Nick Covington
@covingtonedu.bsky.social
Dad. Iowan. Former HS social studies teacher.
Creative Director @ Human Restoration Project 🛸 www.humanrestorationproject.org
Creative Director @ Human Restoration Project 🛸 www.humanrestorationproject.org
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"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Check out my conversation with @schooldaves.bsky.social as he challenges us to put our money where our mouth is in upholding our collective commitment to public education in the United States. 👇 #K12 #schoolfinance #highered
"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
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November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"I will teach real history. I will celebrate diversity. I will welcome and love every student regardless of any of the labels they were made to feel bad for. I refuse to silently watch as our country descends into fascism."
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
www.humanrestorationproject.org/writing/ther...
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"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
More affordable career pathways are a good thing, but this seems like papering over a much larger problem related to rising college costs and stagnating teacher pay, ensuring first year teachers will be even *less* experienced. Why not pay student teachers for practicum time, for starters?
University of Northern Iowa to launch three-year elementary education degree
he University of Northern Iowa is working to fast-track elementary teacher training through a new three-year degree program.
www.ktiv.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
More affordable career pathways are a good thing, but this seems like papering over a much larger problem related to rising college costs and stagnating teacher pay, ensuring first year teachers will be even *less* experienced. Why not pay student teachers for practicum time, for starters?
Why do schools need bonds if they are publicly funded, how does this system of school funding create debtor schools?
Who are our public schools indebted *to*, anyway?
(Hint: You're not gonna like the answers) @debtcollective.bsky.social
Who are our public schools indebted *to*, anyway?
(Hint: You're not gonna like the answers) @debtcollective.bsky.social
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Why do schools need bonds if they are publicly funded, how does this system of school funding create debtor schools?
Who are our public schools indebted *to*, anyway?
(Hint: You're not gonna like the answers) @debtcollective.bsky.social
Who are our public schools indebted *to*, anyway?
(Hint: You're not gonna like the answers) @debtcollective.bsky.social
Check out my conversation with @schooldaves.bsky.social as he challenges us to put our money where our mouth is in upholding our collective commitment to public education in the United States. 👇 #K12 #schoolfinance #highered
"What would it mean to have truly public schools, down to the very means of resource creation and distribution that fuels them…what will it take to make school as public as possible?" @schooldaves.bsky.social asks in his new book.
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
Our conversation: www.humanrestorationproject.org/podcasts/aki...
November 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Check out my conversation with @schooldaves.bsky.social as he challenges us to put our money where our mouth is in upholding our collective commitment to public education in the United States. 👇 #K12 #schoolfinance #highered
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The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s
ProPublica identified 20 schools in the state that likely opened as segregation academies and have received almost $10 million over the past six years from the state’s tax credit donation program.
www.propublica.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Mississippi GOP's main project has been to roll back the civil rights movement, starting with the re-segregation of public schools. ProPublica identified 20 segregation academies in Mississippi that received almost $10 mn over 6 years from state coffers.
If you want to know where the money for school buildings comes from, @schooldaves.bsky.social has answers...none of which you're going to like.
Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' or listen on our website, humanrestorationproject.org/podcast, when the full episode drops tomorrow!
Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' or listen on our website, humanrestorationproject.org/podcast, when the full episode drops tomorrow!
November 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
If you want to know where the money for school buildings comes from, @schooldaves.bsky.social has answers...none of which you're going to like.
Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' or listen on our website, humanrestorationproject.org/podcast, when the full episode drops tomorrow!
Search & subscribe to 'Human Restoration Project' or listen on our website, humanrestorationproject.org/podcast, when the full episode drops tomorrow!
Love that @humanrestorationproject.org got included in the sketch notes agenda today. 😁
November 7, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Love that @humanrestorationproject.org got included in the sketch notes agenda today. 😁
Huge thank you to @joshuaseigal.bsky.social for sending a signed copy of I Don't Like Poetry to my son! I can't wait to show him after school. 😊
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Huge thank you to @joshuaseigal.bsky.social for sending a signed copy of I Don't Like Poetry to my son! I can't wait to show him after school. 😊
Imagine someone coming to this country to take care of *your children* to not only be treated like this but have the "law" impose such harm on a community. Nobody was hurt by this person's immigration status, only by indiscriminate & dehumanizing enforcement, and that includes your kids.
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Imagine someone coming to this country to take care of *your children* to not only be treated like this but have the "law" impose such harm on a community. Nobody was hurt by this person's immigration status, only by indiscriminate & dehumanizing enforcement, and that includes your kids.
Teachers often get told what "Best Practice" is, but I worry they don't get enough intentional visioning time to reflect on what their classroom practice/culture looks & sounds like at its ideal and collaborate to address stressors/barriers to that vision. Here's a simple reflection for just that:
![4 square reflection form:
What does [classroom practice] look like and sound like at its best?
What are teachers doing?
What are students doing?
What are the biggest stressors/barriers to achieving this?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:y4dkrhqph7kakgqa2ersnkif/bafkreihqadu6x5bpjipyuwsaooczonhuyi7gpegr5uqus5td7mjknd5w7u@jpeg)
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Teachers often get told what "Best Practice" is, but I worry they don't get enough intentional visioning time to reflect on what their classroom practice/culture looks & sounds like at its ideal and collaborate to address stressors/barriers to that vision. Here's a simple reflection for just that:
Note: also not a great teaching strategy
Toad put his head very close to the ground and shouted, “NOW SEEDS, START GROWING!”
November 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Note: also not a great teaching strategy
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"The world does not have to be stagnant to be comfortable"
Students write cool things—and, without question, it is worth it to take the time to showcase and celebrate those cool things
(Probably favorite space in our classroom!)
Students write cool things—and, without question, it is worth it to take the time to showcase and celebrate those cool things
(Probably favorite space in our classroom!)
November 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"The world does not have to be stagnant to be comfortable"
Students write cool things—and, without question, it is worth it to take the time to showcase and celebrate those cool things
(Probably favorite space in our classroom!)
Students write cool things—and, without question, it is worth it to take the time to showcase and celebrate those cool things
(Probably favorite space in our classroom!)
Reposted by Nick Covington
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." (This PBS story on the scientific brain drain is heartbreaking & ominous for medicine, imo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." (This PBS story on the scientific brain drain is heartbreaking & ominous for medicine, imo.) www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLvO...
The whole Daylight Savings thing really gives away the game, doesn't it? We collectively decided to make a day in November 25 hours long but you're telling me we can't have a functioning healthcare system?
November 2, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The whole Daylight Savings thing really gives away the game, doesn't it? We collectively decided to make a day in November 25 hours long but you're telling me we can't have a functioning healthcare system?
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+ I sometimes forget that my humanity is my superpower. I’m grateful to work in community with young people who remind me that being me is enough. I’ll treasure this letter forever.
Always choose humanity.
Always choose humanity.
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
+ I sometimes forget that my humanity is my superpower. I’m grateful to work in community with young people who remind me that being me is enough. I’ll treasure this letter forever.
Always choose humanity.
Always choose humanity.
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I thought I was holding it together.
I didn’t think they could tell.
Working in a politically regressive state during a takeover of my district while my marriage falls apart takes its toll and that shows up in my classroom. That initially filled me with a deep sense of shame and disappointment. +
I didn’t think they could tell.
Working in a politically regressive state during a takeover of my district while my marriage falls apart takes its toll and that shows up in my classroom. That initially filled me with a deep sense of shame and disappointment. +
November 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I thought I was holding it together.
I didn’t think they could tell.
Working in a politically regressive state during a takeover of my district while my marriage falls apart takes its toll and that shows up in my classroom. That initially filled me with a deep sense of shame and disappointment. +
I didn’t think they could tell.
Working in a politically regressive state during a takeover of my district while my marriage falls apart takes its toll and that shows up in my classroom. That initially filled me with a deep sense of shame and disappointment. +
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Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
Huge implications for orgs seeking federal research grants: anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion contract clauses extend to *all* organizational efforts, not just those funded by the grant, with the provision to "claw back" spent funds from violators.
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Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions
The Python Software Foundation said the grant would have funded automation and structural improvements to a key open-source programming language.
cyberscoop.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Huge implications for orgs seeking federal research grants: anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion contract clauses extend to *all* organizational efforts, not just those funded by the grant, with the provision to "claw back" spent funds from violators.
cyberscoop.com/python-softw...
cyberscoop.com/python-softw...
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I know everyone wants the best education for their child, but the anti-intellectual authority we’re currently under makes me want to throw personalization and individualization out the window.
Everyone needs a great education and I’m sick of people arguing otherwise.
Everyone needs a great education and I’m sick of people arguing otherwise.
October 31, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I know everyone wants the best education for their child, but the anti-intellectual authority we’re currently under makes me want to throw personalization and individualization out the window.
Everyone needs a great education and I’m sick of people arguing otherwise.
Everyone needs a great education and I’m sick of people arguing otherwise.
Proud to be a member of a truly grassroots rural/suburban/urban coalition of Iowans dedicated to revitalizing a vision for thriving public education in our state.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Proud to be a member of a truly grassroots rural/suburban/urban coalition of Iowans dedicated to revitalizing a vision for thriving public education in our state.
www.amestrib.com/story/news/l...
www.amestrib.com/story/news/l...
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The antidote to everything bad in the world is a Swiss folk black metal band who dresses up like medieval apiarists and sings about bees.
The antidote to everything bad in the world is a Swiss folk black metal band who dresses up like medieval apiarists and sings about bees.
VIGLJOS live in Belgrade, Serbia 2025 (HQ, full set)
YouTube video by Aspherical Arts Prod.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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The antidote to everything bad in the world is a Swiss folk black metal band who dresses up like medieval apiarists and sings about bees.
The antidote to everything bad in the world is a Swiss folk black metal band who dresses up like medieval apiarists and sings about bees.
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In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
In short, the ANES data shows:
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
📉 Social media use is shrinking
💥 Twitter/X posting has moved ~50 points to the right
🧩 Platforms are splintering
🔊 Fewer people are talking — but those still talking are more politically extreme
Reposted by Nick Covington
Legacy platforms are losing ground:
⬇️ Facebook
⬇️ YouTube
⬇️ Twitter/X
But
⬆️ TikTok and Reddit
"Other" platforms - including Bluesky - has not seen significant growth as a whole. (But huge compositional changes)
⬇️ Facebook
⬇️ YouTube
⬇️ Twitter/X
But
⬆️ TikTok and Reddit
"Other" platforms - including Bluesky - has not seen significant growth as a whole. (But huge compositional changes)
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Legacy platforms are losing ground:
⬇️ Facebook
⬇️ YouTube
⬇️ Twitter/X
But
⬆️ TikTok and Reddit
"Other" platforms - including Bluesky - has not seen significant growth as a whole. (But huge compositional changes)
⬇️ Facebook
⬇️ YouTube
⬇️ Twitter/X
But
⬆️ TikTok and Reddit
"Other" platforms - including Bluesky - has not seen significant growth as a whole. (But huge compositional changes)