Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
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Senior director, Ed Policy; co-founder of the Learning Sciences Exchange (LSX) @NewAmerica; writing on literacy, media, tech, libraries, schools, equity, kids and families. Live in Alexandria VA, mom of two. Fan of soccer, kayaking, getting outside
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@lisaguernsey.bsky.social and I are out with a new article for @newamerica.org capturing #student voices that have been caught in funding cuts and grant cancellations over what we refer to as a "summer of despair for #STEMeducation"
Please read it and share! www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Please read it and share! www.newamerica.org/education-po...
A Summer of Despair for STEM Education
STEM Education Funding Cuts and Thousands of Canceled Research Grants are Cutting Off Opportunities for Young Scientists, K-12, and Community College Students
www.newamerica.org
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Reposted by Lisa Guernsey
Reposted by Lisa Guernsey
Last week, instead of sending school districts the $6+ billion which they are owed by law, USED told states it would hold back the money pending a review. This is hugely harmful to schools getting ready for the school year--but not everyone is hit equally. 1/ www.newamerica.org/education-po...
A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools
The Education Department is refusing to release billions of dollars for public schools. See the impact by school system and congressional district.
www.newamerica.org
Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
· Jun 25
Can schools shift from minimalist family outreach to true partnerships with parents?
Three of them in Pennsylvania did! 🏫🏫🏫
Read about their success and learn how new tools—and the right tech—can build trust and better school-to-family engagement in other communities too.
Three of them in Pennsylvania did! 🏫🏫🏫
Read about their success and learn how new tools—and the right tech—can build trust and better school-to-family engagement in other communities too.
What Parents Want: How Policies Can Spur School-to-Family Connections and Build Trust
Through an innovative fellowship model, a group of education leaders designed four projects to build lasting relationships between parents, caregivers, school leaders, and teachers.
www.newamerica.org
Some states struggle to recruit and retain their #teachers. How can we fix it?
Today on #TeacherAppreciationDay, we’re releasing new analysis and recommendations for school leaders to strengthen the #educator workforce by harnessing high-quality micro-credentials.
♥️🍎♥️
Today on #TeacherAppreciationDay, we’re releasing new analysis and recommendations for school leaders to strengthen the #educator workforce by harnessing high-quality micro-credentials.
♥️🍎♥️
Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
· Apr 29
"We need you all to stick together because if there was ever a moment "Divided We Fall," this is it. Don't let us fall."
In special remarks, Representative @crow.house.gov delivers a message to civil servants and implores advocates of democracy to stay focused and stay in the fight.
In special remarks, Representative @crow.house.gov delivers a message to civil servants and implores advocates of democracy to stay focused and stay in the fight.
Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
· Apr 22
Teaching the History of Civil Rights Through Digital Primary Sources: Introducing the 1939 Library Sit-In
Join the Pre-K-12 Policy Program to discuss what it takes to ensure that students have opportunities to analyze and learn from primary sources.
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Reposted by Lisa Guernsey
Reposted by Lisa Guernsey
Lisa Guernsey
@lisaguernsey.bsky.social
· Feb 20
Upcoming at New America
2/25 @educationwork.newamerica.org Tablets and Teaching: When, If, and How in Early Learning
2/26 @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org State and Community Adoption Initiatives: Maximizing Federal Broadband Investments
📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://buff.ly/4hok6zy
2/25 @educationwork.newamerica.org Tablets and Teaching: When, If, and How in Early Learning
2/26 @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org State and Community Adoption Initiatives: Maximizing Federal Broadband Investments
📅 #NewAmericaEvents https://buff.ly/4hok6zy
Reposted by Lisa Guernsey
As the Senate prepares to confirm Linda McMahon's appointment to destroy the U.S. Department of Education, bookmark @educationwork.newamerica.org's collection of analysis, commentary, and fact sheets about the Department's crucial role in American education.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Defending the Department of Education
This page collects research, analysis, and commentary related to the Department of Education and a push by the Trump administration to shutter it.
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Kevin Carey
@kevincarey1.bsky.social
· Feb 13
Here’s How the Education Department Helps College Students—and What’s at Stake if Trump Guts It
Republicans who argue the agency is a bloated bureaucracy miss how it protects students and assists them in climbing the social mobility ladder.
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