Susan K. Patrick
@susankpatrick.bsky.social
Senior researcher at Learning Policy Institute. Studying inequities in learning for students and teachers. Working to strengthen the educator workforce. Opinions are my own. Mom, feminist, avid reader.
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Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV
www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
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A Trump administration official said Tuesday that today's changes at the U.S. Department of Education are part of a decades-long conservative goal of eliminating the agency.
Latest on changes, by @beeschultz3.bsky.social, @caitlynnpeetz.bsky.social, and me: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Latest on changes, by @beeschultz3.bsky.social, @caitlynnpeetz.bsky.social, and me: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Most K-12 Programs Will Leave Education Department in Latest Downsizing
The Trump administration announced six agreements to transfer Ed. Dept. programs elsewhere.
www.edweek.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A Trump administration official said Tuesday that today's changes at the U.S. Department of Education are part of a decades-long conservative goal of eliminating the agency.
Latest on changes, by @beeschultz3.bsky.social, @caitlynnpeetz.bsky.social, and me: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Latest on changes, by @beeschultz3.bsky.social, @caitlynnpeetz.bsky.social, and me: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Nice summary of our paper and related work by @tomdee.bsky.social and @kslungaardmumma.bsky.social here.
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
www.chalkbeat.org/2025/11/10/i...
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With the national guard now possibly in D.C. through next summer and immigration detentions continuing to tick up, local parents say they’re struggling to explain this moment to their children.
We asked a few experts — including @profmbj.bsky.social — for guidance:
We asked a few experts — including @profmbj.bsky.social — for guidance:
How to explain ICE and the national guard in DC to kids
We asked experts how to discuss ICE, the national guard deployment, and the current political moment with kids.
51st.news
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
With the national guard now possibly in D.C. through next summer and immigration detentions continuing to tick up, local parents say they’re struggling to explain this moment to their children.
We asked a few experts — including @profmbj.bsky.social — for guidance:
We asked a few experts — including @profmbj.bsky.social — for guidance:
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How Uncertified Teachers Went From a Stopgap to an Escalating Crisis: Using uncertified teachers to fill shortages may further destabilize the educator pipeline.
How Uncertified Teachers Went From a Stopgap to an Escalating Crisis
Using uncertified teachers to fill shortages may further destabilize the educator pipeline.
www.edweek.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
How Uncertified Teachers Went From a Stopgap to an Escalating Crisis: Using uncertified teachers to fill shortages may further destabilize the educator pipeline.
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The Education Department is close to functionally disappearing. I didn't think this could happen, and I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Here's a piece I wrote on how the hollowing out is affecting special education:
hechingerreport.org/parents-advo...
hechingerreport.org/parents-advo...
Parents, advocates alarmed as Trump leverages shutdown to gut special education department
Two months after Education Secretary Linda McMahon was confirmed, she and a small team from the department met with leadership from the National Center for Learning Disabilities, an advocacy group tha...
hechingerreport.org
October 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Education Department is close to functionally disappearing. I didn't think this could happen, and I was wrong, wrong, wrong. Here's a piece I wrote on how the hollowing out is affecting special education:
hechingerreport.org/parents-advo...
hechingerreport.org/parents-advo...
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New: More than $50 billion (yes, with a b) for education is in jeopardy if the Education Department eventually proceeds with the layoffs it implemented last Friday. A federal judge put them on hold as of Wednesday.
Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Education Department Layoffs Would Affect Dozens of Programs. See Which Ones
Entire teams that work on key funding streams may not return to work even when the shutdown ends.
www.edweek.org
October 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New: More than $50 billion (yes, with a b) for education is in jeopardy if the Education Department eventually proceeds with the layoffs it implemented last Friday. A federal judge put them on hold as of Wednesday.
Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Here's a list of the affected funding streams: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.
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U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says
The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
www.usatoday.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
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I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I debated writing this. It can feel tempting, upon encountering yet another instance of this administration’s racism, to let it be. How many ways can you say the same thing over and over again? And yet we have to write it down, if for nothing else, so those who come after us know we were against it.
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This was heartrending. Not just a personal and professional tragedy, but a scientific and statistical tragedy.
Dr. Carr's unceremonious firing and ongoing unrecoverable loss to data access and quality represent symbolic and literal damage to democratic leadership and governance.
Dr. Carr's unceremonious firing and ongoing unrecoverable loss to data access and quality represent symbolic and literal damage to democratic leadership and governance.
July 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This was heartrending. Not just a personal and professional tragedy, but a scientific and statistical tragedy.
Dr. Carr's unceremonious firing and ongoing unrecoverable loss to data access and quality represent symbolic and literal damage to democratic leadership and governance.
Dr. Carr's unceremonious firing and ongoing unrecoverable loss to data access and quality represent symbolic and literal damage to democratic leadership and governance.
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More bad news for public education, including DC public schools. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Tells States He's Holding Back $6.8 Billion for Schools
Schools nationwide won't see funding earmarked for English learners, migrant students, professional development, and more.
www.edweek.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
More bad news for public education, including DC public schools. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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From the Learning Policy Institute, showing the impact of the administration's reckless decision to withhold billions of critical education dollars. Vermont and DC are set to see over 20% of their federal school funding yanked. Over 10% in every state.
From the Learning Policy Institute, showing the impact of the administration's reckless decision to withhold billions of critical education dollars. Vermont and DC are set to see over 20% of their federal school funding yanked. Over 10% in every state.
States Face Uncertainty as an Estimated $6.2 Billion in K–12 Funding Remains Unreleased: Here’s the Fiscal Impact by State
States face uncertainty as $4.8 billion in K–12 federal funding remains unreleased. If the U.S. Department of Education doesn’t distribute these funds by July 1, state educational agencies will need p...
learningpolicyinstitute.org
July 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
learningpolicyinstitute.org/blog/states-...
From the Learning Policy Institute, showing the impact of the administration's reckless decision to withhold billions of critical education dollars. Vermont and DC are set to see over 20% of their federal school funding yanked. Over 10% in every state.
From the Learning Policy Institute, showing the impact of the administration's reckless decision to withhold billions of critical education dollars. Vermont and DC are set to see over 20% of their federal school funding yanked. Over 10% in every state.
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The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley.
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The current wave of federal immigration raids began in January with a “rogue” operation in California’s Central Valley.
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
My new study finds these raids increased school absences by 22%—a leading indicator of the resulting family stress & lost learning opportunities👇
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...
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Imagine proposing a system that would serve every kid in this country (no exceptions), fully fund 13 years of nearly year-round support, employ trained professionals to lead the work, and seek to produce a wide range of positive outcomes--from academic preparation to self-actualization.
We have it.
We have it.
June 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Imagine proposing a system that would serve every kid in this country (no exceptions), fully fund 13 years of nearly year-round support, employ trained professionals to lead the work, and seek to produce a wide range of positive outcomes--from academic preparation to self-actualization.
We have it.
We have it.
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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate laid-off Education Department employees.
Two weeks later, multiple agency staffers say that hasn’t happened.
Essential reporting from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Two weeks later, multiple agency staffers say that hasn’t happened.
Essential reporting from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
A Court Told Trump to Reverse Ed. Dept. Layoffs. Will It Happen?
A judge ruled May 22 that the Trump administration had to reinstate laid-off Ed. Dept. staffers. They're still not back on the job.
www.edweek.org
June 4, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate laid-off Education Department employees.
Two weeks later, multiple agency staffers say that hasn’t happened.
Essential reporting from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Two weeks later, multiple agency staffers say that hasn’t happened.
Essential reporting from @beeschultz3.bsky.social: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Yesterday, June 2, was an interesting day at work. I was reporting a story about how the Education Department hadn't delivered a report to Congress on the Condition of Education, despite the June 1 deadline mandated by law. 🧵 (1/9)
June 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Yesterday, June 2, was an interesting day at work. I was reporting a story about how the Education Department hadn't delivered a report to Congress on the Condition of Education, despite the June 1 deadline mandated by law. 🧵 (1/9)
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Would you believe that some of the most widely-used reading curricula in America incorporate no actual books? 🚩🚩🚩
I talked with @hollykorbey.bsky.social about the issue, and the work we are doing to illuminate the issue at the Curriculum Insight Project.
hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...
I talked with @hollykorbey.bsky.social about the issue, and the work we are doing to illuminate the issue at the Curriculum Insight Project.
hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...
Students read few—or no—books in top ELA programs, survey finds
Elementary students get little practice reading whole books in some of the country's most popular elementary reading curricula, shedding new light on national reading crisis
hollykorbey.substack.com
May 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Would you believe that some of the most widely-used reading curricula in America incorporate no actual books? 🚩🚩🚩
I talked with @hollykorbey.bsky.social about the issue, and the work we are doing to illuminate the issue at the Curriculum Insight Project.
hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...
I talked with @hollykorbey.bsky.social about the issue, and the work we are doing to illuminate the issue at the Curriculum Insight Project.
hollykorbey.substack.com/p/students-r...
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It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
Yes, What We Pay Teachers Matters
Paying teachers well is an essential part of a healthier public education system
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May 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's Teacher Appreciation Week. Here's how to appreciate teachers: pay them better.
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Our team @educationwork.newamerica.org has a piece out on the reconciliation bill from the Ed and Labor Committee.
Rachel Fishman breaks down the bill, and how it flies in the face of what most Americans say they want when it comes to higher ed
#HigherEdSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Our team @educationwork.newamerica.org has a piece out on the reconciliation bill from the Ed and Labor Committee.
Rachel Fishman breaks down the bill, and how it flies in the face of what most Americans say they want when it comes to higher ed
#HigherEdSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
How the House Reconciliation Bill Harms the Average American Family
The House reconciliation bill makes college less affordable — ignoring Americans’ top higher ed concern
www.newamerica.org
April 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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Our team @educationwork.newamerica.org has a piece out on the reconciliation bill from the Ed and Labor Committee.
Rachel Fishman breaks down the bill, and how it flies in the face of what most Americans say they want when it comes to higher ed
#HigherEdSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Our team @educationwork.newamerica.org has a piece out on the reconciliation bill from the Ed and Labor Committee.
Rachel Fishman breaks down the bill, and how it flies in the face of what most Americans say they want when it comes to higher ed
#HigherEdSky
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Trump Education Department efforts to get DEI out of schools hit roadblock
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/04/24/trump-education-department-anti-dei-efforts-in-schools-hit-roadblock/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/04/24/trump-education-department-anti-dei-efforts-in-schools-hit-roadblock/
Judges block Trump administration efforts to end DEI initiatives in schools
At least 16 states have said they won’t sign a certification that they are in compliance with the Trump Education Department’s contested interpretation of civil rights law. A looming standoff could be delayed, though, after judges issued preliminary injunctions.
www.chalkbeat.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump Education Department efforts to get DEI out of schools hit roadblock
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/04/24/trump-education-department-anti-dei-efforts-in-schools-hit-roadblock/
https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/04/24/trump-education-department-anti-dei-efforts-in-schools-hit-roadblock/
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Practically, what does this mean? The government is saying it will go back to garnishing wages, tax returns, social security payments, etc. in order to collect money from the >5 million people currently in default on student loans. I'll make this a lil mini thread that highlights the key points.
BREAKING: Education Department says it will begin collection on student loans for over 5 million borrowers in default.
Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says
The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday.
bit.ly
April 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Practically, what does this mean? The government is saying it will go back to garnishing wages, tax returns, social security payments, etc. in order to collect money from the >5 million people currently in default on student loans. I'll make this a lil mini thread that highlights the key points.
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I hope it is not lost, in all of the chaos at the federal level, that there are many longstanding, discretionary programs that are on the Administration's chopping block, either directly or through the erosion of agency staff, expertise, and capacity. Programs enacted and reauthorized through...
April 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I hope it is not lost, in all of the chaos at the federal level, that there are many longstanding, discretionary programs that are on the Administration's chopping block, either directly or through the erosion of agency staff, expertise, and capacity. Programs enacted and reauthorized through...
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How federal investments in education research help students succeed www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How federal investments in education research help students succeed
Researchers discuss how federally funded research projects have helped identify and scale programs that improved student outcomes.
www.brookings.edu
April 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
How federal investments in education research help students succeed www.brookings.edu/articles/how...