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Scott McLeod

@scottmcleod.bsky.social
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Professor. CASTLE Founder. Blogger. On a mission to make school less boring and more relevant for kids. #deeperlearning #4shifts dangerouslyirrelevant.org/bio

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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NONE of these are 'make school less boring' 😢 30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts buff.ly/jM3kE78 #edtech #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edcolo #suptchat #edadmin #k12 #deeperlearning #futureready #stuvoice#whatschoolcouldbe #edleaders #principals
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30 Ideas for Fixing U.S. Schools, Ranked by Experts (Gift Article)
Math and reading scores are in a decade-long slump. We asked three dozen experts: What could turn things around?
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Our interview with Education Week is now available! Why ‘Portrait of a Graduate’ Initiatives Struggle to Transform Instruction www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #edtech #edchat #k12 #deeperlearning #futureready #studentagency #stuvoice #4shifts #whatschoolcouldbe #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Why 'Portrait of a Graduate' Initiatives Struggle to Transform Instruction
Researchers examined how 15 districts are working to build "portrait of a graduate" expectations.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It's pretty damn impressive how much ground Mayor Mamdani has been able to cover after only nine months in office on a wide range of basic quality-of-life issues in NYC. I was reading through the numbers this morning, and they're kinda astonishing. (thread)
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
READ THIS. 👇 👇 👇 👇 Absolutely wild... SPECIAL REPORT: My So-Called Alpha School | @benjaminjriley.bsky.social buildcognitiveresonance.substack.com/p/special-re... #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edtech #edcolo #edutwitter #teachertwitter #k12 #edadmin #suptchat #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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SPECIAL REPORT: My So-Called Alpha School
What is it like to be a student in Alpha School’s high school boot camp?
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Still waiting for @michaelpetrilli.bsky.social to install these in his own office so we can watch him at work. He's president of a major DC-based education organization, by the way.
Tweet from Michael Petrilli, President of the Fordham Foundation, stating: 

"I know this is not a popular opinion, or the best time to say this, but I’d really like to see something like Flock cameras in every public school classroom, hallway, and lunchroom in America."
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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Mother with a child in Alpha School shares her opinion on who should set the vision for education in America.
here. 

The minute I don't see my child learning she's at home with a $ 300k-a-year human tutor until she's caught up, and then I'll put her in a normal school.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Prepare them for anything: Innovation, disruption, and the small shifts that matter [NAESP] bit.ly/4AdFpxE #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Deeper learning, diffusion of innovation, and push-pull, loose-tight leadership bit.ly/4ypD1Cf #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Supporting principals to make learning interesting [NAESP] bit.ly/4cveItX #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Why male educators matter bit.ly/3Up46Xx #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Universal design for learning: Why one-size-fits-all doesn’t work – and what does [NAESP] bit.ly/4qROlV8 #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Books I read in August 2026 bit.ly/4xzgtyX #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Ashley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Chefs kiss
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"They don’t even read books for class; there’s no time if they’re going to get through the whole MAAP curriculum."
Hamberlin’s eighth-grade students read what’s assigned by their state-
approved instructional materials; whether they’re interested is beside the point. They don’t even read books for class; there’s no time if they’re going to get through the whole MAAP curriculum. America’s fervor for standardized tests is fundamental to its education policy. If schools like this one can extend the Mississippi Miracle to middle school, if America is going to pull itself out of this standardized test score slump, it will happen through skill drills, not students losing themselves in novels. “Human flourishing is not as easily measurable as student achievement,” Becker says. “It’s harder for people to commit to things that aren’t measurable, that aren’t tangible, that we can’t really document.”
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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"The students’ lives, and hers, are dominated by the looming Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), the set of annual standardized exams that measure their progress in language arts as well as science and math. Test prep is a year-round activity." www.wired.com/story/missis...
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Stop Saying Kids Can’t Read
Everyone is talking about the reading crisis. But inside the “Mississippi Miracle,” it’s all about comprehension.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Watch the Counted Out documentary (for a limited time!) bit.ly/4qAj7lg #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Dangerously Irrelevant turns 20! bit.ly/45yTsjc #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Trump’s Election Meddling Is an Attack on Our Democracy www.nytimes.com/interactive/... PAY ATTENTION. Speak up. Speak out. RESIST. @GOP #GOP #maga #republicans @TheDemocrats @TheDemCoalition #democrats
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Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy (Gift Article)
The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Books I read in July 2026 bit.ly/4fyfSHd #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Cheating is the most visible and least interesting part of the AI problem bit.ly/45s1dXW #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
These fucking morons are trying to blame BIDEN for the Strategic Petroleum Reserves being at record lows. You can’t make this shit up.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Just found out about @edutopia's email newsletter: The Principal Project! edut.to/4bBzyY5 #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edtech #edcolo #edutwitter #teachertwitter #k12 #edadmin #suptchat #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Edutopia Newsletters: The Principal Project
If you’re working to support schools—whether you’re leading one or guiding many—we know you don’t need more noise in your inbox. That’s why The Principal Project newsletter cuts through it all—bringin...
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Leadership for Deeper Learning, Class 05 bit.ly/4fFjaYZ #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Resources for transformational learning | July 10, 2026 bit.ly/3QQeczf #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Leadership for Deeper Learning, Class 04 bit.ly/4vnio7N #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Read more about the massive spike in sepsis following the Texas abortion ban : www.propublica.org/article/texa...
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Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Coupons from Michael Hernandez! bit.ly/44JT7tq #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Resources for transformational learning | July 3, 2026 bit.ly/4p3hCLE #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Good stuff here... Design principles for flourishing schools calebpattoncollier.substack.com/p/design-pri... #edtech #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edcolo #suptchat #edadmin #k12 #deeperlearning #futureready #studentagency #stuvoice #4shifts #whatschoolcouldbe #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Design Principles for Flourishing Schools
This is the fourth in a six-part series on what education would look like if it were designed for human flourishing.
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Good stuff here: capita.org/how-public-e... #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edtech #edcolo #edutwitter #teachertwitter #k12 #edadmin #suptchat #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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How Public Education Can Advance Common Good Pluralism
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Books I read in June 2026 bit.ly/4bieRQI #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Leadership for Deeper Learning, Class 03 bit.ly/3SBTeEK #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Resources for transformational learning | June 28, 2026 bit.ly/3T5LxXo #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Leadership for Deeper Learning, Class 02 bit.ly/4uUkJH3 #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
The ‘No Child Left Behind’ Nostalgia Is Delusional nyti.ms/4oFI65A #edtech #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edcolo #suptchat #edadmin #k12 #deeperlearning #futureready #studentagency #stuvoice #4shifts #whatschoolcouldbe #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Resources for transformational learning | June 19, 2026 bit.ly/4gssJLF #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Leadership for Deeper Learning, Class 01 bit.ly/4oEYpji #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
June 2026 fantasy baseball update bit.ly/4fKviIR #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Could this feel more scammy? bit.ly/4xCqrQy #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Resources for transformational learning | June 15, 2026 bit.ly/4v4WJSm #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
This. 100% this. 👇 👇 👇 👇 The High Cost of Silent Classrooms nyti.ms/4e1K2jO #edtech #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edcolo #suptchat #edadmin #k12 #deeperlearning #futureready #studentagency #stuvoice #4shifts #whatschoolcouldbe #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
If there was any doubt before, there can be none after this week: The Supreme Court is going to give states free rein to discriminate against minority voters — even in some of the most egregious cases. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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This week at Democracy Docket: The Supreme Court makes it official — states have free rein to discriminate against Black voters
If there was any doubt before, there can be none after this week: The Supreme Court is going to give states free rein to discriminate against minority voters — even in some of the most egregious cases...
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Sandieglo @sandieglo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
FYI. www.businessinsider.com/student-loan... #edchat #edreform #edpolicy #edtech #edcolo #edutwitter #teachertwitter #k12 #edadmin #suptchat #edleaders #edleadership #principals
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
‘Intellectual freedom’ at the University of Iowa bit.ly/4o7fcuQ #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Resources for transformational learning | June 5, 2026 bit.ly/4er2Bzi #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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Scott McLeod @scottmcleod.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Books I read in May 2026 bit.ly/4uKAalQ #edchat #edtech #k12 #edleaders
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