David A Gamson

Historian of Education at Penn State. I study school reform, past and present. Author of The Importance of Being Urban.

[Teachers College Press @TCPress]

Have you ever asked, “How did we get this irrational school system?”

Sherman Dorn and David Gamson have the answer. Their new book debunks commonly held myths about American schooling: https://t.co/igiLAsaVQd

@asueducation @PSU_CollegeOfEd @shermandorn @davidgamson

[Campbell F. Scribner @ScribnerUMCP]

Home sick today, but just got a copy of our new edited volume on educational myths! A range of scholars and all kinds of punchy insights in these essays.

Thanks again to Sherman Dorn and David Gamson for asking me to contribute!

Purchase your copy here:
https://t.co/AmiZtTfzcE

[David A Gamson @DavidGamson]

@MGardnerKelly Congratulations, Matt!

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Very proud of our EPP graduates!

[Penn State College of Education @PSU_CollegeOfEd]

The graduates are Shunzhi Luo, Xiaoke Wei, Autumn Forte and Maggie Bond. They are shown with Rebecca Rock (graduate assistant), Cassie Vomero (academic program assistant), and professors @docdana, @KevinKinser, @DavidGamson and @e_frankenberg.

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@tiffany_nyachae @mildredboveda @PSU_CollegeOfEd Congratulations, Mildred!!! Bravo🎈🎈🎈

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@tannervea @heykmartPhD You’re hardly alone. 😕

[Kevin Kinser @KevinKinser]

Congratulations to @e_frankenberg for making the list! @PSU_EdPolicy @PSU_CollegeOfEd Infographic: 2023 RHSU Edu-Scholar Top 200 - https://t.co/mok0jJmr3j

[Derek W. Black @DerekWBlack]

“So, being a taxpayer does not grant special privileges over students, staff, & parents. I don’t want random people w/ no education background or experience determining what books my child can read, what curriculum they learn, & what clubs they can join.”
https://t.co/hoco1niQ5C

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@kph3k Congratulations, Paige! 💐🍾🌹

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@kelly_rosinger Congratulations, Kelly, very well deserved!

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@theemilyhodge @katybulkley @EDeBray @ksfinnigan @catbiddle @kbrezicha Congratulations, Emily! An award that is so well deserved! All the credit goes to you and your many years of hard, hard work and high quality scholarship!

[David A Gamson @DavidGamson]

@MGardnerKelly gave powerful expert testimony in a lawsuit against the state of Pennsylvania for its inadequate school finance system. Bravo, Professor Kelly, this is public scholarship at its very best! We are lucky to have you as a colleague @tannervea @psu_civilrights

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via @NYTimes .. this is awful https://t.co/BUK4wOFgnE

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@Markie_Jay06 @Tichavakunda @AmericanAir Unconscionable, indeed. So sorry this happened to you. I hope those other passengers are willing to submit complaints on your behalf… Injustice needs exposure

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@EricaOTurner1 See V.P. Franklin’s book on youth involvement in the Civil Rights Movement @_YoungCrusaders

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@profcsanders Yay, Crystal! Congratulations!

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@MGardnerKelly Fabulous news, Matt! Congratulations!

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@kph3k @AlisonKalett I received my copy today too! Wonderfully written and articulated “ideas for debate and critique,” I might add. 🙂

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@JudithKafka This is fabulous!

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via ⁦@nytimes⁩ Big Day! https://t.co/DMGrKT3mAK