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You don't need postmortems on this election, we had ample premorterm: Ruy Teixeira warning about this in books and @TheLibPatriot in considerable depth. For considerable time. He got drummed out of Democratic polite company for his troubles.
@eduwonk I've highlighted the education piece of this repeatedly. Public education touches people's lives directly and is a place Dems have decided to highlight how out of the mainstream they are with no strategy to offset that.
eduwonk.substack.com/p/dems-…
Elitism, arrogance, and cultural insularity are dooming the Democrats. It used to be Rs needed a great candidate and campaign to win big nationally (eg W. Bush, Reagan) then even that wasn't enough (Romney). Now a good R campaign can overcome a defective candidate (Trump 2x!). And hidden in plain sight was that although the candidate was/is a hot mess, the Trump campaign was pretty good.
Everyone saying it's too early for recriminations is covering their ass. It's the time because elections have consequences and this one will. This was absolutely avoidable, politics isn't the weather, and while Harris wasn't a great candidate, she wasn't awful, and this was winnable in a way that might cause angst on MSNBC, faculty lounges, and with the groups but would have sounded right at home on job sites, in union halls, and bars where Americans go about their business every day without the shibboleths of the left or the hate of the far right.
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Yesterday I wrote that school choice is in big trouble in AZ, likely to barely survive in TX, and probably OK in surprising blue tsunami OH & IA.
But I'm not in these states.
Looking at your state, what did I get wrong? Are there other states to watch?
nealmccluskey.substack.com/p…
A few people have reached out and I want to clear something up. When I said @natmalkus was America's Education Dad I did not mean in the Bill Cosby sense. It was much more in the Bob Saget sense.
eduwonk.com/2026/11/from-alu…
The Republicans are getting their turn in the they/them barrel. That might have implications for the new federal education tax credit.
Full here @eduwonk:
eduwonk.com/2026/11/from-alu…
Remember that hearing with the college presidents?
"Law firms that struck deals with President Donald Trump in early 2025 can expect to be subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee next year, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said."
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How K-12 School Funding Fared in the Midterms: A Nationwide Guide edweek.org/policy-politics/h…
"I’m not saying this is what’s going to happen, I am suggesting I’d keep an eye on how this plays out and not assume anything except that the President pretty consistently acts in what he sees as his best interest at any point in time."
@eduwonk (link in reply).
Full post via @eduwonk:
eduwonk.com/2026/11/from-alu…
A little more on this here:
eduwonk.com/2026/11/from-alu…
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What’s next for school choice, federal oversight, and culture clashes?
Bellwether's @arotherham talks with @educationweek opinion contributor @rickhess99 about what the blue wave could mean for education👇
Tough on crime and pro-death penalty are not synonymous. You can be the former and reject the latter. The sooner politicians can make that clear the better.
This is an admirable act of conscience. Killing is justified if in defense of self or others. Once a prisoner is taken and can no longer threaten, state-sponsored execution becomes murder. nytimes.com/2026/11/05/us/ca…
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"If Democrats can look forward rather than just left or right, they have an opportunity to establish a new, more effective politics that’s more durable than a rejection of Donald Trump." — @ARotherham w/@rickhess99 on what the Blue Wave could mean for education. edweek.org/policy-politics/o…
I keep hearing people say "I think she might keep Morath." I dunno...this is hard to walk back and sometimes pols just say what they mean.
This. And only an issue at varsity & elite level sports, and where you have to balance fairness, safety, & inclusion. Overall goal should be: Get as many kids playing sports and moving as possible.
We've been unable to have a reasonable conversation on this issue (eg the idea below) so we keep getting unreasonable ones. Yet the voters seem to get it and are at once against discrimination and for fairness/safety in sports.
the74million.org/article/rot…
