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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 14h

I wanted to love it so much! And didn't. Wait who's the woman again?

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 22h

I was just thinking you wouldn't have time for our thing! Will email you.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Congratulations and many thanks in advance, Dominique! So glad you are part of this important work.

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Oh this can just fuck off An AI-'written' complete copy of my own book is now on Amazon; same title, more-or-less the same blurb, and exactly the same impetus. Reviewers of Amazon, I urge you to absolutely dive-bomb this plagiaristic piece of shit: www.amazon.co.uk/FORGOTTEN-VI...

A hollow copy of my book with a shit AI-generated cover

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Agreed, there are always complications with any data, but looking at trust in conjunction with other teacher reports can be really useful. (I'm surprised teachers had a negative response to that practice. I'd expect the family surveys to be more impacted. Those I def look at critically.)

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

THink that's new! Or more front and center than in the past. Glad to see it.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Really? Because I think that teacher-principal trust metric is super important and not something you'll find people talking about on the "how do I get my kid in???" pages.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This YouTube channel sustained my children through the pandemic.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I studied in Canada in college and had to a clinic for some vaccines at one point. I asked what the charge was and they looked at me like I had 2 heads and told me it was free. I said, "But I'm not even Canadian!" and they said, "We have literally nowhere to put your money."

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

ACK WRONG JEN JENNINGS. Why didn't I check and how did I not know there were two? So sorry @jenjennings.bsky.social , brilliant Scarcity Loop author!

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New @nytimes.com piece about school integration in NYC... again. For me, the question is not about whether kids go to school together (even though I recognize all the ways that can be great); as I say in this piece, it's about who gets access to the resources they need.

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N.Y.C. Leaders Want Integrated Schools. Advocates Want a Plan. (Gift Article)

For a city as diverse as New York, the school system is one of the most segregated in the United States.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Honestly, I could go on forever about school segregation in NYC and across the nation. And I often do (ask my students!). For all of our sakes, I'm going to stop - but if you want to find more resources, there are a ton embedded in the discussion guide for my book. nyu.app.box.com/s/hcffzukiyq...

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9781479827817_IG.pdf | Powered by Box

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

School Colors is 10 years old and it still hits hard on how "race, class, and power shape American cities and schools." Listen to Season 1 for sure and Season 2 for extra credit. www.schoolcolorspodcast.com

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School Colors

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It is 1000% worth your time to go back and read the 2016 piece by Nikole Hannah-Jones on the personal and political ways parents negotiate school segregation. After that, I would prioritize listening to the conversation on This American Life. www.thisamericanlife.org/898/an-argum...

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Choosing a School for My Daughter in a Segregated City (Gift Article)

How one school became a battleground over which children benefit from a separate and unequal system.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

@jenjennings78.bsky.social just published a book about the many inequalities embedded in the NYC school choice system. I finally have a copy and can't wait to read it! www.russellsage.org/publications...

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The Scarcity Loop | Russell Sage Foundation

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If folks want to learn more about what it sometimes looks like for NYC schools to get more diverse, my book is one place to start. (Use NYUAU30 for a 30% discount.) But there's a lot of other great stuff out there that I'm going to thread below. nyupress.org/978147982781...

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Unequal Lessons

Diversity and racial integration efforts are not sufficient to address educational inequalityNew York City schools are among the most segregated in the natio...

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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N.Y.C. Leaders Want Integrated Schools. Advocates Want a Plan. (Gift Article)

For a city as diverse as New York, the school system is one of the most segregated in the United States.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Isn't Ali Hazelwood faculty or has been in the past? Or did I make that up? Checking... Yes! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Haz...

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Ali Hazelwood - Wikipedia

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Virginia Scharff @vscharff.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While women’s and gender studies programs are being closed down all over the country, the work feminist scholars have done has never been more important.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Thanks, John! If folks are interested, the NYUAU30 will get you 30% off.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This one can be super controversial! For another take on Boston and the era, check out Why Busing Failed - the whole book is fascinating but for an overview of how Common Ground treats Black communities, see Delmont's website: whybusingfailed.com/anvc/why-bus...

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Why Busing Failed: Race, Media, and the National Resistance to School Desegregation: Moving Beyond "Common Ground"

As I have talked with people over the past six years about my research, the book that comes up most frequently is J. Anthony Lukas’s Common Ground: A Turbulent Decade in the Lives of ...

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Interesting because this is something I've often talked with kids about in terms of "don't be scared of the sticker price, that's not what it will actually cost," but I guess I'm not trained to think about it that way from a systemic perspective.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks, this is helpful. Including grants was an interesting choice.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

that "after grant aid" footnote in the Chalkbeat graph could certainly be doing a lot of work.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Last night, I had a long conversation with my 15 y.o. explaining all the ways that people blame women for being raped. He was so deeply confused that this could possibly be the case, which gave me more hope than I've had recently.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I spent my first years of grad school chasing down Kahlenberg's citations in his arguments about school integration and... I quickly came to distrust not only his analysis, but also the factual basis for any of his claims.

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Stephen Vaisey 🇺🇦 @stephenvaisey.com · 30/09/2026

I love how flexible academia is. You can work any 12 hours of the day you want!

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

But I think you probably do know more than me. I am walking testimony to the memory techniques involved in test-taking skills prep

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

93% which cements my take on these question formats being largely test taking skills. I promise I actually know very little about how memory functions.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I honestly can't remember this first (of many many) conversations without crying. His face when he said, "That's hard for EVERYONE." And then when I said, "No, baby, it's not. The problem is NOT that you are not trying hard enough and everyone else is. We need to find other ways."

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

And to be explicit, part of that conversation was identifying the external supports and internal strategies he needs to get where he wants to go and promising that we would help him access both.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I truly think the most important thing I've done as a parent is help my kid understand that he is wonderful and also some things will be harder for him AND there are supports he can use to get where he needs and wants to go.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't talk about my kids much on here for obvious reasons, but... when I explained to my 10 year old that it's not that he was not trying hard enough, some things were just MUCH more challenging for him than other people, it literally changed his life.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, and also, maybe "implementing with fidelity" is not the most helpful paradigm for changing schools.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I literally snorted when I saw high quality curriculum marked as lower cost (and also SOR, for similar reasons). What is it that people think "implementing curriculum" involves? We have an enormous body of research demonstrating how much work it takes to get teachers to change practice.

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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't disagree. But, as I wrote back to these reporters, I am most optimistic about projects that respond to the expressed concerns of students and teachers. These are the people who spend 180 days inside schools each year, and they're the key actors in the process of teaching and learning. 1/n

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Agreed! And I think it's worth being explicit that assessing feasibility of implementation means thinking about how local actors will understand and respond to the policy - because a policy can be "easily implemented" but not if it doesn't account for what's already happening in the district.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

My bag broke in Rome and I had to buy a new shoulderbag to replace it? Life is tough. My shoulders usually need backpacks so I didn't expect to love it but I've been happily surprised. This is close to the model - well designed with pockets, laptop functionality, etc. martaray.it/en/products/...

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Long Beach Brown Suede Shoulder Bag – Marta Ray

This Mandy shoulder bag is made of brown long beach full grain leather and is adjustable to suit your needs. The comfortable and wide tubular shoulder strap is easily adjusted with the side loops, inc...

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

OMG I owned and read and loved this and now am picturing the whole series lined up on the bookshelf over my bed. Thank you.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's so interesting to me because a million years ago when I started college, I was thrilled to use AP classes to place out of intro history survey courses... so that I could take history seminars instead.

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I mean yes but also I'm not sure faculty are in a place to criticize that one.

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Rachel Holliday Smith @rachelholliday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

can’t even explain why but this lifted my heart a bit

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I have an account because at some point someone told me to make one but I am still shocked and confused that people go there to read things, like socially?

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Which by the way still supports your point!

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sure, but also, 2021 is not a random point in time, right? Like we would hope/expect kids' mental health would improve since the height of the pandemic. Seems like 2019 is a more useful baseline...

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Alex Freidus @alexfreidus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Different age group and focused on race not class - so maybe not what you want at all, sorry! - but does closely examine privilege and how kids make meaning of it. And a great read! nyupress.org/978147980368...

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White Kids

Winner, 2019 William J. Goode Book Award, given by the Family Section of the American Sociological AssociationFinalist, 2019 C. Wright Mills Award, given by ...

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