Articles
Amid Clampdown on DEI, Some on Campuses Push Back
“Let’s not get tricked Into being quiet,” a college president says about attacks on what can be taught.
The Hechinger Report, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA Today
May 2, 2024
‘School Moms’ Fight Back Against Book Bans: Laura Pappano Talks to Mom-Activist Kate Nazemi
Kate Nazemi, co-founder of Advocates for Inclusive Education talks about success in Central Bucks School Board races — and why they’re not done. Plus advice for grassroots parent groups fighting for public education.
Mutha Magazine
April 12, 2024
The Page 99 Test: Laura Pappano’s School Moms
"Open the book to page ninety-nine and read, and the quality of the whole will be revealed to you." --Ford Madox Ford
The Page 99 Test
January 29, 2024
The Heroes Fighting For Public Education
In the face of far-right extremist groups like Moms for Liberty, “school moms” have become the frontline defenders of education for all.
YES! Magazine
January 23, 2024
The magic pebble and a lazy bull: The book ban movement has a long timeline
Adapted excerpt from School Moms.
The Hechinger Report
January 15, 2024
Idaho’s School Board Battles Against the Far Right
(Mostly) Republican moms fight to reclaim their Idaho school district from the far right.
Vanity Fair | The Hechinger Report
December 11, 2023
Learning to Think Like a Computer
A question for our age: Should everyone learn to talk to machines?
New York Times
April 5, 2017
When to Take The SAT
One LI school district starts SAT prep in kindergarten, plus advice for everyone else.
New York Times
February 4, 2015
Is Your First Grader College Ready?
College prep hits the playground set, plus video.
New York Times
February 4, 2015
The New P.E. Aims to Build Bodies and Brains
PDF here: Can exercise make kids smarter?
Harvard Education Letter
February 3, 2015
Charters and Districts (Begin to) Collaborate
PDF: Edu-frenemies finding common ground.
Harvard Education Letter
October 31, 2014
Computer Science for Everyone?
PDF here:Computational thinking is super skill that must start young (and speak to girls).
Harvard Education Letter
June 30, 2014
‘Trauma-Sensitive’ Schools
PDF: Recognizing that tough home lives don’t stop at the schoolhouse door can change classroom success.
Harvard Education Letter
April 30, 2014
Gym Class Blues
Review of Active Bodies: A History of Women’s Physical Education in Twentieth-Century America by Martha H. Verbrugge.
Women's Review of Books
February 3, 2013