Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMatt 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... 84413
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This is an important piece of the school effectiveness puzzle. Too often educational leaders will complain, often with the encouragement of the for-profit company that sold them whatever intervention, that decisions aren't being "implemented with fidelity." 140
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonJeffrey Austin @jaustinedu.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Critical discussions about LETRS, which is not backed by research, are difficult because a) it has been marketed to educators as a way to DO SOMETHING amid the "literacy crisis" and b) teachers feel more knowledgeable after LETRS. The realities are much more complicated. time.com/article/2026...time.comThe Woman Winning the Reading WarsLouisa Moats’ teacher-training program is painstaking, pricey, and decades old. It’s also the hot new thing 042
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMargaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Do not miss Patricia Virella presenting her incredible work on how school principals keep equity work going in times of crisis as part of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social's Division A's Literature in Action Series. You can register at the QR code below if that's your thing or just here: lnkd.in/eddCWp3y 022
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Do not miss Patricia Virella presenting her incredible work on how school principals keep equity work going in times of crisis as part of @aeraedresearch.bsky.social's Division A's Literature in Action Series. You can register at the QR code below if that's your thing or just here: lnkd.in/eddCWp3y 022
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026The only NPR contribution gift I want is a private livestream that does not include the funding pitches. 040
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tomorrow is the day and there is still time to give, y’all!!! 001
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Sunday I'm walking for the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in honor of a friend who was diagnosed with brain aneurysms and is doing well thanks to the research into treatments supported by BAF. Federal funding for this research is increasingly in jeopardy. Can you help? give.bafound.org/site/TR/Even...give.bafound.org 2026 Philadelphia Run/Walk: Margaret Thornton - Brain Aneurysm Foundation 132
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Straight to the top of your reading pile, folks! 140
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I should be so lucky as to be able to vote for Lionel. 010
Reposted by Margaret Thorntoneverybody’s campaign mom @emilyjanehubb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Once again asking for your financial support for my school board re-election campaign. There’s a gazillion things you have to consider as a board member but mostly I just want literacy for all our kids and access to all the resources for all the kids. secure.actblue.com/donate/emily... 152
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMeagan S. Richard @meaganrichard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Excited to share this flyer on behalf of the Division A EIA committee. This Literature in Action series features Dr. Patricia Virella's work and looks to be excellent. Please join us! 021
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026See y'all next week! Don't forget to register because you won't want to miss the one and only Dr. Amato! 120
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonJen Jennings @jenjennings.bsky.social · 08/09/2026After reading @benjaminjriley.bsky.social's excellent piece on Alpha School, consider that public taxpayer dollars are supporting these schools in some voucher/ESA states. 0159
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Per usual, @mattbarnum.bsky.social and @ericameltzer.bsky.social capture the nuance of what we can and can't know when it comes to testing students. www.chalkbeat.org/2026/09/08/p...chalkbeat.orgU.S. students score above average in reading. Here’s why that’s not good news.PISA international test results show concerning global declines in student learning. U.S. students posted some of their lowest scores ever in math and reading, but other countries are doing worse. 001
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026"Multilevel regression showed higher expectations for more privileged students. SES and ethnicity emerged as predictors, with high-SES and ethnic majority students receiving more optimistic expectations." biblio.ugent.be/publication/... cc: @accessdetracktrack.bsky.socialbiblio.ugent.beIn what ways are teacher expectations and recommendations on tracking and grade retention biased? A quasi-experimental video vignette study in Flemish secondary education 010
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026“So guide us in the work we do, that we may do it not for self alone, but for the common good; and, as we seek a proper return for our own labor, make us mindful of the rightful aspirations of other workers…” m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji8u...m.youtube.comFlorence Reece, "Which Side Are You On?" ("Harlan County USA", 1976)YouTube video by folkarchivist 041
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMargaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'll be walking with the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in Philly later this month in honor of dear friend whose life has been saved by research funded by BAF. If you would like to support this work when the research funding landscape is so bleak, you can do so here: give.bafound.org/site/TR/Even...give.bafound.org 2026 Philadelphia Run/Walk: Margaret Thornton - Brain Aneurysm Foundation 042
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I'll be walking with the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in Philly later this month in honor of dear friend whose life has been saved by research funded by BAF. If you would like to support this work when the research funding landscape is so bleak, you can do so here: give.bafound.org/site/TR/Even...give.bafound.org 2026 Philadelphia Run/Walk: Margaret Thornton - Brain Aneurysm Foundation 042
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 04/09/2026It's that time of year for me to tap the sign I see! www.pbs.org/newshour/edu...pbs.orgAgrarian roots? Think again. Debunking the myth of summer vacation's originsWhere did the concept of summer vacation originate? Despite a long-standing myth linking a summer break to the nation's "agrarian past," historians offer a different explanation. 010
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonLisa Diedrich @lisadiedrich.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Dolly's gender performativity: "And her flamboyant style has turned all the devalued symbols of womanliness to her own ends." 28223
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonDrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 03/09/2026LAUSD and NYC Schools enroll approximately 1.62 million students. That’s about 3.2% of public school enrollment. Local organizing made this happen in the largest districts in the country. That means it can work anywhere. The 48 million children are waiting. 1267
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonNick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026"...I urge everyone who translates research to responsibly distinguish evidence from interpretation. Invoking science extends beyond conducting rigorous research. It includes communicating the limits of what that research can—and cannot—support." - Rene Grimes, PhD @larryferlazzo.bsky.socialedweek.orgThe Five Questions You Should Ask Before Believing the ‘Science of Math’ (Opinion)Here’s why we should be wary of people claiming to have found the next "science of reading." 084
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonUniversität Konstanz @uni-konstanz.de · 02/09/2026How does social background shape educational success? In the latest #UniKonstanz In_equality Podcast, @mbusemeyer.bsky.social & Gabi Spilker @excinequality.bsky.social discuss early tracking, standardized tests and equal opportunity with sociologist @hermwerf.bsky.social. t1p.de/bt6j0 065
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This is also a story of how women’s health is not taken seriously—something else government intervention can help! 030
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonLarryLegend @bwtrainer.bsky.social · 27/08/2026if someone tells you you don't need a union, you 100% need a union 13834263
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026One fun thing about London is that at the Kings Cross Harry Potter money grab there’s a survey with plenty of space to tell their marketing folks how one feels about the author’s campaigns against trans people! online1.snapsurveys.com/Interview/e5...online1.snapsurveys.comStarting survey... 141
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Charles Murray was about to sign the open letter of support until he discovered this guy did not do a racism 551688
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Is education not a “salient” voting issue in the US or does its salience exist at the state level, where many education related decisions get made?! 000
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026In that coat of many colors, that my mama made for me. Heartbroken doesn’t even begin to describe it. 040
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Greetings from England, where they have a minister for rail and his name Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill. 020
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026What‘s funny not funny about this is that our Secretary of Education doesn’t realize many districts are already doing versions of this! 030
Reposted by Margaret Thorntonjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/08/2026here is the thing. if you tell me that you believe that race is a biological category and that it is a guide to the objective superiority and inferiority of groups of people, i am not calling you a racist to *insult* you, i am calling you a racist because it best describes your beliefs. 171146153123
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 22/08/2026look at how seamlessly they transitioned from “we must evaluate Arday’s life and work no matter the motives of his critics” to the opposite position: defending Cofnas because of his critics’ motivations, no matter the quality of his work 161589248
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I personally think it’s great that people who could just sit around counting their parents’ money are trying to make the country better for working people. 160
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is so true. I kind of enjoy a mess of a paper these days because at least I know a human student wrote it! 270
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMargaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Are you a UVA alum working in education from prek to higher ed? Come hang out with me and the amazing Dr. Wendy Amato next month! uvaalumni.org/calendar/eve...uvaalumni.orgLet’s Network: Education - Calendar of EventsThe impact of AI and educational technology on teaching and learning Join alumni across the education field for an hour of conversation, connection, and 021
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonPerry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026"Firms that kept their DEI policies or voted down anti-DEI shareholder resolutions did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as firms that didn’t." Important research @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comUS firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrivedExclusive: Companies that kept policies did just as well financially, even after Trump’s executive order, as those that didn’t 6679192
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'll go another step further: the research shows that BLM protests causally shifted Americans' racial attitudes leftward and helped Democrats in the 2020 election link.springer.com/article/10.1... 342436547
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 13/08/2026And yet, the discourse is around something people are calling "Woke 1." bsky.app/profile/dyts... 22311
Reposted by Margaret ThorntonMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Insane that AOC is being quoted as saying "Woke 1 was crazy" when this is what she actually said. youtu.be/SFwAnMLBSOw?... 884017932
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Charlottesville is a place—not an event. 0213
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Staging an insurrection because people decided to start spelling folks with an x. Woke 1 was, indeed, crazy! 000
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Treating any of this administration's claims about higher education as legitimate is doing the regime's work for them. Stop it! 0122
Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Are you a UVA alum working in education from prek to higher ed? Come hang out with me and the amazing Dr. Wendy Amato next month! uvaalumni.org/calendar/eve...uvaalumni.orgLet’s Network: Education - Calendar of EventsThe impact of AI and educational technology on teaching and learning Join alumni across the education field for an hour of conversation, connection, and 021