Preston Green
@drprestongreen.bsky.social
John and Maria Neag Professor of Urban Education;
Professor of Educational Leadership and Law;
University of Connecticut
Opinions expressed are my own.
Website: https://www.drprestongreen.com/
Professor of Educational Leadership and Law;
University of Connecticut
Opinions expressed are my own.
Website: https://www.drprestongreen.com/
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Preston Green
@drprestongreen.bsky.social
· Sep 30
Do We Need Rural School Preserves?
A new paper argues that rural school districts are facing an existential threat, and proposes a new sort of preserve to safeguard these districts and the students that they serve.
www.forbes.com
Forbes picked up our article explaining how designating rural school districts as "education preserves" can protect them from charter and voucher expansion.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
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New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New: The Supreme Court DENIES Kim Davis' request to overturn Obergefell, the marriage equality decision. No noted dissents. www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
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A study of a large Florida school district found that the effects of immigration enforcement on students’ academic performance was concentrated in high-poverty schools. The test score declines also occurred for U.S. citizen students.
ICE arrests could hurt student test scores, study says — and not just for immigrants
A study of a large Florida school district found that the effects of immigration enforcement on students’ academic performance was concentrated in high-poverty schools. The test score declines also occurred for U.S. citizen students.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A study of a large Florida school district found that the effects of immigration enforcement on students’ academic performance was concentrated in high-poverty schools. The test score declines also occurred for U.S. citizen students.
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Scholars - if you're publishing articles behind a paywall, why not make your work accessible to everyone by also publishing a preprint version?
November 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Scholars - if you're publishing articles behind a paywall, why not make your work accessible to everyone by also publishing a preprint version?
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I've been waiting to comment publicly on this until the university made its announcement, but the Department of History at Princeton is devastated by the recent death of our wonderful colleague Alison Isenberg.
Alison Isenberg, distinguished urban historian and co-founder of Princeton-Mellon Initiative in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities, dies
A public memorial and celebration of Isenberg’s life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the University Chapel.
www.princeton.edu
November 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I've been waiting to comment publicly on this until the university made its announcement, but the Department of History at Princeton is devastated by the recent death of our wonderful colleague Alison Isenberg.
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In Pennsylvania, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Boardhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2025/11/06/in-pennsylvania-the-blue-wave-sweeps-a-once-conservative-school-board/
In Pennsylvania, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Board
The Central Bucks School District was, for a while, a nationally-noted example of a board that was remade in a conservative culture war image. Tuesday’s blue wave washed away the last traces of that i...
www.forbes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
In Pennsylvania, The Blue Wave Sweeps A Once-Conservative School Boardhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2025/11/06/in-pennsylvania-the-blue-wave-sweeps-a-once-conservative-school-board/
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Tesla says 75% of shareholders voting approved the ~$1T pay package the board teed up for CEO Elon Musk... (story is developing please check back for updates) @cnbc.com
here’s why Elon Musk is likely to score the ~$1T pay package the Tesla board has teed up for him… results from the proxy vote expected as soon as tonight… www.cnbc.com/2025/11/06/t...
Elon Musk expected to prevail in Tesla shareholder vote over CEO's $1 trillion pay plan
After Tesla 's annual shareholders meeting on Thursday, the company is expected to disclose results of the vote on CEO Elon Musk's pay plan.
www.cnbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Tesla says 75% of shareholders voting approved the ~$1T pay package the board teed up for CEO Elon Musk... (story is developing please check back for updates) @cnbc.com
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Funding for a Head Start program in South Dakota is delayed because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the program to obtain its own temporary funding and consider a potential closure next month.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
Northeast SD Head Start considers temporary closure as it awaits funding delayed by shutdown
Funding for a Head Start program in South Dakota is delayed because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the program to obtain its own temporary funding and consider a potential closure next…
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Funding for a Head Start program in South Dakota is delayed because of the federal government shutdown, forcing the program to obtain its own temporary funding and consider a potential closure next month.
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
via @southdakotasearchlight.com
Indeed.
Whenever you hear a story of a kid "beating the odds," it's fine to cheer and feel inspired and all the normal human responses.
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Indeed.
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Whenever you hear a story of a kid "beating the odds," it's fine to cheer and feel inspired and all the normal human responses.
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
November 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Whenever you hear a story of a kid "beating the odds," it's fine to cheer and feel inspired and all the normal human responses.
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
But man, then you've gotta take a breath and ask yourself *why* are we tolerating systems that set up LONG ODDS for kids getting the chance to flourish?
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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Everyone’s talking about the bond market!! Check out this all about Mike Glass’s excellent new book www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
American Suburbs Have a Financial Secret
Municipal bonds have become an unavoidable part of local governance—and their costs divide rich towns from poor ones.
www.theatlantic.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Everyone’s talking about the bond market!! Check out this all about Mike Glass’s excellent new book www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
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Opinion: Federal aid stalled for schools near military bases, reservations, parks
Federal Aid Stalled for Schools Near Military Bases, Reservations, Parks
Imai and O’Brien: About 1,100 school districts near federal properties— with 8 million students — rely on Impact Aid to replace lost local taxes.
www.the74million.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Opinion: Federal aid stalled for schools near military bases, reservations, parks
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“I thought I was dying.” Abigail Zwerner, the former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student who brought his mother’s gun to class was awarded $10 million in damages. nyti.ms/4qMMjFg
Jury Awards $10 Million to Abigail Zwerner, Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student
The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, was shot in the hand and chest by a first grade student who brought his mother’s gun to class in 2023.
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“I thought I was dying.” Abigail Zwerner, the former teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student who brought his mother’s gun to class was awarded $10 million in damages. nyti.ms/4qMMjFg
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As civil rights groups warned 7 years ago.
Facial recognition errors can have life-altering consequences. In @techpolicypress.bsky.social, CDT’s @jakelaperruque.bsky.social warns that ICE’s new approach — treating AI matches as definitive IDs — violates currently-understood DHS policy and endangers civil liberties.
ICE’s Reckless Reliance on Facial Recognition Puts Us All In Danger | TechPolicy.Press
Jake Laperruque raises the alarm on ICE’s reckless use of facial recognition and its risks for wrongful detainment.
www.techpolicy.press
November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
As civil rights groups warned 7 years ago.
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Public schools are vital to communities - especially in rural areas. I am a product of public schools in a small town.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Public schools are vital to communities - especially in rural areas. I am a product of public schools in a small town.
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“We got lazy, and we got complacent, and we took for granted that people would choose us because we’re the neighborhood school,” one Florida school board member said.
Universal vouchers have public schools thinking about market share
“We got lazy, and we got complacent, and we took for granted that people would choose us because we’re the neighborhood school,” one Florida school board member said.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
“We got lazy, and we got complacent, and we took for granted that people would choose us because we’re the neighborhood school,” one Florida school board member said.
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Claudia Sheinbaum says she's pressing charges against the man who groped her this week outside Mexico's presidential palace.
“It is something that all women in our country experience,” she said. “If I do not report the crime ... what condition will all Mexican women be left in?”
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“It is something that all women in our country experience,” she said. “If I do not report the crime ... what condition will all Mexican women be left in?”
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum pressing charges in groping incident
Mexico’s first female president said she is pressing charges against her assailant, sending a message in a country where harassment of women is common.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Claudia Sheinbaum says she's pressing charges against the man who groped her this week outside Mexico's presidential palace.
“It is something that all women in our country experience,” she said. “If I do not report the crime ... what condition will all Mexican women be left in?”
wapo.st/4852563
“It is something that all women in our country experience,” she said. “If I do not report the crime ... what condition will all Mexican women be left in?”
wapo.st/4852563
A panel on Education Rights and State Constitutions hosted by the State Democracy Research Initiative at Wiscon Law School
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Education Rights and State Constitutions
YouTube video by State Democracy Research Initiative
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November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
A panel on Education Rights and State Constitutions hosted by the State Democracy Research Initiative at Wiscon Law School
youtu.be/XzznhEiikgo?...
youtu.be/XzznhEiikgo?...
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I’m off to SCOTUS, where the justices are to consider at 10a whether Trump’s tariffs are illegal — or, if they’re legal, whether they are unconstitutional. Send me good wishes and, for more caffeine to get through this day, subscribe to Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I’m off to SCOTUS, where the justices are to consider at 10a whether Trump’s tariffs are illegal — or, if they’re legal, whether they are unconstitutional. Send me good wishes and, for more caffeine to get through this day, subscribe to Law Dork. www.lawdork.com
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Greatest university—in the sense of doing what a university should do—in New York City and it’s not even close.
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Greatest university—in the sense of doing what a university should do—in New York City and it’s not even close.
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Congratulations to Kaohly Her, who was elected last night as the first woman and first Hmong American mayor of St. Paul, MN!! (This is a HUGE upset victory!)
November 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Congratulations to Kaohly Her, who was elected last night as the first woman and first Hmong American mayor of St. Paul, MN!! (This is a HUGE upset victory!)
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MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Moderate/Dem-backed candidates are currently sweeping every school board race in conservative Douglas County, Colorado (home to a famous school voucher experiment). Would give moderates total 7-0 control of the school board. #copolitics
November 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM