@emilysays
@emilysays.bsky.social
Education journalist, EWA's public editor. Writing book on early desegregation history of DoD schools for UNC Press. ‘23 Spencer Education Fellow, '11 Knight-Wallace Fellow.
This was the most transformative experience of my professional and personal life (and very, very fun!). APPLY APPLY APPLY.
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Join Ally Jarmanning '25 on Wednesday, December 10 at noon ET as she shares how the experience transformed her journalism career and answers your questions.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This was the most transformative experience of my professional and personal life (and very, very fun!). APPLY APPLY APPLY.
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You know what today is. And you know what to do! Donations doubled. Support @hechingerreport.org: hechingerreport.org/support-the-...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You know what today is. And you know what to do! Donations doubled. Support @hechingerreport.org: hechingerreport.org/support-the-...
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Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
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A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org
December 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
Where the magic happens.
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Where the magic happens.
"Happy Thanksgiving back."
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
"Happy Thanksgiving back."
Taking a pie making class tonight because my pastry skills are atrocious.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Taking a pie making class tonight because my pastry skills are atrocious.
Turkey pardon hits differently this year.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Turkey pardon hits differently this year.
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Something like convergent evolution happening as humanities professors respond to ai with a similar set of practices that we each hunkered down and came up with out of desperation over the summer of 2025.
A fantastic piece that gets into the details of what a great Humanities classroom looks like. I love the focus on what to do versus what not to do—and why.
🧍Non-AI summary: it’s human and paper-based.
#GiftLink #GiftArticle
🧍Non-AI summary: it’s human and paper-based.
#GiftLink #GiftArticle
I’m a Professor. A.I. Has Changed My Classroom, but Not for the Worse.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Something like convergent evolution happening as humanities professors respond to ai with a similar set of practices that we each hunkered down and came up with out of desperation over the summer of 2025.
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It’s easier than ever to enter the #ewaAWARDS!
Get organized with our new printable awards checklist:
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It'll help you keep track of key deadlines, entry requirements & more.
Submit by Dec. 17 to save $. Good luck!
Get organized with our new printable awards checklist:
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It'll help you keep track of key deadlines, entry requirements & more.
Submit by Dec. 17 to save $. Good luck!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s easier than ever to enter the #ewaAWARDS!
Get organized with our new printable awards checklist:
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It'll help you keep track of key deadlines, entry requirements & more.
Submit by Dec. 17 to save $. Good luck!
Get organized with our new printable awards checklist:
ewa.org/wp-content/u....
It'll help you keep track of key deadlines, entry requirements & more.
Submit by Dec. 17 to save $. Good luck!
Still thinking about Tatiana Schlossberg.
November 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Still thinking about Tatiana Schlossberg.
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Teachers unions and left-wing coalitions have long resisted mayoral control of urban school districts. But Chicago and Boston are testing that position, as cities like New York and Indianapolis also explore changing who’s in charge.
Mayoral control is dead. Long live mayoral control?
Teachers unions and left-wing coalitions have long resisted mayoral control of urban school districts. But Chicago and Boston are testing that position, as cities like New York and Indianapolis also explore changing who’s in charge.
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November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Teachers unions and left-wing coalitions have long resisted mayoral control of urban school districts. But Chicago and Boston are testing that position, as cities like New York and Indianapolis also explore changing who’s in charge.
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close to two weeks later and Bubba and Roscoe still don't have a forever home 😿 do you know anyone who could give them a good home for their golden years?
looking into opening a cat retirement home? 12-year-old besties Bubba and Roscoe would love to be your first residents 🐈 🐈
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
close to two weeks later and Bubba and Roscoe still don't have a forever home 😿 do you know anyone who could give them a good home for their golden years?
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Adjuncts, indie scholars, publishers, journal eds: please spread the word about this and help me do recon! It's so hard w/ social media being so fragmented to learn about all the great lit studies articles and books pub'd this year by contingent/indie folx. I know there's lots! Deadline: end of Nov.
It’s that time of year friends! Thanks to @erinbartram.bsky.social and our friends at @contingent-mag.bsky.social, Laura and I are putting together a list of 2025 articles & books by contingent & indie lit critters. DM, reply, email me @ suny press. And spread the word!!
We are at it again! Myself & the wonderful @rcolesworthy.bsky.social😍
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
Seeking pubs -- articles, book chapters, monographs -- by contingent lit scholars for the 2025 list 👇👇 please spread the word!!!
contingentmagazine.org/2024/12/08/2...
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Adjuncts, indie scholars, publishers, journal eds: please spread the word about this and help me do recon! It's so hard w/ social media being so fragmented to learn about all the great lit studies articles and books pub'd this year by contingent/indie folx. I know there's lots! Deadline: end of Nov.
I don’t know who she is but I’ve been thinking about the Bloomberg reporter all day, and I hope she’s OK.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I don’t know who she is but I’ve been thinking about the Bloomberg reporter all day, and I hope she’s OK.
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My essay from April on the dismantling of the department, and the administration’s commitment to returning American education to a time before the Civil Rights Act, when the nation’s most vulnerable students were largely unprotected: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o...
November 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My essay from April on the dismantling of the department, and the administration’s commitment to returning American education to a time before the Civil Rights Act, when the nation’s most vulnerable students were largely unprotected: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/08/o...
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Current K-12 teachers at public schools in Chicago are eligible to receive free registration to #AHA26. Send a request from your school email address to the AHA’s annual meeting email for a discount code. 🗃️
Annual Meeting - AHA
Join Us at the Annual Meeting Connect with Your Community Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share researc...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Current K-12 teachers at public schools in Chicago are eligible to receive free registration to #AHA26. Send a request from your school email address to the AHA’s annual meeting email for a discount code. 🗃️
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I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
Tell Students the Truth About American History
We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.
www.theatlantic.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I spent October traveling to schools throughout the South talking to students about American history. What I found were young people who understand we can tell a story that includes both the positive and the negative. As one 8th grader in Memphis said, “Doesn’t seem that hard, just say both things.”
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This might be the best story I wrote this year, from May. I'd love it if you read it (again or for the first time).
“There had been so many tears in my household that my husband got me a puppy,” said Denise Garcia, the director of the center and a professor of biological sciences.
“There had been so many tears in my household that my husband got me a puppy,” said Denise Garcia, the director of the center and a professor of biological sciences.
Another casualty of Trump cuts? California students pursuing science research careers
At least 24 UC and Cal State campuses lost science research training grants that provided their students with annual stipends of $12,000 or more.
calmatters.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This might be the best story I wrote this year, from May. I'd love it if you read it (again or for the first time).
“There had been so many tears in my household that my husband got me a puppy,” said Denise Garcia, the director of the center and a professor of biological sciences.
“There had been so many tears in my household that my husband got me a puppy,” said Denise Garcia, the director of the center and a professor of biological sciences.
is the answer “don’t buy bitcoin”
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
is the answer “don’t buy bitcoin”
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The Federal Shutdown Is Over. What Comes Next for Schools?: Some delayed funds for schools could arrive soon, but questions about future grants remain.
The Federal Shutdown Is Over. What Comes Next for Schools?
Some delayed funds for schools could arrive soon, but questions about future grants remain.
www.edweek.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Federal Shutdown Is Over. What Comes Next for Schools?: Some delayed funds for schools could arrive soon, but questions about future grants remain.
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This is one of the reasons truth in history is so very important - to make a better more informed future. Americans need to take this same attitude.
High school teacher Katharina Matro explains how growing up in Germany and learning about the country’s past “made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory 🗃️
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This is one of the reasons truth in history is so very important - to make a better more informed future. Americans need to take this same attitude.
Just landed and nearly every flight, including ours, delayed. Good luck out there, fellow travelers!
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Just landed and nearly every flight, including ours, delayed. Good luck out there, fellow travelers!
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Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month trib.al/3F3Ks58
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month
Officials say commissaries will be open through Thanksgiving, but many stateside stores could close soon after due to the government shutdown.
trib.al
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month trib.al/3F3Ks58
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The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues. trib.al/xAURXAW
Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues.
trib.al
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The only dining facility for junior troops at the Army’s Fort Leavenworth in Kansas has been closed due to funding issues. trib.al/xAURXAW