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August 2024

Brief critical history of Philly schools
On the occasion of some general interest therein
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Stewards of students and capital
I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I’d appear on the education podcast Have You Heard.
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Carrots for progressives
I went to a book event recently and asked a question during the Q&A that I’ve been wanting to write about.
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Get your fix at Roosevelt 66
Hope in Arizona
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July 2024

Space and debt capacity near Cape Fear
Another tiktok request, this time in New Hanover County School District (NHCSD), near the Cape Fear River, around Wilmington, North Carolina.
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New research: Toxic Finance--Underinvestment in Philly's School Buildings, 1993-2021
I'm so excited to announce that this paper with Dr.
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Space and debt capacity near Cape Fear
A look at New Hanover County
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Cliffs and crises: How to understand and fight post-Covid school district budget struggles
I’ve been doing more and more organizing with the Debt Collective.
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MSPERS of war
The crisis in Ann Arbor
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On Chevron deference: nothing is guaranteed and chaos is a ladder
The Supreme Court of the United States and its super-conservative majority are at it again.
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June 2024

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