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Stephen Sawchuk

@stephen-sawchuk.bsky.social

Assistant Managing Editor at Education Week, editing curriculum & instruction coverage. I make ugly pots.

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Stephen Sawchuk@stephen-sawchuk.bsky.social · last yr.

One of the reasons I love EdWeek is that our staff is able to add our expertise & nuance to stories that other outlets turn into silly outrage fodder. Like this one from Sarah Sparks on the latest on the GOP and @neatoday.bsky.social 's relationship www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

GOP Renews Push to Revoke Federal Charter for Nation's Largest Teachers' Union

Lawmakers announce repeal bill amid conservative protests against National Education Association.

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Away@tznkai.bsky.social · 2y ago

Okay. Some demand for this so: an introduction to American Protestantism. This is not going to be a comprehensive guide of American Protestantism because I hope to leave you with the impression that such a thing would be huge and nearly impossible for anyone to do, let alone me.

Arianna Prothero@ariannaprothero.bsky.social · 2y ago

Many #educators relied on Twitter for years to connect with peers and get ideas about curriculum, assessments, and teaching approaches. But critics say the platform has been on a down slope in recent years. Enter Bluesky. Great story by @laurainegl.bsky.social www.edweek.org/leadership/i... #Edusky

Is Bluesky the New Twitter for Teachers?

Educators are trying out social media app Bluesky for building and maintaining their professional learning networks.

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Beth Hawkins@bethhawkins.bsky.social · 2y ago

You know what used to be fun? Calling organizations and agencies on the phone. You say who you are and what you are up to and more often than not the other person on the call would say, 'Oh, you need to speak to this person. In case you get cut off, here is their direct number.'

Meredith Kolodner@merkolodner.bsky.social · 2y ago

“We are asking rural folks to accept a set of options that folks in cities and suburbs would never accept...“It’s almost like, well, ‘This is what you get to learn, and this is how you get to learn it. And if you don’t like it, you can move.’ ” hechingerreport.org/easy-to-just...

‘Easy to just write us off’: Rural students’ choices shrink as colleges slash majors - The Hechinger Report

Rural Americans already have less access to higher education than people in cities and suburbs. Now the comparatively few universities serving rural students are cutting large numbers of programs and ...

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Evie Blad@evieblad.bsky.social · 2y ago

A novel suit alleges literacy curricula based on the research of Calkins and Fountas and Pinnell were sold using deceptive and fraudulent marketing that inaccurately labeled them as research-based while ignoring a consensus on the need for explicit phonics instruction. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Parents Sue Lucy Calkins, Fountas and Pinnell, and Others Over Reading Curricula

A first-of-its-kind lawsuit targets creators of whole-language reading curricula.

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Arianna Prothero@ariannaprothero.bsky.social · 2y ago

Trump has vowed to undo protections for LGBTQ+ plus students, and legal experts say his incoming administration has learned from his first time in office, when it tried to reverse certain policies of Obama's. www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #education #politics

The Uncertainty Ahead for Title IX and Transgender Students in Trump's New Term

Trump may not be able to withdraw the Title IX rule on "Day 1," but advocates on both sides expect it to go away.

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