Jed and I talk AI, education politics, Virginia, and Target boycotts on a New WonkyFolk. Is Liz Cohen right that we need a ...

My colleague Marissa Mission and I sat down with Ben Kornell to talk AI and ed tech for his Ed Tech Insiders podcast. We ...

More to come on the election and its impact—but for now, a few thoughts. First, for Democrats, this was avoidable, and it’s consequently inexcusable. At some level, it’s the obvious things: the ...

A lot below: Accountability debates in Virginia, dismantling the Department of Education, Ross Wiener’s op-ed, the national voucher tax credit, and child protective services. Plus – when Starlee ...

Next week, on April 29th, I’ll talk with Dr. Sonja Santelises, outgoing CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools on her run in Baltimore and what she’s learned. You can join and ask questions. That’s ...

In Eduwonk today, new WonkyFolk, some VA news, 2025 holiday books. This is probably the last post of the year. There was some noise about a possible big announcement from the administration before ...

There’s a popular narrative that government doesn’t work that well lately – and budget brinksmanship in Washington this week certainly underscores that there is some truth to that. Yet underneath the ...

It’s the first week of January so here’s the In and Out list (2023 here and 2022 here). It’s unscientific, it’s impressionistic, and it’s informed by your emails so keep sending them. Happy New Year.

I’m not a big fan of the snitch line, which as anyone who has seen The Simpsons or South Park could have predicted has not turned out well. Still two things happened. One, VA Dems seized on the “all ...

And I talked Charm City education with departing schools CEO Sonja Santelises. Today at 2p ET/11a PT Indiana state chief Katie Jenner, former SD state chief, CCSSO president, and Metametrics VP Melody ...

We’re sharing the first issue of this newsletter with all our subscribers, but if you want to receive future updates on the latest AI news, be sure to subscribe here. The education sector is no ...

Put off your holiday shopping? Need a last minute stocking stuffer? Here’s the Eduwonk Holiday Book List. And some bonus coffee and sock ideas, too. Constitution of Knowledge extends ideas in “Kindly ...