Dale Chu
@Dale_Chu

Proud father, husband, educator, policy wonk, pragmatist, warrior. Fighting for educational excellence, equity, and opportunity.

 Denver, Colorado
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Joined January 2011
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nytimes.com/2026/09/25/techn… @kateconger @AnaSwanson @ceciliakang

OpenAI’s A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites (Gift Article)

The company did not learn until recently that its technology had meddled with websites for the Education and Commerce Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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OpenAI: “Our models will prepare kids for the future—responsibly.” Also OpenAI: “Oops, our autonomous agent went rogue and tried to break into the Department of Education's civil rights database.”
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Narrator: It does, in fact, matter. A lot.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang questions whether some of the learning fundamentals are still relevant “Basic math is being forgotten. Does it matter? I don't think it does.”
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Opinion | Good Schools Are Built on Effective Execution

The next task for education reform isn’t merely identifying good schools but understanding what makes schools good.

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We need structural reform AND operational excellence.
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Schools for the poor are not poor schools

A viral personal essay leaves its political implications unsaid

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Public schools with the lowest shares of white pupils actually receive the most funding.
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thefp.com/p/coleman-hughes-l… @TheFP

Coleman Hughes: Lessons from Nikole Hannah-Jones’ School Experiment

The creator of the 1619 Project sent her young daughter to a struggling public school, convinced that upper-middle-class parents could lift it up. A decade later, the results are in, writes Coleman...

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Whatever factors you blame for struggling schools, nothing improves if the system makes accountability impossible.
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The Argument - This American Life

Ten years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote an essay about her decision to send her daughter to a segregated, low-income school. The essay was influential on parents and policymakers, and Nikole spent a

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“Sometimes I wish instead of always thinking about other kids, you would have thought about me.” Clear your podcast queue for this Sunday. Najya Hannah-Jones interviews her mom on @ThisAmerLife.
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Opinion | Jared Polis: Why school choice is a no brainer - The Washington Post

How did Colorado become one of the country’s top states for education? And should other states follow its lead? In this episode of “Make It Make Sense,” Kate Andrews talks with Colorado Gov. Jared...

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AI and the college payoff, NHJ’s school in context, Sal Khan’s origin story: A Chalkbeat Ideas...

Plus: Mark Zuckerberg's latest ed-tech hope, the value of virtual schooling, and more

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Najya didn't just attend a poor school. She appears to have attended an unusually ineffective poor school.
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Federal court gives green light to first-of-its-kind Jewish charter school

The school had previously been blocked from operating in Oklahoma.

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With appeals pending and authorizer review ahead, the religious charter fight is far from over.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones Faced Too Much Apathy to Win

Fixing troubled schools requires collective action, and no one should underestimate the difficulty.

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Fixing troubled schools requires leadership, discipline, strong instruction, and execution. Kids pay the price when we pretend otherwise.
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Hope for the American Dream Linked to Views of K-12 Schools

Americans value a quality education, but most give K-12 schools low marks; those rating schools more favorably are also more optimistic about the Dream.

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The gap between what Americans expect from K-12 vs. what they think they get is nuts. 88% say critical thinking is a top goal. Only 17% think schools actually deliver. A 71-point execution gap.
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