How disgusting. Just such a betrayal. www.inquirer.com/education/pe...

So cool! @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...

With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards. www.brookings.edu/articles/und...

We were robbed of the scene in which Parker Posey discovers she’s broke now. #TheWhiteLotus

“As the “I didn’t think he would do this” chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, “I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.”… it will not be just immigrants and Black people experiencing the boot of oppression.” -Dr. Greer www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.

Wow, White Lotus. Mike White made it as dark as the times were living in!

I love White Lotus but my nerves can’t take this finale

Wait 😂😂😂😂

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

Patrick Schwarzenegger is acting. Saxon is somehow the predator, the prey, the asshole and the joke—all at once. #thewhitelotus

Craving 3 real bad 😮‍💨

Well that Saturday zipped by. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing, that's what. Which is how some days should be.

Smash Into You is still a wildly beautiful song.

NEW: The Trump administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves. With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social

what a week, huh?

"[Current and former education department staff] describe a chaotic process that was “disorganized and unstrategic,” as one source put it, and say the cuts have led to technical mishaps, gaps in oversight and a large-scale loss of institutional knowledge." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

She is all of us

yes

This news, arriving the day before the "abolish USED" order, captures the fundamental contradiction in this admin's approach to ed policy: A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states" B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy

How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms

"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...

1. Major court ruling! The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

There is a kid focused rally today to try to get the Senate to protect DCs local budget and not cut $300 million from DC’s public schools.

Having reliable, accessible, and evidence-based resources for researchers and policymakers has always been important. But it’s even more critical today with all the blatant misinformation spreading about our education systems. Check out our contribution on K-12 school boards here ⬇️

The Trump administration can't eliminate the Education Department, but it has slashed its staff and now employees the fewest people in its history. chroni.cl/3Fo6QNj

Bell, D. (1992). Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism. Basic Books.

📣 Join us Fri 2/28 @ 1:30P for a @brookings.edu webinar on the Dept of Education's recent Dear Colleague Letter on race and civil rights. I'll be moderating a discussion with education & legal scholars on the letter's legality & potential enforcement actions. www.brookings.edu/events/what-...

My heart hurts for Rayven and Ray. This didn’t have to happen if Karen would’ve backed away from the delulu and got treatment years ago. #rhop

Okay, re-reading the Dear Colleague Letter on race/DEI programs, I feel the need to emphasize that the acting assistant secretary is WILLFULY MISLEADING readers on the SFFA decision and how racial discrimination is defined under the existing Title VI regulations.

The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other

If anybody’s looking for a quick escape from all of this *gestures in the air*

Breaking News: Two transgender students challenged in federal court President Trump’s order that seeks to bar trans girls and women from women’s sports.

Republicans 2002: “We need evidence-based education policy” Republicans 2025: “Pls destroy any evidence that could inform education policy”

It’s not just eggs.

Teaching education policy this summer and realizing I’m probably gonna have to completely redo my syllabus after the last few days 🫠

lmao ok

DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion in federal education research, affecting projects to understand challenges such as post-Covid academic recovery; disability issues; behavior problems; and the sharp rise in student absenteeism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...

Ticketmaster gotta catch a RICO one of these days..

81,000 people AHEAD OF ME?!?!? Beyoncé don’t play with me.

Look at that horse!!

ICE attempted to enter a South Side elementary school this morning and were denied entry, Chicago Public Schools officials claim abc7chicago.com/amp/post/us-...

One more one more thing! Here's a great example of how winning local power makes a material difference in people's lives. Dauphin County activists organized and won a criminal justice reform majority. That majority did this: boltsmag.org/jail-debt-an...

As Carlos Maza reminds us, "In a world that is indifferent to human suffering, giving a shit about what happens to other people is the only true act of rebellion." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJaE...

The folks who are working around the clock to take away our rights have understood the important of local power for decades. Theocratic fascist Ralph Reed said, “I would rather have a thousand school board members than one president and no school board members" back in 1996, for instance.

several times a day i ask “am i hungry or am i just bored” and then i have a little snack while i think about it

Between this and the random snow this morning, I was about to lose it

Congress has until Friday night to come up with and pass a bill that can clear the Republican-led House and the Democratic-controlled Senate and be signed by President Biden before government funding lapses at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...