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...that proves the opposite point: a robust and inclusive comment process is necessary because there is significant public interest in the subject matter of this rulemaking. Anyhow, folks should submit comments (though the regulations.gov portal will not be up until tomorrow). 12/12

...deference than Chevron deference, but it isn't the total absence of deference. Also, HUD purports to justify only allowing 30 days for public comment on the grounds that many comments have been submitted in past comment processes for the same overarching issue. One could easily argue... 11/

What else of note is going on here? Well, HUD claims that agency interpretations of statutes are entitled to no deferential weight after the Supreme Court's decision in Loper Bright. That's just wrong. Loper Bright reinforced the existence of Skidmore deference. That's a lesser form of... 10/

...how HUD will apply the Act when it is exercising its statutorily mandated enforcement role. Of course, civil rights and housing justice advocates have ample reason to be concerned that HUD will act lawlessly, if it even bothers to accept jurisdiction over disparate impact complaints. 9/

...it is the role of the courts to interpret statutes, but that doesn't answer for how HUD will interpret and apply the Act in its own administrative enforcement proceedings. The field is left with - or will be left with if the proposed rule is finalized and takes effect - uncertainty about... 8/

...the standard rather than it being its role. The Department is seemingly aware that it is constrained from following in the CFPB's footsteps in light of a 2015 Supreme Court decision holding that the Fair Housing Act allows for disparate impact claims. At the same time, it isn't bucking the... 6/

In a proposed rule published in November, the CFPB articulated the position (contrary to mountains of legislative history) that ECOA did not allow for disparate impact claims. The position HUD is staking out here is essentially a dodge. The Department is saying it is the courts' role to set... 5/

It would have maintained the pretense that the disparate impact framework endured while making it functionally impossible for a plaintiff or complaint to ever prevail. Also, HUD isn't taking the route taken by the CFPB with respect to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 4/

Unlike in the first Trump Administration, HUD is not setting forth a standard for evaluating disparate impact claims. Back then, HUD issued a rule (subsequently enjoined by the courts) that would have made the disparate impact standard a nullity through a death by a thousand cuts approach. 3/

Like any proposed rule, the fact that HUD is proposing changes does not alter what the law is unless and until it is finalized. The HUD disparate impact rule that was originally promulgated during the Obama Administration and that was restored under Biden remains in effect. 2/

Today, the "day early" version of a proposed HUD rule to rescind the Department's existing disparate impact regulations appeared on the Federal Register website. It will be formally published in the Federal Register tomorrow, kicking off a 30-day comment period. Here's what that all means. 1/

Using white grievance illusions to dismantle *all* civil rights progress. and it’s still low on the list of insanity from just one day of this awful administration. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/u...

Thanks for including me and Protest and Pedagogy in your #ScholarSunday thread @ugapress.bsky.social! For those interested in buying a copy of the book, you can use 08PROTEST at checkout: www.ugapress.org/978082037530...

In a time of deep social divison, center-left Dems are focusing on schools *not* as places to enrich the fabric of our fading democracy. But as workforce training programs. Which will simply reproduce existing social heirarchies. We can do better. newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/imo/media/do...

Surely they don’t expect us to believe they want to keep our communities safe when they’re out here shooting people in their communities.

Awesome workshop on an important topic led by a fantastic facilitator. Tues, 1/20 noon-1:15pm Pacific Time on Zoom. Check it out! Registration Link: www.tickettailor.com/events/sarah...

I’m a gun violence prevention advocate, and I am going to keep shouting this from my teeny rooftop: We cannot solve gun violence in the United States when the perpetrator of gun violence is the government of the United States.

We tried a school-university partnership & it ultimately didn't work. So, then we got meta & studied the fizzle. I hope our paper will be useful to others launching these important (but tricky!) research-practice partnerships. @lizzumpe.bsky.social lead author. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"Our hearts don’t actually shrivel up each time we are asked to metabolize a new act of terror. They beat harder. They grow outward. They propel us, both forward and towards each other." thewhitepages.net/p/heres-what...

FYI that Brown v Board lawyer predicted our current reality. They said school integration is good for *all* students bc it reduces prejudice. The alternative, they said, is racial hostility accompanied by an “uncritical idealization of all authority figures.” hechingerreport.org/opinion-70-y...

It's exciting that citizen journalism is returning to Malden via Neighborhood View. They're also offering a Citizen Journalism 101 course: $45 for 4 sessions on Zoom, starting Jan 28th. Check it out. Tell your friends! Open to anyone with a connection to Malden. www.eventbrite.com/e/citizen-jo...

It is always the same story. The warmongers will tell you that there was no other choice, that this war will bring peace, that everybody killed was bad and everybody good is safe at home. The answer is and has always been no. No to this war. No to all wars.

Arrived home from vacation to find the first copies of my book on the doorstep @ugapress.bsky.social #protestandpedagogy #protest #pedagogy #histed #edhist #history #charlottesville

I wrote this post about Barbara Johns 7 years ago. Going back to it today in honor of her statue installation at the US Capitol, replacing Robert E. Lee. She's a true pioneer of educational justice, and largely unknown, though hopefully that finally starts to change. sdnotebook.com/2018/02/27/s...

The @bostonglobe.com recently published an article about Holyoke schools detailing the district's struggles. It barely mentioned the fact that the district was controlled by the state for a full decade. Don't worry, though, I got my eye on 'em. Link here and full text in alt text on the screenshot.

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From Parabola Center's launch this week. We also have a nice follow-up to our High Times piece on fair markets; a definitive hemp framework by Dr. Rachel Knox; insights on the dwindling medical market by Dru Ledbetter, and a discussion on cannabis hot topics. Sign up if you want!

Sam Altman claims Chat GPT is a genius. The chat gpt bot my husband uses for work routinely gets days of the week wrong. It is aware it has the days wrong but continues to report information with the wrong day.

Voucher bills clearly intend to destroy public education and are also a horrible use of tax dollars.

"Sure, it'll increase segregation, but it might save money on bus transportation & traffic is really bad these days." is the kind of short-sighted thinking about elementary students that ensures current social/racial division will continue into their adulthood. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/29/o...

vernonpress.com/book/2419 This has been a wild year and I sometimes forget that in there I published my first real book.

In Malden, we’re one big family on Thanksgiving. Thank you to the volunteers at Bread of Life who made this possible.

It’s an absolute honor to serve on Mayor-elect Mamdani’s transition team. We have lots of work to do, and I couldn’t be more proud to stand alongside many of my education justice comrades to help usher in a new era for NYC government! The work is just getting started!! Let’s go!

"They don't gotta burn the books, they just remove them." ICYMI, the TN Sec of State has closed >180 state public libraries and asked staff to remove books with LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, via @popular.info. popular.info/p/tennessee-...

Piazza4Malden newsletter just dropped. Check it out here and sign up for future updates. I’ll cover issues affecting Malden public schools, and I’ll focus on building community during tough times for that sort of thing. eepurl.com/jr-X7s

Great time for the whole fam at the Housing Families 5K today. Check out this org- they’re doing so much to combat homelessness and hunger during an extremely precarious time for both issues. housingfamilies.org

Trump is cutting funding for permanent supportive housing. This means a wave of evictions for families & individuals on disability & chronically homeless.

And, it passed! Thx @progressivemass.bsky.social for keeping tabs! www.progressivemass.com/senate-votes...

This is an important bill that fortifies educational freedom during a time where censorship is everywhere, including MA K-12 ed. State senate votes today. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/08/m...

We were depleted, but thank you @billshaner.bsky.social for giving me a chance to shine light on all this. www.worcestersucks.email/p/episode-45...

Hey! We made the front page!

Of the 19 elected positions between school committee and city council, just three in the next term are public school parents.

This is good news for Malden Public Schools. The governor had vetoed $20 million in reimbursements for public schools that lose students to charters (and then lose the funding that follows the student). The legislature just restored that $$. #Malden #MAEdu www.wbur.org/news/2025/10...

In Mikie Sherrill’s win, a reason for hope in NJ’s deeply segregated k-12 schools? “‘she is committed to combating segregation in New Jersey’s school system head on,’ said Sherrill spokesperson Sam Chan during the campaign” www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/11/will...

Love to see Malden represented on this list. @idlehandsbeer.bsky.social not only makes good beer but also does for things in our community, like hosting a food drive for the entire month of November. Come check it out so it’s not on the underrated list next year. vinepair.com/articles/wa-...

Joined folks on Hyde Park Avenue in Boston earlier this week, where we heard and encountered challenges for people walking, biking, taking transit, and driving alike. thanks @enriquepepen.bsky.social @brianworrell.bsky.social for joining Shared Spaces effort. More: t4ma.org/strengthenin...

Honored to be re-elected to a 3rd term representing Ward 7 on the Malden School Committee. Thank you to everyone who supported my re-election. Excited to continue working for all our students and families. #Malden secure.actblue.com/donate/keb2025

I’m thrilled to be joining the Malden School Committee! There are so many projects I’m excited to work on, but first, many thanks to the good people of Ward 6 for giving me the chance to rep their interests/concerns & many thanks to this crew of volunteers, who are undefeated political organizers.