Laura Meckler

@laurameckler · Washington, DC · joined 24 Feb 2009

National education writer @washingtonpost. Author of DREAM TOWN: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity https://t.co/AXoO4Nu8gP

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Laura Meckler@laurameckler9 Aug

When Trump came to office, dozens of civil rights investigations were in the final stages at the Education Dept. They were frozen, and 18 months later, remain on ice. https://t.co/83sHW56dym 3K views · 14 likes · 10 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler9 Jul

Do you have questions about how to pay for college? Send 'em over.... https://t.co/lHJWC9v65S 195 views · 1 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler24 Jun

Want to know how students are able to speed through college? Read this fantastic first-person account from @TWallack: https://t.co/7aC8nY6KHb 589 views · 2 likes · 3 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler27 May

@laurameckler This is a rather dishonest take and narrative g among. Returning to classical humanities is not a R vs L issue and should not be viewed as a political topic 172 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler27 May

Check out our story today -- an on the ground look at how one red state is pushing the curriculum to the right -- by downgrading what they don't like and generously funding what they do. 4/4 https://t.co/DTIcJTvFLH 281 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler27 May

At the Univ of Fla, this boosting of civics coincides with a purging of 'woke' classes from the general education program. As one prof at the new Hamilton School told me, “If I were a history department, I would be worried.” 3/x https://t.co/DTIcJTvFLH 372 views · 3 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler27 May

Rather than try to change the existing academia, Republicans seeking are offering competition – a return to a traditional canon that colleges have worked for years to move beyond 2/x https://t.co/DTIcJTvFLH 478 views · 2 likes · 0 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler27 May

Across red state America, new civic centers at public universities are focused on Western civilization and America’s founding—subjects the right believes is lacking in the overly liberal humanities departments that already exist. 1/x https://t.co/DTIcJTvFLH 22.4K views · 17 likes · 7 reposts · 8 replies Open on X →

Laura Meckler@laurameckler8 Apr

If you want kids to show up for school, it helps for them to feel connected - and to have a coach who requires attendance in order to play, research on the persistent problem of absenteeism finds. https://t.co/UbNMtTt1j9 235 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

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