Josh Starr
@joshstarr.bsky.social
Educator, author, leader, etc. www.choosecommonground.com
Yet our LGBTQIA+ students have the highest teen suicide rates
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Texas L.G.B.T.Q. Teenagers and Families Navigate a Public School Clampdown
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October 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Yet our LGBTQIA+ students have the highest teen suicide rates
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43 families, out of 160,000+ kids. Because most people are silent but reasonable and the fringes dominate the discourse bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/02/4... #choosecommonground
43 MCPS families opted out of books largely centered around LGBTQ+, cultural diversity, social justice
MCPS approved 58 requests to opt out of specific books and readings from 43 families, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June ruling.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:22 PM
43 families, out of 160,000+ kids. Because most people are silent but reasonable and the fringes dominate the discourse bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/02/4... #choosecommonground
September 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Yet another argument for why we need to teach kids how to think #AILiteracy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/o...
Opinion | How to Rethink A.I.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Yet another argument for why we need to teach kids how to think #AILiteracy www.nytimes.com/2025/09/03/o...
Why Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u... Combine this with Medicaid cuts that will hurt the working poor and we'll see more and more stories of how kids are being hurt, all by design.
Why Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District
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August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Why Federal Money Is a ‘Lifeline’ for This Republican School District www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u... Combine this with Medicaid cuts that will hurt the working poor and we'll see more and more stories of how kids are being hurt, all by design.
Why frame this as either/or. Embrace the potential of #AI, teach kids #AIliteracy, and integrate it effectively. Kids should read novels, debate ideas, wrestle with complex problems, and test hypotheses. We should be discussing how to find #commonground www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
A.I.-Driven Education: Founded in Texas and Coming to a School Near You
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July 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Why frame this as either/or. Embrace the potential of #AI, teach kids #AIliteracy, and integrate it effectively. Kids should read novels, debate ideas, wrestle with complex problems, and test hypotheses. We should be discussing how to find #commonground www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...
As I've been known to say, at best, the data help you ask better questions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o... @jessgrose.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
Opinion | The ‘Boy Crisis’ Is Overblown
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July 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
As I've been known to say, at best, the data help you ask better questions www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o... @jessgrose.bsky.social @richardreeves.bsky.social
This has been happening to k-12 superintendents of schools for years www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
In Virginia, the Attack on University Presidents Widens
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July 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This has been happening to k-12 superintendents of schools for years www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o.... This is a must read for educators who understand the need for #AI literacy. Lots of great questions and, as with all great writing, no easy answers @meghanor.bsky.social
Opinion | I Teach Creative Writing. This Is What A.I. Is Doing to Students.
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July 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/o.... This is a must read for educators who understand the need for #AI literacy. Lots of great questions and, as with all great writing, no easy answers @meghanor.bsky.social
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"Yes, schools need more funds and stability, but they also need a long-term coherent strategy to ensure resources are allocated according to vision and need." —@joshstarr.bsky.social in his article for @edweekopinion.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4kBSoQs
Trump's Cuts to Schools Will Hit Hard. But Leaders Need More Than Just Money (Opinion)
The federal funding chaos highlights a perennial dynamic in public schools.
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July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"Yes, schools need more funds and stability, but they also need a long-term coherent strategy to ensure resources are allocated according to vision and need." —@joshstarr.bsky.social in his article for @edweekopinion.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4kBSoQs
Reposted by Josh Starr
The federal funding chaos highlights a perennial dynamic in public schools, writes former public school superintendent @joshstarr.bsky.social. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump's Cuts to Schools Will Hit Hard. But Leaders Need More Than Just Money (Opinion)
The federal funding chaos highlights a perennial dynamic in public schools.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The federal funding chaos highlights a perennial dynamic in public schools, writes former public school superintendent @joshstarr.bsky.social. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Conservative justices seem to favor LGBTQ+ book opt-out option
The U.S. Supreme Court seemed to favor an argument Tuesday that parents with religious objections should be allowed to opt out of lessons in Montgomery County public elementary schools that involve st...
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April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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"Regardless of politics, all our students need to be engaged and supported in learning environments with high standards and high-quality curriculum." —@joshstarr.bsky.social in his op-ed for @edweek.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4iM2n5D
How Education Leaders Should Respond to the Anti-DEI Crowd (Opinion)
Decades of essential equity-based work is under threat in our schools today, warns Joshua P. Starr.
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April 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"Regardless of politics, all our students need to be engaged and supported in learning environments with high standards and high-quality curriculum." —@joshstarr.bsky.social in his op-ed for @edweek.bsky.social https://bit.ly/4iM2n5D
Pendulums swing...and FWITW, collaborative time, or PLC's are key to school improvement. Shame they're on the chopping block bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/08/b...
Schools reform plan trimmed after threats of major cuts
State lawmakers approve delay in some programs and funding in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future education reform plan.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Pendulums swing...and FWITW, collaborative time, or PLC's are key to school improvement. Shame they're on the chopping block bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/08/b...
The "Success Sequence" and happiness open.substack.com/pub/joshuaps...
The "Success Sequence" and Happiness
There’s an article in today's Chalkbeat about a Tennessee bill requiring that public schools teach the “success sequence.” Under this law, schools would have to teach students that success in life hin...
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April 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The "Success Sequence" and happiness open.substack.com/pub/joshuaps...
I'm continuing my SubStack ruminations on the happiness of pursuit...LMK what you think open.substack.com/pub/joshuaps...
Public Schools as a Public Good
Life, liberty, and the happiness of pursuit
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April 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I'm continuing my SubStack ruminations on the happiness of pursuit...LMK what you think open.substack.com/pub/joshuaps...
Given what was just announced re: continuing efforts to dismantle #DEI, I thought I'd re-post my latest piece for EdWeek www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
How Education Leaders Should Respond to the Anti-DEI Crowd (Opinion)
Decades of essential equity-based work is under threat in our schools today, warns Joshua P. Starr.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Given what was just announced re: continuing efforts to dismantle #DEI, I thought I'd re-post my latest piece for EdWeek www.edweek.org/leadership/o...
