Katie Harper
@kharper.bsky.social
here to keep learning about health equity and k-12 ed, get book recs, and share what I hope is helpful.
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2025 was the year AI hit hard in education after a long lead in
If anyone's left with a job in the social sciences and humanities to keep studying it critically in the future, here's a reading list I've been compilung all year to get you going
If anyone's left with a job in the social sciences and humanities to keep studying it critically in the future, here's a reading list I've been compilung all year to get you going
A social sciences and humanities reading list on AI in education 🧵
December 12, 2025 at 9:05 PM
2025 was the year AI hit hard in education after a long lead in
If anyone's left with a job in the social sciences and humanities to keep studying it critically in the future, here's a reading list I've been compilung all year to get you going
If anyone's left with a job in the social sciences and humanities to keep studying it critically in the future, here's a reading list I've been compilung all year to get you going
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A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A new investigation revealed that school districts and local governments are reportedly overpaying for supplies because of Amazon contracts that bind them to dynamic pricing.
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
Rather than allow for competitive bidding, the deals “covertly raise prices and inflate costs for governments.”
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Keep in mind that many of those who DO keep their coverage initially will only be able to do so for a few months before having to drop it due to the increased premiums…but the losses being spread out over several months will dilute the media narrative.
December 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Keep in mind that many of those who DO keep their coverage initially will only be able to do so for a few months before having to drop it due to the increased premiums…but the losses being spread out over several months will dilute the media narrative.
yes please @foushee.house.gov
and NC colleagues
and NC colleagues
If you want to do something about the Epstein files but calling a congressperson's office sounds intimidating, I turned my personal prep into a cheat-sheet on H.R. 4405 (aka the Epstein Files Transparency Act) so you can feel more prepared.
open.substack.com/pub/rachelda...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelda...
How to Call Your Congressman/woman And Ask For the Release of the Epstein Files
A cheat sheet on the Epstein Files Transparency Act
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
yes please @foushee.house.gov
and NC colleagues
and NC colleagues
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The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The incredible, indomitable, inspirational Alice Wong has left us.
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
I'm so grateful to have known her on social media, and so grateful for all the words she shared with us and all the actions she encouraged us into making.
May we live up to her example.
(so you don't have to go to Instagram)
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Letting a computer make decisions is letting whoever controls the computer decide the range of acceptable choices. There is no way that the owners of the AI systems will allow them to make decisions which are optimal for the user but against the interests of the owner...
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November 8, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Letting a computer make decisions is letting whoever controls the computer decide the range of acceptable choices. There is no way that the owners of the AI systems will allow them to make decisions which are optimal for the user but against the interests of the owner...
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Have you watched the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films?
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Watch the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films | The Booker Prizes
Stormzy, Katherine Parkinson, Rory Kinnear, Arlo Parks, Shazad Latif and Gabrielle Creevy star in our new films showcasing the 2025 shortlist
thebookerprizes.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Have you watched the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films?
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
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"Trad influencers gloss this unjust workload as a homage to homesteading (and leverage it to market unsubstantiated remedies) instead of calling it what it is: picking up the state’s slack. Cuts to education seem less threatening when you are convinced your role is to homeschool your children" #NCEd
September 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
"Trad influencers gloss this unjust workload as a homage to homesteading (and leverage it to market unsubstantiated remedies) instead of calling it what it is: picking up the state’s slack. Cuts to education seem less threatening when you are convinced your role is to homeschool your children" #NCEd
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I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
September 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...
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settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
September 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
settings > content & media > autoplay video & gifs = off
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I also struggle with this.
One of my solutions: kebabs. I eat meat so I do chicken, fish, but minimize steak. Buy them at most grocery meat markets. You can grill them as is or more often I take them off skewer for a very fast stir fry. That plus a rotisserie chicken and sliced zucchini in fridge
One of my solutions: kebabs. I eat meat so I do chicken, fish, but minimize steak. Buy them at most grocery meat markets. You can grill them as is or more often I take them off skewer for a very fast stir fry. That plus a rotisserie chicken and sliced zucchini in fridge
For several years, I have struggled to eat enough food due to stress and severe ADHD. This week, I learned an easy solution was a 5.5lb frozen bag of stir-fry veggies from Costco and smoothies. I steam the veggies in a pan, make the smoothie, then add eggs and cheese to the veggies for protein.
August 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I also struggle with this.
One of my solutions: kebabs. I eat meat so I do chicken, fish, but minimize steak. Buy them at most grocery meat markets. You can grill them as is or more often I take them off skewer for a very fast stir fry. That plus a rotisserie chicken and sliced zucchini in fridge
One of my solutions: kebabs. I eat meat so I do chicken, fish, but minimize steak. Buy them at most grocery meat markets. You can grill them as is or more often I take them off skewer for a very fast stir fry. That plus a rotisserie chicken and sliced zucchini in fridge
reposting to remember the phrase “time tax on parents”
It's replacing government spending with a time tax on parents...
I know there a lot going on but I would read 10000 words on the demise of school buses. This ish is INANE.
July 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
reposting to remember the phrase “time tax on parents”
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And a time-lapse of a school car line for your daily moment of un-zen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkal...
Amazing Traffic Timelapse School run drop off by car proves tricky
YouTube video by Geek Attitude
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And a time-lapse of a school car line for your daily moment of un-zen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkal...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkal...
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So many good articles that I'll be teaching in HPM 756
July 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
So many good articles that I'll be teaching in HPM 756
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This post is a real gift.
A skeet so good you can build a conceit around it.
July 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This post is a real gift.
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The strategy:
1. Appeal to economic anxiety created by AI hype.
2. Target prospective students in geographic regions far removed from established tech centers.
3. Rent brand equity of public universities associated with regional pride, while simultaneously sowing doubt in the their legitimacy.
1. Appeal to economic anxiety created by AI hype.
2. Target prospective students in geographic regions far removed from established tech centers.
3. Rent brand equity of public universities associated with regional pride, while simultaneously sowing doubt in the their legitimacy.
July 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The strategy:
1. Appeal to economic anxiety created by AI hype.
2. Target prospective students in geographic regions far removed from established tech centers.
3. Rent brand equity of public universities associated with regional pride, while simultaneously sowing doubt in the their legitimacy.
1. Appeal to economic anxiety created by AI hype.
2. Target prospective students in geographic regions far removed from established tech centers.
3. Rent brand equity of public universities associated with regional pride, while simultaneously sowing doubt in the their legitimacy.
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I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
July 4, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I know we don't feel like there's much to celebrate this July 4th. It's been a rough several years.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
So I want to talk about how we're making history right now.
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Routine immunization of U.S. children born 1994–2018 will prevent an estimated 419 million illnesses, 936,000 deaths, and $1.9 trillion in societal costs over their lifetimes.
Newer vaccines like HPV are on track to reduce cervical cancers by tens of thousands of cases...
Newer vaccines like HPV are on track to reduce cervical cancers by tens of thousands of cases...
June 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Routine immunization of U.S. children born 1994–2018 will prevent an estimated 419 million illnesses, 936,000 deaths, and $1.9 trillion in societal costs over their lifetimes.
Newer vaccines like HPV are on track to reduce cervical cancers by tens of thousands of cases...
Newer vaccines like HPV are on track to reduce cervical cancers by tens of thousands of cases...
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In 2016, I worried that the US would soon be destroyed. So for the next eight years, I took my kids everywhere I could so they'd know their country firsthand. We drove in every direction to see things from all sides.
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
The Last American Road Trip
The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight, and The View from Flyover Country navigates a changing America as she and her fami...
www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
In 2016, I worried that the US would soon be destroyed. So for the next eight years, I took my kids everywhere I could so they'd know their country firsthand. We drove in every direction to see things from all sides.
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
Our story is a book, and I hope you'll preorder: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com
Sharing so I remember to watch this again.
Thank you @edyong209.bsky.social -
for this talk and for all your work steeped in empathy, curiosity and kindness.
youtu.be/ddy5uMdzZB8
Thank you @edyong209.bsky.social -
for this talk and for all your work steeped in empathy, curiosity and kindness.
youtu.be/ddy5uMdzZB8
Ed Yong, Journalist/Author - XOXO Festival (2024)
YouTube video by XOXO Festival
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sharing so I remember to watch this again.
Thank you @edyong209.bsky.social -
for this talk and for all your work steeped in empathy, curiosity and kindness.
youtu.be/ddy5uMdzZB8
Thank you @edyong209.bsky.social -
for this talk and for all your work steeped in empathy, curiosity and kindness.
youtu.be/ddy5uMdzZB8
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Let's be honest. The hour we skip tonight is going to be the best hour anybody experiences in 2025
March 9, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Let's be honest. The hour we skip tonight is going to be the best hour anybody experiences in 2025
If you need a dairy-free scone recipe, this one is great. I didn’t have blueberries or lemon on hand, so I swapped in allergen free chocolate chips, and was hilariously shocked at how well it turned out.
jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-scones...
jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-scones...
The Best Vegan Scones | Flaky and Moist
These Vegan Scones are the perfect scone texture! They are delicious, flaky and moist with a sweet taste. They’re so easy, and use regular everyday ingredients!
jessicainthekitchen.com
March 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
If you need a dairy-free scone recipe, this one is great. I didn’t have blueberries or lemon on hand, so I swapped in allergen free chocolate chips, and was hilariously shocked at how well it turned out.
jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-scones...
jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-scones...
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Here you go, everyone.
This the Project 2025 Tracker, highlighting each objective and which ones they have completed
Stunning to see it laid out like this.
Even more stunning how many federal departments & agencies they have already sealed.
www.project2025.observer
This the Project 2025 Tracker, highlighting each objective and which ones they have completed
Stunning to see it laid out like this.
Even more stunning how many federal departments & agencies they have already sealed.
www.project2025.observer
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Here you go, everyone.
This the Project 2025 Tracker, highlighting each objective and which ones they have completed
Stunning to see it laid out like this.
Even more stunning how many federal departments & agencies they have already sealed.
www.project2025.observer
This the Project 2025 Tracker, highlighting each objective and which ones they have completed
Stunning to see it laid out like this.
Even more stunning how many federal departments & agencies they have already sealed.
www.project2025.observer
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Some of the education justice groups I recommend supporting:
www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
@zinnedproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@network4pubed.bsky.social
@aapf.bsky.social
@ctulocal1.bsky.social
www.studentsdeserve.org
dignityinschools.org
www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
@zinnedproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@network4pubed.bsky.social
@aapf.bsky.social
@ctulocal1.bsky.social
www.studentsdeserve.org
dignityinschools.org
Black Lives Matter At School
National coalition organizing for racial justice in education.
www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Some of the education justice groups I recommend supporting:
www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
@zinnedproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@network4pubed.bsky.social
@aapf.bsky.social
@ctulocal1.bsky.social
www.studentsdeserve.org
dignityinschools.org
www.blacklivesmatteratschool.com
@rethinkingschools.bsky.social
@zinnedproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@network4pubed.bsky.social
@aapf.bsky.social
@ctulocal1.bsky.social
www.studentsdeserve.org
dignityinschools.org
The impact of Title I funding in North Carolina:
February 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The impact of Title I funding in North Carolina: