California’s education funding level rises compared to other states edsource.org?page_id=757381

When Mission High tops UC Berkeley admit rates, the Chronicle “investigates.” Is it local priority? Study says no. So maybe it’s “how well schools help students navigate admissions.” You don’t say. Stable counselors, a year‑long senior access course—support works. www.sfchronicle.com/college-admi...

Six years ago today, 26-year-old Breonna Taylor was shot six times and killed by police officers who forced entry into her Louisville, KY apartment. Her death sparked nationwide outrage and calls for an end to police brutality and gun violence against Black people. #SayHerName #BlackLivesMatter

Those 20 academies, all founded in the 1960s and 1970s, brought in more than $20 million from the state in the past three years alone. None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close.

New reporting shows Amazon, Alphabet, Meta, and Tesla collectively received $51 billion in tax breaks following last year’s corporate tax cuts — paying an effective federal tax rate of just 4.9%. TAX THE RICH FAIRLY! https://seiu.co/4qRJulh

The most disturbing part is knowing ICE left a little girl alone and didn’t care. Annabella was six years old when her dad was detained by ICE while he was picking up their food order. She stayed inside, waiting. He never returned to her that day. 1/2

The harsher the laws, the more scared elites are. Exhibit B: in the 1800s, GA already had a brutal law against Black education. But the leaders of Augusta passed an even more brutal one--penalizing even white landowners if anyone held a clandestine school on their lots.

Agreed. Another teacher spouse, sharing a story of the San Francisco teachers strike. Shouldn’t have been a surprise that parents and student support the teachers.

For rural communities, public schools are home — and they’re not giving up their tax dollars to private schools outside it. (You can also check out a bilingual video for rural communities pinned at the top of my profile.) mississippitoday.org/2026/02/03/s...

Good for Salesforce employees!!!! apple.news/Ar9XDYYUGRdy...

More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market. Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply. A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.

My almost 105 year old abuelita-in-law is VERY excited for Bad Bunny. She came from the island, and for her entire life, she’s been an American citizen! Voted for FDR! 🇵🇷🇺🇸

With strike looming, SF parents’ loyalties are with teachers — for now sfstandard.com/2026/02/05/p...

Union members said the district has refused to address issues such as special education caseload, class size and health care for educators.

Billionaires profit from locking up immigrants while we fight for our kids. My teacher husband works 8 AM to 7 PM, weekends too, supporting 150 students. The issue isn’t just the district or unions—it’s that our schools get crumbs while our communities are targeted. For SFUSD parents, summary below.

Leaders like Manuela Arciniegas remind me why more durable, flexible support for grantees, is especially critical for racial justice organizations. She has championed sustainable grantmaking and boldly volunteered her foundation to be benchmarked with full transparency.

Read or listen to the full story at haussamen.com.

I’ve noticed a divide among the people I talk to in my life and at work. And this piece exactly defines it. What’s interesting is who has more faith in accomplishing change. youtu.be/pUsWF70IS9Y?...

A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Where is philanthropy’s response? Where is our program of offering $100k to any ice agent who is willing to leave their position and take a one day civil rights seminar. Billion of dollars in DAFs! Where is the foundation that’s gonna start this program? bsky.app/profile/bill...

Oh was this sort of thing not covered in the initial training

"Why is it so normal for law enforcement — those who are supposed to be keepers of law and order — to kill Americans? And why is the only question at the end of the day how much their victims deserved to die?" Read more from @sarahjeong.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/policy/86745...

Wow.

When we fight, we win! Go @democracyfund.bsky.social . apnews.com/article/dei-...

Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will help oversee next steps in Gaza

Bad Bunny Super Bowl promo is beautiful. Hate is so embarrassing. Imaging being against everyone together dancing to good music 🥹🥹🥹

Let's dance. www.eastbaytimes.com/2026/01/17/a...

In San Francisco, educators are building schools rooted in care—supporting unhoused students and immigrant families while fighting for the resources kids need to thrive. This is what it looks like when unions put students first. #PublicSchoolProud @cftunion.bsky.social www.aft.org/news/heart-s...

Integration! I’ve always thought that we don’t leverage the power of integration

THE PRIVATEERS by Josh Cowen was referenced in an article published by Inside Philanthropy titled, "Inside the Push to Privatize Education in a New Gilded Age." Read this piece here:

A Schott HEAL Together grantee and Minneapolis parent, Amanda Otero, Take Action Minnesota, spoke to Rachel Maddow last night, check it out! www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

Tail wags dog. In the film, titled Wag the Dog, fictional political fixers orchestrate the invasion of a country in order to distract from a presidential sex scandal. “Politics is the art of controlling your environment.” – Hunter S. Thompson

Some of these redactions are almost like modern art

Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE. “They’re failing all of us,” his mom said. thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...

My kid's school district, which stayed virtual longer than almost everybody and had some of the strictest COVID protocols in the country, just had its highest test scores ever, a thing that no media outside of L.A. will ever mention: www.lausd.org/site/default...

Should Schools Teach That America Is Good? Polling finds that teachers, more than the general public, believe schools should. bit.ly/4qwVdXm

See something. Say something.

Let’s do something to help young men and stop debating what Charlie Kirk said or did not say.

"It is often the case that the individuals who commit political violence in this country have incoherent ideological backgrounds. They don’t have clear manifestos, nor do they come from a background that signals attachment to one party or the other." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Wow, indeed!!!

Escalating Attacks on Immigrant Communities “Their labor makes coastal Georgia thrive, said Daniela Rodríguez, Executive Director of MESE. "We cannot call ourselves a civilized society if the very people who build our homes, our cars, and our future are treated this way." www.migrantequity.org/press