkbeat.org

Jacob T. Levy@jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The fact that the thing we're calling artificial intelligence *can't do math* and yet we're jamming it into programs that successfully *have done math* for decades, then warning people against using the AI to do math, seems like an excellent summary of where we are.

Ketan Joshi@ketanjoshi.co · 12mo ago

Good thing no one uses Microsoft Excel for anything related to legal, regulatory or compliance business functions www.theverge.com/news/761338/...

Microsoft Excel adds Copilot Al to help ... theverge.com The Verget-4.1-mini Al model | 5 successor to the LABS.GENERATIVEAI function Microsoft started experimenting with in 2023. Microsoft notes that you can combine its new Al function with other Excel functions, including IF, SWITCH, LAMBDA, or WRAPROWS. The company adds that information sent through Excel's COPILOT function is "never" used for AI training, as "the input remains confidential and is used solely to generate your requested output." The COPILOT function comes with a couple of limitations, as it can't access information outside your spreadsheet, and you can only use it to calculate 100 functions every 10 minutes. Microsoft also warns against using the AI function for numerical calculations or in “high-stakes scenarios” with legal, regulatory, and compliance implications, as COPILOT "can give incorrect responses." Copy Share Select all Web search Dictionary ...
Chris Saldaña@cmsaldana.bsky.social · last yr.

Head Start programs receive 0.18% of the total federal budget. This translates to $12.3 billion out of a $6.8 trillion federal budget. This isn't about closing federal deficits, it's about being cruel and challenging constitutional precedent protecting undocumented kids. www.wpr.org/news/new-tru...

New Trump rule bans undocumented immigrant families from Head Start

Immigrant families lacking permanent legal status will no longer qualify for federally funded preschool through the Head Start program, the Trump administration announced this week.

wpr.org

treb@treblaw.bsky.social · last yr.

Received an email that our son's after-school program, which has helped immensely throughout his foster and adoption journey, had its funding frozen and is in danger of completely shutting down this summer and beyond. It's illegal and it's immoral and it's just plain cruel. I will never forget this

Trump administration withholds $230 million for Pennsylvania schools • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Education advocates said the failure to release the funds was reckless and unlawful and would affect the state's most vulnerable students.

penncapital-star.com

Mark Lieberman@marklieberman.bsky.social · last yr.

The latest on Trump’s education funding freeze: Some programs are starting to shut down, districts are rejiggering budgets, and everyone is scrambling to make sense of the chaos. More on $6.8 billion withheld from K-12 schools: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Schools and States Scramble as Trump Freezes $6.8 Billion in Federal Funds

After-school programs, English-learner services, migrant education programs, and professional development are all at risk.

edweek.org

Rebecca Spang@rlspang.bsky.social · last yr.

So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...

Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees

Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.

ipm.org