Jeff Bryant
@jeffbinnc.bsky.social
Chief correspondent Our Schools, an education media project of the Independent Media Institute and lead fellow Public School Advocate at The Progressive Magazine. Texas native now based in Chapel Hill, NC. Website: https://edpolitics.org/
Why do major media outlets continue to call Trump's murderous strikes on boats in the Caribbean "drug boats" ?There's no evidence the victims are drug runners.
November 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Why do major media outlets continue to call Trump's murderous strikes on boats in the Caribbean "drug boats" ?There's no evidence the victims are drug runners.
After North Carolina fast-tracked new charter school startups, only 1 in 4 of the new schools reached enrollment targets after opening. #CharterSchoolFail
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November 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
After North Carolina fast-tracked new charter school startups, only 1 in 4 of the new schools reached enrollment targets after opening. #CharterSchoolFail
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New charter schools in North Carolina are a bust. What happened to the so-called waiting lists of families wanting to "escape their failing public schools"? #CharterSchoolFail
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November 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
New charter schools in North Carolina are a bust. What happened to the so-called waiting lists of families wanting to "escape their failing public schools"? #CharterSchoolFail
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Really unfortunate word choice here because if you know Jamaicans, they don't ever "cower." Maybe a better choice would be "Hunkers Down"? Hopefully @motherjones.com editors make a change.
October 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Really unfortunate word choice here because if you know Jamaicans, they don't ever "cower." Maybe a better choice would be "Hunkers Down"? Hopefully @motherjones.com editors make a change.
North Carolina charter school suddenly closes, blindsiding parents. #CharterSchoolFail
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October 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
North Carolina charter school suddenly closes, blindsiding parents. #CharterSchoolFail
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The disastrous story of Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is prompting some journalists to dig up my articles from 2019 about a huge grift run by school-related executive search firms. www.thegazette.com/staff-column...
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The disastrous story of Des Moines schools Superintendent Ian Roberts is prompting some journalists to dig up my articles from 2019 about a huge grift run by school-related executive search firms. www.thegazette.com/staff-column...
LOL David Brooks blames declining literacy rates on "screens" but then proposes education reforms he got from scrolling through a video on his Iphone.
October 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
LOL David Brooks blames declining literacy rates on "screens" but then proposes education reforms he got from scrolling through a video on his Iphone.
Do charter school industry operatives like this really think Democrats will big in 2026 by calling teachers "education arsonists" and urging parents to abandon public schools?
September 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Do charter school industry operatives like this really think Democrats will big in 2026 by calling teachers "education arsonists" and urging parents to abandon public schools?
The truth about the supposed success of school reform in the New Orleans all-charter system: Higher costs with inferior services. #CharterSchoolFail
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September 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The truth about the supposed success of school reform in the New Orleans all-charter system: Higher costs with inferior services. #CharterSchoolFail
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I'm all for including CTE in school curricula but policy moves like this lead me to believe that what the Trump administration likely wants is to ensure CTE provides free job training for employers needing to fill low wage jobs.
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August 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm all for including CTE in school curricula but policy moves like this lead me to believe that what the Trump administration likely wants is to ensure CTE provides free job training for employers needing to fill low wage jobs.
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Ooops, New Orleans KIPP charter schools that emphasized college attendance in its "no excuses" schools and pushed a lot of students into debt has "mellowed when it comes to college for all." #CharterSchoolFail
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August 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Ooops, New Orleans KIPP charter schools that emphasized college attendance in its "no excuses" schools and pushed a lot of students into debt has "mellowed when it comes to college for all." #CharterSchoolFail
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Here are the results when AI is used for responding to children expressing problems with their mental health.
Full article:
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August 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Here are the results when AI is used for responding to children expressing problems with their mental health.
Full article:
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Full article:
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The state of education reporting: WaPo edu reporter Laura Meckler justifies teachers using Prager U in classrooms as attempts to provoke critical thinking in students.
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August 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The state of education reporting: WaPo edu reporter Laura Meckler justifies teachers using Prager U in classrooms as attempts to provoke critical thinking in students.
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August 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
But this kind of rhetoric about a failed education system that's inadequate for the 21st century will continue to play right into the false Republican narrative that public schools are inadequate to the task. If @michaelbennet.bsky.soci wants to turn the page on edu policy, he needs to do better.
August 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
But this kind of rhetoric about a failed education system that's inadequate for the 21st century will continue to play right into the false Republican narrative that public schools are inadequate to the task. If @michaelbennet.bsky.soci wants to turn the page on edu policy, he needs to do better.
This is a pretty good summation from @michaelbennet.bsky.soci on where the Democratic Party has been on education politics. All the while they were colluding with Republicans on edreform/NCLB etc, they had no idea they were setting the stage for the conservatives' goal of privatizing public schools.
August 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is a pretty good summation from @michaelbennet.bsky.soci on where the Democratic Party has been on education politics. All the while they were colluding with Republicans on edreform/NCLB etc, they had no idea they were setting the stage for the conservatives' goal of privatizing public schools.
The charter leader justified the expenses by saying that they were for "school purposes," such as alcohol for staff events and dinners with board members and vendors. What kind of public school holds its staff meetings at ritzy steak houses?
June 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The charter leader justified the expenses by saying that they were for "school purposes," such as alcohol for staff events and dinners with board members and vendors. What kind of public school holds its staff meetings at ritzy steak houses?
This needs to be a much bigger story in the mainstream press: School vouchers are unpopular in states red and blue, so Republicans, following the desires of their rich donors, are making them a federal mandate with a big, fat tax credit attached to it.
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May 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This needs to be a much bigger story in the mainstream press: School vouchers are unpopular in states red and blue, so Republicans, following the desires of their rich donors, are making them a federal mandate with a big, fat tax credit attached to it.
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Demand for charter school seats in North Carolina is waning as 7 out of 10 new charters set to open are having a tough time signing up new students. #CharterSchoolFail
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May 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Demand for charter school seats in North Carolina is waning as 7 out of 10 new charters set to open are having a tough time signing up new students. #CharterSchoolFail
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Fans of Obama-era education reform argue that for Democrats to regain their edu-cred with voters they need to adopt a "new" policy platform with all their same old ideas of choice, standards and accountability. Oh, and teachers? Better get with the program!
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May 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Fans of Obama-era education reform argue that for Democrats to regain their edu-cred with voters they need to adopt a "new" policy platform with all their same old ideas of choice, standards and accountability. Oh, and teachers? Better get with the program!
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New report on the many problems posed by ESAs and other school voucher programs points out what should be obvious: that people who opt out of public goods should do so at their own cost, not at the cost of taxpayers who've provided for the public goods.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
New report on the many problems posed by ESAs and other school voucher programs points out what should be obvious: that people who opt out of public goods should do so at their own cost, not at the cost of taxpayers who've provided for the public goods.
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New report: Book banning in schools and libraries has nothing to do with parents rights.
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April 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
New report: Book banning in schools and libraries has nothing to do with parents rights.
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Trump's attacks on education and the economic system are a unified effort to remake American society: "Those around [Trump]—the far-right think tanks and political operatives shaping this agenda—are playing a longer, darker game." More here: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/08/t...
April 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump's attacks on education and the economic system are a unified effort to remake American society: "Those around [Trump]—the far-right think tanks and political operatives shaping this agenda—are playing a longer, darker game." More here: washingtonmonthly.com/2025/04/08/t...
"Elbows Out!" a hockey term describing a defensive tactic (something sorely needed given current crackdowns on our rights) with @governorwalz.mn.gov and my @neatoday.bsky.social friends at the @network4pubed.bsky.social conference this weekend in Columbus OH.
April 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Elbows Out!" a hockey term describing a defensive tactic (something sorely needed given current crackdowns on our rights) with @governorwalz.mn.gov and my @neatoday.bsky.social friends at the @network4pubed.bsky.social conference this weekend in Columbus OH.
Happy to be part of the team
March 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Happy to be part of the team