tultican
@tultican.bsky.social
Former ME and school teacher; Public ed champion, for healthcare as a human rite. Blog: http://tultican.com, Cross-post: @[email protected] #EudcationMatters
Diane Ravitch has written a wonderful memoir that I really liked. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
Just Finished Diane Ravitch’s New Book
By Thomas Ultican 11/25/2025 An Education; How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else, is highly recommended especially for the thousands of us who consider her a friend. Diane …
tultican.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Diane Ravitch has written a wonderful memoir that I really liked. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
The Elimination of the Professional Status of America's Helpers! - Donald Trump talks about bringing in foreign workers, while slighting those who are already here by de-professionalizing their work. go.shr.lc/4acmzfC via @shareaholic #EducationMatters
The Elimination of the Professional Status of America’s Helpers! - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
On this Thanksgiving, please remember the professionals who lift us throughout our lives. The helpers in the caring professions, nurses, teachers, counselors, speech-language pathologists, and many ot...
go.shr.lc
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Elimination of the Professional Status of America's Helpers! - Donald Trump talks about bringing in foreign workers, while slighting those who are already here by de-professionalizing their work. go.shr.lc/4acmzfC via @shareaholic #EducationMatters
Eva Moskowitz has been caught demanding staff and students put in time as lobbyists for her charter school chain. Ismael Loera writing in The Fulcrum explains what that tells us about the charter school industry. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #Privatization
Ismael Loera: What the Success Academy Scandal Says About the Charter School Model - Network For Public Education
Eva Moskowitz has been caught demanding that staff and students put in time as lobbyists for her charter school chain– including during what was supposed to be the school day. Ismael Loera writing in ...
networkforpubliceducation.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Eva Moskowitz has been caught demanding staff and students put in time as lobbyists for her charter school chain. Ismael Loera writing in The Fulcrum explains what that tells us about the charter school industry. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #Privatization
Reformster Nostalgia And New Old Mistakes - The reformster movement has long seemed far more interested in the Free Market part than the Improving Education part. substack.com/app-link/pos... #EducationMatters
Reformster Nostalgia And New Old Mistakes
There’s been a recent uptick in reformster nostalgia, a wistfulness among Ye Reformy Olde Garde for a rosy past when there was a bipartisan consensus surrounding swell reform ideas like the free marke...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Reformster Nostalgia And New Old Mistakes - The reformster movement has long seemed far more interested in the Free Market part than the Improving Education part. substack.com/app-link/pos... #EducationMatters
I really liked Diane Ravitch’s new book and have explained why in this linked post. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
Just Finished Diane Ravitch’s New Book
By Thomas Ultican 11/25/2025 An Education; How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else, is highly recommended especially for the thousands of us who consider her a friend. Diane …
tultican.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I really liked Diane Ravitch’s new book and have explained why in this linked post. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Reforming New Jersey School Funding in 2026 - The state’s commitment to equitable, adequate school funding has slipped. schoolfinance101.com/2025/11/24/i... #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Reforming New Jersey School Funding in 2026
Mark Weber’s Summary Post at NJPP Full Report Summary Report Finds New Jersey Must Recalibrate School Funding Formula to Meet Modern Educational Needs Miami, FL — A comprehensive new study co…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
ICYMI: Reforming New Jersey School Funding in 2026 - The state’s commitment to equitable, adequate school funding has slipped. schoolfinance101.com/2025/11/24/i... #EducationMatters
Gratitude and Canned Goods—Teaching Children to Care teacherinastrangeland.blog/2025/11/24/g... via @nancyflanagan #EducationMatters
Gratitude and Canned Goods—Teaching Children to Care
From one of my must-reads, Culture Study, on November 12: ‘If you’re not on TikTok, you might not have heard about the woman who’s been calling religious organizations to see how …
teacherinastrangeland.blog
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Gratitude and Canned Goods—Teaching Children to Care teacherinastrangeland.blog/2025/11/24/g... via @nancyflanagan #EducationMatters
In a series of posts, Greg Wyman considers the problems of trying to create a free market for education. In this post, he focuses on the use of marketing. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #Privatization
Greg Wyman: Public Education and the Illusion of the Free Market - Network For Public Education
In a series of posts, Greg Wyman considers the problems of trying to create a free market for education. In this post, he focuses on the use of marketing. As a for-profit enterprise, marketing is cri...
networkforpubliceducation.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
In a series of posts, Greg Wyman considers the problems of trying to create a free market for education. In this post, he focuses on the use of marketing. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #Privatization
Some Things to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving Week - The usual “common sense” about the need for Democrats to “move to the middle” (which means moving right) is neoliberal claptrap. dougporter.substack.com/p/some-thing... #Politics
Some Things to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving Week
“Thanks California!”
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November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Some Things to Be Grateful for This Thanksgiving Week - The usual “common sense” about the need for Democrats to “move to the middle” (which means moving right) is neoliberal claptrap. dougporter.substack.com/p/some-thing... #Politics
At the Root of Charter School Scandals: Lobbying for Money and Power - If a school cannot survive without turning its teachers and its students into a lobbying force, then it does not deserve to survive. dianeravitch.net/2025/11/25/a... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
At the Root of Charter School Scandals: Lobbying for Money and Power
Ismael Loera writes in The Fulcrum about the recent scandal at Success Academy, the celebrated charter chain that regularly posts high test scores. Recordings leaked, showing that the leadership re…
dianeravitch.net
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
At the Root of Charter School Scandals: Lobbying for Money and Power - If a school cannot survive without turning its teachers and its students into a lobbying force, then it does not deserve to survive. dianeravitch.net/2025/11/25/a... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
New Plan to Decimate U.S. Dept. of Ed. Exposes Trump Administration's Deficient Educational Vision - Ed’s core offices are not discretionary functions. They are foundational. janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/n... via @janresseger #EducationMatters
New Plan to Decimate U.S. Dept. of Ed. Exposes Trump Administration’s Deficient Educational Vision
In his newest book, Dangerous Learning, constitutional law professor Derek Black summarizes what has happened to public education in the United States during the lifetimes of most of us who are rea…
janresseger.wordpress.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New Plan to Decimate U.S. Dept. of Ed. Exposes Trump Administration's Deficient Educational Vision - Ed’s core offices are not discretionary functions. They are foundational. janresseger.wordpress.com/2025/11/25/n... via @janresseger #EducationMatters
Diane Ravitch has written a wonderful memoir that I just finished reading. I really liked it. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #Courage
Just Finished Diane Ravitch’s New Book
By Thomas Ultican 11/25/2025 An Education; How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else, is highly recommended especially for the thousands of us who consider her a friend. Diane …
tultican.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Diane Ravitch has written a wonderful memoir that I just finished reading. I really liked it. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #Courage
Diane Ravitch probably thinks this is her last book a sort of swan song. Somehow, I don’t think so. She is relentless and will almost certainly want to teach all of us about something in the future. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
Just Finished Diane Ravitch’s New Book
By Thomas Ultican 11/25/2025 An Education; How I Changed My Mind About Schools and Almost Everything Else, is highly recommended especially for the thousands of us who consider her a friend. Diane …
tultican.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Diane Ravitch probably thinks this is her last book a sort of swan song. Somehow, I don’t think so. She is relentless and will almost certainly want to teach all of us about something in the future. tultican.com/2025/11/25/j... #EducationMatters
For a Change; Democratic Socialism in the USA - Voting to condemn socialism and socialist policies is peak stupid if you’re a Democrat these days. @dougporter506 open.substack.com/pub/dougport... #SmartPolitics
For a Change; Democratic Socialism in the USA
A performative Congressional resolution doesn't put groceries on the table.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
For a Change; Democratic Socialism in the USA - Voting to condemn socialism and socialist policies is peak stupid if you’re a Democrat these days. @dougporter506 open.substack.com/pub/dougport... #SmartPolitics
Reshaping Reading Instruction In U.S. Public Schools to Support the 60% of Children in America who are Coping with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Potentially Life-Long Traumas open.substack.com/pub/teaching... #Reading
Reshaping Reading Instruction In U.S. Public Schools to Support the 60% of Children in America who are Coping with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Potentially Life-Long Traumas
It is a national problem in the U.S.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Reshaping Reading Instruction In U.S. Public Schools to Support the 60% of Children in America who are Coping with Adverse Childhood Experiences and Potentially Life-Long Traumas open.substack.com/pub/teaching... #Reading
Tennessee: Parents' Lawsuit Challenges Vouchers - They charge that vouchers are undermining the states constitutional requirement to provide free public schools for all students. dianeravitch.net/2025/11/24/t... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
Tennessee: Parents’ Lawsuit Challenges Vouchers
Andy Spears of the Tennessee Education Report writes that a lawsuit has been filed in state courts challenging the Tennessee voucher plan. Not only does it violate the state constitution, the plain…
dianeravitch.net
November 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Tennessee: Parents' Lawsuit Challenges Vouchers - They charge that vouchers are undermining the states constitutional requirement to provide free public schools for all students. dianeravitch.net/2025/11/24/t... via @dianeravitch #Privatization
Check out this story: Grok Hilarious Fiasco Is A Serious Reminder - Chatbots not only make things up but can have their biases manipulated. curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2025/11/grok...) via @getfollowit
#EdTech
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Grok Hilarious Fiasco Is A Serious Reminder
The slightly-cranky voice navigating the world of educational "reform" while trying to still pursue the mission of providing quality education.
curmudgucation.blogspot.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Check out this story: Grok Hilarious Fiasco Is A Serious Reminder - Chatbots not only make things up but can have their biases manipulated. curmudgucation.blogspot.com/2025/11/grok...) via @getfollowit
#EdTech
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Trump Honors Crown Prince Bone saw - What next? A Presidential Medal of Honor for Putin? dianeravitch.net/2025/11/23/t... via @dianeravitch #SickPolitics
Trump Honors Crown Prince Bonesaw
We have seen many repulsive sights in the Oval Office since Trump was sworn in last January. The covering of the room in fake gold ornaments is an abomination. Trump’s rude treatment of Zelen…
dianeravitch.net
November 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Trump Honors Crown Prince Bone saw - What next? A Presidential Medal of Honor for Putin? dianeravitch.net/2025/11/23/t... via @dianeravitch #SickPolitics
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at the attendance problem bothering public and charter school policy observers. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters
Nancy Flanagan: Absence Makes the Smart Go Wander - Network For Public Education
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at the attendance problem bothering public and charter school policy observers. Reposted with permission. Recently, Bridge Magazine—a Michigan-focused news venue—ran a ser...
networkforpubliceducation.org
November 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Nancy Flanagan takes a look at the attendance problem bothering public and charter school policy observers. networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Health Care System Edition (11/23) - Peter Greene's weekly education article roundup. open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu... #EducationMatters
ICYMI: Health Care System Edition (11/23)
My 92-year-old mother has spent most of this week in the hospital, and as always when I encounter the health care universe, part of me wonders how the hell people who don’t have A) decent insurance, B...
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November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
ICYMI: Health Care System Edition (11/23) - Peter Greene's weekly education article roundup. open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu... #EducationMatters
How Did Zohran Mamdani Charm Trump? - One thing it did was piss off the anti-Muslim haters. If enjoying that is wrong, I don’t want to be right! dianeravitch.net/2025/11/22/h... via @dianeravitch #Politics
How Did Zohran Mamdani Charm Trump?
Watching the press conference that followed NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s meeting with Trump felt like stepping into an alternate universe. Before they met, Mamdani called Trump names and …
dianeravitch.net
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM
How Did Zohran Mamdani Charm Trump? - One thing it did was piss off the anti-Muslim haters. If enjoying that is wrong, I don’t want to be right! dianeravitch.net/2025/11/22/h... via @dianeravitch #Politics
Media Manufactured Education Crisis? You Can Count on It - In 2025, the media still looks for a way to blame John Dewey for the education crisis they repeatedly manufacture. radicalscholarship.com/2025/11/22/m... via @plthomasEdD #EducationMatters
Media Manufactured Education Crisis? You Can Count on It
[Header Photo by American Jael on Unsplash] This fall was the start to year 42 for me as an education, the first 18 as a high school English teacher and the rest as a college professor. I have been…
radicalscholarship.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Media Manufactured Education Crisis? You Can Count on It - In 2025, the media still looks for a way to blame John Dewey for the education crisis they repeatedly manufacture. radicalscholarship.com/2025/11/22/m... via @plthomasEdD #EducationMatters