Lora Bartlett
@lorabartlett.bsky.social
Assoc Professor of Education Policy & Social Context, UC, Santa Cruz. I study schools as workplaces for teachers - because teachers’ working conditions are students’ learning conditions.
#HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky
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This is a perfect example of creating conditions that prevent a crisis. Crisis prevention starts before an event - and in some cases can even prevent the event.
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How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened
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September 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a perfect example of creating conditions that prevent a crisis. Crisis prevention starts before an event - and in some cases can even prevent the event.
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In one state, teachers now face strict limits on how they can communicate with students outside the classroom.
A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do? (Opinion)
In one state, teachers now face strict limits on how they can communicate with students outside the classroom.
www.edweek.org
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
In one state, teachers now face strict limits on how they can communicate with students outside the classroom.
"The problem with this rationale is it frames all teachers as probable threats to their students. It is akin to banning cars from the road because some drivers run red lights or speed, thereby putting pedestrians at risk. . ."
To reduce the chances of grooming and sexual misconduct with students, teachers in Kentucky are now banned from interacting with them outside of school district-adopted platforms.
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do? (Opinion)
www.edweek.org
August 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
"The problem with this rationale is it frames all teachers as probable threats to their students. It is akin to banning cars from the road because some drivers run red lights or speed, thereby putting pedestrians at risk. . ."
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To reduce the chances of grooming and sexual misconduct with students, teachers in Kentucky are now banned from interacting with them outside of school district-adopted platforms.
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do? (Opinion)
www.edweek.org
August 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
To reduce the chances of grooming and sexual misconduct with students, teachers in Kentucky are now banned from interacting with them outside of school district-adopted platforms.
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
This education leader shares what she believes the problem is with that rationale. #EWOpinion
Kentucky passed a ban on teachers' texting or following students on social media. The flawed logic behind it will do more harm than good. @edweekopinion.bsky.social www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
A New Law Claims to Curb Teacher Sexual Misconduct. What Does It Really Do? (Opinion)
In one state, teachers now face strict limits on how they can communicate with students outside the classroom.
www.edweek.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Kentucky passed a ban on teachers' texting or following students on social media. The flawed logic behind it will do more harm than good. @edweekopinion.bsky.social www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...
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HEP author @lorabartlett.bsky.social sat down for an interview with the Equity Leadership Now podcast and delved into the importance of supporting teachers and takeaways from her co-authored book, GOING THE DISTANCE. Listen to the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3G3YGu1
July 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
HEP author @lorabartlett.bsky.social sat down for an interview with the Equity Leadership Now podcast and delved into the importance of supporting teachers and takeaways from her co-authored book, GOING THE DISTANCE. Listen to the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3G3YGu1
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Last Friday at #AERA we hosted a meet and greet with @lorabartlett.bsky.social, @alisunthompson.bsky.social, and Judith Warren Little! Find out more about their new book, GOING THE DISTANCE here: https://bit.ly/42W27KP #AERA2025
April 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Last Friday at #AERA we hosted a meet and greet with @lorabartlett.bsky.social, @alisunthompson.bsky.social, and Judith Warren Little! Find out more about their new book, GOING THE DISTANCE here: https://bit.ly/42W27KP #AERA2025
Important work that finds school security spending is outpacing and potentially crowding out other expenditures (eg, counseling, health, social services) related to student well-being.
Excited this piece (co-authored with my grad student, Xinyu Guan) is out in the Texas Education Review. We study trends and patterns in security expenditures (e.g., SROs, surveillance tech, and safety equipment) across school districts in Texas. repositories.lib.utexas.edu/server/api/c...
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February 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Important work that finds school security spending is outpacing and potentially crowding out other expenditures (eg, counseling, health, social services) related to student well-being.
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NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI: The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization released its Black…
NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI
The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization released its Black Consumer Advisory, a project intended to…
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February 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI: The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization released its Black…
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I spent untold hours last year trying to get the Faculty Senate Exec committee to see these connections. It's a coordinated attack on education. Period. Defund, close, defund, close. Maddening
mistake to lament higher ed’s downfall as distinct from what’s going on in K12 policy
February 15, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I spent untold hours last year trying to get the Faculty Senate Exec committee to see these connections. It's a coordinated attack on education. Period. Defund, close, defund, close. Maddening
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They've always attacked higher ed.
In the 1920s, they called their target "evolution," but they attacked universities and professors for teaching Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion.
(Cartoon from WSJ, 1925)
I laid out the 1920s history for Nature:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In the 1920s, they called their target "evolution," but they attacked universities and professors for teaching Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion.
(Cartoon from WSJ, 1925)
I laid out the 1920s history for Nature:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
February 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
They've always attacked higher ed.
In the 1920s, they called their target "evolution," but they attacked universities and professors for teaching Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion.
(Cartoon from WSJ, 1925)
I laid out the 1920s history for Nature:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
In the 1920s, they called their target "evolution," but they attacked universities and professors for teaching Diversity, Equity, or Inclusion.
(Cartoon from WSJ, 1925)
I laid out the 1920s history for Nature:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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“We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now. There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency. We never have seen anything like this.”
—Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley law school.
Time to stand up:
—Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley law school.
Time to stand up:
Trump & Musk have given Democrats a mission they can’t duck: Defending constitutional democracy & the rule of law and fighting oligarchy
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Opinion | Democrats, Trump has given you a mission. Accept all of it.
The republic is under siege. What can be done?
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February 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“We are in the midst of a constitutional crisis right now. There have been so many unconstitutional and illegal actions in the first 18 days of the Trump presidency. We never have seen anything like this.”
—Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley law school.
Time to stand up:
—Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of University of California, Berkeley law school.
Time to stand up:
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"The pandemic was undoubtedly a health crisis, but it didn’t need to be an education crisis, nor did it end up being one evenly all across the country." —@lorabartlett.bsky.social in an interview with @ucsantacruz.bsky.social https://bit.ly/40s8RyA
The teaching profession never really recovered from the pandemic. A new book explains why, and what we can do about it.
Education Professor Lora Bartlett and her collaborators collected detailed data on the pandemic and post-pandemic experiences of 75 teachers across the country, revealing how the pandemic era hastened a downward spiral in career satisfaction and longevity for teachers.
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February 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"The pandemic was undoubtedly a health crisis, but it didn’t need to be an education crisis, nor did it end up being one evenly all across the country." —@lorabartlett.bsky.social in an interview with @ucsantacruz.bsky.social https://bit.ly/40s8RyA
The National Writing Project is a compelling example of powerful professional development for teachers, by teachers, and as defined by teachers. I am proud to be in conversation with them about improving education by centering teacher knowledge.
New episode of #nwpradio! We talk with educators @lorabartlett.bsky.social and Jamila Edwards about the book, Going the Distance, a comprehensive study of teaching during the COVID-19 Pandemic that has a lot to teach us about creating a healthy, resilient teaching profession. bit.ly/4hrndqg
February 5, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The National Writing Project is a compelling example of powerful professional development for teachers, by teachers, and as defined by teachers. I am proud to be in conversation with them about improving education by centering teacher knowledge.
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HEP author @lorabartlett.bsky.social sat down for an interview with @nepc.bsky.social and spoke about her new book, GOING THE DISTANCE, which she co-wrote with @alisunthompson.bsky.social, Judith Warren Little, and Riley Collins. Listen to the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3ZAMSoS
NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Lora Bartlett About Teacher Retention
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Lora Bartlett about teacher retention and professional resilience in the post-COVID era.
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January 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
HEP author @lorabartlett.bsky.social sat down for an interview with @nepc.bsky.social and spoke about her new book, GOING THE DISTANCE, which she co-wrote with @alisunthompson.bsky.social, Judith Warren Little, and Riley Collins. Listen to the conversation here: https://bit.ly/3ZAMSoS
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Interested in new books on policy and school reform? We've got you covered! Learn about GOING THE DISTANCE by @lorabartlett.bsky.social, @alisunthompson.bsky.social, Judith Warren Little, and Riley Collins, and other titles on this subject here: https://bit.ly/3ZzZjTg
December 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM
Interested in new books on policy and school reform? We've got you covered! Learn about GOING THE DISTANCE by @lorabartlett.bsky.social, @alisunthompson.bsky.social, Judith Warren Little, and Riley Collins, and other titles on this subject here: https://bit.ly/3ZzZjTg
@cmsaldana.bsky.social asks great questions. Great questions make interviews flow.
Thank you, @lorabartlett.bsky.social, for being on this month’s @nepc.bsky.social’s Talks Ed podcast. Lora and her co-authors’ new book (Going the Distance - Harvard Ed Press) is a much needed resource for understanding how the pandemic shaped teachers’ work and working conditions. Give it a listen!
Thanks @nepc.bsky.social - I so enjoyed talking with @cmsaldana.bsky.social about how the pandemic affected teachers and how we can improve working conditions for teachers.
December 18, 2024 at 5:35 PM
@cmsaldana.bsky.social asks great questions. Great questions make interviews flow.
Thanks @nepc.bsky.social - I so enjoyed talking with @cmsaldana.bsky.social about how the pandemic affected teachers and how we can improve working conditions for teachers.
New podcast interview by @cmsaldana.bsky.social -- this time with Prof. Lora Bartlett (@lorabartlett.bsky.social). They discuss teacher retention & professional resilience in the post-COVID era + Lora's new co-authored book, "Going the Distance" (Harvard Ed Press).
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NEPC Talks Education: An Interview With Lora Bartlett About Teacher Retention
University of Wisconsin‑Madison Assistant Professor Christopher Saldaña interviews Lora Bartlett about teacher retention and professional resilience in the post-COVID era.
nepc.colorado.edu
December 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Thanks @nepc.bsky.social - I so enjoyed talking with @cmsaldana.bsky.social about how the pandemic affected teachers and how we can improve working conditions for teachers.
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**Update on teacher staffing challenges 24-25**
It has taken a while, but
@ChanhLam202
and I have updated our website teachershortages.com. We find there are at least 49,800 vacant positions and 400,000 underqual in 24-25 compared to 55,000 and 270,000 last year
It has taken a while, but
@ChanhLam202
and I have updated our website teachershortages.com. We find there are at least 49,800 vacant positions and 400,000 underqual in 24-25 compared to 55,000 and 270,000 last year
December 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
**Update on teacher staffing challenges 24-25**
It has taken a while, but
@ChanhLam202
and I have updated our website teachershortages.com. We find there are at least 49,800 vacant positions and 400,000 underqual in 24-25 compared to 55,000 and 270,000 last year
It has taken a while, but
@ChanhLam202
and I have updated our website teachershortages.com. We find there are at least 49,800 vacant positions and 400,000 underqual in 24-25 compared to 55,000 and 270,000 last year
Thinking & learning with educators at the 14th International Conference on Education & Justice, UH Manoa.
December 8, 2024 at 3:41 AM
Thinking & learning with educators at the 14th International Conference on Education & Justice, UH Manoa.
230 US school shootings give rise to Bullet proof backpacks, desks, and 3-ring binders. . .
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Bulletproofing America’s Classrooms (Gift Article)
Ballistic armor companies are marketing protective products designed for the military to parents and schools. Some people see the items as unsettling but prudent; others find them infuriating.
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December 5, 2024 at 3:22 AM
230 US school shootings give rise to Bullet proof backpacks, desks, and 3-ring binders. . .
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Know an outstanding scholar whose work attends to the Lives of Teachers? Nominate them for the Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Lives of Teachers' Scholarship - an AREA-sanctioned SIG honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024. Please repost!
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2025 Huberman Award Call
The AERA LIves of Teachers SIG Invites Nominations for the Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought...
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December 3, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Know an outstanding scholar whose work attends to the Lives of Teachers? Nominate them for the Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Lives of Teachers' Scholarship - an AREA-sanctioned SIG honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024. Please repost!
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@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!
December 2, 2024 at 6:58 PM
@harvard-ed-press.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky!
The AERA LIves of Teachers SIG invites Nominations for the
Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship
The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship
The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
2025 Huberman Award Call
The AERA LIves of Teachers SIG Invites Nominations for the Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought...
docs.google.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:17 PM
The AERA LIves of Teachers SIG invites Nominations for the
Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship
The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Michael Huberman Award for Outstanding Scholarship
The Michael Huberman Award is an AREA-sanctioned honor for which nominations are sought by December 13, 2024.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Who is keeping/making a list of curriculum censorship and content mandate policies and legislation? Both failed efforts and newly implemented?
November 25, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Who is keeping/making a list of curriculum censorship and content mandate policies and legislation? Both failed efforts and newly implemented?