WATCH: More than 80% of U.S. children attend public schools. Some of the Education Department’s ultraconservative advisers, led by Secretary Linda McMahon, want to change that. Here’s an inside look at their dismantling of public education:

"A new study led by Oxford University concludes that women are using generative AI far less than men – not because they lack skills, but because they worry more about AI’s harm to jobs, privacy, mental health, and society itself" www.unite.ai/research-fin...

“US citizens should leave Venezuela immediately” … Checking in on the country President Trump executed a coup against a week ago

As a 31 year veteran public school teacher, I can attest to this.

Regardless of what your spiritual beliefs are this is not good! apnews.com/article/greg...

. AND 75 years of the Republicans defunding our American libraries to dumb down American citizens & 10 years of banning books. The RW IS ANTI-AMERICAN & WRONG on EVERYTHING.

Trump upended the US education system in 2025. It’s only the beginning. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Deepest gratitude to this amazing community of fierce advocates fighting to protect and promote democracy, human rights, social justice, science and public health, education, or any other way of repairing the world. Wishing everyone a New Year filled with love, kindness, unity, and justice!

Free people read freely. “Protecting truth often begins with someone refusing to let it be removed silently.” @ifrt-ala.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social @la-cac.org

I wrote a new piece for @truthout.org looking back at 2025 — a year when educators didn’t just endure repression, they built resistance. ✊🏽📚 Education has never been neutral—It either liberates or subjugates. Here are the stories of those who resisted subjugation. truthout.org/articles/in-...

The US is on a human rights watch list, and there are literally countries warning about visiting the United States of America. All it took was one year of Putin’s puppet being in power again.

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And here’s the gift link to the article @donmoyn.bsky.social brilliantly takes apart. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/u...

Spot on @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social. The system is nothing but a sausage machine. A system designed to reward drudgery and to suppress the individual. But of course a proper education system would be expensive and not what the establishment wants… Schulz put it best here in Peanuts…

#Education #Ofsted #ExamFactories #MentalHealth

Without proper education, you get this…

There’s a reason the political right wants to keep people dumb.

A smarter model for paying for college: income-based repayment. You start paying your student loans only once you earn enough to comfortably get by. That turns higher ed debt into something more like a tax surcharge on success, not a choke collar on people who are struggling.

We need your help to see the full picture of how the dismantling of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, parents, school employees and their wider communities. Here's how to reach out:

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.

Day #338 1. South Korea invests in education. Way to recycle! Education benefits & improves outcomes. Perhaps spending more on education, passing the bipartisan immigration bill, we could lead the way again. #proudblue #pinks Compare that to cost.... interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...

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

My former coworker has her students design a winter hat at the beginning of the school year. Her mom them crochets them for the kids, and surprises them the last day before Winter break😍

Trump’s social-media screening plan for British, EU and Japanese visitors is a boon for Canadian tourism as tourism money dries up for America and goes elsewhere www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Re: increasing funding for education in VA: “there’s a lot of interesting ideas out there in the tax base for doing that.” One interesting idea would be a millionaire’s tax in Virginia. 🤔 www.henricocitizen.com/virginia-dep...

After Duffy’s ridiculous request for travelers to dress better, people are wearing more pajamas to the airport. Duffy should worry less about what people wear and more about the increasing number of plane crashes since he took over. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.independent.co.uk/news

Planning to visit the US? Take it from this American citizen: Don't "The Trump administration sows hatred and fear of the ‘other’, so it should come as no surprise that tourism numbers are dropping sharply." shorturl.at/eHwot

Wake up America

The Department of Justice posted a faux book cover, “Franklin becomes a deportation judge,” on social media Thursday.

New U.S. border rules are creating chaos for Canadians. Stays over 30 days may now trigger extra forms, fees, fingerprinting and photos! However, enforcement is totally inconsistent. Depends on the officer, depends on the crossing. #TravelAlert #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A4A-VbCxvT9O...

A heads-up to anyone traveling to the U.S. from abroad: Be prepared for increased scrutiny of your online presence. Travelers from countries like Britain, France, Germany, and South Korea could soon be subject to a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a

An excerpt from Randi Weingarten’s new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers,” reveals why Trump and the far right are demeaning teachers, slashing school funding, and rewriting history. 📕 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Education matters!💙⭐️💙

This disability education law just turned 50. Disability advocates want more. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

In 1968 Finland banned for profit education, the few private schools that exist in Finland have to reinvest any profit they make or pay it back to parents. It has been in the Top 3 in education for the last 20 years. There should be no profit in education or healthcare.

🎯 @robsandia.bsky.social on Private School Vouchers (for the wealthy) — “CALL THEIR BLUFF… if they want public dollars, they should have to follow the same rules as public schools… it’s not a ‘COMPETITION’ when not everyone is playing by the same rules.” (cc: Speaker Sexton)

Fewer New International Students Enroll at U.S. Colleges Amid Trump Restrictions: www.the74million.org/article/fewe...

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Previously, graduate students could borrow federal loans up to the cost of their degree, but under the new proposal, there would be caps on loans based on whether students are enrolled in a program that is considered professional or not. nbcnews.to/4ao1ZZE

Really important to stress that the Crown Jewels of the US higher education system were never the Ivies or elite SLACs (other countries have equivalents of these) but the well-funded, large, cheap, and excellently staffed public state university systems bringing high quality education to the masses.

Now what could have caused that? "A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spending in the US for 2025, a loss of $5.7 billion US compared to the previous year."

I have a daughter in her first year of a MSW program. She’s often told me I’m too political. She’s triggered now. It’s not lost on her that, for the most part, these are degrees primarily pursued by women. Republicans might have regrets about this decision.

The Republican Attack on Public Education www.thebulwark.com/p/the-republ...

Trump Administration Unveils Plan to Dismantle Department of Education www.truthdig.com/articles/tru...