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Only 1 in 5 Americans support eliminating the Department of Education thebulwark.com/p/the-harris-p… UMass Poll

How does a district’s size influence its approach to developing school leaders? A new RAND survey offers insight: bit.ly/3zNCH7J

I'm so sorry to hear this, Jewél. To folks reading this, Jewél is an amazing reporter and kind person. Please hire her and send her tips to a new job. We need more investigative reporters on the ed beat like her.

College campuses have become fraught symbols of the hyper-polarization, anger, and fear characterizing American politics today. What does a second Trump administration means for American college campuses? Here are eight differing views on that question. chroni.cl/4hTIDx2

Hearing more news of #medialayoffs. If you know folks affected, consider becoming a community coordinator of a mutual aid network. Here's how. If you have been affected, check this site for what to do right after a layoff + job links when you're ready. journalismcommunityaid.wordpress.com

McMahon in 2009 on problems in education at the time. "I see the effects of this growing gap between socio-economic, ethnic diversity, etc.,  and the performance in our children... The curriculum ought to be the same across the board ... " ctinsider.com/politics/artic…

Apply to Education Writers Association’s National Awards for Education Reporting! These prestigious awards honor the exemplary work of journalists (and students!) who have covered education topics. You do not need to be a beat reporter to apply. The final deadline is Jan. 8. ewa.org/ewa-awards

I know everyone is talking about Matt Gaetz but please don't miss this: Georgia fired every single person on its maternal mortality review committee. Why? They didn't like that reporters found out that the state's ban killed two women propublica.org/article/georgi…

Since we are all, unbelievably, debating the value of vaccines, some history: America's victory in the Revolutionary War rested in part on George Washington's decision to inoculate the Continental Army against smallpox. From my review of 2002 book "Pox Americana."

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Rethinking regional assignments and focusing on stories that convert readers into subscribers (and more resources for the ed team). NEW: Urgency, experimentation, & expansion at the The Baltimore Banner - by education editor Rachel Cieri Mull kappanonline.org/ciera-mull-urg…

How Americans responded in 1955 when the invention of the polio vaccine was announced.

Such an incredibly important and maddening front-page story today by Natasha Singer looking at how social media and smartphones are becoming an accelerant for in-school brawls. This is daily reality for many kids today:

The world’s richest man took $190 million away from kids with cancer.

As 2024 draws to a close today, I remember my friend and former colleague Marshall Allen, a champion of quality journalism and quality health care, who died this year. Very much missed. propublica.org/article/marsha…

Attempting a social media-free January. Be good to yourselves (and others).

Scoop: CPS CEO Pedro Martinez is one of six candidates in the running for superintendent of schools in Clark County, Nevada, the nation's fifth largest school district: chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/0…

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These cuts at HUD are truly stunning in scale.