Good morning Everybody. War is never the right answer. I hope your day is decent.

A roundup of some of the troubling issues confronting children in the U.S. and the world. Who's prioritizing the needs of children? Who'll step up in the future? nancyebailey.com/2026/01/02/w...

"The Colorado Schools Fund, launched in 2024 with $50 million in philanthropic support, is not simply financing new charter and microschools. It is reshaping the public narrative about education itself." @carolburris.bsky.social @npeaction.bsky.social coloradonewsline.com/2025/12/30/p...

It's not clear whether some parents and educators understand what the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act means and what would happen to it if it were dismantled or transferred to HHS. nepc.colorado.edu/blog/remembe...

A roundup of some of the troubling issues confronting children in the U.S. and the world. Who's prioritizing the needs of children? Who'll step up in the future? nancyebailey.com/2026/01/02/w...

@nancyebailey.bsky.social: Look at children you love this new year and ask, are their futures and the futures of children around the world being protected? nancyebailey.com

Hypocrisy is an essential part of the brand. Women are not entitled to control their own bodies, and children are not entitled to food, healthcare, or a decent education. Apparently the Republican Jesus wants it this way.

Millions of kids are going to lose health care so that billionaires like Trump’s Secretary of Education will get a tax cut. So I asked her to explain how that is ok.

On a day when the Kennedy family is grappling with an unimaginable personal loss, Donald Trump chose to use his platform to launch petty, vindictive attacks against them. Yet another stunning display of cruelty and utter lack of basic human decency.

"After a year struggling to keep serving those most in need, advocates say they don't see much relief in site. #Republicans in Congress passed major cuts to Medicaid and SNAP food aid and those will start to take hold." www.npr.org/2025/12/19/n...

BREAKING: JFK granddaughter Tatiana Schlossberg dead at 35

Here are 10 blogs from 2025 that I think represent our current trajectory, such as it is. Wish I could offer readers better news: teacherinastrangeland.blog/2025/12/26/m...

2025 RECAP: Trump and his multi-billionaire Secretary of Education have worked overtime this year to hollow out the Department of Education and hurt students, teachers, and families.

Our government’s priorities are entirely backward. And purposefully so.

We need to rename Education and Healthcare and Social Services to be Ukraine.

Education is fascism's sworn enemy.

Trump says he’s not abolishing the Department of Education — just dismantling it “brick by brick.” 🧱📚 Because nothing says pro-family like gutting student protections, civil rights enforcement, and special education while calling it reform. 19thnews.org/2025/11/depa...

I am in Oklahoma. Last time we were in the top 10 in education, we had a Democrat governor.

Every capable student should be able to attend college. When did Americans permit higher education to be out of reach? They must understand how this hurts society as a whole.

There isn't a single problem "solved" by edtech that couldn't be fixed with smaller classes led by well-paid teachers given real academic freedom

The question rests on what people think education is for. If you think education is about earning certificates then genAI is a great "solution". If you think education is about teaching another mind how to do/understand something then genAI is an anathema to the process.

There’s no pitch for genAI in the classroom that doesn’t boil down to “it’s everywhere,” or that takes education as more than job training, or, consequently, that actually argues for genAI as a tool that has a distinct function in education. It’s not educators who have their heads in the sand here.

Well, while Trump has been posting about scumbags and liberal sleazebags and starting a war in Nigeria — Obama went to a hospital — visiting patients, handing out gifts and thanking the staff for all they do every day. 🎅🏿 ❤️ 🐐

Words like "alarm, crisis, and loss" should never be used to reference kindergarten reading or learning. What must children think? Even though the pandemic is over, watch out for these words about our youngest learners. nancyebailey.com/2022/03/13/k...

Hey, hey @secrubio.govpeeps.us how many kids died today due to closing of USAID? www.science.org/content/arti...

Words like "alarm, crisis, and loss" should never be used to reference kindergarten reading or learning. What must children think? Even though the pandemic is over, watch out for these words about our youngest learners. nancyebailey.com/2022/03/13/k...

As the year ends, let me thank public school teachers who, under difficult circumstances, are doing their best to educate our kids. If this country is to flourish, we need the best education system in the world. Let’s fight for a nation where teachers are well-paid & respected.

Wondering how the Palestinians are doing in Gaza. www.nbcnews.com/world/pope-l...

The EdReports Scam tultican.com/2025/12/19/t... #Privatization

Trump is again coming for free speech and Education. From banning words that can be used to teach preschoolers to taking away funds for Special Education. He is limiting today’s children from achieving their highest potential. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1

Dismantling the Department of Education was never about improving outcomes for kids. It was about weakening public education and rolling back civil rights enforcement. 🧵

Help children and teens cope with the holiday rush by emphasizing the arts. The arts are critical to learning and might keep some kids in school. #EduSky nancyebailey.com/2019/12/26/s...

Trump/RFKjr/deranged supporters are making America’s children, ALL of them sick. Some won’t survive. Hepatitis B vaccine is gone, COVID vaccine’s gone. Crazy Un-Proven Autism drug! Food/Housing Security, Bad Public Schools & No Civil Rights wasn’t enough! youtu.be/ftxnr28LDXc?... go.bsky.app/P9hFfRe

This x 1,000!!!

Just want to share with my American friends how the Australians respond to a shooting tragedy. Action, rather than thoughts and prayers.

Sandy Hook Etc Etc - This is the only country where gun violence at children's schools regularly occurs. But MAGA won't stand for any common sense gun laws. open.substack.com/pub/curmudgu... #EducationMatters

Absolutely! And teachers? Teachers should be considered professionals too! Maybe it's time to quit fast-tracking teachers and believing anyone can teach. Teaching is a profession!

What a powerful video! Words matter. The R word blinds people from seeing capabilities. Its use degrades and dehumanizes people with disabilities. When it's hurtful and wounds millions of people, their families and friends. Via Grace Strobel on IG #Pinks

Absolutely! And teachers? Teachers should be considered professionals too! Maybe it's time to quit fast-tracking teachers and believing anyone can teach. Teaching is a profession!

The media has battered public schools for 30 years to do the work of the corporate school privatizers. #Edusky nancyebailey.com/2025/12/07/h...

Racism and greed are central tenets of New Orleans’s all-charter school education system. tultican.com/2025/12/08/c... #Privatization

"After her hearing ended, three-year-old Lucy cuddled her teddy bear as she walked back from the lawyer’s table and took a seat. Moments later, the next child was called up to face the judge..." coppercourier.com/2025/12/05/c...

The tech bros are turning our kids into inept zombies - and our government is doing approximately nothing, while the perpetrator tech bros roll up billions in profits. futurism.com/future-socie...

The media has battered public schools for 30 years to do the work of the corporate school privatizers. #Edusky nancyebailey.com/2025/12/07/h...

They are "teaching" 4th graders prompts? This is anti-education.

Y E S ! @palan57.bsky.social @nancyflanagan.bsky.social @nancyebailey.bsky.social @janresseger.bsky.social @dianeravitch.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social @thejosevilson.com www.thebulwark.com/p/in-defense...

I don't know whether "This will matter again someday" is meant to be seen as faintly hopeful or profoundly depressing

Jeffrey Yass, Pennsylvania’s richest man, details how school vouchers drive his massive political spending operation in rare interview with Washington Post share.inquirer.com/DDpFCY?utm_s... via @phillyinquirer

Dismantling the DOE - Public service is exactly that; serving the public. When a Secretary of Education is actively dismantling our public education system, it’s time to reconsider her role in government. reflectionsinedblogblog.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/d... #EducationMatters