Adam Peshek
@AdamPeshek
Views always my own. #EdPolicy, strategy, grantmaking, writing, etc. @standtogether VP of Ed. ATL resident, FL born, music nut.
School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic: Public education sees shrinking middle schools and an exodus of wealthy, white, and Asian students. bit.ly/4509yS4
Obama with banger after banger after banger 🤯 > Stop crying and do something about it > Stop looking for a quick fix > Do things that actually move the needle to help better people’s lives > Enough with ideology, just build
"Well, government seemed to forget that education begins in the home, where it's a parental right and responsibility. Both our private and our public schools exist to aid your families in the instruction of your children. For too many years, people here in Washington acted like…
More Than a Third of Homeschool Families Also Use Public Schools, New Data Shows @The74 the74million.org/article/more-t…
20 years ago today, SCOTUS ruled 5-4 that the government could legally take a person's property and give it to a private company using eminent domain. The case arose when a city took Suzette Kelo's home to transfer the property to Pfizer, under the guise that doing so would…
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys wrote the song "Surfin” for high school music class and received an "F" from his teacher. It became one of the band’s first singles and made a million dollars. theweek.com/speedreads/749…
Chicago runs a public school with only 28 students left that costs $93,000 per pupil.
Holy smokes, @StepUp4Students in the @WSJ. This editorial cites two of our recent reports. My colleagues work so hard to make sure folks get the full, rich picture of #edfreedom in Florida. How gratifying to see this work get this spotlight.
I thought public schools had to take all kids. Seems that is not really true. Kids deserve choice. @Dyrnwyn @matthewladner @AdamPeshek @rpondiscio @LisSnell Despite the Law, Nebraska School Districts Denied Transfers to Special Ed Kids @The74 the74million.org/article/despit…
Calling all microschool allies. Get the word out about this great new grant program from our friends at Stand Together. Let's build the next wave of education from the bothom up. @raphaelgangedu @AdamPeshek @jandrewclark @LisSnell .@edchoice @MQ_McShane buildinghope.org/microloanprogr…
Huge step forward for Nevada students! Last night the legislature sent a bill to Gov. @JosephMLombardo which expands public school access, putting families first and ensuring every child can thrive. 🚀 yeseverykid.com/press/nevada-l…
Introducing the Microschool Loan Program @StandTogether @raphaelgangedu @BHopeCharters permissionlessed.substack.com/p/introducing-…
In Arizona, more than one-third of publicly funded K-12 students either use open enrollment, attend charters, or participate in private school choice. From @JudeSchwalbach's latest study on K-12 open enrollment:
Glad to see our recent military homeschool work included in the conversation on new DOD policy
Did you know? Active-duty #military families #homeschool their children at 2X the rate of civilians, according to @JHUhomeschool data. #HomeschoolAwarenessMonth #HomeschoolResearch #MilitaryFamilies #EducationPolicy #JohnsHopkins
Hegseth Orders Review of Defense Department's Support for Homeschooling military.com/daily-news/202…
Public Microschooling Gains Popularity And Support via @forbes forbes.com/sites/kerrymcd…