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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · 12d

#STEMeducation #research #STEM #science #innovation #ourfuture

Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · 12d

Young scientists are speaking up. They talked with us about what the future looks like right now for scientific discovery. They described the pull to go to Europe instead, where countries are investing and recruiting our best scientific minds. Congress must reverse this trend and invest in STEM Ed.

Shalin Jyotishi @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social · 16d

@lisaguernsey.bsky.social and I are out with a new article for @newamerica.org capturing #student voices that have been caught in funding cuts and grant cancellations over what we refer to as a "summer of despair for #STEMeducation"

Please read it and share! www.newamerica.org/education-po...

A Summer of Despair for STEM Education

STEM Education Funding Cuts and Thousands of Canceled Research Grants are Cutting Off Opportunities for Young Scientists, K-12, and Community College Students

www.newamerica.org

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 13d

Our new, easy-to-use mapping tool measures the impact of different redistricting models and can be used to identify huge potential gains in tax-base fairness and student integration.

📍 Find your community—and test out our three models here: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Screengrab of an interactive mapping tool that compares current school district boundaries with new lines from proposed redistricting models across states

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 13d

What if states could give all kids fairer access to school funding, just by drawing smarter maps?

↘️ The latest release from our Ed Funding Equity team shows how purposeful redistricting can boost fairness and diversity without moving kids or burdening budgets.

Redistricting School Systems Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation

A new report and interactive data tool show how specific redistricting choices can create fairer school systems for our children.

www.newamerica.org

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Harvard Education Press @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social · 22d

"Get ready for a completely different way of thinking about schools and learning, inspired by the scores of children and teens whose voices and ideas fill out nearly every chapter.” —@lisaguernsey.bsky.social‬ on KIDS ON EARTH https://bit.ly/44yya5S

Book cover for "Kids on Earth" by Howard Blumenthal and Robert C. Pianta. Next to the cover: "Save 20% with sales code HCPR25 at hep.gse.harvard.edu."

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Aug 18

Shifting from minimalist outreach to true partnerships b/t parents and schools. Pls VOTE to help us share at @sxsw.com new tools from 2 principals in Pittsburgh built with cross-sector ideas:
➡️ participate.sxsw.com/flow/sxsw/sx... #PanelPicker #familyengagement

PanelPicker | SXSW Conference & Festivals

PanelPicker® is the official SXSW user-generated session proposal platform. Enter ideas and vote to help shape Conference programming for SXSW and SXSW EDU.

participate.sxsw.com

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Jul 8

New data analysis from @zahavastadler.bsky.social and Jordan Abbott shows how much each school district will lose if USED continues withholding funds expected this summer. Kids in the most need lose the most. Such a cruel and pointless move by the administration.

Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · Jul 8

Last week, instead of sending school districts the $6+ billion which they are owed by law, USED told states it would hold back the money pending a review. This is hugely harmful to schools getting ready for the school year--but not everyone is hit equally. 1/ www.newamerica.org/education-po...

A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools

The Education Department is refusing to release billions of dollars for public schools. See the impact by school system and congressional district.

www.newamerica.org

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Jun 25

What happens when diverse thinkers unite around the science of learning?

⭐ We showcase prototypes LSX Fellows co-designed w/ #K12 educators + parents to reimagine how families and schools can build dialogue.

Explore these inspiring—and replicable!—projects below

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Jun 25

Can schools shift from minimalist family outreach to true partnerships with parents?

Three in Pennsylvania did. This video shows the "slow-it-down" process that is helping to build trust and better school-to-family engagement. A new slant on "parents rights"?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAYP...

Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Jun 25

Low-cost innovations that can be used by schools and communities around the country. #familyengagement #buildingtrust #cross-sector #scienceoflearning

Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · Jun 18

Can schools shift from minimalist family outreach to true partnerships with parents?

Three of them in Pennsylvania did! 🏫🏫🏫

Read about their success and learn how new tools—and the right tech—can build trust and better school-to-family engagement in other communities too.

What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust

Through an innovative fellowship model, a group of education leaders designed four projects to build lasting relationships between parents, caregivers, school leaders, and teachers.

www.newamerica.org

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · May 7

New ideas for revitalizing the teacher workforce, with excellent analysis and a 50-state scan by @melissatooley.bsky.social

Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · May 6

Some states struggle to recruit and retain their #teachers. How can we fix it?

Today on #TeacherAppreciationDay, we’re releasing new analysis and recommendations for school leaders to strengthen the #educator workforce by harnessing high-quality micro-credentials.

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · May 1

Democracy requires freedom of the press and an informed public. The @GBH Media Summit championed both over the last 2 days, incl brilliant talk w/Carla Hayden of LOC at @bpl.boston.gov www.wgbh.org/collections/...

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Apr 29

Today at my work place, a series of inspiring speakers — all of whom have stood up against the executive orders and other actions by autocrats trying to dismantle our democracy. TY Rep. Crow & @newamerica.org

Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · Apr 29

"We need you all to stick together because if there was ever a moment "Divided We Fall," this is it. Don't let us fall."

In special remarks, Representative @crow.house.gov delivers a message to civil servants and implores advocates of democracy to stay focused and stay in the fight.

House Representative Jason Crow (CO-06) delivers remarks at New America's "Can Civil Society Defend Democracy" event on April 29th 2025

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Apr 22

Today! Online event at 3:30 pm ET on how to teach civil rights history — and hidden and hard history too — with digital primary sources in public libraries. Of interest to @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social #socialstudies #education # www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Teaching the History of Civil Rights Through Digital Primary Sources: Introducing the 1939 Library Sit-In

Join the Pre-K-12 Policy Program to discuss what it takes to ensure that students have opportunities to analyze and learn from primary sources.

www.newamerica.org

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · Apr 2

What are the implications of #math placement practices? Are there unintended consequences?

NEXT WEEK, join @justequations.bsky.social and our senior director @elenasilva.bsky.social to learn how to eliminate barriers and improve access to math education.

📍 Online
📆 4/10
🕚 11am PT
↘️ RSVP for #TMO25

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Apr 1

This piece I wrote for @newamerica.org includes a link to IMLS's online map and database, where you can see how much federal $ for libraries and museums each state stands to lose as Trump tries to eliminate the agency: FL: $11.4M; TX: $15.7M, www.imls.gov/map #forourlibraries

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Apr 1

Statement by ALA @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social www.ala.org/news/2025/03...

ALA says White House “cutting off opportunity” for Americans as administration cuts IMLS staff

Today, the American Library Association (ALA) issued the following statement upon news that all staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) were placed on administrative leave for an ...

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Shalin Jyotishi @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social · Apr 1

Staff cuts at federal health agencies have begun at the CDC, FDA

www.kimt.com/news/staff-c...

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Apr 1

The vast majority of staff at the Institute of Museum and Library Services were put on administrative leave yesterday. This will hurt communities across the US. Here I write about the illegality of gutting IMLS +what this means #forlibraries, museums and students: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Federal Funding for Libraries and Museums on the Chopping Block

A Trump executive order calls for elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. But most of its programs are protected by law.

www.newamerica.org

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Leslie Villegas @lesvillegs.bsky.social · Mar 21

"A sure sign of the Trump administration’s intellectual and moral bankruptcy is their compulsion to constantly lie about everything they do." The latest executive order attempting to illegally close the dept. of education is no different. @kevincarey1.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Trump’s Executive Order on Education: Weak, Illegal, and Doomed to Fail

President Trump signs a “short and substance-free” order to close the U.S. Department of Education

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Carrie Gillispie @carriegill.bsky.social · Mar 14

Federal cuts to ED, Medicaid, and more might be catastrophic for supporting young kids with disabilities. Learn more:
www.newamerica.org/education-po...

#Disability #ChildDevelopment #EarlyIntervention #Education #SpecialEducation

Federal Cuts Threaten Babies and Preschoolers with Disabilities from All Angles

Slashing the U.S. Department of Education, Medicaid, and more hurts young children with delays and disabilities.

www.newamerica.org

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Ivy Sullivan @ivysullivan.bsky.social · Mar 13

If you're in DC, come by our office at 4pm on Wednesday for a book talk on the next evolution of career prep for young people!
@educationwork.newamerica.org

www.newamerica.org/center-educa...

What’s the Next Evolution of Career Preparation? A Book Talk with Kathleen DeLaski, author of “Who Needs College Anymore?”

Join Kathleen DeLaski to discuss the value of a college education in today's labor market.

www.newamerica.org

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Lisa Guernsey @lisaguernsey.bsky.social · Feb 20

Two tech-focused events @newamerica.org that are, in fact, human-focused. How do we give our fellow humans a chance to learn skills and become informed and productive members of society? We give them access to well-trained teachers and the connectivity to be engaged with the world. RSVP below.

New America @newamerica.org · Feb 20

Upcoming at New America

2/25 @educationwork.newamerica.org Tablets and Teaching: When, If, and How in Early Learning

2/26 @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org State and Community Adoption Initiatives: Maximizing Federal Broadband Investments

📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://buff.ly/4hok6zy

Promotional poster for a New America event titled 'Tablets and Teaching: When, If, and How in Early Learning', showing a person using a tablet to draw a house. The event is online on February 25 from 3 PM to 4 PM ET.

Promotional poster for a New America event titled "State and Community Adoption Initiatives: Maximizing Federal Broadband Investments," scheduled for February 26, online from 2 pm to 3 pm ET. The background shows an aerial view of a residential area.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · Feb 13

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · Feb 13

As the Senate prepares to confirm Linda McMahon's appointment to destroy the U.S. Department of Education, bookmark @educationwork.newamerica.org's collection of analysis, commentary, and fact sheets about the Department's crucial role in American education.

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Defending the Department of Education

This page collects research, analysis, and commentary related to the Department of Education and a push by the Trump administration to shutter it.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · Feb 13

The indefatigable @jbeowulf.bsky.social explains how the Department of Education helps college students -- and what's at stake if Trump guts it.

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Here’s How the Education Department Helps College Students—and What’s at Stake if Trump Guts It

Republicans who argue the agency is a bloated bureaucracy miss how it protects students and assists them in climbing the social mobility ladder.

www.newamerica.org

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