Beautiful sunrise this morning

Urgent: If you or someone you know was subject to today's reduction in force (RIF) firings, please consider filling this form out docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If your intent is to use OCR to protect civil rights, this is not something you do. If your intent is to use OCR primarily for investigations that can serve as a pretense to punish those who oppose authoritarian edicts, it's exactly what you do: www.propublica.org/article/educ...

And I'm out. I'm on the RIF list, as are many others at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It was truly an honor to work as a civil servant at IES on education research, a topic I care deeply about! Here's to the next fight and to rebuilding what has been destroyed.

“There is nothing ‘final’ about McMahon’s mission. It is only a nihilistic act of civic vandalism, carried out by ideological zealots who don’t understand what they are trying in vain to destroy.” Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

New polling: Trump’s Proposal to Dismantle the U.S. Education Department Unpopular Among Americans via @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org www.newamerica.org/education-po... #highered #edusky #LindaMcMahon

Ever feel like piecing together childcare is like playing a never-ending game of Tetris? New post on how colleges are providing drop-in care for students www.newamerica.org/education-po...

More interested in #HigherEd? Learn from @irispalmer.bsky.social and @whiteboardadvisors.bsky.social how meaningful work-based learning boosts economic mobility for students after high school. 🗓️ Tuesday, 3/04 🕐 1pm CT 📍 Convention Center, Room 10AB 🔗 schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...

Bitsy’s first time at the dog park

On-campus #ChildCare options are often seen as THE solution for students who are also parents. But many of these care centers don't cut it. 🧸 Here, our director of #CommunityColleges @irispalmer.bsky.social ‪explores other ways to meet student needs, like through community-based partnerships.

My colleague @adamhsays.com tells the plain truth about the Trump administration's radical and perversely ahistorical attack on campus-based programs that serve students of color. www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...

NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools. By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

Stand up for science, innovation, and community colleges on Capitol Hill. Join @newamerica.org & ACCT for this briefing alongside Reps. Bilirakis, Courtney, Baird, and Foster - co-chairs of the Congressional CC & R&D Caucus this Wednesday from 2-3 PM in Rayburn. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

New from me. DOGE staff have accessed sensitive Education Department data, almost certainly illegally. What are the repercussions? What kind of data does the ED Department collect? How does this relate to the administration's efforts to purge DEI? Read on: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

The bed is getting too small Bitsy.

“Oh biscuits” —my six year old when she dropped her water

Stressed about rising child care costs? Do something about it! Sign MomsFirstUS's letter calling on congress to save and expand the child care tax credit. t.co/k8bwqre74e

Bitsy in bed

Non-credit workforce training isn’t a magic fix—but better state funding could boost enrollment & outcomes. Want to see how funding models shape training access? Read my post: www.newamerica.org/education-po... #EdPolicy #WorkforceTraining

We are now facing a projected Pell shortfall, terrifying in the current political environment www.ccdaily.com/2025/02/wash...

Rep Bobby Scott sharing his workforce and education priorities at BPC. So far: WIOA reauth & short term Pell

A very slow climb: New Lumina Foundation data show that 54.9% of working-age adults had a credential in 2023, up from 54.3% in 2022 and 53.7% in 2021 www.ccdaily.com/2025/01/prom...

Six year old when I woke her up this morning: “you scared the bejesuses out of me”

Child care centers on college campuses are often seen as the solution for student parents, but the reality is more complicated. Centers need to focus on student needs & colleges should connect students to other child care resources www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Bitsy venting the day’s frustration on her pig

Loving this "avengers assemble" moment @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org: go.bsky.app/TyqX3Zh

Community colleges are missing out on over $115 m in Medicaid funding each year that could be used to support student health. Despite 84% of community colleges offering health services likely eligible for Medicaid, only 3% actually bill. www.ccdaily.com/2025/01/leav...

First post is a puppy post. Enjoy Bitsy in the snow.