Michael Petrilli

President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute; an editor of Education Next; proud father.

[John Stossel @JohnStossel]

Schools group kids of all abilities together and call it “equity.”

But some kids don’t know their letters, while others read Harry Potter.

Good luck teaching them all at once...

@MichaelPetrilli explains why kids need classes that match their abilities:

[Danyela Souza Egorov @dany_egorov]

@MichaelPetrilli @nhannahjones @coldxman @mattyglesias @Dr_RolandFryer @MoskowitzEva @imkahloon @ChadAldeman @MrDanielBuck @frederikdeboer @JonahDispatch @RichLowry @arotherham @alexanderrusso Here is my take

[Erika Sanzi @esanzi]

@MichaelPetrilli @nhannahjones @coldxman @mattyglesias @Dr_RolandFryer @MoskowitzEva @imkahloon @ChadAldeman @MrDanielBuck @frederikdeboer @JonahDispatch @RichLowry @arotherham @alexanderrusso You missed one by @MaudMaron — her experience in NYC and interacting with NHJ is personal. https://t.co/ThyWyCVArU

[Alexander Russo @alexanderrusso]

Thanks to @MichaelPetrilli and his team for including me (and everyone else) in this week's roundup -- and for focusing on what if any good might come from this week's outpouring.

A great week for ed reform thanks to Nikole Hannah-Jones https://t.co/O9l0pdpN5Z

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

@alexanderrusso @nhannahjones @coldxman @mattyglesias @Dr_RolandFryer @MoskowitzEva @imkahloon @ChadAldeman @MrDanielBuck @frederikdeboer @JonahDispatch @RichLowry @arotherham What about @EdTrust, Freddie, @Dr_ConstanceL and many more...plenty of views from the left!

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

Want to read all 40+ responses to @nhannahjones I've spotted? Including from @coldxman @mattyglesias @Dr_RolandFryer @MoskowitzEva @imkahloon @ChadAldeman @MrDanielBuck @frederikdeboer @JonahDispatch @RichLowry @arotherham @alexanderrusso? You're in luck! https://t.co/0fJmIPnufX

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

@NedStanley Thanks Ned

[Ned Stanley🎓 @NedStanley]

Everyone should read @MichaelPetrilli this morning. The definitive roundup of the past week and the implications for ed reform. Agree that Hughes and Moskowitz were the most important reads of the bunch.

https://t.co/PQlbjc1Fpy

[Joanne Jacobs @JoanneLeeJacobs]

To run good schools in poor neighborhoods, focus on teaching, curriculum, assessment and orderly classrooms. @MoskowitzEva
https://t.co/WBNF69Df6e

@arotherham @DrJenniferWeber @rpondiscio @VodkaPundit @MichaelPetrilli @DeAngelisCorey @Jorge_Elorza @rachelanncanter @aejochim

[Stephanie Saroki de Garcia @StephanieSaroki]

@MichaelPetrilli @MoskowitzEva This line: “No child should be required to absorb years of inadequate instruction so that adults can demonstrate solidarity.”

[Tom Loveless @tomloveless99]

The perfect bookend.

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

@alexanderrusso @NoraEGordon @ReganKelly212 @RickKahlenberg @HeatherPeske @MargueriteRoza And cheers to @ThomasTaylorEdD for pushing back on rising health care costs!

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

Long ago, @rickhess99 complained that few media outlets covered the collective bargaining process, even though it matters immensely to schools.

So cheers to the @BaltimoreBanner's @TaliRichman for covering negotiations between @MCPS & @mceanea

https://t.co/kOqW4UGugr

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

FYI @alexanderrusso @NoraEGordon @ReganKelly212 @RickKahlenberg @HeatherPeske @MargueriteRoza

[Marc Porter Magee 🎓 @marcportermagee]

Writing for @educationgadfly, @Dale_Chu asks: What happened to TFA?

“The more TFA asked people to agree on issues beyond student achievement, the harder it became to sustain the big tent that had once made it so powerful.”

[Dan Rosenheck @DanRosenheck]

I personally think we SHOULD spend more on kids with less privilege who have greater educational needs. But money ain't the main problem. It's the revolving door of inexperienced/ineffective/absentee teachers, lax discipline, social promotion etc. END https://t.co/B94jO5egaD

[Dan Rosenheck @DanRosenheck]

Our own study finds this is true nationally as well, even tho nonwhite kids are concentrated in states that spend less on education overall, mirroring @econsarahreber's work. & yes, we account 4 higher wage costs in heavily nonwhite districts which are mostly in big cities 3/n

[Dan Rosenheck @DanRosenheck]

A whole range of studies, such as https://t.co/AzEhjtq46O & https://t.co/2qZevP0m8y, find that nonwhite kids receive significantly MORE $/student than do white ones in the same state. 2/n

[Dan Rosenheck @DanRosenheck]

In her NYT Mag piece, @nhannahjones writes "In everything that we measure, these schools have less", citing a 2019 study by EdBuild that found a $23B "funding gap" for schools with mostly nonwhite kids. That study, which ignores federal $, is at odds w/ the research consensus 1/n

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

"Advocates worry change could disproportionately ​affect ​​​homeless people, those with mental illness"

Um, that's exactly the point! We should certain provide care and support to homeless people and those with mental illness--BUT NOT AT LIBRARIES!

[Michael Petrilli @MichaelPetrilli]

Libraries, other public facilities want expanded ability to ban disruptive visitors https://t.co/El10JHaOS7