Jack Schneider
@jackschneider.bsky.social
professor at umass.edu | co-host of haveyouheardpodcast.com | director of umass.edu/education/organizations/center-education-policy
previous book: offthemarkbook.com | latest book: educationwarsbook.com | next book: in progress.
previous book: offthemarkbook.com | latest book: educationwarsbook.com | next book: in progress.
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Even as ICE crackdowns impact schools, access to public education for immigrant students remains the law of the land. New @haveyouheard.bsky.social heads to Chicago to hear how schools are responding. And we dig into the landmark 1982 SCOTUS decision: Plyler v Doe soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...
#208 ‘A Lifetime of Hardship’
Forty plus years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that denying immigrant students access to public education would impose a lifetime of hardship on them. Today, that landmark decision remains on the books
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November 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Even as ICE crackdowns impact schools, access to public education for immigrant students remains the law of the land. New @haveyouheard.bsky.social heads to Chicago to hear how schools are responding. And we dig into the landmark 1982 SCOTUS decision: Plyler v Doe soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...
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Every one of these essays, and in truth, the entire collection rebukes the sentiment that the closure of the Department of Ed is NBD. It is a BD.
The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Every one of these essays, and in truth, the entire collection rebukes the sentiment that the closure of the Department of Ed is NBD. It is a BD.
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The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
November 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
attn: @histedsocuk.bsky.social @aeradivf-history.bsky.social @ische-news.bsky.social @activehist.bsky.social
The latest History of Education Quarterly is now online. In this thread, I'll post non-paywalled versions of the whole issue.
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The latest History of Education Quarterly is now online. In this thread, I'll post non-paywalled versions of the whole issue.
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The latest History of Education Quarterly is now online. In this thread, I'll post non-paywalled versions of the whole issue.
In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, we revisit Plyler v. Doe--the landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed education for undocumented children.
#208 ‘A Lifetime of Hardship’
Forty plus years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that denying immigrant students access to public education would impose a lifetime of hardship on them. Today, that landmark decision remains on the books
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November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, we revisit Plyler v. Doe--the landmark Supreme Court case that guaranteed education for undocumented children.
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The trollish obliviousness of Trump officials like ED sec Linda McMahon both to the suffering they're causing AND to the political price they'll pay is something to be hold
November 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The trollish obliviousness of Trump officials like ED sec Linda McMahon both to the suffering they're causing AND to the political price they'll pay is something to be hold
Wondering why "local control" is no longer a priority for the Republican Party? We have answers on the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social
HY#207 Under the Influence
Have You Heard heads to Florida, where education policy is increasingly being determined by wealthy donors. We meet a billionaire who has been putting big bucks behind a very particular vision for the
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November 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wondering why "local control" is no longer a priority for the Republican Party? We have answers on the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social
Jill Lepore: “Impoverished, homeless veterans wander legless on the streets and the children of the poor die in understaffed clinics…while the rich get treated in glistening spas and have their butts waxed by people who have been trafficked into the country and live twenty-three to a room…”
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Jill Lepore: “Impoverished, homeless veterans wander legless on the streets and the children of the poor die in understaffed clinics…while the rich get treated in glistening spas and have their butts waxed by people who have been trafficked into the country and live twenty-three to a room…”
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This is a fabulous read, a useful examination of New York Times reporting style, and just a crackling piece of prose. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is a fabulous read, a useful examination of New York Times reporting style, and just a crackling piece of prose. lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
New episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social is out.
HY#207 Under the Influence
Play HY#207 Under the Influence by Have You Heard on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social is out.
The evidence keeps rolling in, demonstrating that teachers who are good at one part of teaching are not necessarily good at other parts of teaching.
If assessing the many dimensions of teaching makes sense, then shouldn't we also be assessing the many dimensions of school quality?
If assessing the many dimensions of teaching makes sense, then shouldn't we also be assessing the many dimensions of school quality?
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November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The evidence keeps rolling in, demonstrating that teachers who are good at one part of teaching are not necessarily good at other parts of teaching.
If assessing the many dimensions of teaching makes sense, then shouldn't we also be assessing the many dimensions of school quality?
If assessing the many dimensions of teaching makes sense, then shouldn't we also be assessing the many dimensions of school quality?
Writing is so much harder than doing laundry.
October 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Writing is so much harder than doing laundry.
He had me at "Jack Schneider, who sounds like the cool professor you would want to grab a coffee with..."
Schools are not factories
Education in America has long been a topic of vigorous debate, with differing opinions on its purpose and who should shape how it’s taught. It’s no surprise that in our
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October 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
He had me at "Jack Schneider, who sounds like the cool professor you would want to grab a coffee with..."
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Unfortunately, I doubt that #mapoli legislators who I presume are going to obediently go in and vote in favor of this so-called #MAEdu literacy bill are going to read Matt Barnum before, but they really should
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/28/l...
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Has there been a ‘Southern surge’ in student learning?
Not exactly — but there have been some Southern success stories.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Unfortunately, I doubt that #mapoli legislators who I presume are going to obediently go in and vote in favor of this so-called #MAEdu literacy bill are going to read Matt Barnum before, but they really should
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/28/l...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/10/28/l...
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Race science is back. Again. In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, historian Quinn Slobodian helps us make sense of the return of IQ and 'biology as destiny.' Essential listening if you're trying to understand why public education = such a Trump target soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...
#206 Race Science is Back. It Never Went Away.
Race science, with its noxious claims that ‘biology is destiny,’ comes roaring back during periods of social change. That’s the conclusion of a new book by historian Quinn Slobodian, tracing today’s o
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October 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Race science is back. Again. In the latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, historian Quinn Slobodian helps us make sense of the return of IQ and 'biology as destiny.' Essential listening if you're trying to understand why public education = such a Trump target soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...
Apropos for those listening to our latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social
Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian is “a welcome contribution to the genre of far-right explainers,” writes Suzanne Schneider. Read the full review at @nybooks.com:
From the Cesspool to the Mainstream | Suzanne Schneider
The “new fusionist” intellectuals are the missing link between nineteenth-century race science, twentieth-century libertarianism, and the contemporary alt-right.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Apropos for those listening to our latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social
You want it darker?
The latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social looks under the rock where all the creepy crawly ideas of racial pseudo-science are alive and well.
The latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social looks under the rock where all the creepy crawly ideas of racial pseudo-science are alive and well.
#206 Race Science is Back. It Never Went Away.
Play #206 Race Science is Back. It Never Went Away. by Have You Heard on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
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October 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
You want it darker?
The latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social looks under the rock where all the creepy crawly ideas of racial pseudo-science are alive and well.
The latest episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social looks under the rock where all the creepy crawly ideas of racial pseudo-science are alive and well.
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In case you missed it... @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and @jackschneider.bsky.social moonlighted on another pod.
Half the Answer #37: Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." What rhetorical strategies have been employed to convince us to allow the public school system to be degraded and dismantled?
Half the Answer #37: Education Wars
Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual. They discuss the faulty beliefs and logics that lea...
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In case you missed it... @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and @jackschneider.bsky.social moonlighted on another pod.
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In our new issue, @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social investigates the right-wing push toward “classical education,” a departure from the longstanding bipartisan agreement that school should first and foremost prepare students for the daily grind.
Uniform Policy | Jennifer C. Berkshire
Democrats must come up with a defense of public schools that goes beyond bloodless workforce preparation
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October 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In our new issue, @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social investigates the right-wing push toward “classical education,” a departure from the longstanding bipartisan agreement that school should first and foremost prepare students for the daily grind.
We had a great conversation on this podcast. If you haven’t been paying attention to the politics of education in the past few years, this should get you up to speed.
@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @haveyouheard.bsky.social
@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @haveyouheard.bsky.social
Half the Answer #37: Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." What rhetorical strategies have been employed to convince us to allow the public school system to be degraded and dismantled?
Half the Answer #37: Education Wars
Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual. They discuss the faulty beliefs and logics that lea...
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We had a great conversation on this podcast. If you haven’t been paying attention to the politics of education in the past few years, this should get you up to speed.
@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @haveyouheard.bsky.social
@jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @haveyouheard.bsky.social
A great tribute to a great scholar. An important part of his legacy is all of the open access research that he helped bring into the world.
October 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A great tribute to a great scholar. An important part of his legacy is all of the open access research that he helped bring into the world.
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Half the Answer #37: Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." What rhetorical strategies have been employed to convince us to allow the public school system to be degraded and dismantled?
Half the Answer #37: Education Wars
Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual. They discuss the faulty beliefs and logics that lea...
www.liberalcurrents.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Half the Answer #37: Trent and Caitlin speak with Jennifer Berkshire and Jack Schneider about their recent book "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." What rhetorical strategies have been employed to convince us to allow the public school system to be degraded and dismantled?
Back in grad school I spent the entire day working on something for a mentor. I proudly told him.
He then scolded me for wasting my day on something he could have showed me how to do in 30 minutes.
Looking back, this was one of the most important lessons I received (unpleasant though it was).
He then scolded me for wasting my day on something he could have showed me how to do in 30 minutes.
Looking back, this was one of the most important lessons I received (unpleasant though it was).
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Back in grad school I spent the entire day working on something for a mentor. I proudly told him.
He then scolded me for wasting my day on something he could have showed me how to do in 30 minutes.
Looking back, this was one of the most important lessons I received (unpleasant though it was).
He then scolded me for wasting my day on something he could have showed me how to do in 30 minutes.
Looking back, this was one of the most important lessons I received (unpleasant though it was).