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Kevin Mahnken

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Education Journalist at The 74

Education journalist @The74 Sir leads the troops/Jealous of youth/Same old suit since 1962

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  • 3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Mahnken

    At her inauguration last Tuesday, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer pledged to build a better future for all of the city’s children. Somewhat curiously, though, she made no reference to local schools. Addressing a crowd at City Hall just one week after unseating incumbent and fellow Democrat Tishaura Jones, Spencer opted not to mention a district that was shaken last year by scandal and a wave of staff terminations.

  • 4 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Kevin Mahnken

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  • 1 month ago | cadillacnews.com | Kevin Mahnken

    New York, NY (The 74)Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 NewsletterLawmakers in Missouri are debating a move that could significantly expand families' educational options. Within the K-12 politics of 2025, however, the proposal has an almost retro feel.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Mahnken

    Lawmakers in Missouri are debating a move that could significantly expand families’ educational options. Within the K–12 politics of 2025, however, the proposal has an almost retro feel.

  • 1 month ago | yahoo.com | Kevin Mahnken

    In August 2022, visitors to the Arizona Department of Education webpage were greeted by an unusual message: Due to a “high volume” of users, the note read, they might have trouble applying to participate in the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Account program. It was the second such IT mishap of the year, following an episode in which a crush of parents temporarily overwhelmed the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s site that winter.

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Kevin Mahnken
Kevin Mahnken @KevinMahnken
8 May 25

Indeed, Wisconsin's Supreme Court election may have doomed Act 10. I recently spoke with Yale's @BarbaraBiasi, who has conducted in-depth research on the law's impact on academics, teacher quality, and local politics https://t.co/gQYmp6HD6j

Richard Hanania
Richard Hanania @RichardHanania

A decade ago, Republicans in Wisconsin limited collective bargaining for teachers unions. The results? Districts were able to pay young teachers more and pay them on merit. Student performance improved, especially for low-income. Now Wisconsin courts are going to reverse it. https://t.co/4fIGD2uetP

Kevin Mahnken
Kevin Mahnken @KevinMahnken
2 May 25

RT @alexanderrusso: This is wild -- and wildly under-reported given the size of the enrollment declines we're seeing. By comparison, roug…

Kevin Mahnken
Kevin Mahnken @KevinMahnken
1 May 25

The "most qualified candidate in history" line was also used by Hillary and Biden, and I don't understand why. At least in recent history, the guy with the best CV very seldom wins (see also Bush in '92 and McCain in '08)

Carl
Carl @HistoryBoomer

“Look, we had the most qualified person who'd run for president in the country's history at the top of the ticket. That in itself should have got this thing won” Oy, no. Walz (and Harris) needs to quietly disappear for the sake of the party. https://t.co/DixIEq2Iuj