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Ewa Obatuase

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Committed to improving higher education access and economic mobility for underserved students. 👩🏾‍💻: Policy Analyst at New America. 💬 : Views are my own.

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EdTrust @edtrust.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
44 years ago today, the Supreme Court decided #PlylervDoe, affirming that all children have the right to a public education, regardless of immigration status.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
May is #MentalHealthAwareness Month 🌱 I really appreciate this new piece from @joshuabay.bsky.social that speaks to what institutions can better do to address student mental health needs, especially for students of color right now Check it out: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...
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What’s Driving the Student Mental Health Crisis?
In this week’s Voices of Student Success episode, JED’s Katie Hurley discusses rising demand for support, the strain it places on institutions and the huge disparity in college responses.
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Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Hey #edusky / #datasky: I'm hiring! If you're a data person who cares about education equity, social equality, and working toward a less divided America, check it out! newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/LVDvuZ... #datajobs #edjobs #edpolicy
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Data and Policy Analyst – Education Funding Equity Initiative - New America - Career Page
Apply to Data and Policy Analyst – Education Funding Equity Initiative at New America in Washington, DC.
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Children Thrive Action Network @letkidsthrive.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
[1] Birthright citizenship goes to the Supreme Court this week! Ending birthright citizenship would have devastating consequences on generations of children and families. www.npr.org/2026/03/30/n...
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How a SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship could impact education access
All children, regardless of immigration status, have the right to a free K-12 public education. But without birthright citizenship, access to schools and colleges could get complicated.
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New America @newamerica.org · 10/03/2026
Today, New America relaunches our brand and website, strengthening how we advance independent research and bold solutions for a new America. 📍 newamerica.org
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 11/02/2026
Today, we’re coming together to share lessons and scale what works for kids and communities. Read how our new commission aims to create an abundance of learning opportunities that all connect to and strengthen each other. ⭐ 🔄 ⭐
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New America Announces a National Commission on Learning Ecosystems
New America announces a National Commission on Learning Ecosystems that will examine how place-based models of learning can improve public education and help children, youth, and families thrive.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Immigrants are my neighbors, friends, family members, and business owners. This Valentine’s Day, we must take action to stand up for them and ensure they are treated with humanity and dignity. #ToImmigrantsWithLove #IStandWithImmigrants
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
📣OPINION: Colleges must start treating immigration-based targeting as a serious threat to student safety and belonging #edusky  hechingerreport.org/opinion-coll...
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OPINION: Colleges must start treating immigration-based targeting as a serious threat to student safety and belonging   - The Hechinger Report
On college campuses, many young people are learning to police one another through immigration-based targeting rather than learn alongside one another. Our schools are not prepared for this. Here’s wha...
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Immigration enforcement is driving away early childhood educators hechingerreport.org/immigration-...
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Immigration enforcement is driving away early childhood educators
In addition to workers facing detainment or deportation, many people are staying home to avoid situations where they may encounter ICE.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Teachers can help raise their voices for immigrant students and push back on the negative portrayals of U.S. immigrants 🗣️. Apply to this paid @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellowship and learn how. Link here: bit.ly/EVENFellows2026 #immigrantstudents #teacherleadership #edusky
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New America @newamerica.org · 17/11/2025
🚀 The application for the 2027 Class of New America Fellows is now open! Writers, journalists, filmmakers, and creators shaping the public conversation with big, bold stories—we want to hear from you. Apply by Feb 2. 📝 go.newamerica.org/apply-new-america…
Promotional poster for New America announcing that applications for the Class of 2027 Fellows are now open. Features icons representing a microphone, a game controller, and other entities, with a deadline to apply by February 2, 2026.
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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 18/11/2025
McMahon is expected to sign agreements at 2p that could move responsibilities of the office for civil rights, postsecondary education, special education, and elementary education to other departments. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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McMahon Says “Clock Is Ticking” on Education Department
Trump officials are reportedly planning to enact a number of agreements Tuesday that could send key ED responsibilities to other agencies.
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Refugee Council USA @rcusa.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
RCUSA is outraged by the White House’s Presidential Determination on refugee admissions for Fiscal Year 2026, which sets the refugee admissions goal at a devastatingly low 7,500 – the lowest ever set in the 45-year history of the USRAP See RCUSA's full statement here: rcusa.org/news-and-med...
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Jeremy Bauer-Wolf @jbeowulf.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
My latest for @educationwork.newamerica.org: My investigation with @antoinetteflores.bsky.social into how NACCAS, a beauty school accreditor, allows colleges with violations to keep accessing federal aid. Many fail to disclose sanctions to students. 🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Cosmetology Without Accountability: Failures of a Beauty School Accreditor
Accreditation is a system built to protect students and taxpayers, but NACCAS has turned it into a shield for failing beauty schools.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
"Banning immigrant children from early education opportunities will have a detrimental impact on society as a whole." CC: @lesvillegs.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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The Ripple Effects of Cutting Undocumented Children Off from Early Childhood Education
All children and families served by Head Start set to lose under new rule adopted by the Trump Administration.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
I love how one student parents decision to push back against an exclusive campus policy made an impact for other student parent graduates after her 👏🏾👏🏾: hechingerreport.org/opinion-stud...
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OPINION: Student-parents belong on college campuses. So do their children
Over 3 million student-parents across the nation are pursuing higher education. Colleges should make them — and their families — feel welcome.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Today is the last day of #StudentParentMonth, a month to celebrate and reflect upon the roughly one in five students in America’s postsecondary education system who are caring for children. Did you know that in beauty schools, that number jumps to one in three? #edusky 🧵:1/3
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Third Way Education @thirdwayedu.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Students go to college to boost their earnings. But what happens when schools fall short? Our latest animated video explains the new earnings threshold and why it matters. 🎥
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Earnings Threshold 101 video
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Third Way Education @thirdwayedu.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🚨Another neg reg session is coming up this fall, and we’re pushing for short-term credentials that help students succeed. Too many programs fail to deliver, so we need guardrails to ensure short-term Pell only goes to programs that truly work.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
"When are we going to draw a line and fight back and stand up for academic freedom and stand up for what these institutions have pledged, which is to educate everyone and to ensure that everyone has access to an equitable education?” –– Gaby Pacheco 🔥 #edusky www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Trump “Chipping Away” at DACA and Other Protections
Dreamers and their advocates say the Trump administration has launched a multifront attack on DACA and benefits historically extended to noncitizens.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
As we head back to school, higher education institutions should prepare to support immigrant students and community members on campus. Check out the @presalliance.bsky.social guide, Immigration Enforcement on Campuses: What You Need To Know, to learn more. www.presidentsalliance.org/immigration-...
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Immigration Enforcement on Campuses: What You Need To Know - Presidents' Alliance
This FAQ provides answers to common questions related to federal immigration enforcement on campuses. It outlines institutional obligations in the event of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC...
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Ivy Sullivan @ivysullivan.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
While we wait for Congress, Gen Z is getting to work! Check out my latest piece for @newamerica.org The Thread! www.newamerica.org/the-thread/g...
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Why Gen Z Needs More Than Trump’s ‘Make America Skilled Again’ Empty Promises
Trump promised to “Make America Skilled Again,” but slashed funding and student debt relief. Now Gen Z is pushing back and building a better future.
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The Century Foundation @tcfdotorg.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Schools should be safe spaces for all students, regardless of immigration status. Together with the @neatoday.bsky.social, @aft.org, @nilc.org, and other partners, TCF offers this guide for educators and other concerned advocates to protect newcomer students: go.tcf.org/checklist
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An Educator’s Checklist for Supporting Immigrant Students in Schools
Schools should be safe spaces for all students. Federal law protects the right to a free public education for all students regardless of citizenship
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 30/07/2025
Before we scoop out ice cream, researcher and report author Sophie Nguyen dives into important new data insights from the latest edition of #VaryingDegrees. 🎓 The top-line takeaway?? Even with rising costs and growing skepticism, most Americans still believe in the promise of #HigherEd.
"Varying Degrees" lead author Sophie Nguyen presents data insights from this year's report at New America's summer ice cream social event on July 30, 2025
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Great reporting from @jessicablake.bsky.social childcare on campus is a vital support for parenting students and this administration should be using those funds now, as Congress intended, not holding on to them. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Grant Applications for Campus Childcare Put on Hold
Funding applications for programs that support low-income and adult learners typically open in May and close by the end of July. This year they have yet to be announced.
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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 22/07/2025
Across the U.S., people can't afford to pay rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. And yet, Congress just gave ICE a budget bigger than most militaries. -How’d we get here? -Who benefits from keeping us divided? A better future is still possible. Watch, learn & share ⬇️ www.nilc.org/articles/vid...
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Video: We Get There Together
For too long, immigration has been used as an issue to divide working people and protect the interests of corporations, billionaires, and politicians who profit from fear and division. Our new video, ...
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Zahava Stadler @zahavastadler.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Yesterday, I shared my @educationwork.newamerica.org team's district impact analysis of the $6+ billion that the Trump admin is refusing to disburse to schools (link in 2nd post). Now, @edweek.org has published our funding figures for ALL districts in the US for which we have data. Search for yours↓
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See How Much Federal Money Trump Is Holding Back From Your District
Hundreds of districts will lose more than $1 million each, according to a new analysis.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
We want ICE out of our Hospitals.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New brief from my colleague @econroy.bsky.social reveals how eviction has lasting, devastating effects on parenting college students—and their children. #edusky 💡 www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students
New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children—and found it likely leads to severe negative consequences.
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New America @newamerica.org · 02/07/2025
🆘 Congress’s big reconciliation bill puts vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP at risk, threatening the well-being of millions across the U.S. @NewAmerica.org’s Family Economic Security and Well-Being programs consider the far-reaching consequences. 🔗 go.newamerica.org/family-feder...
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 26/06/2025
ICYDK: ☝🏽 out of every 🖐🏽 undergrads is pursuing #HigherEd while also parenting a child. In new research conducted by our policy expert @econroy.bsky.social and partners from the @evictionlab.bsky.social, our latest brief details the many parenting students who are also facing threats of eviction.
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Ousted from Opportunity: Eviction's Adverse Impact on Parenting College Students
New America partnered with the Eviction Lab to understand how eviction affects parents who are attending college while caring for children—and found it likely leads to severe negative consequences.
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Technology & Democracy @techanddemocracy.newamerica.org · 17/06/2025
DOGE has bypassed long-standing privacy safeguards. Recently, #SCOTUS allowed #DOGE to access Americans’ Social Security data. This is not okay. Take the Open Technology Institute's quiz to see what other elements of your sensitive information are exposed. #HandsOffMyData
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Quiz: What Does DOGE Know About You?
The Department of Government Efficiency has unauthorized access to millions of Americans’ data. Take New America’s quiz to see how much of your data is at risk.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Great piece from @mitzkow.bsky.social on @hechingerreport.org on the need for publicly available highered data: "Good data helps policymakers direct resources toward schools that drive economic impact, turning education dollars into long-term growth." #edusky hechingerreport.org/opinion-clam...
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OPINION: Clamping down on good, publicly available higher education data will send our system into a dark spiral
Cuts to the Department of Education, including positions that involve data collection and analysis, threaten our domestic progress and could trigger a decline in the very qualities that have made Amer...
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Nancy Pelosi @pelosi.house.gov · 12/06/2025
This assault is not only on @padilla.senate.gov, but on freedom of speech and expression in our country. These actions taken by Trump’s DHS communicates a message to all Americans that none of us is safe.
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Senate Judiciary Democrats 🇺🇸 @judiciarydems.senate.gov · 11/06/2025
Immigration expert: DACA shows why giving people that certainty, that legal status, that ability to work and live your life with a little bit more certainty is absolutely critical for them—and critical for our entire country.
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Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) @ivey.house.gov · 11/06/2025
Thirteen years ago, DACA changed lives. It gave hundreds of thousands of young people the chance to work, study, and live without fear. It is long past time for Congress to step up and provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers.
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 06/06/2025
Without the right oversight, predatory OPMs can mislead students and drive down academic quality. 🚨 🎓 🚨 Here, our #HigherEd investigator @jbeowulf.bsky.social puts student protections first in a new legislative toolkit designed for state policymakers and other advocates tackling these challenges.
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State Legislative Toolkit for Protecting Students from Online Program Managers (OPMs) in Higher Education
This legislative toolkit arms state advocates with policy background, talking points, and other resources on online program managers.
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 05/06/2025
ICYMI: The budget bill recently passed by a razor-thin House Republican majority would slash safety net programs and federal #StudentAid. 🚨 Here, our #HigherEd experts @ewaspeaks.bsky.social and @richardodavisjr.bsky.social explain how these alarming cuts will hit parenting students hardest.
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The House Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Student Parents
Parenting students are struggling to succeed in college, by cutting vital support, congressional republican's reconciliation bill will make it harder.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
‪"Without CCAMPIS, many student [parents] will have to drop out of school" Check out this very important piece from @jesswash.bsky.social about the Trump administration's proposed elimination of CCAMPIS: Child Care Access Means Parents in School. #edusky theintercept.com/2025/05/28/t...
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Trump Finds a New Way to Attack Education: Cutting Aid for Students Who Are Parents
The Trump administration proposed eliminating CCAMPIS, a vital child care program for lower-income parenting students.
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Stephanie Baker @stephabaker.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
I wrote here about how community colleges and child care resource and referral networks can partner - and why they should. Appreciate any help sharing out with folks that support student parents or help families with child care options. www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Promising Partners: Community Colleges and Child Care Resource & Referral Networks
Child Care Resource and Referral Networks are a promising partner to help community colleges address child care challenges for student parents.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
"Fixing food insecurity on campus is more than a hunger issue—it’s a mental health imperative." This new piece from Michelson 20MM Foundation highlights how addressing food insecurity on campus also helps support students' mental health. #edusky 20mm.org/news/food-in...
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Hungry for Help: How Food Insecurity Affects College Students’ Mental Health
Food insecurity and mental health are deeply connected. This Mental Health and CalFresh Awareness Month, learn how hunger harms college student well-being.
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The massive proposed cuts to higher ed and safety net programs will fall especially hard on parenting students. New analysis from @ewaspeaks.bsky.social and @richardodavisjr.bsky.social on the New America @educationwork.newamerica.org parenting students team. www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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The House Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Student Parents
Parenting students are struggling to succeed in college, by cutting vital support, congressional republican's reconciliation bill will make it harder
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Take a minute to read this new piece from Lilah Burke at @hechingerreport.org that quotes my amazing colleagues @econroy.bsky.social and @richardodavisjr.bsky.social on the need for CCAMPIS: "Child Care Access Means Parents in School." #edusky hechingerreport.org/a-federal-pr...
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A federal program helped student-parents thrive. Now it's on life support - The Hechinger Report
More than 1 in 5 college students is a parent, but a lack of child care holds many back
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FWD.us @fwd.us · 14/05/2025
Tomorrow, SCOTUS will hear arguments in a case regarding the nationwide injunction on the unconstitutional effort to end birthright citizenship. @fwd.us President Todd Schulte explains what’s at stake, what the Constitution says, and why protecting birthright citizenship matters for all Americans:
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
I got to write with Abby Kinch from Student Veterans of America recently and this is the result. The U.S. Military runs the largest child care system in the country, it’s high quality and affordable. It could also be a model for the civilian world #EduSky www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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Want Affordable, High-Quality Childcare? Look to the Military
Child care is more expensive than college tuition in many states, but it does not have to be. The military's approach to child care funding offers a an effective and pragmatic model for how to improve...
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Eddy Conroy @econroy.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Take a minute to read a new piece from @stephabaker.bsky.social about how disastrous it would be for parenting students if we defunded CCAMPIS Plus, as Stephanie points out, it costs less than we are going to spend on Presidential golf outings this year. #EduSky www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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The President’s Proposed Budget Would Strip Child Care Access from Student Parents
The President's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget would eliminate CCAMPIS. Congress should protect this critical program that serves thousands of student parent families.
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Ewa Obatuase @ewaspeaks.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
📢New Piece out from @educationwork.newamerica.org which highlights what to know about the major education programs included in President Trump’s skinny budget. Read More 👉🏾 www.newamerica.org/education-po... #EduSky
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What to Know About Education Funding in Trump’s Budget
New America’s Education Policy program highlights the major education programs included in President Trump’s skinny budget.
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Stephanie Baker @stephabaker.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
May = Mental Health Awareness Month. Check out my colleague @ewaspeaks.bsky.social’s and Nina Owolabi’s work on student parents and mental health, for what colleges and policymakers can do to support student parents’ mental health. newamerica.org/education-po...
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Student Parents are Struggling to Maintain their Mental Health
1 in 5 college students are parents. The weight of parenting, working, managing a household and going to college is making it hard to maintain good mental health and these students need more help.
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Education & Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 06/05/2025
Some states struggle to recruit and retain their #teachers. How can we fix it? Today on #TeacherAppreciationDay, we’re releasing new analysis and recommendations for school leaders to strengthen the #educator workforce by harnessing high-quality micro-credentials. ♥️🍎♥️
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Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration @presalliance.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
We strongly oppose any federal effort to undermine state authority that provides educational and professional opportunities for students. Read our statement: www.presidentsalliance.org/press/thedre...
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