Margaret Thornton
@maggiethornton.bsky.social
Appalachian expat in Philly doing what I can to stop school inequality. Ed leadership/policy assistant prof studying tracking and detracking. Blue skies are mine.
The sanest take on declining test scores in the US and globally.
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The sanest take on declining test scores in the US and globally.
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The disruption affects kids who are absent, kids who are there, and the poor teachers who, as always, are trying to hold it together when no one else will.
Much of the anger over school closures wasn't about children, example #122225
Durham public school attendance drops to COVID levels amid North Carolina immigration crackdown
Federal officials say they arrested around 370 people in North Carolina this week in immigration crackdowns around Charlotte and the Research Triangle.
www.wbur.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 PM
The disruption affects kids who are absent, kids who are there, and the poor teachers who, as always, are trying to hold it together when no one else will.
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This is major. If you know anything about Shiloh/Erik's whereabouts for the last 13 years, please contact the Charlottesville Police Department.
Sage's family deserves closure. Her beloved grandmother has died, and her aunt was murdered by a serial killer. Help this family get the answers they need
Sage's family deserves closure. Her beloved grandmother has died, and her aunt was murdered by a serial killer. Help this family get the answers they need
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This is major. If you know anything about Shiloh/Erik's whereabouts for the last 13 years, please contact the Charlottesville Police Department.
Sage's family deserves closure. Her beloved grandmother has died, and her aunt was murdered by a serial killer. Help this family get the answers they need
Sage's family deserves closure. Her beloved grandmother has died, and her aunt was murdered by a serial killer. Help this family get the answers they need
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"Dismantling" gives them too much cover
We have here the makings of a shadow agency inflicting 4 harms:
1. Depletion (of public funding)
2. Diversion (of funds to private schools)
3. Discrimination (of DEI, LGBTQ+)
4. Destabilization (of public ed to serve #1-3)
Project 2025 goal: privatization
We have here the makings of a shadow agency inflicting 4 harms:
1. Depletion (of public funding)
2. Diversion (of funds to private schools)
3. Discrimination (of DEI, LGBTQ+)
4. Destabilization (of public ed to serve #1-3)
Project 2025 goal: privatization
Breaking News: The Trump administration announced an aggressive plan to continue dismantling the Education Department.
Trump Administration Announces Steps to Dismantle Education Department
Responsibilities for K-12 and college programs, among others, will be moved to other federal agencies.
nyti.ms
November 19, 2025 at 10:17 PM
"Dismantling" gives them too much cover
We have here the makings of a shadow agency inflicting 4 harms:
1. Depletion (of public funding)
2. Diversion (of funds to private schools)
3. Discrimination (of DEI, LGBTQ+)
4. Destabilization (of public ed to serve #1-3)
Project 2025 goal: privatization
We have here the makings of a shadow agency inflicting 4 harms:
1. Depletion (of public funding)
2. Diversion (of funds to private schools)
3. Discrimination (of DEI, LGBTQ+)
4. Destabilization (of public ed to serve #1-3)
Project 2025 goal: privatization
The further dismantling of the Department of Education is bad not only for impeding its Congressionally-approved functions but because of what it signals about how little we actually value education in this country.
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The further dismantling of the Department of Education is bad not only for impeding its Congressionally-approved functions but because of what it signals about how little we actually value education in this country.
I find it very interesting that at the same time we're getting some recognition the ed tech is, in fact, not all that and a bag of chips, many districts are going all in on AI.
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
I find it very interesting that at the same time we're getting some recognition the ed tech is, in fact, not all that and a bag of chips, many districts are going all in on AI.
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When we focus on the "brilliance" of unaccountable perpetrators, we are forgoing the brilliance of the young people deterred from their fields
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From the team that brought you the "Too Big To Fail" financial institutions, it's the "Too Brilliant To Be Held Accountable" men
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November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
When we focus on the "brilliance" of unaccountable perpetrators, we are forgoing the brilliance of the young people deterred from their fields
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As they should!
State senators may summon UVA leaders to Richmond to discuss the school's agreement with the Department of Justice to suspend several federal civiil rights investigations, which sparked fierce opposition from legislators, alumni and faculty.
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/s...
virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/s...
State senators may call UVA leaders to the carpet over agreement to end DOJ investigations • Virginia Mercury
State senators are considering asking representatives from the University of Virginia to meet with lawmakers in Richmond after school leaders signed an agreement with the federal government to…
virginiamercury.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As they should!
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Another student project, another day I need to post this
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Another student project, another day I need to post this
Hey, @ucea-leadership.bsky.social and @uceagsc.bsky.social friends, please take note!
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Hey, @ucea-leadership.bsky.social and @uceagsc.bsky.social friends, please take note!
I'm really grateful I got to share a few words about our dear friend Danny Moraguez here. I still can't believe he's gone.
📘 The Fall 2025 UCEA Review is here!
Explore insights on policy leadership, resilience, program excellence, advocacy tools, and highlights across our community.
Stay connected. Stay inspired.
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#LeadershipMatters @DrMoniByrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN
Explore insights on policy leadership, resilience, program excellence, advocacy tools, and highlights across our community.
Stay connected. Stay inspired.
Read ➡️ shorturl.at/ALBTR
#LeadershipMatters @DrMoniByrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN
November 17, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I'm really grateful I got to share a few words about our dear friend Danny Moraguez here. I still can't believe he's gone.
Another option is that they themselves are racists but would rather blame that on “the median voter” than look inward.
Those claiming Dems should retreat on racial justice aren't hard-headed realists, they're pushing against the electoral tide rather than leaning into it. The story of Gen Z isn't about racist backlash or red-pilled young men. It's the most racially progressive generation in American history. 🧵
November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Another option is that they themselves are racists but would rather blame that on “the median voter” than look inward.
This seems like a good idea given poor student outcomes.
Peter Greene on Forbes: Pennsylvania Budget Cuts Cyber Charter Funding, Adds Accountability
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www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
Pennsylvania Budget Cuts Cyber Charter Funding, Adds Accountability
After years of attempts, Pennsylvania’s legislature has finally made some changes to the rules governing cyber charter schools.
www.forbes.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This seems like a good idea given poor student outcomes.
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Cville: our local immigrant bond fund is under strain. it’s critical we help our neighbors secure release so they can maintain their lives and families while the cases proceed. this is a meaningful way to fight this fascist bullshit—right here, right now. please join me in donating.
This has been a banner week for bond—5 new requests have come in since Monday totaling over $20K. Our funds are dwindling. You can help! Attend next week’s film screening (see below) or make a direct contribution: secure.actblue.com/donate/ccfre...
November 13, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Cville: our local immigrant bond fund is under strain. it’s critical we help our neighbors secure release so they can maintain their lives and families while the cases proceed. this is a meaningful way to fight this fascist bullshit—right here, right now. please join me in donating.
One reason legacy journalism is broken because too many legacy journalists don't understand what is and isn't news.
As a former member of NYT’s finance team & the co-author of this story exposing the relationship between Epstein & Bill Gates as well as one on Epstein & JPMorgan, I am really frustrated to see people claiming that NYT sat on publishable info about Trump and Epstein 🧵 www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/b...
Bill Gates Met With Jeffrey Epstein Many Times, Despite His Past (Published 2019)
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One reason legacy journalism is broken because too many legacy journalists don't understand what is and isn't news.
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⏰Throwback Article Thursday⏰
This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#TBT #SchoolDifferentiation
This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#TBT #SchoolDifferentiation
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November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
⏰Throwback Article Thursday⏰
This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#TBT #SchoolDifferentiation
This study identifies five dimensions of within-school differentiation—curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, grouping, and climate—and examines how they intersect to shape educational outcomes.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#TBT #SchoolDifferentiation
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Congrats again, everyone
November 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Congrats again, everyone
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Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
November 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Maybe it’s just the Humanities professor in me, but let it be noted that events of today (ahem) have demonstrated the value of being able to assess a large volume of qualitative data and do careful textual analysis with deep attention to context.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
What did the New York Times know and when did they know it seems like a really relevant set of questions today.
November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
What did the New York Times know and when did they know it seems like a really relevant set of questions today.
Where does Dr. Claudine Gay go to get her apology?
Why hello there former US Treasury Secretary, president of Harvard, and director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers.
Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
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Sharing with alt so we can all bask in his hidden insights that we are NOT allowed to share.
And here's the source link:
oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Where does Dr. Claudine Gay go to get her apology?
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🚨 The UCEA Clark Seminar Nominations are OPEN! Nominate 2 top Ed Leadership/Policy PhD students advancing dissertation work!
Mentors/Reviewers needed too!
🔗 : bit.ly/4qw92Fk
📧 : clark@ucea.org
@monibyrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN @DivA_EdLead @Division_L @DivisionAGSC
Mentors/Reviewers needed too!
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📧 : clark@ucea.org
@monibyrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN @DivA_EdLead @Division_L @DivisionAGSC
November 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🚨 The UCEA Clark Seminar Nominations are OPEN! Nominate 2 top Ed Leadership/Policy PhD students advancing dissertation work!
Mentors/Reviewers needed too!
🔗 : bit.ly/4qw92Fk
📧 : clark@ucea.org
@monibyrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN @DivA_EdLead @Division_L @DivisionAGSC
Mentors/Reviewers needed too!
🔗 : bit.ly/4qw92Fk
📧 : clark@ucea.org
@monibyrne @UCEAGSC @UCEAJSN @DivA_EdLead @Division_L @DivisionAGSC
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Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated. Enrollment is near pre-pandemic levels, real tuition is flat or down, and the college wage premium remains high.
I explore how the narrative became disconnected from the data.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-college...
I explore how the narrative became disconnected from the data.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-college...
Is college enrollment really plummeting?
Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reports of the death of the bachelor’s degree have been greatly exaggerated. Enrollment is near pre-pandemic levels, real tuition is flat or down, and the college wage premium remains high.
I explore how the narrative became disconnected from the data.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-college...
I explore how the narrative became disconnected from the data.
cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org/p/is-college...
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I was impressed w/the thoughtful design of this meta-analysis of teacher professional development intervention effects on student achievement. Overall effect was pretty small (Hedges g = .09); the moderators suggest the effect was present only in optimal conditions. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky
(When) Do Teacher Professional Development Interventions Improve Student Achievement? A Meta-analysis of 128 High-Quality Studies
Enormous sums of money are spent worldwide on teacher professional development (TPD), seeking to optimize the quality of in-service teachers’ teaching…
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I was impressed w/the thoughtful design of this meta-analysis of teacher professional development intervention effects on student achievement. Overall effect was pretty small (Hedges g = .09); the moderators suggest the effect was present only in optimal conditions. #PsychSciSky #AcademicSky #EduSky