Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 6hOmigosh he literally Forgot [what happened at] the Alamo... 011
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 7hReviewer #2 would be a great costume. But in 2026, I'm guessing that 98.6% of people will dress up as Kim Guilfoyle: 000
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 7hDid everyone see this? Looks like a great position:jobs.colorado.eduAssistant Professor – Historian of Education (Tenure Track) 011
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 8hThank you, no I hadn't seen it yet. Checking it out now.... 100
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsAnnie Abrams @annieabrams.bsky.social · 15/10/2026we need our best metaphor people on this 261
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 15/10/2026It's the oldest dream of US school "reformers:" cramming as many children into school with the smallest possible teacher salary. Joseph Lancaster took the US by storm in 1818 with his empty promises to swap out teachers and swap in cheap hi-tech solutions. 0125
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsJen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Title I for Rich Kids - this is what I’ll be calling it rather than FSTC. Read Jon Valant’s incisive preregistered predictions here.brookings.edu'Title I for rich kids' and other predictions for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit | BrookingsJon Valant predicts the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit will favor wealthy families and spur waste, scandal and backlash. 03015
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Amen. We need a metaphor to help spread the word. How bout this analogy for the common misconception about "best practices": "We all know turkey with provolone and mayo is the best sandwich. Why are so many mothers failing to provide it for their children's lunches?" 141
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Thank you for your email. I may be slower to respond than usual, because I have come down with a serious case of Brewers Fever. 050
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Lol--it's getting a little close to the plot of "Kindergarten Cop." 010
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/10/2026🤣Right? It's no knock on college teachers--most of them have had very little time to study actual teaching. But there's no doubt: Teaching skill goes UP as the age of the students go DOWN. It's not just us: Bill Belichik would never make it as a middle-school football coach. 220
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/10/2026I've taught third grade, middle school, high school, college, and graduate seminars. The teaching only gets EASIER as the students get older. 2203
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsAnne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 14/10/2026If you have or if you haven't been following @benjaminjriley.bsky.social's reporting on Alpha Schools, here's the latest:buildcognitiveresonance.substack.comTHE ALPHA FILENew landing page for my investigative reporting; multiple new interviews; plus — SEVENTH REPORT: Student motivation at Alpha School 162
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsJohn Carter Brown Library @jcblibrary.bsky.social · 14/10/2026We are now accepting applications for our long- and short-term fellowships (both in-person and remote)! Details at jcblibrary.org/fellowships/ 034
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Finally! Here's one for Grandma's fridge: 030
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Right--and the message to students is even more incoherent: They might be forced to use it, or they might be punished for using it. 032
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 12/10/2026These jokers will NOT take School Picture Day seriously... 130
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsIlhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced. 14804997811736
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsAdam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026School people: We're about a month away from SCOTUS deliberations in St. Mary's v. Roy. It's a big deal: Private schools want to take public money but keep their "right" to discriminate against LGBTQ families. They built their case on a bogus history, so we filed a brief telling the real story:supremecourt.gov 2169
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsNANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 09/10/2026HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE! 223525
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Coming soon! 0-day workweeks and No-Income families! 140
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"I fucking hate this hat." 010
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It was all due to Ann Marie Ryan! She recruited us and connected us all with the lawyers. 000
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If anyone wants the real relevant history, check out Robbie Gross's great book. He joined the amicus brief and his research shows how empty their historical arguments really are.academic.oup.comPublic vs. Private: The Early History of School Choice in AmericaAbstract. Americans today choose from a dizzying array of schools, loosely lumped into categories of “public” and “private.” How did these distinctions eme 020
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In short, they are claiming that Catholic schools have always been discriminated against, so now they...have the freedom to discriminate themselves? It's a messed-up argument. Plus they ignore the fact that Catholic schools have ALWAYS accepted public rules if they took public money. Until now. 110
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 07/10/2026School people: We're about a month away from SCOTUS deliberations in St. Mary's v. Roy. It's a big deal: Private schools want to take public money but keep their "right" to discriminate against LGBTQ families. They built their case on a bogus history, so we filed a brief telling the real story:supremecourt.gov 2169
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsMatt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New- We've all heard about the spiraling, skyrocketing, and soaring rates of college tuition. In reality, undergrad net tuition education has been stagnant or even declining for roughly two decades. So why do very few people know this? www.chalkbeat.org/2026/10/01/w... 84512
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Let's not forget how recently Linda called AI "A 1", like the steak sauce. www.youtube.com/shorts/xsRUk...youtube.comSecretary of Education repeatedly calls AI “A1" #shortsYouTube video by Cybernews 0144
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsAdam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ew. Replaces the old, terrible model of taking credit for grad-student work with a new, terrible model of taking credit for AI work. 0213
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsLiz Covart @lizcovart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The CFP is up! I've been helping to organize a conference called Constitutions, Everywhere! with others interested in constitutions and the many ways early Americans used them. Please check it out, #Skystorians, as we would love to have you join us and participate.librarycompany.orgConstitutions, Everywhere! Practicing Constitutionalism in Unexpected Times and Places in early modern North America and the British Empire – The Library Company of Philadelphia 01814
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Ew. Replaces the old, terrible model of taking credit for grad-student work with a new, terrible model of taking credit for AI work. 0213
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Lol--back then, it was just a guy with a mustache and suspenders, hanging out in the balcony and smoking a pack of Marlboros every game. 010
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Very helpful--thank you! I was also wondering if it was just a simple mistake. The text of the 1820 census law does not mention a separate white-male 16-18 category, but the sample schedule for the law does include it. So I'm wondering if that schedule could have just included an error....? 000
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026How fast does government run? That’s up to you. This November, there will be 5 questions on your ballot aimed at making government work more efficiently for New Yorkers. Make sure your voice is heard. Register to vote by October 24th. Learn more about the ballot props by heading to nyc.gov/fast. 17981471959
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Can anyone help? History of childhood nerds? @earlymodjustice.bsky.social ? The US census in 1820 added a one-time category for white males 16-18. In addition to the 16-26 category. Why? I looked at the 1820 law, there's no explanation, but it DOES appear on the law's suggested survey form. 223
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsDr Jenny Woodley @jennywoodley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#OnThisDay in 1963, a bomb planted by the KKK exploded under Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, killing Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, and Carole Robertson. 11013
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsJeremy Singer @jeremylsinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Job alert! @harbatkat.bsky.social and I are hiring a postdoc to help lead research on Michigan's Partnership Model of school and district turnaround. We're looking for qualitative or mixed-method researcher, and hoping to hire ASAP. Reach out with any questions! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...careers.umich.eduRESEARCH FELLOW (Hybrid) | U-M Careers 11522
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I love this so much. 010
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsSeth Rockman @sethrockman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is a big one: Brown University is searching for the next director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice. Please help us identify excellent candidates to lead this signature program into the future. Please write me with ideas; please share in your networks; please apply.networks.h-net.orgBrown University - Professor and Director of the Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice | H-Net1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown. 2276235
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Exhibit 456,279,218: People who say that kids these days aren't creative or engaged just don't spend enough time with kids these days. 150
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsInternational Standing Conference for the History of Education @ische-news.bsky.social · 14/09/2026🏆 Nominations are now open for the ISCHE First Book Award. The award recognises outstanding first books in the history of education. 🗓️ Deadline: 1 December 2026 More information and nomination details: 👉https://ische.org/ecr/ische-first-book-award/ #ISCHE #HistoryOfEducation 024
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Michael Katz, 1972: “school attendance is the keystone of educational history." So glad @jeremylsinger.bsky.social is keeping the issue front and center, with a nuanced analysis: 👇 151
Reposted by Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" LaatsAdam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Gross. This is literally the oldest story in US school. Dumb but slick tech guy wants to start schools--thinks he knows better than anyone with actual experience. Desperate rich adults buy in. Plan blows up. (1/2)nytimes.comInside the $440 Million Collapse of Guidepost Montessori (Gift Article)A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco. 32810
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Oh, and don't forget the Ayn Rand connection. These guys loooooove their Fountainheads. 140
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Right on. Seems bizarre that people use this term. Children's lives are not an "industry." 000
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026There's nothing new about this storyline. Back in the 1800s, US public schools got their start by fixing this same dumb blunder. Seriously, same tech-driven, con-financed, narcissistic story, just 200 years earlier:adamlaats.netMr. Lancaster’s System: The Failed Reform that Created America’s Public Schools[UPDATE: It is out in the world! Get your copy today.] There’s no doubt something big happened. Historians know it. People at the time knew it. When it came to the startling changes sweeping their … 1100
Adam "I Was Hoping We Could Keep It" Laats @adamlaats.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Gross. This is literally the oldest story in US school. Dumb but slick tech guy wants to start schools--thinks he knows better than anyone with actual experience. Desperate rich adults buy in. Plan blows up. (1/2)nytimes.comInside the $440 Million Collapse of Guidepost Montessori (Gift Article)A man with a vision set out to revolutionize preschool. It became a $440 million fiasco. 32810