activism
‘Why Fascists Fear Teachers’ Should Be Required Reading for Every Education Activist
“Wars are won by teachers.” — Vladimir Putin (quoted by Randi Weingarten) That single line could serve as the thesis for Randi Weingarten’s new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." It’s less a memoir...
Teaching
The War On Truth Begins In the Classroom
We live in an age when truth no longer anchors public life. The cost is not merely confusion but captivity, the quiet surrender of our capacity to know. Language is the first casualty. What once...
equity
This Is Ground Zero in the Conservative Quest for More Patriotic and Christian Public Schools
The future that the Trump administration envisions for public schools is more patriotic, more Christian, and less “woke.” Want to know how that might play out? Look to Oklahoma. Oklahoma has spent...
Literacy
Many Young Adults Are Barely Literate, Yet Earned a High School Diploma
One in four young adults across the U.S. is functionally illiterate – yet more than half earned high school diplomas, according to recently released data. The number of 16-to 24-year-olds reading at...
EdTech
When Leaders Share Deepfakes: Teaching Truth in an Age of Political AI
This weekend, President Donald Trump shared a video depicting himself flying a fighter jet and dumping sludge over protesters. It was not real. It was AI-generated. Within hours, Senator J.D. Vance...
EdTech
AI Won’t Replace Your Kid’s Teacher, But It Will Make Them Better
A few messages arrived asking if I’m going soft on AI in education. I’ve sounded cynical in the past about the idea (even as I wrote cautiwously in favor of it). Am I buying into the hype after...
