Senator Duckworth joins Rachel coming up next.

The madness continues. Ending support for global vaccines is cruel and puts us all at risk. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...

This is worth a share.

Pleased to see my colleagues at BU Wheelock resisting in the face of continued efforts to stop DEI momentum. www.diverseeducation.com/opinion/arti...

From 2010 to 2016 (latest data I have ), NIH research contributed to EVERY drug approved by the FDA

Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back. This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008. Also bigger than the 2024 DNC. And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).

pepfar.impactcounter.com BU faculty member Brooke Nichols has created these trackers to estimate the impact of defunding USAID. So very tough to watch as the US turns into a country without a heart.

People who send their kids to high schools that cost $55k a year have a lot of nerve complaining that per pupil expenditure in public schools is too high but what do I know.

Thank you to all our amazing and inspiring heroes! We were proud to honor you in Washington, D.C. today, and we’re grateful for the compassion and above-and-beyond service you provide your communities every day.

The trump EO to close ED is emblematic of what the GOP doesn’t value: services for people who are poor and have disabilities, studying how to improve our nation’s education system, getting people in and through higher education, and civil rights. Speaks volumes about the character of the GOP.

I keep hearing the question: What's the biggest impact of Trump education disruptions so far? My answer: Research. Data. Knowledge on how students are doing and how schools might improve. All of this is being decimated. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...

“The mission of the Department of Education is and always has been to support states, communities, and families by bringing together information on what works so that schools can best educate children.” @dqcdata.bsky.social dataqualitycampaign.org/news/the-tru...

In this conversation with Jay Halfond, Lynn Gangone reflects on her career of advocating for expanding the reach of higher education. www.bu.edu/wheelock/new...

Excellent piece by my colleague, Zach Rossetti on Section 504 and its importance for protecting the rights of students with disabilities in light of the current lawsuit attempting to limit its impact www.bu.edu/articles/202...

Thank you @davidchard1.bsky.social for this piece on the risks of cutting funding to the Institute of Education Sciences: www.bu.edu/articles/202...

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Trump and Musk’s needless cuts to the RELs will leave children behind all across the nation, including in communities like yours // “[The REL] helped us develop resources that our teachers could use, that our leaders could use … I can’t say enough about how important they were.”

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act is a cornerstone of disability rights legislation. Today, 17 states are trying to roll back its protections across education, employment, health care, housing, & more. New analysis from @kingsfloyd.bsky.social and the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative.

"USAID's funding is roughly 0.3 % of total federal spending. That’s quite a bargain, considering the vital role USAID plays in sustaining America’s 'soft power.' It’s no wonder Trump hates USAID. After all, MAGA only appreciates hard power." by @playtyperguy.com www.publicnotice.co/p/usaid-dest...

Earlier this month, we came together to celebrate Lucy Wheelock on what would have been her 168th birthday. Happy Birthday, Lucy!

Welcome home, Leonard. It’s been a long time coming.

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

People on X are calling for AOC's arrest for posting this.... so I am posting it everywhere!

{new} Please don’t go around saying ESSER “didn’t work” —> www.chadaldeman.com/p/remember-t...

If you or someone you know has had a particular research project suspended by recent actions at IES, please get in touch either by DM or by replying here. There are journalists who'd like to report on this.

Institute of Education Sciences was a George W Bush innovation Republicans made it happen, as part of NCLB Education Sciences Act of 2002 Idea was to provide a research base for its accountability: here are scientifically-tested methods than can improve education

IES was established by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. The functions of IES are specified by this law, which was signed by George W. Bush. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Every Child Left Behind

Brilliant to be at the Brent Early Years Conference today with @melissapren.bsky.social and have the opportunity to hear @alison-morton.bsky.social’s inspiring presentation 🤩 What happens early matters for a lifetime 💖 #earlyyears

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Social studies teachers: Are you teaching about the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle the federal bureaucracy? Might start with the following inquiry question: What could be the outcome of reducing the federal workforce? 🧵 #sschat #edusky www.npr.org/2025/02/03/n...

Education officials placed on leave: www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...

This American stands with México and Canada. #endthetariffs

Crockett: "There is no reason for any political appointee, if you can even call [Musk] that, to have this kind of access. There's none."

Jasmine Crockett: "The problem is that Americans thought it was okay to take a full fledged criminal and make him the President of the US and then they want to act aghast when he does criminal things. Let me tell you, we have a thug in charge of the US and if we don't wake up we may not have a US"

The ordinary questions you might ask: Is Elon Musk a government employee? Are his lieutenants? Does he personally hold a security clearance and do his “lieutenants”? Have they all undergone a background check? Are they subject to foreign influence? Have they ever done a sieg heil on stage?

While we are experiencing a constitutional crisis, peoples in Goma in the eastern DRC, Gaza, and Ukraine are experiencing humanitarian crises. It’s all overwhelming.😔

It’s important to know that a lot of productive activity is happening in person and offline, too. Not all of it can be broadcast online, but we’ve had hundreds of people showing up to our trainings, mobilizations, and more. Keep going. Tyranny is eroded by a sea of small acts. Everything matters.

Out of 330,000,000 people in the U.S. how is RFK Jr. the best person Donald Trump could find to be in charge of HHS?

A reminder I'm hiring a (non-federally funded) postdoc focused on mathematics curriculum implementation and instructional supports, working in partnership with a SoCal district. If you're in ed policy or math education please consider applying! usc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/ExternalUSCC...

Concentration camps preceded extermination camps by several years. They began in Germany just as administratively, just as innocuously, as this. It's important to understand the historical track we are on.

This is grossly irresponsible reporting by the AP. What’s being offered is not a buyout. The deal is if you agree to resign in September you can continue working remotely until then. There is no buyout or severance.

"Whenever one person stands up and says, 'wait a minute, this is wrong', it helps other people to do the same." (Gloria Steinem)(Photo Credit: Mick Haupt/Pexels) Happy Thursday, everybody. #Felon47