Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...washingtonpost.comTreasury releases rules for nation’s first federal school voucher programWith the arrival of the long-awaited rules, Democratic governors are under more pressure to say whether they will opt in. 010
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026#Methane, a heat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground, is slowly leaking and warming the planet apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comHeat-trapping gas once frozen in Arctic ground is slowly leaking and warming the planetScientists warn that thawing permafrost in the Arctic is releasing large amounts of methane and carbon dioxide, adding to global warming. 010
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Study of superintendent #turnover concludes “Chronic turnover affects student achievement compared to students in districts with long-term stable leadership [and] top leaders hired from within a district less likely to resign than external candidates. www.chalkbeat.org/tennessee/20...chalkbeat.orgWhy do Tennessee superintendents leave their jobs?Superintendent turnover can affect student achievement, new data shows. But superintendents hired from within the district are less likely to leave, a new Vanderbilt study shows. 001
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 28/09/202630 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...nytimes.com30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by ExpertsMath and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around? 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The American Geophysical Union is the world’s largest organization seeking to advance science for the benefit of humanity. It has recognized a scientist whose work has “profoundly impacted everyday lives”. Alex is assoc professor of atmospheric science at University of Washington 110
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026...chalkbeat.orgChicago is the country’s third largest school district again. It’s also 11,500 students smaller.Enrollment in Chicago Public Schools has dropped to about 304,000 students as the district’s teachers union called for extending a moratorium on school closures that expires at the end of this school ... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026David French for NYT Opinion #Compelling www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Watching Bigots EruptThis is what I see when I look at the picture Bo French hates. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Yet another somewhat chilling, AI-inspired, “first time ever” occurrence. Iran and China Create an Autonomous Influence Campaign www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/t... via @NYTimesnytimes.comIran and China Create First-of-Their-Kind Autonomous A.I. Influence CampaignsThe countries, along with Israeli firms, combined Chinese open-source A.I. models and A.I. agents for the campaigns, foreshadowing future online manipulation. 010
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 18/09/2026.@The74 Just as students earn college credit for AP exam scores, incoming freshmen at University of Maine earn credit for durable skills. Nonprofit “Jobs for Maine Graduates” validates the scores. www.the74million.org/article/gain... tm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin&hss_channel=lis-_lalj1Hzrdthe74million.orgGaining Status: Soft Skills Count for Credit at Maine, Kansas CollegesCredentials from a Maine nonprofit in skills like leadership, entrepreneurship and financial literacy now have a tangible value from colleges. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NY Governor faces a politically-freighted choice; stay the course (and opt into program that could expand federal funding for schools but which has “strings” attached) or reverse course (and side-step what union leaders say is a #FaustianBargain) www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...chalkbeat.orgTeachers unions to Hochul on federal school choice tax credit: ‘Opt out right now’Gov. Hochul says she still plans to participate. Teachers unions are mounting a public push to change her mind before the program launches in 2027. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Taryn Simon Spent Years on a Giant Project About One Man. The Result Is Monumental. #InvestigativeJournalism #ConceptualArt #ArtAndJournalismCollide www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/m... via @NYTimesnytimes.comShe Spent Years on a Giant Project About One Man. The Result Is Monumental.Taryn Simon’s new show at the Guggenheim Museum is an audacious attempt to document the story of modern America through the life of one F.B.I. agent. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Day is near whn AI proposes nw AI systems, writes code to try ea, & picks the best one. Yielding advances humans could never achieve, AI becomes so powerful it dominates the world. “This should have been the top story in the NYT for years now — every day,” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/s...nytimes.comThe Liftoff Scenario That Terrifies A.I. Doomsayers“Recursive self-improvement” is the idea that artificial intelligence could learn to build and train itself, creating exponential new progress — and risk. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As student interest in #CTE soars districts are challenged to find those with the specialized and fast-changing knowledge and skill to teach #Cybersecurity, #AdvancedManufacturing, #HealthCare etc. The press for #PersonalizedLearning applies to teachers/students alike. www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...edweek.orgSkills Change Fast in CTE. Can Teachers Keep Up?As career education expands, teachers often are still left to find industry training on their own. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 15/09/2026.@Chalkbeat NYS adopts statewide approach to high school graduation that rests on 6 high-level attributes including “critical thinking and effective communication.”Instead of #RegentExams students will demonstrate learning via a wider range of experiences. www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...chalkbeat.orgNY is moving beyond Regents exams. Schools still don’t know what comes next.Current ninth, 10th, and 11th graders will graduate under new local assessment systems that have yet to be fully spelled out. One Regent called it a “purgatory period.” 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 11/09/2026In an age of instant answers, educators say there's a case for letting kids struggle a little apnews.com/article/crit...apnews.com 001
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Societal satisfaction on the decline with public schools even as parents remain largely satisfied with the quality of schooling for their own children. A question arises; Does the public’s eroding view of schools merely reflect public’s declining view of all institutions? apnews.com/article/educ...apnews.comAmericans' satisfaction with schools is at a low point, new Gallup poll showsA new poll shows that only 32% of Americans are satisfied with the quality of K-12 education in the country. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Recipient of the #FieldsMedal announces he is leaving academia to head a project at .@OpenAI aimed at using #Mathematics to create an #AISafetyNet. His claim? Math may be the tool that has the capability needed to safeguard society www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s... via @NYTimesnytimes.comTop Mathematician Announces New Institute for A.I. SafetyJacob Tsimerman, a recent recipient of the Fields Medal, believes that higher mathematics can help curb the dangers of runaway artificial intelligence. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 08/09/2026#ZeroClickAttack #WeWorm An #AI security firm stymied a #ComputerWorm capable of rapidly #Hacking #WeChatAccounts - The greatest concern is that the #Bug could proliferate without any action on the part of those whose computers were infected www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/u... via @NYTimesnytimes.comA.I. Models Built a Computer Worm That Could Rapidly Hack WeChat AccountsThe attack, discovered by A.I. researchers, could have compromised hundreds of millions of devices within hours, experts said. 000
Reposted by Ken TurnerThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 05/09/2026A swarm of AI “agents” created by OpenAI commandeered a German-language website to leave messages for one another, researchers found. It was another example of OpenAI’s AI technology getting out of control in recent months.washingtonpost.comChatGPT-maker OpenAI allegedly suffered another rogue AI breakoutArtificial-intelligence agents left 18,000 messages for one another online, independent researchers claim. 53916
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 05/09/2026U.N. General Assembly approves #EqualEarthMap in place of #MercatorProjectionMap. apnews.com/article/un-a... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I imagine the Las Vegas community would like to see the hometown team Fdn best the Bronco Fdn in a competition on helping local youth to the HS graduation finish line. www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...cbsnews.comDenver Broncos Foundation helps launch student attendance programThe Denver Broncos Foundation has helped launch a new effort to ensure that students attend school. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 02/09/2026coloradosun.com/2026/09/01/c...coloradosun.comColorado voters will be asked in November to amend state constitution, impose graduated income tax systemInitiative 195 will ask voters to raise Colorado’s flat 4.4% income tax rate on income earned by people and corporations that exceeds $500,000 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 02/09/2026texastribune.org/2026/09/02/a...texastribune.orgAlpha School eligible for Texas voucher money despite rejected charter bid - The Texas TribuneAlpha School quadrupled its Texas private school campuses. Most are eligible for state dollars through the new voucher program. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 01/09/2026.@Volcoucou sez #GenerationExchange of #GenX “might be the most underappreciated #innovation of our time: the power of human relationships to ignite #HumanPotential.” This is a fascinating piece by Isabelle Hau, director of the #LearningAccelerator at Stanford University. ssir.org/articles/ent...ssir.orgWelcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence (SSIR)As AI begins to transform education, work, and social life, we need to focus on developing and expanding capacities essential for human flourishing. 011
Reposted by Ken TurnerBruce D. Baker @schoolfinance101.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Transcript version: schoolfinance101.com/2026/08/29/t...schoolfinance101.comTranscript of Video Critiquing Edunomics Graphs“Make it stop! Please!” — Video debunking of Edunomics intentionally deceitful school funding/outcome graphs Source: School Finance 101 (Bruce Baker), published June 16, 2026 schoolfina… 131
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.chalkbeat.org/newark/2026/...chalkbeat.orgNewark’s chronic absenteeism rate improved and set a district recordThe district’s chronic absenteeism rate improved to 8.5%. Here’s what district leaders say is working. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 26/08/2026.@Meta will pay $18B to a handful of states that filed a lawsuit alleging social media harm to children. Question arises about whether other states will seek a similar remedy. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Does the “combination of a compulsory mandate and exclusive public school funding [in Nebraska amount to] #ViewpointDiscrimination”; if so does it violate #FreeSpeech clause of the Nebraska constitution? Case may affect ubiquitous practice of school funding www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 24/08/2026coloradosun.com/2026/08/23/c...coloradosun.comStandardized test results make Colorado schools look bad. There’s more to the story.Plenty of longtime educators and experts are skeptical about whether the tests are useful or even accurate 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Sturdy prose and a potent story about .@lvlcc in an occasional column from Jeremy Aguero .@AppliedAnalysis #8MillionStoriesInTheNakedCity 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026.@WashingtonPost Evidence shows #AI increasing inequality in America #KShapedEconomy #WideningInequality www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 110
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026NYC Mayor wades into a legal thicket as he sues City Council over a law that gives $10,000 bonuses to teachers’ aides Mayor sez law is an end-run on collective bargaining; if unions don’t get what they want at the bargaining table they turn to City Council for help www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/n... 001
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 20/08/2026.@amyxwang “Everyone’s Using This A.I. Dictation App That I Want to Murder With a Hammer” I hate that so many ppl in the world are lauding #WisprFlow when it makes everyone sound like an idiot; now everybody has to read everyone else’s idiot words Note: Paraphrased www.nytimes.com/2026/08/19/m... 001
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 19/08/2026.@MikeStobbe .@JamaInternalMed Study reveals that those whose business is flying at greatest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers Flight attendants had 50% higher odds of dying from radiation-related cancer than the gen’l population; pilots had 36% higher odds apnews.com/article/canc... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Miriam.Waldvogel@washpost.com Is #Math the first domain to see its work taken over by AI? Searching for solutions via machine cn jeopardize understanding Math is abt understanding results not just proving them “Math is only interesting if we learn from it” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 19/08/2026.@ChalkbeatCO tells how a state can shift from “random@acts of dual enrollment” to become a state where #DualEnrollment is a more intentional and more effective runway to a career and #CollegeCompletion www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202...chalkbeat.org40% of Colorado community college enrollees are high schoolers. Are they getting the most out of dual enrollment?A new report offers ways states can improve dual enrollment programs for better student outcomes. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...washingtonpost.comZuckerberg faces potential reckoning in court over Instagram’s effects on teensFour states are demanding $1.4 trillion in damages from Meta for alleged harms to young users. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 18/08/2026.@MelanieAsmar .@ChalkbeatCO “At retreat, .@DPS_k12 school board members discuss trust, agenda setting, ‘convoluted’ governance framework” www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/202... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 17/08/2026.@Chalkbeat New York’s unexplained test score swings prompt experts to question reading results www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 15/08/2026.@Gladwell reflects on the message and meaning of his book titled “Outliers” As he fields audience questions, he challenges conventional wisdom abt the determinants of success in life Worth watching for those open to re-thinking what it means to be educated h/t .@Ronycoder x.com/Ronycoder/st... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 15/08/2026.@NickKristof at his best “Where the #Teacher Is a Hero” Disarming prose and a penchant for #StoryTelling make Nick Kristof writing a welcome start to a day. His eye for insights that reveal who we are as a society make this piece memorable. #MustRead www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/o... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 13/08/2026.@WashingtonPost Today in Massachusetts, a judge dismissed a federal lawsuit that accused .@Harvard of not taking sufficient steps to protect Jewish and Israeli students from harassment www.washingtonpost.com/education/20... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Federal gov’t announces intent to reduce number of childhood #vaccinations from 18 to 11. “Effect is uncertain. States set vaccination requirements for kids attending school. Many states follow vaccine recommendations from American Academy of Pediatrics www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comTrump demands major changes to childhood vaccine recommendationsThe president signed an order advising states to revise their rules. He also called for narrowing which vaccines are administered to children and splitting shots into multiple appointments. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 10/08/2026.@Axios reports #AI models are breaking out of their cages. Their creators are scrambling. So, is this what happens when private gain collides with public interest? #MoralHazard #FaustianBargain #NeroFiddled www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 10/08/2026.@Axios Consider this. @Meta is launching Future is for Everyone Fund "to support each community we work in directly." Seeded with $1 billion for U.S. communities where Meta owns & operates data centers, will benefit teachers, first responders, and energy and water infrastructure. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 10/08/2026.@jessemckinley America is #Atomizing True or False: Are we becoming a “nation of us versus them and them and them” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/s... 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 08/08/2026www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...edweek.orgThis State Banned Nonzero Grading Policies. Why Some Schools Use ThemA new law bans "grading floors," which require a minimum grade of 50% for assignments or grading periods. 000
Ken Turner @kenturneruae.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Judge orders #Meta to pay $567M to New Mexico in case involving #MentalHealth and #ChildSafety #HarbingerOfThingsToCome www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 010