Mississippi has suspended data collection for Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (Prams), a national database that has been integral to policymaking on maternal and infant health for nearly four decades www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The JNC ensures DC has judges who are vetted and qualified for the President to select. A new House bill would eliminate it and let President Trump handpick our judges without any say from DC residents. That’s not accountability: It’s control. Hear more from CM Allen:

As a DC resident, the most surprising thing is that people are surprised. We knew exactly where everyone stood before this moment in time, and if you didn't, well now you do.

This paper examined the effects of identifying the lowest 5% of performing schools in Ohio per ESSA. They found *negative* effects on attendance, graduation, and test scores. Why? More staff attrition, unclear how to improve, and did not come with more resources. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

This was a hard but really great watch, especially the social commentary of episode 3 which is so relevant for DC leaders today. www.netflix.com/title/81676595

From @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social's update: Due to the presence of the National Guard in DC, sales down 50% compared to last year; restaurants and hotels are seeing many cancellations; 12,000 fewer people coming downtown each day according to data from downtown BID.

Peggy Carr is very well liked and respected, and her abrupt and humiliating firing was wrong.

Truly fascinating graphs about Americans' (inaccurate) perceptions of their fellow citizens. today.yougov.com/politics/art...

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Metro offers discounted rates for low-income residents, but few riders are using the program. Here’s who is eligible and how to enroll. 51st.news/metro-offers...

DC state test scores from last school year were released today. At first glance, it looks like improvement across the board, but this is the graph. Will take a closer look later.

Fascinating work by Deven Carlson, @t-h-a-d.bsky.social, James Carter, @rachelmarisa.bsky.social, Vitali Radsky, and Andrew McEachin on both the potential of school choice for the purpose of desegregation and the disappointing reality that most school choice systems tend to exacerbate segregation

New Sold a Story podcast on the history of and recent cuts to education research, and I am HERE FOR IT. www.apmreports.org/episode/2025...

"It’s not like I’m losing my job," @betsyjwolf.bsky.social said. "It’s like I’m losing my field, my entire career pathway." Excellent, though harrowing, article on how the field of education research has been hit:

I appreciated the opportunity to speak with the WSJ about how dire the federal cuts have been to the field of education research.

Can you even imagine the responses? Were federal workers sufficiently “traumatized” and treated like “villains”? Of course they canceled it.

Ridiculous! And dumb from a WV tourism perspective.

A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Urging folks to stop thinking so hard about why the regime has occupied D.C. badfaithtimes.com/stop-trying-...

Traffic stop on M ST SW and there are events at Audi Field and Nats Park. @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social

DMHHS and DHS have worked to expand the number of beds available. If you see someone that needs shelter tonight, please call the shelter hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311. Here is also a helpful FAQ & resources from the DC Attorney General: oag.dc.gov/release/freq...

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Lots to say on the admissions EO to expand the data collection done through IPEDS. Let's start with WHO is going to do the additional work being called for here? Almost everyone who worked at NCES was laid off. There were at most 3 people working there recently. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/u... A new Senate report released today by Sen. Blumenthal finds that the "DOGE" initiative cost taxpayers at least $21.7 billion.

Ryan Walters, the Oklahoma schools chief who wants bibles in the classroom and Christianity taught to kids, just got caught watching adult content. On his work computer. During a Board of Education meeting. Read that again. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/ryan-walte...

The Council Budget Office's analysis of the RFK Stadium deal is out & it's even more expensive than first reported. Total DC Taxpayer Subsidy: $4.4 billion‼️ We need a better deal. That’s a huge price to pay with not enough coming back to DC taxpayers. There's still time to get it right.

Education Dept. Lifts Freeze on Remaining Federal Funds www.the74million.org/article/educ...

‘Back to the Dark Ages’: Education Research Staggered by Trump Cuts With contracts severed and grants rescinded, experts say Washington’s hit to K–12 research will set back the field for years. @the74.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/back...

There’s not enough reporting, IMHO, on the targeted attacks on research and science across multiple fields: education, health, medicine, environment. Presumably, if they are killing the reporting and accountability mechanisms, they know what they’re doing will have negative consequences.

This is sickening.

As we watch the dismantling of the U.S. Dept of Ed, which will be felt somewhat in funding reductions to states and local districts, it will be felt even more so in a) oversight and enforcement of rights for vulnerable populations and b) access to high quality data & research.

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Terrific reporting about what it was like working under DOGE at NCES and all that has been lost.

DC voters keep voting to raise the minimum wage for tipped workers, and the DC Council keeps voting to overturn the will of the people. Kind of kills their credibility when they call for voting rights for DC residents. If you want to support DC voting rights, try respecting DC voters.

I feel like I know more about reconciliation, appropriations, and SCOTUS than I ever wanted to.

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So good. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social

This seems like a big deal.

The bill’s school choice tax credit has NO CAP on the overall $ that can shift from federal taxes to private school vouchers. There’s a $1700 cap for each taxpayer. But no cap on # of ppl or overall $. Depending on uptake, we could spend more fed’l $ on privates than low-income public schools.

This is fascinating.

More bad news for public education, including DC public schools. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Teachers seem much more concerned about the risks of AI for students than they are optimistic about the benefits. I think teachers are absolutely right.

The problem with school choice is that resources don’t end up benefitting underserved communities. Project 2025 has no restrictions on income for private school vouchers, and most people cannot afford private schools w vouchers only. There is also little accountability (if any) on student outcomes.

From my and others' prior work, we know that in fall 2020: - US public school enrollment fell 3%, the most since WWII. - Low-income families turned to home schooling, in part due to health fears. - High-income families turned to private schooling, in part due to frustration with school closures.

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The @homesnotstadiums.bsky.social group has refiled their proposed ballot initiative to stop a football stadium being built at RFK. Prior language prohibited the land for being zoned for a stadium, but initiatives can’t touch zoning. Instead, this would prohibit leasing land for a stadium.

This whole, "sexual assault and harassment is bad when Trump does it, but ok when our side does it," is sending a really clear message that the old guard of Democratic leadership only cares about women when it's politically advantageous. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

DDOT installed a speed bump on my residential street 👏 and a 🌈 today. I’ll take it.

If you're a D.C. Library user, be aware: The D.C. Public Library system says it is likely going to have to reduce opening hours at neighborhood branches, from the current 61 hours a week to 40 hours. Branches would also go from being open seven days a week to five days.