Esther Quintero
@equintero.bsky.social
Pinned
Newsom directs agencies to tackle loneliness crisis among boys and young men
The governor's executive order addresses rising rates of suicide, unemployment and gaps in educational achievement.
edsource.org
Given the gender disparities in literacy (reading habits, reading test scores) with boys trailing girls in every measure and in most high-income countries, one might wonder what role literacy play in boys' educational underachievement, social behavior, & mental health. edsource.org?page_id=737866
Reposted by Esther Quintero
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/mindset...
New blog by @equintero.bsky.social: We all bring priors to debates re literacy. Over time, these can harden into fixed positions. By unpacking where each side is coming from, we can soften divides, open space for dialogue, & set a few shared non-negotiables.
New blog by @equintero.bsky.social: We all bring priors to debates re literacy. Over time, these can harden into fixed positions. By unpacking where each side is coming from, we can soften divides, open space for dialogue, & set a few shared non-negotiables.
The Mindsets We Bring to Understanding Reading Laws
Our priors affect how we understand literacy mandates and that is ok. We can still find common ground.
www.shankerinstitute.org
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/mindset...
New blog by @equintero.bsky.social: We all bring priors to debates re literacy. Over time, these can harden into fixed positions. By unpacking where each side is coming from, we can soften divides, open space for dialogue, & set a few shared non-negotiables.
New blog by @equintero.bsky.social: We all bring priors to debates re literacy. Over time, these can harden into fixed positions. By unpacking where each side is coming from, we can soften divides, open space for dialogue, & set a few shared non-negotiables.
Hands down the BEST piece I have come across with on the topic of deep reading and attention in our digital culture. SUPERB. Must read and RE-READ. Thank you for this public service piece @gtoppo.bsky.social
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? www.the74million.org/article/why-...
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? www.the74million.org/article/why-...
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure?
Doomscrolling. Poor literacy instruction. Overscheduling. These are some of the reasons cited for a generational decline in students reading for fun.
www.the74million.org
September 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hands down the BEST piece I have come across with on the topic of deep reading and attention in our digital culture. SUPERB. Must read and RE-READ. Thank you for this public service piece @gtoppo.bsky.social
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? www.the74million.org/article/why-...
Why Are So Few Kids Reading for Pleasure? www.the74million.org/article/why-...
www.stardem.com/opinion/colu...
Important points, not just for Maryland but nation wide. Legislation is never enough and if funding is missing or insufficient all the more so.
Important points, not just for Maryland but nation wide. Legislation is never enough and if funding is missing or insufficient all the more so.
If we want reading success, we need to invest
Maryland is about to see how well we are addressing the reading crisis that has plagued our state since 2013 when NAEP test scores began a decadelong decline.
www.stardem.com
August 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
www.stardem.com/opinion/colu...
Important points, not just for Maryland but nation wide. Legislation is never enough and if funding is missing or insufficient all the more so.
Important points, not just for Maryland but nation wide. Legislation is never enough and if funding is missing or insufficient all the more so.
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Classroom phone bans reduced academic inequality: lower-performing students gained most, whilst high achievers showed minimal change.
August 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Classroom phone bans reduced academic inequality: lower-performing students gained most, whilst high achievers showed minimal change.
This is a must read. Explains how teachers can understand their students' mental models -- how are they organizing knowledge -- and why this matters. Another brilliant piece by Carl Hendrick.
“Well-Organised Misunderstanding": The Fine Art of Being Wrong open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
“Well-Organised Misunderstanding": The Fine Art of Being Wrong open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
“Well-Organised Misunderstanding": The Fine Art of Being Wrong
What Michelene Chi Taught Me About Misconceptions
open.substack.com
August 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This is a must read. Explains how teachers can understand their students' mental models -- how are they organizing knowledge -- and why this matters. Another brilliant piece by Carl Hendrick.
“Well-Organised Misunderstanding": The Fine Art of Being Wrong open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
“Well-Organised Misunderstanding": The Fine Art of Being Wrong open.substack.com/pub/carlhend...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
www.wthr.com/article/news...
Purdue student detained by ICE and taken to troubled Louisiana holding facility
Yeonsoo Go, 20, was detained after her immigration hearing in Manhattan and taken away by ICE agents.
www.wthr.com
August 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Go, a college student, has a dependent visa (her mother, an Episcopal minister, is here on a religious worker visa), which doesn't expire until Dec. But when she tried to renew it early, ICE nabbed her and sent her halfway across the US to a detention center.
www.wthr.com/article/news...
www.wthr.com/article/news...
Given the gender disparities in literacy (reading habits, reading test scores) with boys trailing girls in every measure and in most high-income countries, one might wonder what role literacy play in boys' educational underachievement, social behavior, & mental health. edsource.org?page_id=737866
Newsom directs agencies to tackle loneliness crisis among boys and young men
The governor's executive order addresses rising rates of suicide, unemployment and gaps in educational achievement.
edsource.org
August 4, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Given the gender disparities in literacy (reading habits, reading test scores) with boys trailing girls in every measure and in most high-income countries, one might wonder what role literacy play in boys' educational underachievement, social behavior, & mental health. edsource.org?page_id=737866
Such a great episode!
Day 2 of our Top Episodes!!! 🎉
Steve Dykstra 👍👍
Listen Again!!
⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
(Or watch 👀)
youtu.be/l3qOkrrGKxM?...
#edusky
Steve Dykstra 👍👍
Listen Again!!
⬇️
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
(Or watch 👀)
youtu.be/l3qOkrrGKxM?...
#edusky
August 1, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Such a great episode!
We continue to see inaccuracies in reporting related to SOR legislation. AB 1454 not just phonics. From bill: "print concepts, phonological aware., phonics & word recognition, & fluency, (...) oral language development, vocabulary & background knowledge, & comprehension"
gvwire.com/2025/07/20/c...
gvwire.com/2025/07/20/c...
Will Switch to Phonics Finally Help California Students Read Better?
Marion Joseph died in 2022 and cannot celebrate what is finally happening in California to improve children’s abysmal reading levels. A renowned reading expert, she waged a crusade for using phonics.
gvwire.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We continue to see inaccuracies in reporting related to SOR legislation. AB 1454 not just phonics. From bill: "print concepts, phonological aware., phonics & word recognition, & fluency, (...) oral language development, vocabulary & background knowledge, & comprehension"
gvwire.com/2025/07/20/c...
gvwire.com/2025/07/20/c...
Proud of my AFT colleagues who have been lifting evidence based literacy for decades, and, importantly, making this wealth of academic knowledge accessible to educators and families
This tremendous resource focuses on multilingual learners.
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/celebra...
This tremendous resource focuses on multilingual learners.
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/celebra...
Celebrating 20 Years of AFT Collaboration with PBS Public Television Station WETA on Colorín Colorado!
Colorín Colorado, an online resource hub, to provide educators of English language learners (ELLs) with evidence-based resources, best practices, and information.
www.shankerinstitute.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Proud of my AFT colleagues who have been lifting evidence based literacy for decades, and, importantly, making this wealth of academic knowledge accessible to educators and families
This tremendous resource focuses on multilingual learners.
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/celebra...
This tremendous resource focuses on multilingual learners.
www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/celebra...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Thoughtful critique of reading legislation is essential—but it begins with an honest reading of the laws themselves, say Esther Quintero, Kayla Reist, and Susan B. Neuman. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/science...
Science of Reading Laws: Let’s Begin with the Facts
Thoughtful critique of reading laws needs to be rigorous and fair.
www.shankerinstitute.org
June 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thoughtful critique of reading legislation is essential—but it begins with an honest reading of the laws themselves, say Esther Quintero, Kayla Reist, and Susan B. Neuman. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/science...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
New: @susanbneuman.bsky.social argues that structured adaptation might be the missing link in making good literacy programs great at scale. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/beyond-...
Beyond Scripts: Why Structured Adaptations Are Key to Scaling Literacy Programs
We should build systems that honor both evidence and educators.
www.shankerinstitute.org
May 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New: @susanbneuman.bsky.social argues that structured adaptation might be the missing link in making good literacy programs great at scale. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/beyond-...
Must read by @susanbneuman.bsky.social on why teachers matter so much in curriculum implementation @shankerinst.bsky.social @katasolow.bsky.social @callielowenstein.bsky.social www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/beyond-...
Beyond Scripts: Why Structured Adaptations Are Key to Scaling Literacy Programs
We should build systems that honor both evidence and educators.
www.shankerinstitute.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Must read by @susanbneuman.bsky.social on why teachers matter so much in curriculum implementation @shankerinst.bsky.social @katasolow.bsky.social @callielowenstein.bsky.social www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/beyond-...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Bad news Monday for K12 ed
NAGB just voted (reluctantly) to kill several NAEP exams over the next 10 yrs. Cuts: 1) No Long-Term Trend NAEP at all until 2033. 2) No 4th grade science in 2028 and no 12th grade science in 2032. 3) Writing scrapped altogether. 4) No 12th grade history in 2030 (1/3)
April 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Bad news Monday for K12 ed
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Legislation would require textbooks and teacher training grounded in phonics and other research-based strategies.
Read more: bit.ly/4jCos6R
Read more: bit.ly/4jCos6R
April 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Legislation would require textbooks and teacher training grounded in phonics and other research-based strategies.
Read more: bit.ly/4jCos6R
Read more: bit.ly/4jCos6R
Reposted by Esther Quintero
📢 We're thrilled to share a new TRL Compass resource to support English learners (ELs)!
Our Contrastive Analysis Resource has IPA-based charts & Venn diagrams comparing English phonology with six languages.
Support your EL students with this resource today: www.thereadingleague.org/compass/engl...
Our Contrastive Analysis Resource has IPA-based charts & Venn diagrams comparing English phonology with six languages.
Support your EL students with this resource today: www.thereadingleague.org/compass/engl...
February 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
📢 We're thrilled to share a new TRL Compass resource to support English learners (ELs)!
Our Contrastive Analysis Resource has IPA-based charts & Venn diagrams comparing English phonology with six languages.
Support your EL students with this resource today: www.thereadingleague.org/compass/engl...
Our Contrastive Analysis Resource has IPA-based charts & Venn diagrams comparing English phonology with six languages.
Support your EL students with this resource today: www.thereadingleague.org/compass/engl...
An important post by an advocate of English Learners open.substack.com/pub/claudego...
An important post by an EL advocate
Why do educators feel like they need to choose a “side”?
open.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
An important post by an advocate of English Learners open.substack.com/pub/claudego...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
New paper alert! bc amid all the chaos this work is even more important. Here is a review that includes a list 50 existing surveys for measuring racism in schools! ✊🏽
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1168
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1168
Unveiling Racism: A Systematic Review of Survey Measures of Racism in Education
Education policy research aimed at eliminating racism necessitates methodological innovation that fosters both equity-centered approaches and robust empirical analysis of the systemic nature of racism...
edworkingpapers.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
New paper alert! bc amid all the chaos this work is even more important. Here is a review that includes a list 50 existing surveys for measuring racism in schools! ✊🏽
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1168
edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1168
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Important letter to Congress re education department and education research:
"Congress must act to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader USED staff, leadership, and mission." 👇
"Congress must act to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader USED staff, leadership, and mission." 👇
In a new letter, AERA and other education research leaders call on Congress to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader Education Department staff, leadership, and mission. www.aera.net/Portals/38/E...
March 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Important letter to Congress re education department and education research:
"Congress must act to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader USED staff, leadership, and mission." 👇
"Congress must act to protect the nation’s education data, research infrastructure, and knowledge base, by safeguarding the IES and broader USED staff, leadership, and mission." 👇
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Multiple strands of conservative politics — from culture war to fiscal panic to RFK’s know-nothingism to tech millenarianism — are colliding to dismantle American scientific research.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...
Trump's war on science
A multi-directional assault on the foundations of American research
www.slowboring.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Multiple strands of conservative politics — from culture war to fiscal panic to RFK’s know-nothingism to tech millenarianism — are colliding to dismantle American scientific research.
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...
www.slowboring.com/p/trumps-war...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Nice to see all the education research orgs put out a joint statement calling for Congress to safeguard the (Congressionally established) IES and NCES I would have liked to see them underscore the historical dimensions a bit more (surprise!) 1/ www.aera.net/Portals/38/E...
www.aera.net
March 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Nice to see all the education research orgs put out a joint statement calling for Congress to safeguard the (Congressionally established) IES and NCES I would have liked to see them underscore the historical dimensions a bit more (surprise!) 1/ www.aera.net/Portals/38/E...
Reposted by Esther Quintero
Want to help defend Ed research? Join us in a week of action! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #ScienceOfReading #StandUpForReadingResearch
March 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Want to help defend Ed research? Join us in a week of action! #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #ScienceOfReading #StandUpForReadingResearch
Reposted by Esther Quintero
The Science of Reading may be entering a new phase—one of thoughtful recalibration. Structured instruction still matters, but so does space for implicit learning. Moving forward will take deeper collaboration between researchers & educators. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/what-ne...
What is Next For the Science of Reading?
What is next for the science of reading
www.shankerinstitute.org
March 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The Science of Reading may be entering a new phase—one of thoughtful recalibration. Structured instruction still matters, but so does space for implicit learning. Moving forward will take deeper collaboration between researchers & educators. www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/what-ne...