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There is no escaping the persistent problem of a meaningless high school diploma - for students, for employers, for all of us. We fail to address it at our own peril.
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Eric Lerum
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Eric Lerum
@ericlerum
True believer: educational opportunity and economic mobility. Independent consultant. Formerly @AmericaSucceeds. #edpolicy #edreform (all tweets are my own)
Denver, CO Katılım Şubat 2011
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Great piece by @matt_barnum about an important experimental study by @cqcampos: To affect school choices, school performance "information needs to be widely shared across a broad network of connected families, not just a handful of individuals."
chalkbeat.org/2026/05/19/los…
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Still using what they were trained in. This is an ed prep and PD problem.
Michael Petrilli@MichaelPetrilli
Report: Nearly One-Third of Teachers Still Use ‘Discredited’ Reading Methods the74million.org/article/report…
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Let me translate the abstract: we should be more serious about teacher evaluation.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.310…
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But these results are still very promising for other problems we are trying to solve for, namely student well-being and mental health.
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I'm not surprised that we still actually have to improve instruction in order to raise student achievement. Turning kids' attention back away from their phones to their peers and to what's being taught is only one part. The other, larger rock to move is improving teaching.
Kelsey Piper@KelseyTuoc
surprisingly minimal results from school phone bans
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Yes, paying teachers more at the start of their careers can support retention and student achievement. Districts also need to look at how they spend their resources across the full salary schedule. Many districts still pay a lot for master’s degree premiums that don’t improve teacher effectiveness or student outcomes.
A better approach would be to shift those dollars toward early-career pay as well as other targeted, evidence-based strategies, like incentives for shortage areas, high-need schools, strong performance, or teacher leadership roles. nctq.org/research-insig…
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It’s like having a Waymo trail just behind you on a long run and constantly asking if you want a lift
Angelo Muredda@amuredda
Can’t imagine why your word processing software repeatedly offering to write your essay for you at every stage of the process might contribute to cognitive atrophy
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Finally an angle on the college ROI issue that isn't simply turning away from giving all students a chance to get to and through college. This is refreshing and inspiring.
TNTP@TNTP
The formula worked. Until it didn’t. “The social contract that held for generations—hard work, a degree, a path to stability—has quietly broken.” Now what → future-ed.org/a-new-strategy…
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@travispillow Worse. Colleges are elevating first-gen issues to drown out college-educated moms who complain.
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@ericlerum Of all the valid critiques of the current state of higher education someone could make right now, they went with “colleges aren’t doing enough elite gatekeeping?”
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This is not kind to students. If you want to be kind, care enough to tell them the truth and help them reach a true bar of achievement.
Neetu Arnold@neetu_arnold
For students who are weak at taking state tests, Pennsylvania found a way to graduate them using “evidence-based credentials” The problem? Many students may be taking credentials that are of little use after they graduate
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@ericlerum Sure. But, they seem to all want to play along when they know it’s BS.
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Staggering and absolutely shameful. What are we even doing here?
Alexander Russo@alexanderrusso
"Recent stories about grade inflation and college students struggling with basic math hint that these gaps exist. But when I started digging into the numbers, I was startled by just how large they were." The Graduation Gap - by Chad Aldeman chadaldeman.com/p/the-graduati…
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@edpolicyjunkie Well, I don’t think they sit down and hammer out an agreement…
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@ericlerum I hate to be a conspiracy theorist, but how is this not a collusion between the politicians, district leaders, and teachers union leadership to dupe parents?
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Yes, the best state ed agencies never stop asking whether their choices are working. That's all the more reason to invest in robust data systems. The drive to improve will only get you so far if you can’t effectively evaluate what works.
Kareem J. Weaver@KJWinEducation
Relistened to podcast with some Mississippi Dept of Ed leaders. I've directly engaged ~ 25 DoE's, and there are tiers of effectiveness. The top tier, which includes Mississippi, continues to evaluate their choices, programs, and support. Their drive to improve is contagious.
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the weirdest thing about parenting in 2026 is that you can spend hours researching the safest car seat, the best pediatrician, the right sunscreen. then hand your kid an iPad with apps that have never been tested for whether they actually teach anything. we are incredibly careful about physical safety and incredibly careless about what goes into their minds.
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Makes sense given it's the state that's obligated to provide education.
Marc Porter Magee 🎓@marcportermagee
Its been a long time since local revenue was the primary way schools in America are funded
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