Sean Corcoran
@seanpcorcoran.org
Professor of Public Policy and Education at Vanderbilt University, lover of opera and ice cream. Views expressed are my own.
So even Donald Trump wasn’t watching the Kid Rock “real America” halftime show?
February 9, 2026 at 2:07 AM
So even Donald Trump wasn’t watching the Kid Rock “real America” halftime show?
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Terez Metry and her family fled Egypt when she was only 13. She has been married to a US citizen for 3 years, has no criminal record, and was visiting DHS for an interview when they detained her. They took her out the back door and left her wedding ring behind. nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
Antioch woman with no criminal record detained by ICE - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, who came to Tennessee from Egypt at 13, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Terez Metry and her family fled Egypt when she was only 13. She has been married to a US citizen for 3 years, has no criminal record, and was visiting DHS for an interview when they detained her. They took her out the back door and left her wedding ring behind. nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
Terez Metry and her family fled Egypt when she was only 13. She has been married to a US citizen for 3 years, has no criminal record, and was visiting DHS for an interview when they detained her. They took her out the back door and left her wedding ring behind. nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
Antioch woman with no criminal record detained by ICE - Nashville Banner
Terez Metry, who came to Tennessee from Egypt at 13, was detained by ICE during an interview as she followed legal steps toward citizenship.
nashvillebanner.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Terez Metry and her family fled Egypt when she was only 13. She has been married to a US citizen for 3 years, has no criminal record, and was visiting DHS for an interview when they detained her. They took her out the back door and left her wedding ring behind. nashvillebanner.com/2026/02/06/t...
This would have been helpful abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
This would have been helpful abcnews.go.com/Politics/wir...
I absolutely love this
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I absolutely love this
Much appreciated! Vanderbilt closed the entire week, which must be a first
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Much appreciated! Vanderbilt closed the entire week, which must be a first
There’s hardly a block that doesn’t have large trees down, sometimes blocking the road. Hotels are full of locals with pets and small kids. I’m without power, heat, and water but fortunately have another place to stay (after 2 nights in a hotel). No end in sight, but incremental progress!
January 30, 2026 at 4:09 AM
There’s hardly a block that doesn’t have large trees down, sometimes blocking the road. Hotels are full of locals with pets and small kids. I’m without power, heat, and water but fortunately have another place to stay (after 2 nights in a hotel). No end in sight, but incremental progress!
I've never seen anything like this!
January 30, 2026 at 3:52 AM
I've never seen anything like this!
A look at outages in Nashville on Day 5 post ice storm (still close to 80,000 without power)
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 AM
A look at outages in Nashville on Day 5 post ice storm (still close to 80,000 without power)
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look I'm going to give the guy some credit, he's always finding brand new ways to fuck things up that I simply never would have considered
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
look I'm going to give the guy some credit, he's always finding brand new ways to fuck things up that I simply never would have considered
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
"I'm blowing up aircraft certifications because of private jets and also because I want to take over canada" I mean what
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
I’ll take that as a good sign
January 28, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I’ll take that as a good sign
I would feel better if I had seen even one NES truck in 4 days
January 28, 2026 at 7:54 PM
I would feel better if I had seen even one NES truck in 4 days
Just happened to be out moving my car when I tuned into this familiar voice!
If you tune into @npr.org's All Things Considered at 5:25 PM (Eastern), you might hear me talking to Mary Louise Kelly about snow days.
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All Things Considered
Hear the All Things Considered program for Jan 26, 2026
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January 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Just happened to be out moving my car when I tuned into this familiar voice!
Wow, the only difference between the images of those protestors and of ICE are the flags
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Wow, the only difference between the images of those protestors and of ICE are the flags
Here is the man Kristi Noem says “approached officers w/ a 9mm semiautomatic gun…who arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement” moments before he was shot multiple times (while pinned). He is holding his phone and shielding his eyes from the chemical agent being sprayed in his face
January 24, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Here is the man Kristi Noem says “approached officers w/ a 9mm semiautomatic gun…who arrived to inflict maximum damage and kill law enforcement” moments before he was shot multiple times (while pinned). He is holding his phone and shielding his eyes from the chemical agent being sprayed in his face
Is there an organization or website that is aggregating the daily atrocities of ICE? Every day—and sometimes multiple times per day—there are new, horrific stories. It feels like most are lost in the doom scroll and forgotten by the public.
January 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Is there an organization or website that is aggregating the daily atrocities of ICE? Every day—and sometimes multiple times per day—there are new, horrific stories. It feels like most are lost in the doom scroll and forgotten by the public.
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This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges. This leaves in place a federal judge's ruling that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules. (Via AP) apnews.com/article/dei-... #ncpol #nced
Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges
The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colle...
apnews.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:45 PM
This must be weird news to see if you’re one of the literally hundreds or even thousands of university administrators who preemptively censored faculty, scrubbed websites, changed the names of centers, etc.
I try to remind myself that half of these accounts are likely operating out of Eastern Europe
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I try to remind myself that half of these accounts are likely operating out of Eastern Europe
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Glad this issue is getting the attention it deserves. Educators need more support & training for the day-to-day work of meeting kids where they are in the face of terrifying ICE brutality. Thx to @theconversation.com for covering
Great insights by @csattinbajaj.bsky.social on how schools can support immigrant students, parents, and the teachers who care about them.
Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
While federal immigrant agents need to produce a judicial warrant to enter a classroom, they can freely operate in public spaces at and around schools.
theconversation.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Glad this issue is getting the attention it deserves. Educators need more support & training for the day-to-day work of meeting kids where they are in the face of terrifying ICE brutality. Thx to @theconversation.com for covering
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Iowa's voucher program working as intended:
$700M spent in first three years
Private school enrollment ⬆️2,536 students (just 0.5% of total public enrollment)
Two largest public school districts announce multimillion dollar cuts, staffing reductions, & school closures
www.kcrg.com/2026/01/20/w...
$700M spent in first three years
Private school enrollment ⬆️2,536 students (just 0.5% of total public enrollment)
Two largest public school districts announce multimillion dollar cuts, staffing reductions, & school closures
www.kcrg.com/2026/01/20/w...
Cedar Rapids school board cuts nearly $13 million from budget
The Cedar Rapids School Board voted to cut nearly $13 million from its budget during a meeting Monday night that lasted more than four hours, addressing a shortfall caused by declining enrollment.
www.kcrg.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Iowa's voucher program working as intended:
$700M spent in first three years
Private school enrollment ⬆️2,536 students (just 0.5% of total public enrollment)
Two largest public school districts announce multimillion dollar cuts, staffing reductions, & school closures
www.kcrg.com/2026/01/20/w...
$700M spent in first three years
Private school enrollment ⬆️2,536 students (just 0.5% of total public enrollment)
Two largest public school districts announce multimillion dollar cuts, staffing reductions, & school closures
www.kcrg.com/2026/01/20/w...
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This study started with a convo over coffee w/ Huriya Jabbar in 2017! We wrote two unsuccessful grant proposals, finally got internal funding, and then struggled through 4 journals to get the null findings published. Persistence and great colleagues for the win! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The Paradox of School Choice? Experimental Evidence on Choice Architecture, Anxiety, and Satisfaction - Sarah Winchell Lenhoff, Huriya Jabbar, Fatima Varner, Gloria Stout, Kathleen Holloway, 2026
School choice policy is often touted as offering more choices to families whose school options are limited by traditional zoning. However, too many options or t...
journals.sagepub.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:42 PM
This study started with a convo over coffee w/ Huriya Jabbar in 2017! We wrote two unsuccessful grant proposals, finally got internal funding, and then struggled through 4 journals to get the null findings published. Persistence and great colleagues for the win! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
How can I link directly to this video (the best I've seen of this incident)? (For other platforms)
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
How can I link directly to this video (the best I've seen of this incident)? (For other platforms)