Critical thinking is under serious threat from large language models/AI. Uni administrators are too prone to accept tech hype! (plus it can be wrong, steals IP, has devasting environment/energy impacts). @jessicacalarco.com made a great one-pager I share with students (plus effective model of comms)
And the article includes a shout out to against-a-i.com a wonderful website curated by @ehayot.bsky.social & colleague @annakornbluh.bsky.social! AI is not inevitable; the future is contingent!
A student just came into my office and said he was confused by the assignment because he didn't know what an obituary was. The decline of local newspapers has left many gaps, but this is one I hadn't expected.
quietly lamenting that there will never be another meetcute on transit bc everyone is glued to their stupid phones
how is this entertainment?!
congrats!! so well-deserved!
Grateful for Julia's leadership and my other co-authors, Elaine Simon and Amy Bach. We detail more about the impact of closures and the reuse of school buildings for cities and families in our new book, Schools for Sale, coming out in June!
press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...
She draws on our collective decades of research in Philadelphia and across the country and shares the possibility for alternative paths.
She identifies the fallacies the district is putting out there, which are no small matter and create real material harm for Philadelphia students and families.
My dear colleague and co-author, Julia McWilliams penned this op-ed about Philadelphia's latest round of school closure proposals: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
Infrastructure investments and engineering are political choices. We can do better, if we wanted to.
so many echoes of our school building conditions. we have to invest in public infrastructure's physical plant to maintain its social, public value!
Ok. now do Montgomery County! @actfortransit.bsky.social
When immigration policy meets local planning.
bike, blizzard, brooklyn
Here's a short piece on her legacy and legal arguments. www.teenvogue.com/story/pauli-...
A literal and metaphorical city-maker. RIP Isaiah Zagar.
isn't merit-based hiring the best?! /s
transit love. love transit.
📢 Predoc Opportunity
I'm hiring a full-time predoc to work with me at UC Berkeley, supporting my research on labor economics, the economics of education, and public policy.
jesse-rothstein.com/rothstein_pr...
Please pass on to anyone who might be interested.
#econsky #econ_ra
In 2025, @umdsmartgrowth.bsky.social & the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) released a State Housing Needs Assessment Report, updating the 2020 Housing Needs Assessment.
Thread of highlights from the 2025 executive summary
1/n
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Me, all last week after more than one grant decision emails.
Writing is thinking.
It's not some marginal boring task you can skip. It's the heart of it.
Amazing resource! Thank you @annowens.bsky.social and her team!
maybe your reputation precedes you! :)
I'm all about being wary of AI integration. But your PhD is on your LinkedIn profile and any legislative aide worth their salary would google around for the reporter they are talking to.
A portrait of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.
A portrait of Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante.
A portrait of Barcelona Deputy Mayor Janet Sanz.
A portrait of Brussels Mobility Minister Elke van den Brandt.
What do Paris, Montreal, Barcelona and Brussels have in common?
“If you look at the cities doing the most to reclaim public streets from the automobile and give it to people, they often have one thing in common, and that's strong female leadership.” @thewaroncars.bsky.social
LISTEN: bit.ly/3MdP82L
public records matter for research. hear my brief take at the end of the article. thx for the chat, @davidrotenstein.bsky.social! nkytribune.com/2026/02/kent...
