Bruce D. Baker
@schoolfinance101.bsky.social
Professor, Education Finance & Policy
Personal Website: https://schoolfinance101.com
School Finance Indicators Database: https://www.schoolfinancedata.org/
Books: https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/author/bruce-d-baker/
Personal Website: https://schoolfinance101.com
School Finance Indicators Database: https://www.schoolfinancedata.org/
Books: https://hep.gse.harvard.edu/author/bruce-d-baker/
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Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Tell me you don’t understand risk pools without telling me you don’t understand risk pools
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A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Reagan-appointed judge has quit the bench so he can speak out against assaults on the rule of law (he is a senior judge so it doesn’t create a vacancy):
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Makin it trashy AF like every other Trump property
Look, it's not even in the top thousand offenses of this administration, but I can't get over how fucking tacky and gaudy the Oval Office has become under this clown.
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Makin it trashy AF like every other Trump property
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So to cap their horrible week, Senate Republicans refused a deal to reopen the government in exchange for just helping people with health insurance and now the president wants the Supreme Court to say he doesn’t have to obey the law and feed the hungry.
Amazing.
Amazing.
November 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM
So to cap their horrible week, Senate Republicans refused a deal to reopen the government in exchange for just helping people with health insurance and now the president wants the Supreme Court to say he doesn’t have to obey the law and feed the hungry.
Amazing.
Amazing.
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They really stuck the landing on this one.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
They really stuck the landing on this one.
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The sense of entitlement from these people. Jesus.
Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The sense of entitlement from these people. Jesus.
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Latest post: Dear NJ Teachers and Their Families: You MUST Not Vote For Jack Ciattarelli jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/11/dear...
Dear NJ Teachers and Their Families: You MUST Not Vote For Jack Ciattarelli
To all NJ public school staff and their families: You must not vote for Jack Ciattarelli. He will do serious, lasting damage to you persona...
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Latest post: Dear NJ Teachers and Their Families: You MUST Not Vote For Jack Ciattarelli jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/11/dear...
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New NEPC Review: School Choice Wisconsin report’s conclusions about the cost effectiveness of private school vouchers rest on invalid methods and inaccurate data.
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NEPC Review: Wisconsin’s Most Cost-Effective K-12 Program (School Choice Wisconsin, August 2025)
Wisconsin’s long-running private school voucher program has drawn decades of research interest, including a recent report from School Choice Wisconsin. The report claims voucher-receiving schools in R...
nepc.colorado.edu
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
New NEPC Review: School Choice Wisconsin report’s conclusions about the cost effectiveness of private school vouchers rest on invalid methods and inaccurate data.
@schoolfinance101.bsky.social bit.ly/3LcGsZB
@schoolfinance101.bsky.social bit.ly/3LcGsZB
NEPC Review: Wisconsin’s Most Cost-Effective K-12 Program (School Choice Wisconsin, August 2025) nepc.colorado.edu/sites/defaul...
nepc.colorado.edu
October 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
NEPC Review: Wisconsin’s Most Cost-Effective K-12 Program (School Choice Wisconsin, August 2025) nepc.colorado.edu/sites/defaul...
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The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The New York Post is owned by Lachlan Murdoch, solely because his daddy bought it and passed it on to him.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
And it's backing Andrew Cuomo, a meathead whose whole career in politics stems from his daddy being good at it.
But *Mamdani* is the nepo baby, because his mom was a filmmaker? Sure.
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2. Charter schools statewide in FL and in Miami-Dade have lower overall outcomes than district schools (in same county) when controlling for students served:
October 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
2. Charter schools statewide in FL and in Miami-Dade have lower overall outcomes than district schools (in same county) when controlling for students served:
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Some facts on charter schooling in FL and Miami-Dade, and why Success Academies (while perhaps "better" run than many FL charters, is not the solution).
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
October 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some facts on charter schooling in FL and Miami-Dade, and why Success Academies (while perhaps "better" run than many FL charters, is not the solution).
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
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Taking apart Karoline Levitt’s defense of the East Wing demolition on CBS Mornings felt like grading a book report written in crayon
www.cbsnews.com/video/presid...
www.cbsnews.com/video/presid...
Presidential historian on why Trump's White House renovation isn't the first or the biggest
As images of the East Wing demolition spark debate, historian Alexis Coe joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to put the latest White House renovation in perspective — from Truman's full interior overhaul to Nix...
www.cbsnews.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Taking apart Karoline Levitt’s defense of the East Wing demolition on CBS Mornings felt like grading a book report written in crayon
www.cbsnews.com/video/presid...
www.cbsnews.com/video/presid...
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How Does New Jersey Fund Its Schools — And How Can We Make It Fairer? - New Jersey Policy Perspective - www.njpp.org/publications...
How Does New Jersey Fund Its Schools — And How Can We Make It Fairer? - New Jersey Policy Perspective
A guide to understanding New Jersey's school funding formula and closing gaps for students who need resources most.
www.njpp.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
How Does New Jersey Fund Its Schools — And How Can We Make It Fairer? - New Jersey Policy Perspective - www.njpp.org/publications...
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Punchbowl reports “White House officials determined they do not have the authority” to use contingency reserves —billions of $ that Congress provided for use when SNAP funding is inadequate— to fund Nov. SNAP benefits. But, that’s not what USDA’s now-deleted shutdown plan says:
October 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Punchbowl reports “White House officials determined they do not have the authority” to use contingency reserves —billions of $ that Congress provided for use when SNAP funding is inadequate— to fund Nov. SNAP benefits. But, that’s not what USDA’s now-deleted shutdown plan says:
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Everyone's focused on how idiotic Lindsey Halligan is, but don't sleep on the official response from Department of Justice spokeswoman Natalie Baldassarre.
It's just Mean Girls all the way down, if they'd written that script while huffing paint fumes.
It's just Mean Girls all the way down, if they'd written that script while huffing paint fumes.
![You clearly didn’t get the response you wanted—which was information handed over to you without having to dig into the facts of the case to craft a truthful story—so you thought you’d “tattletale” to main justice. Lindsay [sic] Halligan was attempting to point you to facts, not gossip, but when clarifying that she would adhere to the rule of the law and not disclose Grand Jury information, you threaten to leak an entire conversation. Good luck ever getting anyone to talk to you when you publish their texts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cnpe7qvcyjrhm6w7w7e4atur/bafkreiglaa3cwpa2ykhywotlvbwjkff7epjgy3saokm4tvme2m5uga5ovy@jpeg)
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Everyone's focused on how idiotic Lindsey Halligan is, but don't sleep on the official response from Department of Justice spokeswoman Natalie Baldassarre.
It's just Mean Girls all the way down, if they'd written that script while huffing paint fumes.
It's just Mean Girls all the way down, if they'd written that script while huffing paint fumes.
Some facts on charter schooling in FL and Miami-Dade, and why Success Academies (while perhaps "better" run than many FL charters, is not the solution).
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
October 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Some facts on charter schooling in FL and Miami-Dade, and why Success Academies (while perhaps "better" run than many FL charters, is not the solution).
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
1. Miami Dade charter schools already do not serve a representative population
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Was just thinking about that research brief, thanks! The Stealth Inequalities brief by @schoolfinance101.bsky.social talks about property tax rebates as a form of handouts to the rich.
October 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Was just thinking about that research brief, thanks! The Stealth Inequalities brief by @schoolfinance101.bsky.social talks about property tax rebates as a form of handouts to the rich.
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New Post: Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/10/jack... The Republican candidate for NJ gov wants to take away state aid from the districts that need it most and give it to districts that already have the lowest property tax rates.
Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers
Once again, here's the Republican candidate for governor of New Jersey, Jack Ciattarelli : Our property taxes are the highest in the nation...
jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
New Post: Jack Ciattarelli's Tax Plan Is a Disaster For Schools AND Taxpayers jerseyjazzman.blogspot.com/2025/10/jack... The Republican candidate for NJ gov wants to take away state aid from the districts that need it most and give it to districts that already have the lowest property tax rates.
A few preliminary thoughts - Before we think about further expanding and preferencing charter schooling in FL and Miami Dade, perhaps we should do some deep reflection & analysis on where we are at -
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
A few preliminary thoughts - Before we think about further expanding and preferencing charter schooling in FL and Miami Dade, perhaps we should do some deep reflection & analysis on where we are at -
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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State officials trying to usurp constitutional authority of local boards with regulations that inappropriately favor specific private providers should face even greater public scrutiny!
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
State officials trying to usurp constitutional authority of local boards with regulations that inappropriately favor specific private providers should face even greater public scrutiny!
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Any local board member who is not willing to stand up for their constitutional authority - and responsibility to citizens, taxpayers and children - should face some hard questions and significant public scrutiny.
October 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Any local board member who is not willing to stand up for their constitutional authority - and responsibility to citizens, taxpayers and children - should face some hard questions and significant public scrutiny.