THE ZOMBIES ARE RISING

The most important graph in education politics and policy (IMHO) with updated 2025 data.

We'll be holding our second annual "Civic Summit" at UMass on April 15. I can't think of a more important topic than preparing the next generation for civic engagement and responsibility.

Free and open to all. Registration info below.

For those of us who remember…

What up Cincinnatti Public Library!

NAEP scores as the indicator of “best schools”? Neoliberalism is a vampire that will not die.

Looking to organize in defense of public education? @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and I created a reading guide for The Education Wars.

Here we go.

Are you a Massachusetts resident wondering what to make of the proposed repeal of the requirement that students "pass" MCAS to earn a high school diploma?

The @umassamherst.bsky.social Center for Education Policy is here for you.

Applications for full-time study in our Ph.D. program are now closed.

But we're still accepting students for PART-TIME study. You have two months to get those applications in!

Fully-funded spots available in next year’s Ph.D. cohort. Also flexibility for working people looking to study part-time. In either case, lots of opportunities to get involved in new and ongoing research.

(If you can’t make the Jan. 2 deadline, send me an email and we’ll work something out.)

Coming soon.