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.
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...
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...
The WSJ article makes it clear this is a course designed to teach math skills a lot students learned in 8th grade
May 31, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The WSJ article makes it clear this is a course designed to teach math skills a lot students learned in 8th grade
The lowest level math course isn’t a standard calculus course anymore. It was reorganized to help students remediate algebra conceptions that a test found they hadn’t mastered. They kept the name but changed the content. See the difference below.
May 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The lowest level math course isn’t a standard calculus course anymore. It was reorganized to help students remediate algebra conceptions that a test found they hadn’t mastered. They kept the name but changed the content. See the difference below.
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.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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-...
“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
These are the school districts in the database.
The dots on the far left are San Francisco, Detroit and DC
The dots on the far right are districts in Texas.
The dots on the far left are San Francisco, Detroit and DC
The dots on the far right are districts in Texas.
April 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
These are the school districts in the database.
The dots on the far left are San Francisco, Detroit and DC
The dots on the far right are districts in Texas.
The dots on the far left are San Francisco, Detroit and DC
The dots on the far right are districts in Texas.
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
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
How Covid changed everything (in charts) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
March 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
How Covid changed everything (in charts) www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The Trump Administration withdrew $400 million in federal funds to Columbia, arguing they have failed to protect their Jewish students.
Here is the list of other schools they are looking at: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
Here is the list of other schools they are looking at: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
March 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Trump Administration withdrew $400 million in federal funds to Columbia, arguing they have failed to protect their Jewish students.
Here is the list of other schools they are looking at: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
Here is the list of other schools they are looking at: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...
