Marc Porter Magee
@marcportermagee.bsky.social
I live in Virginia with @kportermagee, our 3 adorable kids & 3 scruffy dogs. Personal account.
Work: CEO & founder of 50CAN.
Work: CEO & founder of 50CAN.
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The public education system has engaged in a profoundly unique experiment to take tutoring to scale as part of pandemic recovery efforts.
I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12.bsky.social about what we've learned & where we go from here.
thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...
I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12.bsky.social about what we've learned & where we go from here.
thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The public education system has engaged in a profoundly unique experiment to take tutoring to scale as part of pandemic recovery efforts.
I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12.bsky.social about what we've learned & where we go from here.
thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...
I had the pleasure of speaking w/ @lizcohen12.bsky.social about what we've learned & where we go from here.
thefutureoftutoring.substack.com/p/q-and-a-ma...
Can progressivism survive when it’s wrapped in a pessimistic wrapper?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
September 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Can progressivism survive when it’s wrapped in a pessimistic wrapper?
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/o...
“Democrats are divided and flummoxed over what to do.” t.co/KLMYla6gCn
August 20, 2025 at 10:48 AM
“Democrats are divided and flummoxed over what to do.” t.co/KLMYla6gCn
Cash alone fails a big test.
Back to education programs and reforms? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Back to education programs and reforms? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
July 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Cash alone fails a big test.
Back to education programs and reforms? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Back to education programs and reforms? www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
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100 students in a school meant for 1,000: Inside Chicago’s refusal to deal with its nearly empty schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/06/13/chicago-public-schools-declining-enrollment-causes-small-schools-high-costs/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/06/13/chicago-public-schools-declining-enrollment-causes-small-schools-high-costs/
‘A lack of political courage’: Why is Chicago avoiding its school enrollment problem?
Declining school enrollment has left 30% of Chicago public schools at least half-empty. The city’s failure to address this problem has come at a high cost to the district — and its students.
www.chalkbeat.org
June 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
100 students in a school meant for 1,000: Inside Chicago’s refusal to deal with its nearly empty schools
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/06/13/chicago-public-schools-declining-enrollment-causes-small-schools-high-costs/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/06/13/chicago-public-schools-declining-enrollment-causes-small-schools-high-costs/
Do progressive groups want to look successful more than they want to be successful? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
June 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Do progressive groups want to look successful more than they want to be successful? www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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This provocative, data-infused essay by James Wyckoff — edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1197 — serves as a reminder that fully understanding the declines in student achievement requires us to look well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This provocative, data-infused essay by James Wyckoff — edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1197 — serves as a reminder that fully understanding the declines in student achievement requires us to look well before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why did Democrats give up on learning as a priority? How do they get it back? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Why did Democrats give up on learning as a priority? How do they get it back? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/u...
For the first time in its history, DFER embraces private school choice in its new policy agenda.
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
May 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
For the first time in its history, DFER embraces private school choice in its new policy agenda.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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In terms of donors, Trump complicates the oligarchy story. While most of his 2020 funding (55%) came from the top 10%, that’s the lowest reliance on wealthy of any candidate we studied. Nearly 45% of 2020 donations came from bottom 90%—a remarkable shift for a Republican. 3/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
May 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In terms of donors, Trump complicates the oligarchy story. While most of his 2020 funding (55%) came from the top 10%, that’s the lowest reliance on wealthy of any candidate we studied. Nearly 45% of 2020 donations came from bottom 90%—a remarkable shift for a Republican. 3/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
“Near the end of the argument, Justice Kavanaugh thanked the school board’s lawyer, Alan E. Schoenfeld, suggesting he had done what he could with hopeless material.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
April 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“Near the end of the argument, Justice Kavanaugh thanked the school board’s lawyer, Alan E. Schoenfeld, suggesting he had done what he could with hopeless material.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/u...
Biden believed the best way to stop Trump was to give every Democratic interest group a reason to be loyal. It backfired.
“How did Democrats back themselves into this corner? Partly they’re pandering to pro-tariff constituencies (i.e., unions, once reliable Democratic allies).”
“How did Democrats back themselves into this corner? Partly they’re pandering to pro-tariff constituencies (i.e., unions, once reliable Democratic allies).”
April 13, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Biden believed the best way to stop Trump was to give every Democratic interest group a reason to be loyal. It backfired.
“How did Democrats back themselves into this corner? Partly they’re pandering to pro-tariff constituencies (i.e., unions, once reliable Democratic allies).”
“How did Democrats back themselves into this corner? Partly they’re pandering to pro-tariff constituencies (i.e., unions, once reliable Democratic allies).”
When you give a child a laptop and just turn them loose, amazing things happen
Just kidding, it’s a complete bust voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Just kidding, it’s a complete bust voxdev.org/topic/educat...
April 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
When you give a child a laptop and just turn them loose, amazing things happen
Just kidding, it’s a complete bust voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Just kidding, it’s a complete bust voxdev.org/topic/educat...
Why is the Democrats’ response to Trump’s tariffs so muddled?
Because Biden left them without a clear stance on free trade. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Because Biden left them without a clear stance on free trade. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Why is the Democrats’ response to Trump’s tariffs so muddled?
Because Biden left them without a clear stance on free trade. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Because Biden left them without a clear stance on free trade. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How tilted to the left are the staff at universities?
New data from VR Scores. vrscores.org/data-visuali...
New data from VR Scores. vrscores.org/data-visuali...
April 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
How tilted to the left are the staff at universities?
New data from VR Scores. vrscores.org/data-visuali...
New data from VR Scores. vrscores.org/data-visuali...
The change in US 4th grade math skills by content area on the NAEP
What's going on with geometry?
zarekdrozda.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
What's going on with geometry?
zarekdrozda.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
April 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The change in US 4th grade math skills by content area on the NAEP
What's going on with geometry?
zarekdrozda.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
What's going on with geometry?
zarekdrozda.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Which selective colleges have the most balance between liberal & conservative students?
Answer: Washington & Lee, Notre Dame, University of Miami, Boston College and Wake Forest. fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Answer: Washington & Lee, Notre Dame, University of Miami, Boston College and Wake Forest. fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
April 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Which selective colleges have the most balance between liberal & conservative students?
Answer: Washington & Lee, Notre Dame, University of Miami, Boston College and Wake Forest. fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
Answer: Washington & Lee, Notre Dame, University of Miami, Boston College and Wake Forest. fordhaminstitute.org/national/com...
March 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
“after suffering their biggest defeat in decades, Democrats are deeply fractured, rudderless, and struggling to figure out at the most basic level what their message and strategy should be” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
‘If We Don’t Get Our S--t Together, Then We Are Going to Be in a Permanent Minority’
It’s been months since Democrats suffered a devastating defeat at the polls. For all the talk about the party’s need for change, few seem actually willing to make the leap.
www.politico.com
March 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“after suffering their biggest defeat in decades, Democrats are deeply fractured, rudderless, and struggling to figure out at the most basic level what their message and strategy should be” www.politico.com/news/magazin...
This seems like a pretty big finding to understand why inequality in education is increasing:
When high-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned more.
When low-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned
When high-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned more.
When low-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned
March 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This seems like a pretty big finding to understand why inequality in education is increasing:
When high-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned more.
When low-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned
When high-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned more.
When low-performing students got broadband in their homes, they learned
Remembering Kevin Drum www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
March 15, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Remembering Kevin Drum www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“Progressive groups that coalesced around trauma turned the trauma inward. Activists proclaimed unity and preached collective action, but they found themselves divided along lines of identity or fracturing over conflicts that bewildered outsiders” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/m...
March 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
“Progressive groups that coalesced around trauma turned the trauma inward. Activists proclaimed unity and preached collective action, but they found themselves divided along lines of identity or fracturing over conflicts that bewildered outsiders” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/15/m...
March 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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“If early, aggressive moves to contain the pandemic can be forgiven, it’s harder to excuse officials who clung to the shutdowns even amid mounting evidence that they were wrongheaded.
School closures are the most important case.”
School closures are the most important case.”
March 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
“If early, aggressive moves to contain the pandemic can be forgiven, it’s harder to excuse officials who clung to the shutdowns even amid mounting evidence that they were wrongheaded.
School closures are the most important case.”
School closures are the most important case.”