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Paul Stanistreet
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Writer on #education, #adultedu, #lifelonglearning, social and environmental justice, #leaderhood. Editor of @intreved.bsky.social. Blogger: https://thelearningage.wordpress.com. Hamburgist.
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My 14-year-old self would never have guessed that, in 50 years' time, all the world's music would be available at the click of a button, you'd navigate the globe by carrying a tiny computer around in your pocket, and the US President would post a video of himself shitting over American citizens.
October 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave
Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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October 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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The writer-activist argues that online platforms are getting worse, fast — and proposes radical regulation as the cure on.ft.com/46AfjYU
Enshittification by Cory Doctorow — a manifesto for fixing the internet
The writer-activist argues that online platforms are getting worse, fast — and proposes radical regulation as the cure
on.ft.com
October 5, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Freedom is just another name for “a gap in the law”.
Home Secretary tells Sky News that “there is a gap in the law” when it comes to frequent, repeated protests on the same issue. Hence she will be giving police greater powers to move them to another location or time.
October 5, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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"A cut in adult education budgets coinciding with challenging new benefit rules will remove a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable in our communities."

Read @simonparkinson.bsky.social response to the government's Spring Statement: www.wea.org.uk/news-views/n... #SpringStatement
March 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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In March 1955, the first issue of the International Review of #Education hit the shelves. Seven decades later, the journal is still sparking global conversations on #LifelongLearning!

Editor @paulstanistreet.bsky.social shares why this anniversary matters 👉 tinyurl.com/jctp2rsp
March 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The new issue of the International Review of Education is out now.

Articles from four world regions on women's literacy, flexible learning, non-formal education, learning environments and more, plus reflections on 70 years of continuous publication.

link.springer.com/journal/1115...
March 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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The International Review of Education has published continuously for 70 years. The introduction to our new issue (out in full next week) describes how UNESCO's founding mission to promote international solidarity and cooperation shaped the journal's unique identity and outlook.

rdcu.be/ecBLp
March 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Trump hates Zelensky because Zelensky has courage, something Trump can’t buy or fake or steal.
February 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Can participation in adult learning grow to meet need? Where can the funding be found to invest in provision which benefits everyone?

Join us on the 13 March as we host expert speakers exploring current practice and future challenges
#lifelonglearning #adulteducation
Free event: reconstructing adult learning | WEA
Join our special free webinar on Thursday 13 March from 4 pm-5.30 pm.
www.wea.org.uk
February 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.

Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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People from working class backgrounds can't afford to focus on their creative work. I'm guessing Eton alumni don't have the same issues...Tom Hiddlestone...Eddie Redmayne etc must have relied on family to support them before they became famous and rich.
This is a tragedy& I would guess has much to do with the ghastly transmit& test Gove curriculum in state schools that focuses relentlessly on the rudiments of science, maths, phonics& grammar, squeezing out everything creative. #EduSky www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Working-class creatives don’t stand a chance in UK today, leading artists warn
Exclusive: Analysis by the Guardian shows a third of major arts leaders were educated privately
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Why is it more expensive to be poor in Britain?

Low-to-middle income households in Britain fare worse than their German. French and Dutch counterparts.
February 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt
February 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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who
will be right

in the end, who
will have fathomed
the right. Of chance they sing
descending. Of chance.

And the winds blow.

And the motives hiss.

‘The Falling’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘The Falling’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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“At the museum I learn I am as tall as some bombs.” — Steven Duong, “Ordnance,” At The End Of The World There Is A Pond
February 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Never forget that Trump's idea of heaven is the Gulf States, where migrant workers die in the tens of thousands building megaprojects for the rich.
When you’re making your calls today, ask them also to be on the lookout for HR 86. OSHA cut the number of workplace deaths in SIXTY PERCENT.

I’m a construction manager, & OSHA frames how I do my job. The call I never wanna make EVER to a family member is “your person is not coming home tonight.”
February 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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To mark 70 years of IRE we are making selected articles from our archive available open access, each for two months. The first - Forty-six years of IRE: A statistical and documentary survey, by Knut Schwippert - analyses trends in authorship, research focus, methodology & more.

shorturl.at/dhk0a
February 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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'"We must invest in humankind. That means taking a profound look at ourselves and our own behaviours, emotions, and feelings."'

I think you mean we must redistribute wealth and power, wife of future hereditary monarch who lives in several castles that I help pay for.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kate says emotional skills a priority for healthier society
The Princess of Wales launches a project calling for more emphasis on social and emotional skills.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Yes, research that has been carried out across the 21st century so far shows the over- arching factor most negatively impacting on development is poverty. Kate was never going to be a good figurehead for this project. She means well, but… #EduSky yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/sch...
February 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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"Imagine a world in which an A.I. can analyze your reading patterns and alert you that you’re about to buy a book where there’s only a 10 percent chance you’ll get past Page 6..."

Fuck off. That's not empowerment, that's outsourcing your soul. That's outsouling.

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/25/o...
Opinion | AI Can Work for Us
A.I. can be designed to dramatically enhance individual empowerment.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Hello Bluesky! It's great to be here and to see so many familiar faces!

Follow us to hear more about open access articles, calls for papers and special issue proposals - as well as our plans to mark 70 years of continuous publication of IRE this year with a double special issue and launch event!
January 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM