Yes, I'm watching Game of Thrones five years late. And yes, my mind is officially blown. How. What? Give this woman every acting award imaginable.

Bravo, Arlington Public Schools APS School Board Arlington Parents for Education SOL scores plummet across Northern Virginia; educators say comparisons meaningless insidenova.com/headlines/sol-… via InsideNoVA

Perfectly timed good advice How to Tell If You’re Oversharing (and How to Stop It) lifehacker.com/how-to-tell-if…

Starting NAEP in 4th grade is much too late educationnext.org/case-for-kinde…

When I told APS School Board members that reducing class size by 1-2 students shouldn’t be the priority, I was mocked by a member. It’s just that I know the research. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…

Seriously Arlington Public Schools Arlington County x.com/apsaquatics/st…

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RIP, PJ. I shall return - yet again - to my tattered, battered, and beloved copy of Parliament of Whores in tribute. May you be enjoying holidays in heaven P. J. O'Rourke

YES. EXACTLY. Why?!?

Distracting myself from worry by drafting the screenplay… ‘bring the ammo and take a ride’ buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…

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Ugh...and this is why, without herculean efforts, we're going to see depressed achievement on NAEP, The Nation's Report Card well into the 2030s. Md. officials say fewer kids 'demonstrating readiness' for kindergarten than pre-pandemic wjla.com/news/local/md-… Lesley Muldoon Martin West Laura LoGerfo

I love and accept cookies. Spouse is a pie guy. This one, however, may convert him for good. Kudos, Hrishikesh Hirway theverybestcookie

My piece on what it means to raise and educate young children in the COVID era: usatoday.com/in-depth/news/…

Misha, a non-verbal teen with Down’s Syndrome, didn’t understand why his family had to flee Mariupol this year. To placate him, his mother told him they were travelling to meet John Cena. Cena heard… and went to Amsterdam to oblige. Just brilliant.

apple.news/AAfhXsKbjR4CTU… “No physical school meant no school for weeks and months on end.” Yep. And not only in disadvantaged districts. APSVA vanished in 2020, not to re-emerge until…six months later. Brilliant.

How I dealt with my frustration: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

NAEP gives private schools a voice in the national conversation about education. Check out this fact sheet to learn more about NAEP and the role of private schools: nces.ed.gov/nationsreportc…

Hey Arlington? Northern Virginia? Read this. Resisting the Youth Sports Industrial Complex educationnext.org/resisting-yout…

“Kelly…said these history and civics results should spark “a national conversation around the need for urgency and supporting this group of learners”” History and civics scores are down on two key national tests chalkbeat.org/2023/5/3/23709…