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Katy Norris
@katynorris.bsky.social
PhD Candidate at UCL Political Science

Thinking about the politics of education systems & higher education
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What about “education polarization” though, often presented as the root cause of everything that is happening in U.S. politics – the closest thing we have to a widely accepted master narrative?
 
Its impact is dramatically overstated; its implications are generally misinterpreted.
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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the minute universities start using class preferences, reactionaries will sue them because the actual goal is to make elite institutions inaccessible to everyone other than rich white kids
July 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM
You’re a star 🌟
June 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Yay Josh!!
April 27, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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We’re witnessing innovation and an expansion of state violence in response to student protests but it’d be a mistake to believe this is a knee jerk reaction to protest rather than a long standing goal.

apnews.com/article/f5cf...
AP News
WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Reagan is asking Congress to reduce financial aid to college students by $2.3 billion - a 27 percent cut that would force more than 1 million students to fend for themsel
apnews.com
March 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Yep. This is one of the most radicalizing pieces I ever wrote, about my own high school.

Silver-bullet, top-down Bold New Ideas are never going to work. Effective approaches are slow, make significant investments and ask teachers what they need.
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January 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Amazing, Marco!! Congratulations 🥳
December 6, 2024 at 11:23 AM
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3⃣ Today, the original objective of disciplining children remains at the core of how most schools operate. The future of education systems—and their ability to promote individual autonomy—hinges on acknowledging this troubling history
November 26, 2024 at 9:16 PM
Ahh congratulations, Agustina!! Looking forward to reading it and learning from you! 🥳
November 19, 2024 at 3:34 PM