Reposted by Jess GartnerCezary Jan Strusiewicz @ostrichson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026All the wrong people have imposter syndrome. 352072408
Reposted by Jess Gartnerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/10/2025i cannot believe that “mamdani calls a close adult relative an ‘aunt’ even if they are not literally their parent’s sister” is what counts as a “scandal” these days 1236221632122
Reposted by Jess GartnerHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 06/08/2025mRNA tech is some of the coolest, most powerful, most promising scifi shit humans are currently doing. They are being investigated to help with cancers, autoimmune diseases, M.S., stroke recovery, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, and high cholesterol. 230108302205
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 02/06/2025100% this. But I’m sure they’re going to ask me for $10 somewhere today. 041
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 31/05/2025🚨 Friday night White House budget drop 💰My analysis is linked in 🧵 The math wasn't quite adding up for me on the original White House budget proposal for Education, and the hearing with Linda McMahon last week didn't shed any light on the gaps… 133
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 23/05/2025I spent 7 hours tonight combing through hundreds of pages of appropriation legislation documenting every program and appropriation, compared it to the White House budget proposal and still have several-billion-dollar gaps in every direction. Any other ed finance super geeks want to compare notes? 142
Reposted by Jess GartnerProPublica @propublica.org · 04/05/2025The Trump administration laid off nearly half of the Department of Education division that handles civil rights investigations and halted work on thousands of pending discrimination cases. If you were affected, we want to hear from you. Get in touch:propublica.orgHelp Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights CasesHave you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students,… 17887422
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 02/05/2025My interpretation of the budget proposal for K-12 education 053
Reposted by Jess GartnerBruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 09/03/2025One more time - with pictures. So, first, there's this junk (intentionally deceitful) graph from Edunomics (so bad as to disqualify any future engagement in this space) I infer intentional deceit from choice of 2013 as baseline. 1136
Reposted by Jess GartnerKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025My daughter's daycare just sent out an email about potentially needing to layoff staff because new babies about to start withdrew because of parental job losses. So if you're wondering how government layoffs and mass contract cancellations will affect the economy, here's an example 241156243963
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025If you’re not interested in humanitarian aid for the sake of HUMANITY at least connect the dots between USAID providing food in areas like DNC, which reduces the possibility that children will eat a wild bat, which limits the likelihood for a deadly virus to turn into a pandemic. WE SHARE A PLANET 031
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 26/02/2025In case you missed it... The Trump administration's plan for K-12 budgets is start rolling back Title I funding to "restore revenue responsibility to the states." 1/3 120
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Remember that “move fast and break things” is the motto of a sector of businesses with a 90% failure rate. The US Government cannot afford a 90% failure rate. 311937
Reposted by Jess GartnerMike Masnick @masnick.com · 13/02/2025See here's how to do a headline. fortune.com/2025/02/13/e... 229240166160
Reposted by Jess GartnerMorgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · 13/02/2025"'The message it perpetuates is, school spending is unrelated to student achievement. And there is very ample research that shows that to be false,' Polikoff said." www.edweek.org/policy-polit...edweek.orgDoes Money Matter for Schools? NAEP Scores Reopen the DebateA provocative set of graphs has kicked off a debate over whether—and how—more money can improve student outcomes. 152
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 14/02/2025Imagine being on the side fighting to remove protections for students with special needs.media.tenor.coma man in a military uniform is asking are we the baddies .ALT: a man in a military uniform is asking are we the baddies . 140
Reposted by Jess GartnerJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 11/02/2025If you are a federal Education Dept employee and have details to share about DOGE folks apparently being on the 6th floor, canceling programs + contracts, my line is open to you. On Signal: jbendery.41 Email: jbendery@proton.me Don't use a govt phone or computer for this. 🙏 8866417
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The oldest trick in the book is to paint any public agency spending that one doesn’t personally agree with or *understand* as “waste” or “fraud”. I see this constantly in public education, notably NOT the industry/sector known for “three martini lunches”. 062
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 05/02/2025Who could use some joy? 🙋🏻♀️ In loving memory of my friend and mentee Pava LaPere, I'm funding a series of micro-grants to foster community joy and connection, affectionately called Pava! Grants. More about the grants and application here 👇🏻 Please share! forms.gle/iDSSHci2cdRR...forms.glePava! GrantsIn memory of my dear friend Pava LaPere, and with the blessing of her family, I'm funding a series of micro-grants for fostering community, joy, and connection. A minimum of $5,000 in micro-grants wil... 051
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Calling the tariffs “Trump Taxes” is genius. More of this. 011
Reposted by Jess Gartnerjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/02/2025i think this should be factored into how states, counties, localities and hospitals respond to these executive orders. "we will investigate you if you teach DEI." okay, with what agents, specifically? with what state capacity? 272127512436
Reposted by Jess GartnerJosh Cowen @joshcowenmi.bsky.social · 31/01/2025The two most persistent falsehoods peddled in education policy are: 1) that vouchers = “school choice” and improve student results 2) that investing in public schools has no impact Both have 10+ years of data now consistently showing otherwise. 16430
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 01/02/2025Going to show this the next time someone asks why there’s been an increase in Special Ed students “out of nowhere.” Um, yes we used to neglect and beat children instead of giving them IEPs. 0114
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Freedom, baby! See the bold new future we can have without those pesky government agencies and regulations?! Plane crashes every 72 hours! Avian flu epidemic! Tuberculosis outbreaks! Brave new world of chaos and destruction. 030
Reposted by Jess GartnerRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I think this is an underestimated part of what's going on. The stupidity. It is true they don't care much about consequences. But also that they, notably Trump and Musk, don't understand them.... 18746136
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 31/01/2025My favorite analogy for education finance is nutrition. If you've ever tried to change your body weight or composition, you probably know there are two main components of proper nutrition: - Calories (units of energy to measure food) - Macronutrients (Carbs, Protein, and Fat) 220
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I hear it's crazy NAEP chart day! 🤪 If for some reason you wanted to exploit people's lack of critical thinking for likes and clicks, this graph sure looks like it's saying something: our GDP grows as 4th-grade reading flounders! Keep teaching that 'balanced literacy' to protect our GDP growth! 040
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 30/01/2025I don't know who needs to hear this today, but you still cannot put spending that is driven by wage indexes and inflation on a temporal graph against a rigid scale score and act like meaningfully inferences can be drawn. This is the finger-painting of data presentation, with apologies to toddlers. 242
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025It seems to me that now would be an opportune time for a new political party to take shape and start running candidates at every level in midterm elections. Coordinate an arsenal of third party candidates in local, state, and Congressional races; stop starting from scratch with presidential races. 000
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 14/01/2025Every time I think my disdain for Andreessen has reached the bottom, I find new depths for my disappointment. open.spotify.com/episode/6LeY...open.spotify.comBig Tech’s Big Bet on TrumpThe Daily · Episode 010
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Two books I’ve been thinking about a lot this week: - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid - Saving Time by Jenny Odell 010
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Does anyone do a Word of the Year? My word for 2025 is Now— focusing on living in the moment and enjoying simple pleasures. 180
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Seeing a lot of Seattle Thriends joining todaymedia.tenor.coma man with a beard is peeking out from behind a door and smiling .ALT: a man with a beard is peeking out from behind a door and smiling . 030
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 22/12/2024Taught my father about attendance-based funding this morning and he would like to know why anybody thinks this is a good idea. My work here is done. 070
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 21/12/2024I would love to know who on God’s green earth the Chicago School Board thinks will be stepping up to the plate for the CEO job after this disgusting chain of events. Every time I see a board pull a stunt like this I always think “…you know we can see you, right?” 110
Reposted by Jess GartnerDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Data showing the top 16% of remote workers outperform the top 5% in-office, while the bottom 12% underperform the bottom 5% in-office, makes sense. Top performers thrive with extra time from no commute, but underperformers struggle without oversight. RTO penalizes top talent for others’ inability. 37847195
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Everybody please spend the next 8 weeks perfecting whatever is your professional equivalent of the Sparkle Water pitch.media.tenor.comParks And Rec Parks And Recreation GIFALT: Parks And Rec Parks And Recreation GIF 000
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Trump’s most destructive plans for the Department of Ed and K-12 funding are not likely to get through Congress, but his administration will still be full of distractions that will suck energy from good work around quality instruction and student achievement which is a travesty in its own right. 130
Reposted by Jess GartnerCara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 21/11/2024What Percentage of a State's Primary and Secondary Education Revenue Comes from the US Department of Education? Great data viz from James Murphy www.datawrapper.de/_/skaST/datawrapper.deWhat Percentage of a State's Primary and Secondary Education Revenue Comes from the US Department of Education | Created with DatawrapperRed dots represent states where Trump won the majority of the electorate, and blue dots where Harris did. 811456
Reposted by Jess GartnerMatthew Gardner Kelly @mgardnerkelly.bsky.social · 11/11/2024I created a school finance starter pack to connect accounts on PK-12 education funding research and policy. Please let me know if you’d like to be added go.bsky.app/8yz4WbUgo.bsky.appSchool FinanceJoin the conversation 104324
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Also, in charge of “returning the responsibility to the states” of Title I— aka phasing out +$15B of federal funding for K-12 and quite literally passing the buck to states. You think your taxes are high now? How do you think state legislators are going to make up a $15B (and growing) funding gap? 100
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Reminder that if things go as planned in Project 2025, RFK Jr. will be in charge of Title I and IDEA 🫠 010
Reposted by Jess GartnerKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 13/11/2024People who say they care about women’s and girls’ sports are noticeably quiet about how eliminating the Department of Education would end federal oversight of Title IX enforcement of the equal existence of women’s and girls’ sports 206108412738
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 12/11/2024With everyone suddenly flocking over to Bluesky do I need to start ranting about K-12 finance again over here? 🤔 6210
Jess Gartner @jessgartner.bsky.social · 27/04/2024I can't wait for all the headlines about the big increase of FY22 K-12 spending that completely fail to mention that the increase is primarily driven by the ESSER dollars that previous headlines fretted were unspent... www.census.gov/library/stor...census.govSpending Per Pupil in Public Schools Averaged $15,633, Up 8.9% in FY 2022The Annual Survey of School System Finances shows per pupil spending and revenues for nation’s public school districts in FY 2022. 041
