Greg Toppo
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Senior Writer, The74; Co-author, RUNNING WITH ROBOTS: The American High School’s 3rd Century; author of THE GAME BELIEVES IN YOU
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? My exploration via
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Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure?
Doomscrolling. Poor literacy instruction. Overscheduling. These are some of the reasons cited for a generational decline in students reading for fun.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? My exploration via
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I missed this in the moment on Tuesday at ASU+GSV Summit, but after hearing from others I went back and reviewed the tape. Ed. Sec. Linda McMahon 2x refers to AI as "A1." TelePrompter glitch? Distraction? It was an AI conference, after all. www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxc4k...
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April 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I missed this in the moment on Tuesday at ASU+GSV Summit, but after hearing from others I went back and reviewed the tape. Ed. Sec. Linda McMahon 2x refers to AI as "A1." TelePrompter glitch? Distraction? It was an AI conference, after all. www.youtube.com/clip/Ugkxc4k...
At ASU+GSV Summit, Ed. Sec. Linda McMahon says: "Some of the most successful and accomplished graduates who are coming out of HBCUs" aren't Black. NCES says 1 in 4 HBCU students aren't Black, but is "most successful and accomplished" a bit ... tone-deaf? www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxrbZ...
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At ASU+GSV Summit, Ed. Sec. Linda McMahon says: "Some of the most successful and accomplished graduates who are coming out of HBCUs" aren't Black. NCES says 1 in 4 HBCU students aren't Black, but is "most successful and accomplished" a bit ... tone-deaf? www.youtube.com/clip/UgkxrbZ...
Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/mark...
Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’
The former IES and NCES leader speaks candidly about radical cuts to the Education Department, government ‘stasis’ and the uncertain future of NAEP.
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April 2, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/mark...
After Gutting Staff, Education Department Remains Quiet on Future of NAEP Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...
After Gutting Staff, Education Department Remains Quiet on Future of NAEP Test
The test, known as ‘The Nation’s Report Card,’ once had over 30 people to run it. Now it has zero.
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March 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
After Gutting Staff, Education Department Remains Quiet on Future of NAEP Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...
‘Going for Blood’: With Half of its Staff Cut, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function www.the74million.org/article/depa...
‘Going for Blood’: After Mass Firing, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function
The programs that took the biggest blows include student loans, the research arm that runs the ‘Nation’s Report Card’ and civil rights.
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March 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
‘Going for Blood’: With Half of its Staff Cut, Many Wonder How Ed Dept. Will Function www.the74million.org/article/depa...
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After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...
After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test
One prominent researcher said the flip-flop offers ‘the first direct evidence that executive actions have weakened NAEP.’
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February 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...
Trump Cuts Research Lab That Helped Nurture ‘Mississippi Miracle’ - my latest for The 74: www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Trump Cuts Research Lab That Helped Nurture ‘Mississippi Miracle’
‘It’s a real shame,’ said Maryland ed chief Carey Wright, who’d hoped to tap the federal labs to recreate their past literacy success.
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February 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Trump Cuts Research Lab That Helped Nurture ‘Mississippi Miracle’ - my latest for The 74: www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs - new from @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs
Many of the efforts focused on increasing teacher diversity, which now, officials say 'is inconsistent' with the administration’s priorities.
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February 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Education Dept. Cancels Over $600M in Grants for Teacher Pipeline Programs - new from @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/educ...
Democrats Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Education Department - new from @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social frhttps://www.the74million.org/article/democrats-assail-elegant-gaslighting-as-mcmahon-softens-calls-to-close-education-department/
Dems Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Ed Dept.
Even as Trump pushes to shutter the agency ‘immediately,’ the nominee said the move cannot be made without Congress: ‘We'd like to do this right.’
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February 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Democrats Assail ‘Elegant Gaslighting’ as McMahon Softens Calls to Close Education Department - new from @the74.bsky.social's @lrj417.bsky.social frhttps://www.the74million.org/article/democrats-assail-elegant-gaslighting-as-mcmahon-softens-calls-to-close-education-department/
Stunned Education Researchers Say Cuts Go Beyond DEI, Hitting Math, Literacy - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/stun...
Stunned Education Researchers Say Cuts Go Beyond DEI, Hitting Math, Literacy
Empty work accounts. Using ‘Ctrl-F’ to scan grants for forbidden words. Following Trump purge, school analysts face new world.
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February 13, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Stunned Education Researchers Say Cuts Go Beyond DEI, Hitting Math, Literacy - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/stun...
Is Trump Gutting Education Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing & Burning’? My latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/is-t...
Is Trump Gutting Ed Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing & Burning’?
Surprise cuts at Institute for Education Sciences spare NAEP but suspend millions of dollars in ongoing contracts.
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February 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Is Trump Gutting Education Research a New Beginning or Just ‘Slashing & Burning’? My latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/is-t...
New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/new-...
New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones
From the myth of multitasking to ‘attention contagion,’ high school teacher Blake Havard hopes to arm educators with the tools of cognitive science.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
New Book Says There’s More to Holding Students’ Attention Than Silencing Phones - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/new-...
Tutoring Giant’s Sudden Demise Linked To End of Federal Relief Funds www.the74million.org/article/tuto...
Tutoring Giant’s Sudden Demise Linked To End of Federal Relief Funds
FEV Tutors was a 'massive player’ in the field, once worth $40 million in contracts from California to Florida. On Saturday, it abruptly closed.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Tutoring Giant’s Sudden Demise Linked To End of Federal Relief Funds www.the74million.org/article/tuto...
From Defiant to Compliant, Schools Take Varying Tacks to Possible ICE Raids www.the74million.org/article/from...
From Defiant to Compliant, Schools Take Varying Tacks to Possible ICE Raids
Educators say campus immigration enforcement will traumatize 'all students attending public schools.' School attendance is already reportedly down.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
From Defiant to Compliant, Schools Take Varying Tacks to Possible ICE Raids www.the74million.org/article/from...
New NAEP Scores Dash Hope of Post-COVID Learning Recovery www.the74million.org/article/new-...
New NAEP Scores Dash Hope of Post-COVID Learning Recovery
Results from the Nation’s Report Card offer few positive signs, with reading performance slumping even since the heart of the pandemic.
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January 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
New NAEP Scores Dash Hope of Post-COVID Learning Recovery www.the74million.org/article/new-...
Mandy McLaren, the education beat's TikTok star kappanonline.org/the-educatio...
Mandy McLaren, the education beat's TikTok star - Kappan Online
The Boston Globe reporter has found the video-based platform surprisingly useful — even as it verges on being banned. By Alexander Russo Education journalists have been experimenting with social med...
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January 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Say it ain't so, @chadaldeman.bsky.social! Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting DumberAcross All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber www.the74million.org/article/acro...
Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber
Aldeman: In the last decade, achievement scores have been falling — and gaps have been widening. Why is a huge unanswered question
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January 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Say it ain't so, @chadaldeman.bsky.social! Across All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting DumberAcross All Ages & Demographics, Test Results Show Americans Are Getting Dumber www.the74million.org/article/acro...
Trump Admin Guts School Safety Committee Created to Combat Mass Shootings www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Trump Admin Guts School Safety Committee Created to Combat Mass Shootings
Senior Trump official tells The 74 Dept. of Homeland Security will
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January 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Trump Admin Guts School Safety Committee Created to Combat Mass Shootings www.the74million.org/article/trum...
Content Guru Natalie Wexler Urges Us to Move ‘Beyond The Science of Reading’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social @natwexler.bsky.social
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Content Guru Natalie Wexler Urges Us to Move ‘Beyond The Science of Reading’
New book recommends that educators broaden focus with history and science to help students go deeper and learn more.
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January 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Content Guru Natalie Wexler Urges Us to Move ‘Beyond The Science of Reading’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social @natwexler.bsky.social
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For Students Who Struggle, Boston High School Offers ‘Space to Grow Emotionally’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/for-...
For Students Who Struggle, Boston High School Offers ‘Space to Grow Emotionally’
Boston Day and Evening Academy gives non-traditional students a nearly obsessive level of attention, from small classes to free city bus passes.
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January 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
For Students Who Struggle, Boston High School Offers ‘Space to Grow Emotionally’ - my latest for @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/for-...
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Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
December 31, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...
Come for the books, stay for the chupacabras …
just a reminder that your local library has more than just books! many also have dvds, cds, video games, internet hot spots, grindr hookup spots, chupacabras, streaming services, ebooks, audio books, skibidi toilets, gateways to the shadow realm, and so much more! maybe it's time for a visit! ❤️📚❤️📚❤️📚
December 31, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Come for the books, stay for the chupacabras …
The Lidl near me is selling a 50-inch TV for $200 IN THE CHECKOUT STAND. Moore’s law is insane.
December 21, 2024 at 12:33 PM
The Lidl near me is selling a 50-inch TV for $200 IN THE CHECKOUT STAND. Moore’s law is insane.