Deborah Temkin, PhD
@drdebtemkin.bsky.social
#Education researcher, non-profit leader, policy wonk, fighter for safe and healthy schools. Once upon a time I was verified on Twitter. Thoughts my own.
Decemberists/Colin Meloy concert ~25…. Wearing a shirt that I’m feeling old admitting is 17 years old.
July 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Decemberists/Colin Meloy concert ~25…. Wearing a shirt that I’m feeling old admitting is 17 years old.
As a trained clinical psychologist, my #MomHadTheData to support my brother and me through our childhoods. She knew what mattered for our development and was always in our corner, armed with research, to make sure we got what we needed.
May 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
As a trained clinical psychologist, my #MomHadTheData to support my brother and me through our childhoods. She knew what mattered for our development and was always in our corner, armed with research, to make sure we got what we needed.
Another tragic school shooting… that wasn’t prevented by school hardening. Students determined to cause harm will know the blindspots.
A 17-year-old who opened fire at a Dallas high school on Tuesday, wounding five students, was able to bypass metal detectors by entering through an unsecured door that another student had opened for him, the authorities said.
School Shooting Suspect Slipped Past Security via Unsecured Door, Police Say
Five students were wounded in the shooting at Wilmer-Hutchins High School in Dallas, the second one there in just over a year, the authorities said.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Another tragic school shooting… that wasn’t prevented by school hardening. Students determined to cause harm will know the blindspots.
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What happens when students are given meaningful opportunities to contribute to the decisions that shape their school experience? Read Samantha Holquist, Dana Mitra, and Jerusha Conner’s new Child Trends blog to find out. www.childtrends.org/publications...
What Data Tell Us About How Schools Can Amplify Student Voice - Child Trends
Students are more engaged when they feel their schools seek their voice; this blog includes data on what strategies might be most effective for schools.
www.childtrends.org
April 2, 2025 at 6:36 PM
What happens when students are given meaningful opportunities to contribute to the decisions that shape their school experience? Read Samantha Holquist, Dana Mitra, and Jerusha Conner’s new Child Trends blog to find out. www.childtrends.org/publications...
Flying across the country to go help my mom move to DC. The Cap One Lounge at DFW is always a highlight. #sandwichgeneration
April 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Flying across the country to go help my mom move to DC. The Cap One Lounge at DFW is always a highlight. #sandwichgeneration
Also adding to things just being awful… my husband traveled cross country to help my elderly mother move and now has COVID. Everything is a mess.
April 2, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Also adding to things just being awful… my husband traveled cross country to help my elderly mother move and now has COVID. Everything is a mess.
I had multiple colleagues today tell me they were numb. Between the HHS RIF today seeing some of our closest partners lose their jobs to waiting for the next show to drop for our own projects it’s just too much. We’re all in survival mode right now.
April 2, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I had multiple colleagues today tell me they were numb. Between the HHS RIF today seeing some of our closest partners lose their jobs to waiting for the next show to drop for our own projects it’s just too much. We’re all in survival mode right now.
Jason Brown will always be my favorite skater. Always.
March 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Jason Brown will always be my favorite skater. Always.
Okay. I needed tonight’s Women’s Figure Skating Worlds to improve my mood. Wow.
March 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Okay. I needed tonight’s Women’s Figure Skating Worlds to improve my mood. Wow.
April is going to be the month of dystopian tv shows… both You and Handmaids Tale are coming out….
March 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
April is going to be the month of dystopian tv shows… both You and Handmaids Tale are coming out….
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The official order is here. Read it all and compare it to the draft!
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
March 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The official order is here. Read it all and compare it to the draft!
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
The Department of Education does not set curriculum. The Department of Education does not set curriculum. The Department of Education does not set curriculum.
March 20, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The Department of Education does not set curriculum. The Department of Education does not set curriculum. The Department of Education does not set curriculum.
Oh nine year old humor — she realized my name is essentially “the bruh” and this has resulted in endless giggles…. 🫠
March 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Oh nine year old humor — she realized my name is essentially “the bruh” and this has resulted in endless giggles…. 🫠
I definitely just sat down and said to myself "at least tomorrow is Friday." Oh, wait, tomorrow is Wednesday. Wishful thinking?
March 18, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I definitely just sat down and said to myself "at least tomorrow is Friday." Oh, wait, tomorrow is Wednesday. Wishful thinking?
Pi Day is one of my favorite traditions. Today I ate a slice of apple pie with my nine year old while she recited the first 15 digits of Pi. But that will never top the truly nerdy celebrations I’ve had with my colleagues @childtrends.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Pi Day is one of my favorite traditions. Today I ate a slice of apple pie with my nine year old while she recited the first 15 digits of Pi. But that will never top the truly nerdy celebrations I’ve had with my colleagues @childtrends.bsky.social
The government shutdown is truly a rock and hard place, but I want to highlight that the threat of a shutdown (and particularly one where there’s no guarantee the government will pay back its bills) is particularly affecting the government workers and contractors that have already been hit hard.
March 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The government shutdown is truly a rock and hard place, but I want to highlight that the threat of a shutdown (and particularly one where there’s no guarantee the government will pay back its bills) is particularly affecting the government workers and contractors that have already been hit hard.
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Anyone who is using IES-facilitated data to criticize the Education Department today really needs to acknowledge that the entire research arm that has helped form the basis of their opinions about the federal role in schools has just been decimated, raising serious questions about progress tracking.
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Anyone who is using IES-facilitated data to criticize the Education Department today really needs to acknowledge that the entire research arm that has helped form the basis of their opinions about the federal role in schools has just been decimated, raising serious questions about progress tracking.
I’ve never been to #AEFP before but from all the posts here it seems like it’s the place to be this week. Worth it for me to head into DC for a bit this week?
March 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I’ve never been to #AEFP before but from all the posts here it seems like it’s the place to be this week. Worth it for me to head into DC for a bit this week?
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McMahon: I'm so ignorant and ill-informed that I don't even know what IDEA stands for yet I definitely know which 1,800 Department of Education employees need to be immediately fired.
March 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
McMahon: I'm so ignorant and ill-informed that I don't even know what IDEA stands for yet I definitely know which 1,800 Department of Education employees need to be immediately fired.
Dear all… we’re all devastated by the cuts at the Department of Education. Let’s show them the utmost respect by not confusing them with the Department of Energy (ED vs DOE). Thanks.
March 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Dear all… we’re all devastated by the cuts at the Department of Education. Let’s show them the utmost respect by not confusing them with the Department of Energy (ED vs DOE). Thanks.
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As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
March 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As Trump tries to dismantle the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department's K-12 budget.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
Really think about how twisted this all is.
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How much federal funding are Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatening to take away from your local public schools? A great tool to find out the answer and use it in your advocacy.
Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard
poverty.umich.edu
March 11, 2025 at 7:56 PM
How much federal funding are Donald Trump and Elon Musk threatening to take away from your local public schools? A great tool to find out the answer and use it in your advocacy.
Thinking about all of my former colleagues @usedgov.bsky.social tonight. How massively heartbreaking.
Several outlets reporting that half of @usedgov.bsky.social employees have been laid off. hechingerreport.org/tracking-tru... #education #K12 #highered via @hechingerreport.org
Tracking Trump: His actions on education - The Hechinger Report
The president has said he wants to eliminate the Department of Education while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done
hechingerreport.org
March 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Thinking about all of my former colleagues @usedgov.bsky.social tonight. How massively heartbreaking.
Pi (pie) day was always one of the biggest nerdy events at @childtrends.bsky.social when we were in person together. This year, the sadness of us not being together is met with also realizing we had to do our first layoff ever last week. Help us keep our mission alive: www.childtrends.org/donate
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Pi (pie) day was always one of the biggest nerdy events at @childtrends.bsky.social when we were in person together. This year, the sadness of us not being together is met with also realizing we had to do our first layoff ever last week. Help us keep our mission alive: www.childtrends.org/donate
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Child Trends' staff is 89% women. Supporting women and science is more important now than ever. www.childtrends.org/donate
March 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Child Trends' staff is 89% women. Supporting women and science is more important now than ever. www.childtrends.org/donate