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Elizabeth Morgan

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CXO, National College Attainment Network (NCAN). Here until every American can fulfill their potential through education after high school. Opinions my own. There will be dog photos.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 23h
When it comes to actions, Americans very clearly still place a high value on college. Good piece from Jill Barshay on the difference between opinion and action when it comes to how America views the value of college. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
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Americans may have soured on college, but the data show they’re still going
The total number of enrolled students rose from 2022 to 2024
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Peggy Flanagan @peggyflanagan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Minnesotans will not be intimidated by Donald Trump. Neither will @ilhanmn.bsky.social. Especially three weeks out from an election.
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sen. Mark Warner: "there is a fundamental difference between carrying out a lawful sentence and turning an execution into a public spectacle. Public executions are the hallmark of authoritarian regimes like Iran and North Korea, not the [USA]... bluevirginia.us/2026/10/vide...
"Warner Condemns Trump’s Push for Public Execution

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Vice Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s push to publicly execute the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting:

“The Fort Hood shooting was a horrific act of violence that took 13 innocent lives and devastated military families. The perpetrator was convicted and sentenced to death, and nothing changes the gravity of his crimes. But there is a fundamental difference between carrying out a lawful sentence and turning an execution into a public spectacle.

“Public executions are the hallmark of authoritarian regimes like Iran and North Korea, not the United States of America. There is a reason that almost no countries in the world engage in this barbaric practice. Beyond the profound moral concerns, a public execution could hand terrorist organizations a propaganda victory, fuel radicalization, and put American service members, diplomats, and citizens overseas at greater risk. Justice for the victims does not require creating unnecessary threats to our national security.

“Unfortunately, this is part of a much broader pattern. From proposing public executions to threatening to interfere in our elections, President Trump continues to challenge the principles and practices that distinguish America from authoritarian regimes. With the election just weeks away, I am particularly concerned about his willingness to abuse the powers of the federal government to interfere with how Americans cast their ballots and how those votes are counted. Free and fair elections are the foundation of our democracy, and we cannot allow the United States to go down the path of countries where those in power decide whether and how elections take place.”"
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 08/10/2026
8,000 on Wait List at Utah Technical Colleges bit.ly/4jNb6rD
Experienced teacher mentoring young male students in a vocational workshop, pointing at automotive electronics components and wiring for hands-on learning and skill development
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 08/10/2026
The last public execution in America was in 1936. A young black man in Kentucky was hanged by a drunk executioner; a news story said "They Ate Hotdogs While a Man Died." Was such an embarrassment that the governor outlawed it 18 months later www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Fort Hood shooter’s execution will be live-streamed, Defense Dept. says
“We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday about the firing squad execution of convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan.
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Yale AAUP @aaupyale.org · 21/09/2026
What does the Legal Defense Fund (@legaldefensefund.bsky.social) say about Yale’s negotiations with the Department of Justice? Last month, LDF urged Yale to reject a settlement with the DOJ over allegations concerning Yale School of Medicine admissions. 🧵 1/4
AAUP Yale graphic in black, white, and teal. Large text asks, “What does the Legal Defense Fund say about Yale’s negotiations with the Department of Justice?” Below, text explains that the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the nation’s first civil rights legal organization, urged Yale to reject a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations concerning Yale School of Medicine admissions.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in love.
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2026: Time for the Midterms
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 19/09/2026
For the first time in a while, the Kennedy Center was brimming with life. Thousands of supporters gathered Friday, surrounding as much of the building as they could, in protest of President Trump’s takeover and closure of the venue.
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Thousands rally outside shuttered Kennedy Center, chanting ‘Hands off!’
The vigil took place at the end of a week that saw the doors to the marble building locked shut.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Other news organizations should leave the White House. They can of course still cover the administration--almost none of their coverage depends on being there physically. But they shouldn't stay there, raising their hands dutifully in the briefing room, as if it's business as usual.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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Bill DeBaun @billdebaun.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Strong statement here from @brianneknadeau.bsky.social. As a Bruce-Monroe parent I very much appreciate it. brianneknadeau.com/statement-on...
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Statement on today's increased federal presence in Ward 1 - Brianne K. Nadeau
The National Guard has no business being here in the District of Columbia. The FBI has no business patrolling our schools. It’s time for federal agents to leave our communities alone. It’s time for th...
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12/09/2026
Abortion bans make exceptions for ectopic pregnancies, but some people still don’t get care. One doctor told a woman intervening in her pregnancy could land him jail time, according to a lawsuit. “I felt like my life was a risk he couldn’t afford.”
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Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.
With prompt and appropriate medical care, experts say, people shouldn’t die from an ectopic pregnancy. Women in Texas and Oklahoma have sued over delays in care, which, coupled with our new analysis, ...
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W. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Additional weak findings announced about supposed discrimination in law & medical admissions that rely on decontextualized test scores & misconstruing internal communications & other materials that seek to follow the SFFA ruling’s allowance of considering student essay responses.
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Trump Admin. Says Berkeley Law, Duke Med Discriminated
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced this week that they had determined the University of California, Berkeley’s law school and Duke University’s medical school each inte...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
$16 million later, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was supposed to be open by July 4. Instead, it looks like this.
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
OMB is the belly of the beast. We’re here with @kamlager-dove.house.gov to say slow your roll to the Project 2025 Architect at the helm of the illegal take-over of our federal programs. Enough is enough.  We’re fighting back to preserve the power of the people and Congress!
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Reps. Stansbury and Kamlager-Dove: It’s Time to Impeach Russell Vought
YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I wish our government would go after pedophiles like they go after brown men headed to work at 7 am. I wish they would close billionaire tax loopholes like they close our public schools. I wish they would fund healthcare like they fund forever wars in the Middle East.
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Michael S Roth @msroth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My take: “Students approach college “with energetic curiosity. They always do. Why? Because they are [about] to discover who they are as readers, as conversation partners, as people. They are figuring out what kind of work they find fulfilling, what they love to do.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/o...
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Opinion | This Is the Real Point of College (Gift Article)
It’s all about the practice of freedom.
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Arlington Democrats @arlingtondems.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We hope you’ll join us at Lubber Run Community Center on September 2nd for an update on Election 2026 and our Annual Volunteer Fair. With Election Day approaching, this is a great opportunity to learn how you can be part of the effort. RSVP: tinyurl.com/y93rrrdr
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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 24/08/2026
Opinion | Enough With the Performative Apologia Let’s have an honest conversation about civic trust and higher education. By Bradford Vivian and Lara Schwartz: bit.ly/3U6V01t #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd
Puzzle piece fitting into larger puzzle board, with word "trust" on it.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10/08/2026
NEWS: Trump has signed an executive order overhauling the childhood vaccine schedule, pushing to separate vaccines into multiple appointments and split up the MMR shot. Medical experts warn the changes could leave children vulnerable to dangerous diseases for longer.
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The President of the United States is going to kill people
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Just 3 weeks ago, JD Vance tried to use the Marine Two helicopter to send his 9-year-old son to a golf lesson. The helicopter costs between $16K-$25K per hour to operate and is paid for by American taxpayers. He has also used it for multiple recent “house hunting” trips in the DC suburbs.
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Vance’s security detail ‘fed up’ with hastily arranged personal and family travel requests
Secret Service sources said the Vance family asks included getting their young son to a golf lesson on a military helicopter.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Jeanine Pirro should be disbarred. It is absolutely indefensible and gross misconduct to rush through a criminal indictment for political reasons before an investigation has been completed, which resulted in false evidence being presented to a grand jury.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Running out of body bags, using forklifts to transfer corpses into makeshift morgues, a mortician conducting 200 funerals in a month when he usually does 30, crematories running at double capacity… And these senators just want to memory-hole it all www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/n...
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‘We Ran Out of Space’: Bodies Pile Up as N.Y. Struggles to Bury Its Dead (Gift Article)
The coronavirus crisis is overwhelming New York’s system for burying the dead.
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James Hughes @dystopian-fashion.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Cara Jackson @carajackson.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Happy NJ Day to all who celebrate! Fun facts: 🌊NJ hosts the highest concentration of oceanside boardwalks in the world 🫐 It ranks 2nd in blueberry production & 3rd for cranberries 🏙️ It's the only state where every county is designated as urban by the Census If you don't love NJ, that's okay:
Yellow flag with the shape of NJ in black, surrounded by stars, with "We don't like you either" written at the bottom.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/07/2026
This is an outrageous attack on the Smithsonian, on the professionals who work there and the Americans who love it. Like the Bolsheviks deliberately destroying churches www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
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Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over history
The president’s executive order calls for signage near the National Museum of American History cautioning visitors about “inaccurate information.”
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Dr. Scandal Piñata @dr-g.myatproto.social · 23/07/2026
Here’s how we built the “scientific state”. Also the outline of my spring course. In 1862 in the heat of the Civil War, American Hero Justin Smith Morrill got the Morrill Act passed while the slavers were out of Congress and funded state higher ed in the public interest at the Land Grants. 1/?
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Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This young man was valedictorian of his high school. He came to the U.S. when he was three. ICE held him for a month. Then they shipped him to El Salvador. www.dallasnews.com/news/immigra...
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Texas Christian University student deported to El Salvador
Luis Andrade Garcia came to the United States from El Salvador around age 3. ICE deported him this week following an arrest in Arlington.
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EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
REMINDER: SVP Wil Del Pilar, Ph.D. will testify at a House Ed & Workforce Committee briefing, “Education in the Crosshairs, Part III: What Dismantling the Dept of Education Means for Students,” TODAY, 7/22 at 2:45pm. Live stream here: www.youtube.com/live/eQHjfbclXFs?si…
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Education in the Crosshairs III: What Dismantling the Department of Education Means for Students
YouTube video by Committee on Education & Workforce Democrats
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Georgetown CEW @georgetowncew.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Through 2032, 18.4M experienced workers w/ postsecondary education are expected to retire, compared to 13.8M younger workers who'll enter the labor market with equivalent qualifications. @jonmarcus.bsky.social covers projected labor shortages: @hechingerreport.org hechingerreport.org/as-college-g...
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As college graduates fret over finding jobs, a record shortage of workers is projected
College graduates booed commencement speakers for hyping AI, which is closing off many entry-level jobs. But economists are warning that the anxiety about AI obscures what is about to become the biggest shortage of workers in U.S. history.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...
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AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood, according to c...
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
New paper on HAIL Scholarship! Students going to UM bc of HAIL just as likely to graduate & earn a STEM degree as peers, & more likely to graduate within four years Expected lifetime earnings gains of 25% due to increased degree quality and faster graduation www.susandynarski.com/assets/paper...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 13/07/2026
🚨 HEADS UP: If you haven't submitted a comment on the OMB proposal yet, there's still time - but it's running out! TODAY IS THE LAST DAY to push back against Russell Vought's attempt to give political appointees unprecedented control over federal research funding. Take Action: zurl.co/cY8HD
Graphic from Stand Up for Science urging action on a federal funding proposal. Large text reads: "TODAY IS THE LAST DAY" and "Help Us Stop Vought From Destroying American Science." A portrait of Russell Vought appears beside the U.S. Capitol. A banner along the bottom reads: "Submit a comment on the OMB proposal | Link in bio to take action." The Stand Up for Science logo appears in the top left.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 08/07/2026
College scholarships aimed at students of color, women and others are becoming less common in the face of lawsuits, legal complaints and pressure from the Trump administration.
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Scholarships for racial minorities and women are disappearing
Groups that help underrepresented students attend college are dropping race and gender criteria and instead using income or other eligibility requirements.
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Bill DeBaun @billdebaun.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The high school class of 2026 set a new record by getting to 59.1% FAFSA completion by about June 30. This surpasses the previous record of 54.4% and shows the impact of simplifying the FAFSA! More here from NCAN: www.ncan.org/Web/News/Cla...
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Class of 2026 Sets New June 30 FAFSA Completion Record of 59.1%
The high school class of 2026 has done it! With a 59.1% FAFSA completion rate through June 26, graduating seniors have set a new record, exceeding the previous high by nearly five percentage points.
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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
There is no need for fireworks now with drone shows. No need for pets and vets to cower and for wild life to suffer as well as the pollution and noise. I said what I said.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 02/07/2026
BREAKING: David Hearn has been indicted by the DOJ after being accused of vandalism at the Reflection Pool. “On the eve of our nation’s Independence Day, Americans should be deeply concerned by the misuse of government power against an ordinary citizen.,” writes Hearn’s legal team.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
<all together now> Immigration is our superpower & anyone who actually cares about American power, hegemony, & prosperity in the rest of the 21st century should be on the ramparts screaming for more, not less, immigration. Let them come. bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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"Let Us Have Peace" by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris
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W. Carson Byrd @wcbyrdphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
‘U.S. District Judge Myong Joun in Massachusetts vacated the [Ed Dept’s] changes, saying they overstepped the agency’s power & threatened to violate First Amendment protections for free speech.’ Also, NO briefs were filed in support of the changes, while 100+ were filed against the PSLF changes.
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Judges strike down Trump administration's overhaul of student loan forgiveness program
A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the ...
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 30/06/2026
SCOTUS upholding birthright citizenship is an important victory for our democracy and the communities who courageously challenged Trump’s egregious abuse of power to rewrite the Constitution. Today’s ruling affirms what has been clear for over a century: every child born in the U.S. is a citizen.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Jesus, three dissenting votes on birthright just might be the most insane part of this court's entire awful term.
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
This is a dangerous pattern with this Court: They find a delegation paired with a constraint, decide they don’t like the constraint, but appear totally untroubled by the idea that Congress delegated the power only *because* prior precedent assured them their constraints would be binding.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Russell Vought is an evil man. This plan is nothing short of a personal take-over of federal grant making. It will affect ALL of us. Political commissars will now be in charge of all agencies, reporting to him. But we are not powerless. See what you can do below. 1/ www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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Russell Vought’s Latest Plan to Gut the Government Should Terrify You
A proposed new rule changing the way the federal government hands out money could be absolutely devastating for every single person in this country.
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Sara Weissman @saraweissman.insidehighered.com · 23/06/2026
Gaby Pacheco, one of the advocates who spearheaded the creation of DACA, says the program has had an outsize impact on immigrant students since it was announced 14 years ago. But today, it’s facing “death by a thousand cuts.”
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Leader in Push for DACA Reflects on Its Anniversary
Gaby Pacheco, president and CEO of the TheDream.US, says the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has had an outsize impact on immigrant students since it was announced 14 years ago. But tod...
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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This is good stuff from @mattbarnum.bsky.social www.chalkbeat.org/2026/06/23/s...
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The six-figure trades story has a catch: The vast majority of non-college jobs pay far less.
Some students can build good lives without a bachelor’s degree. But federal wage data shows those paths are narrower — and often more gendered — than the headlines suggest.
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