Nancy E. Bailey
@nancyebailey.bsky.social
Author, Ph.D. Ed. Leadership & longtime teacher, esp. reading disabilities. Blogging for Kids, Teachers, Parents & Democratic Public Schools for ALL at nancyebailey.com. Save public schools!
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Nancy E. Bailey
@nancyebailey.bsky.social
· Oct 16
“The moral test of government is how that government treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the elderly; and those who are in shadows of life, the sick, the needy, and the handicapped.”
~ Hubert H. Humphrey
~ Hubert H. Humphrey
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When I see reports like these, I always wonder whether children get recess and if they are struggling against grade-inappropriate academic expectations, including over-assessment.
Teachers see increase in classroom behavior problems - Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/california/s...
Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids
Education leaders are trying different approaches to curb what elementary teachers say is a trend of increasingly severe behavior problems in their classrooms.
www.latimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
When I see reports like these, I always wonder whether children get recess and if they are struggling against grade-inappropriate academic expectations, including over-assessment.
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"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
February 17, 2026 at 5:32 PM
"There’s something outrageous about the stripping away of the politics of Wuthering Heights...most students understand that the novel is not really a love story...revenge, class struggle, power, whiteness" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When I see reports like these, I always wonder whether children get recess and if they are struggling against grade-inappropriate academic expectations, including over-assessment.
Teachers see increase in classroom behavior problems - Los Angeles Times www.latimes.com/california/s...
Biting, kicking, wandering: Teachers see rise in misbehavior even among the littlest kids
Education leaders are trying different approaches to curb what elementary teachers say is a trend of increasingly severe behavior problems in their classrooms.
www.latimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:06 PM
When I see reports like these, I always wonder whether children get recess and if they are struggling against grade-inappropriate academic expectations, including over-assessment.
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Ask what is being done to children in the name of reading instruction? How does this help them find reading/learning enjoyable?
Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
FORCE & FLUNK: Destroying a Child’s Love of Reading—and Their Life - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
We are now in the dangerous era of FORCE & FLUNK when it comes to children and reading. Here’s how it works. FORCE A frenzy surrounding reading is caused by school reformers and the media, claiming ch...
nancyebailey.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Ask what is being done to children in the name of reading instruction? How does this help them find reading/learning enjoyable?
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Many enlist to help get their education paid for, and now the regime wants to drop top colleges and universities from tuition assistance.
They don’t want people to get an education.
They want them to comply.
They want them to follow orders.
Education is a threat to fascists
They don’t want people to get an education.
They want them to comply.
They want them to follow orders.
Education is a threat to fascists
Pentagon may bar tuition aid for top universities in Hegseth’s crackdown on ‘biased’ schools | CNN Politics
Military officers could soon find dozens of top colleges and universities across the United States abruptly off limits for tuition assistance as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s campaign again...
www.cnn.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Many enlist to help get their education paid for, and now the regime wants to drop top colleges and universities from tuition assistance.
They don’t want people to get an education.
They want them to comply.
They want them to follow orders.
Education is a threat to fascists
They don’t want people to get an education.
They want them to comply.
They want them to follow orders.
Education is a threat to fascists
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Republicans fear education, especially of the military.
The Regime doesn’t want to pay tuition for military members who are furthering their education at Universities that Hegseth deems to be “biased against the US military and sponsoring 'troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries.'"
The Regime doesn’t want to pay tuition for military members who are furthering their education at Universities that Hegseth deems to be “biased against the US military and sponsoring 'troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries.'"
February 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Republicans fear education, especially of the military.
The Regime doesn’t want to pay tuition for military members who are furthering their education at Universities that Hegseth deems to be “biased against the US military and sponsoring 'troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries.'"
The Regime doesn’t want to pay tuition for military members who are furthering their education at Universities that Hegseth deems to be “biased against the US military and sponsoring 'troublesome partnerships with foreign adversaries.'"
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Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
FORCE & FLUNK: Destroying a Child’s Love of Reading—and Their Life - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
We are now in the dangerous era of FORCE & FLUNK when it comes to children and reading. Here’s how it works. FORCE A frenzy surrounding reading is caused by school reformers and the media, claiming ch...
nancyebailey.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
Ask what is being done to children in the name of reading instruction? How does this help them find reading/learning enjoyable?
Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
FORCE & FLUNK: Destroying a Child’s Love of Reading—and Their Life - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
We are now in the dangerous era of FORCE & FLUNK when it comes to children and reading. Here’s how it works. FORCE A frenzy surrounding reading is caused by school reformers and the media, claiming ch...
nancyebailey.com
February 16, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Ask what is being done to children in the name of reading instruction? How does this help them find reading/learning enjoyable?
Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
FORCE & FLUNK: Destroying a Child’s Love of Reading—and Their Life - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
We are now in the dangerous era of FORCE & FLUNK when it comes to children and reading. Here’s how it works. FORCE A frenzy surrounding reading is caused by school reformers and the media, claiming ch...
nancyebailey.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Never ceases to amaze me how many still believe retention works. Like children will suddenly become motivated to learn to read if they flunk a grade and watch their friends move on. Especially when they were pushed to read in kindergarten before they were ready. nancyebailey.com/2017/10/09/f...
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Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation. It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discriminat...
www.propublica.org
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Since Trump returned to office, the Education Department’s civil rights office has not resolved a single racial harassment investigation.
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
It sends a message that “people impacted by racial discrimination ... don’t matter,” one attorney said.
(Published Dec. 2025)
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As Americans enjoy the Super Bowl & the Winter Olympics, they might want to ask: What impact will school choice have on the All-American public school sports competitions that communities have always held dear? nancyebailey.com/2026/02/08/w...
Will School Choice Destroy Athletics as We Know It? - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Americans love sports, but what happens to athletic programs when democratic public schools close? Privatizing public education, so-called school choice, means drastic changes, as school officials gra...
nancyebailey.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
As Americans enjoy the Super Bowl & the Winter Olympics, they might want to ask: What impact will school choice have on the All-American public school sports competitions that communities have always held dear? nancyebailey.com/2026/02/08/w...
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Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
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open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
Nancy Bailey, a retired teacher and longtime blogger, asked a good question this week-- Will school choice destroy athletics as we know it?
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
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i would rather have a robust public education system with a big comfy budget thx
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school. Homeschooling, long associated with hippies and religious conservatives in the U.S., is in the middle of a rebrand and a boom.
The Homeschooling Hack
Looking for an edge in college admissions? Just pull your kid from school. Homeschooling, long associated with hippies and religious conservatives in the U.S., is in the middle of a rebrand and a boom.
nymag.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
i would rather have a robust public education system with a big comfy budget thx
They care nothing for the next generation or the earth's future. They're also showing how uneducated they truly are.
February 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
They care nothing for the next generation or the earth's future. They're also showing how uneducated they truly are.
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So much for clean air.
Trump: "Effective immediately, we are terminating all green emissions standards imposed unnecessarily on vehicle models and engines between 2012 and 2027 and beyond"
February 12, 2026 at 6:47 PM
So much for clean air.
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School vouchers are the scam of the century.
A Subsidy For the Few: Vouchers Leaving Public Schools, Students Behind www.nea.org/nea-today/al...
A Subsidy For the Few: Vouchers Leaving Public Schools, Students Behind www.nea.org/nea-today/al...
A Subsidy For the Few: Vouchers Leaving Public Schools, Students Behind | NEA
Sold as a way for to help students in underresourced schools, voucher programs disproportionately benefit affluent families with children already enrolled in private schools.
www.nea.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
School vouchers are the scam of the century.
A Subsidy For the Few: Vouchers Leaving Public Schools, Students Behind www.nea.org/nea-today/al...
A Subsidy For the Few: Vouchers Leaving Public Schools, Students Behind www.nea.org/nea-today/al...
The Science of Reading is about promoting questionable programs that cost states plenty of money.
paulthomas701128.substack.com/p/research-c...
paulthomas701128.substack.com/p/research-c...
Research Contradicts “Science of Reading” Media Story Being Sold
"[TikTok] videos become situated as the credible source around a public discourse where misinformation is often communicated." (Rowe, et al., RRQ, 2025)
paulthomas701128.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The Science of Reading is about promoting questionable programs that cost states plenty of money.
paulthomas701128.substack.com/p/research-c...
paulthomas701128.substack.com/p/research-c...
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It's jarring to see how much money is going to ICE instead of education, healthcare, public transportation, international aid, green energy infrastructure, and the arts, but I guess that's the point.
February 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It's jarring to see how much money is going to ICE instead of education, healthcare, public transportation, international aid, green energy infrastructure, and the arts, but I guess that's the point.
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no one desperately needs a ballroom… ever
food water education & a just healthy planet - yes
food water education & a just healthy planet - yes
February 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
no one desperately needs a ballroom… ever
food water education & a just healthy planet - yes
food water education & a just healthy planet - yes
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Department Of Education Sternly Announces It Is Counting To 3 https://theonion.com/department-of-education-sternly-announces-it-is-counting-to-3/
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Department Of Education Sternly Announces It Is Counting To 3 https://theonion.com/department-of-education-sternly-announces-it-is-counting-to-3/
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
Nancy Bailey, a retired teacher and longtime blogger, asked a good question this week-- Will school choice destroy athletics as we know it?
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Will School Choice Kill Athletics?
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu...
Reposted by Nancy E. Bailey
this progression really has been astonishing to watch as someone with a Filthy Liberal Arts Education
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
this progression really has been astonishing to watch as someone with a Filthy Liberal Arts Education
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I keep seeing the phrase “classical education” pop up whenever I research Christian nationalism’s slow march into our schools. I have learned so much about it and it’s freaking me out, so I wanted to share it all with you! networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters
Mrs. Frazzled: “Return to Traditional Education” Is A Dogwhistle - Network For Public Education
Mrs. Frazzled is an education blogger and Tik Tokker. She’s recently been studying up on classical education. I keep seeing the phrase “classical education” pop up whenever I research Christian nation...
networkforpubliceducation.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I keep seeing the phrase “classical education” pop up whenever I research Christian nationalism’s slow march into our schools. I have learned so much about it and it’s freaking me out, so I wanted to share it all with you! networkforpubliceducation.org/blog-content... #EducationMatters