Shalini Ramachandran

@WSJ investigative reporter interested in telling stories with broad impact in the public interest. Mom x 2, ATLien. [email protected]; 404-580-9815.

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

FCC statement: https://t.co/djJ54wW8aN

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

FCC looking into "the surge in screen time for school kids" using its authority over federal $$ for school internet. Carr: "Research has now been pouring in that America’s experiment with heightened screen time in schools may be related to the negative educational outcomes."

[Greg Jaffe @GregJaffe]

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List. The result: a slate of 22 new one-star admiral nominees that bears little resemblance to the force these officers will help lead.
Of special note: The list has no women. w/ @katekelly
https://t.co/pUwRkXctH6

[Emily Glazer @EmilyGlazer]

Bill Gates was once ranked the world’s most admired man—but the revelations of his Jeffrey Epstein ties are eroding efforts to burnish his reputation.
Our deep dive into the fallout, packed with new details: https://t.co/kbTbjTFpg6

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

DOGE Official Discussed Contracts for Companies Backed by Firm He Invested In: Disclosure documents show Josh Gruenbaum, while heading up federal purchasing, was an investor in a Thrive Capital fund while firm’s portfolio companies were up for contracts https://t.co/nUsWnafMBJ

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

“Nearby, farmers say the government forced them into giving up land for a data center run by Amazon, which they say emptied out a village.” Read @RoryWSJ reporting from India on farmers’ plight as AI data centers take over: https://t.co/XfODLlAsiC

[Tyler Kingkade @tylerkingkade]

NEW: Have you heard of i-Ready?

It's in a THIRD of school districts.

The company behind it makes $800m/yr revenue.

Kids are often required to use it for 90 min/week, or more, and they hate it.

It doesn't count toward grades.

Teachers can't see a student's answers.

Schools are paying millions for it hoping to improve their state test scores, but critics say there's no proof it works.

My latest @NBCNews story digs into the controversy around one of the most commonly-used software products in education today

[Tyler Kingkade @tylerkingkade]

A growing number of families and educators say they’re fed up with i-Ready’s personalized math and reading lessons, which feature repetitive cartoons and slow voice-overs.

Full story --> https://t.co/z6ZUSLpszj @NBCNews

[Rebecca Ballhaus @rebeccaballhaus]

"In one meeting, Trump passed a stack of news articles he and other senior officials thought threatened national security to Blanche with a sticky note on it that said 'treason,' another administration official said." https://t.co/n06XSgZhcN

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@Jason @RonakPakzad yup. "More than 42% of children aged 3 to 5 are prescribed medication within 30 days of an ADHD diagnosis, meaning doctors may be directing parents to drugs before giving behavioral therapy a chance to work..." (Stanford study). Gift link: https://t.co/dcQZuvqfLG

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@Jason This is the WSJ story she references in the video (gift link) https://t.co/6SWSsUUXXa

[Jennifer Weber @DrJenniferWeber]

This is really a reinforcement problem. We’ve designed classrooms where kids’ attention is constantly competing for attention, rather than being protected.

[Emma Barker Bonomo @emmajune]

It’s really shocking when your kid starts school and you see this in practice.

[Kara Miller @karaemiller]

This is a truly frightening article, and we should ask ourselves how in the world we got here.

[Dale Chu @Dale_Chu]

There’s a line in this eye-opening story that’s easy to overlook: A district superintendent notes there’s a ceiling to how far schools can roll back ed tech if state assessments remain digital.

I wrote about this constraint here: https://t.co/0cyGruN5py

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@AlexAndBooks_ This might be part of it: https://t.co/lUwCSY2HgJ

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

NEW: How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom. We got granular viewing data from parents on how much YouTube kids are watching at school, on school devices, during school hours. 13,000 videos in three months. 200 on a day in March, before lunchtime. https://t.co/oDXUOWYNXE

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@Miss_Snuffy Along the same lines, from our WSJ investigation yesterday "How YouTube Took Over the American Classroom": https://t.co/l0t1FbDZ3s

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

One of the more eye-opening findings for me as a mom was that the YouTube overload in schools we reported on yesterday runs counter to what is clear in several scientific studies: Learning analog is better than digital.👇https://t.co/8zmhRLc8fn

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@CoachDanGo You might be interested in our investigation that posted yesterday, and the accompanying brain diagram that speaks to this. How YouTube Took Over American Classrooms.
https://t.co/u6Q2p6YMyh
https://t.co/l0t1FbDZ3s

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

One of the more eye-opening findings for me as a mom was that the YouTube overload in schools we reported on yesterday runs counter to what is clear in several scientific studies: Learning analog is better than digital.👇https://t.co/8zmhRLc8fn

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@karenvaites Pertinent to this! https://t.co/3MaNRgrDJN

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

One of the more eye-opening findings for me as a mom was that the YouTube overload in schools we reported on yesterday runs counter to what is clear in several scientific studies: Learning analog is better than digital.👇https://t.co/8zmhRLc8fn

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

@shannonrwatts Thanks for reading! This might be of interest for you too - the brain science of it all: https://t.co/l0t1FbDZ3s

[Shalini Ramachandran @shalini]

One of the more eye-opening findings for me as a mom was that the YouTube overload in schools we reported on yesterday runs counter to what is clear in several scientific studies: Learning analog is better than digital.👇https://t.co/8zmhRLc8fn