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politics & education. food & books. beyoncé & baldwin. 🏠= Philly

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
How disgusting. Just such a betrayal. www.inquirer.com/education/pe...
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Penn strikes agreement with Trump administration over trans athletes
Penn will send letters of apology to female athletes who swam with Lia Thomas and restore their Penn records and honors, according to a deal reached with the Trump administration.
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Laura Steen Mulfinger 🦩🦋🌊 🫘 @lsmulfinger.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
So cool! @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social livehandbook.org/k-12-educati...
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School Boards
Explore research on school boards, their demographics, public satisfaction, stakeholder relations, elections, and effectiveness in shaping education.
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Isabel McMullen @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
With all of the targeting of higher ed, it's critical that we have a good understanding of who governs our institutions - I wrote this piece for Brookings to summarize what we know. I also show some new data on the politics and representativeness of public boards. www.brookings.edu/articles/und...
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The political stakes of who sits on university boards
Isabel McMullen shares research on the demographics of public higher education boards and how representative they are of students and faculty.
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Cathy Messier @cathiusca.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
We were robbed of the scene in which Parker Posey discovers she’s broke now. #TheWhiteLotus
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alonsonichols.bsky.social @alonsonichols.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
“As the “I didn’t think he would do this” chorus continues to grow, I can’t help but think what many really mean is, “I didn’t think he would do this to people like me.”… it will not be just immigrants and Black people experiencing the boot of oppression.” -Dr. Greer www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...
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Opinion | Black Americans Are Not Surprised by What Trump’s Doing (Gift Article)
Many Black Americans are not surprised by the way Trump is running roughshod over the rule of law, because they have seen it happen throughout American history.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/04/2025
In the finale of the third season of “The White Lotus” some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Recap: Bloodshed and Sacrifice
Some characters got happy endings, while some decidedly did not. But there were enough twists to keep viewers guessing until the end.
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Michelangelo Signorile @msignorile.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Wow, White Lotus. Mike White made it as dark as the times were living in!
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
I love White Lotus but my nerves can’t take this finale
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Wait 😂😂😂😂
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/04/2025
Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"
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Vanessa Varin @vlvarin.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Patrick Schwarzenegger is acting. Saxon is somehow the predator, the prey, the asshole and the joke—all at once. #thewhitelotus
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Craving 3 real bad 😮‍💨
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Craig @craigasjj.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
Well that Saturday zipped by. And what do I have to show for it? Nothing, that's what. Which is how some days should be.
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Papii’s Requiem @al-weighs.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Smash Into You is still a wildly beautiful song.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 27/03/2025
NEW: The Trump administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural region it serves. With @capitolnewsil.bsky.social
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A University, a Rural Town and Their Fight to Survive Trump’s War on Higher Education
The administration’s research funding and DEI cuts present an existential threat to regional public universities like Southern Illinois University, the economic backbone of the conservative rural…
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K. @ksc10.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
what a week, huh?
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Rachel M. Perera @rachelmarisa.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
"[Current and former education department staff] describe a chaotic process that was “disorganized and unstrategic,” as one source put it, and say the cuts have led to technical mishaps, gaps in oversight and a large-scale loss of institutional knowledge." www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
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Education Department Staff Struggle After Mass Layoffs
The Trump administration said its sweeping cuts would eliminate bloat at the department. Staff say the “chaotic” process has stalled essential functions and left remaining employees with unmanageable ...
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Brandon Wolf @brandonwolf.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
She is all of us
Aimee Lou Wood looking surprised in white lotus
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Taylor Gray @officialtaylorgray.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
yes
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David Houston @dmhouston.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
This news, arriving the day before the "abolish USED" order, captures the fundamental contradiction in this admin's approach to ed policy: A) We will eliminate the fed role and "send educ back to the states" B) We will aggressively wield USED against states to enforce our vision for social policy
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The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport.org · 18/03/2025
How Oklahoma’s superintendent set off a holy war in classrooms
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How Oklahoma’s Superintendent Set Off a Holy War in Classrooms
Teachers, parents and pastors are mounting a mass resistance against Ryan Walters’ mandate to put Bibles in schools.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
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Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article)
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 13/03/2025
1. Major court ruling! The 11th Circuit Court has ruled that there is no constitutional parental right to out trans students at a Florida school in a major ruling against January Littlejohn, who was referenced at Trump's address. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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11th Circuit Court Finds Florida School Was Not Obligated to Forcibly Out Trans Students
“Children do not give up their constitutional rights by enrolling in public school.”
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Betsy Wolf @betsyjwolf.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
There is a kid focused rally today to try to get the Senate to protect DCs local budget and not cut $300 million from DC’s public schools.
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Having reliable, accessible, and evidence-based resources for researchers and policymakers has always been important. But it’s even more critical today with all the blatant misinformation spreading about our education systems. Check out our contribution on K-12 school boards here ⬇️
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School Boards
Explore research on school boards, their demographics, public satisfaction, stakeholder relations, elections, and effectiveness in shaping education.
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Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com · 12/03/2025
The Trump administration can't eliminate the Education Department, but it has slashed its staff and now employees the fewest people in its history. chroni.cl/3Fo6QNj
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Trump’s Education Secretary Described a ‘Final Mission.’ Now She’s Enacting Mass Layoffs.
Tuesday’s announcement, affecting around 1,300 staff, is the next step in the Trump administration’s attempt to dramatically shrink the federal role in education.
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Bell, D. (1992). Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism. Basic Books.
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Rachel M. Perera @rachelmarisa.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
📣 Join us Fri 2/28 @ 1:30P for a @brookings.edu webinar on the Dept of Education's recent Dear Colleague Letter on race and civil rights. I'll be moderating a discussion with education & legal scholars on the letter's legality & potential enforcement actions. www.brookings.edu/events/what-...
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What do education leaders need to know about the Department of Education's new guidance on race and civil rights?
On February 28, join Brookings for a webinar with education and legal scholars to discuss the legality of the Department of Education's February 14 guidance letter.
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Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne @whitleymariongw.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
My heart hurts for Rayven and Ray. This didn’t have to happen if Karen would’ve backed away from the delulu and got treatment years ago. #rhop
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a basketball player wearing a blue and yellow jersey is sitting in a basketball hoop .
ALT: a basketball player wearing a blue and yellow jersey is sitting in a basketball hoop .
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Rachel M. Perera @rachelmarisa.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Okay, re-reading the Dear Colleague Letter on race/DEI programs, I feel the need to emphasize that the acting assistant secretary is WILLFULY MISLEADING readers on the SFFA decision and how racial discrimination is defined under the existing Title VI regulations.
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Will Morrison @wamorrison95.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
The Stonewall Inn released a response to the National Parks Service removing the word transgender from the park outside of the Inn. A great reminder that we have to look after each other
The Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

SIGBI followed by a next arrowThe Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

SIGBI followed by a next arrowThe Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

SIGBI followed by a next arrowThe Stonewall Inn and The Stonewall Inn Gives Back Initiative are outraged and appalled by the recent removal of the word 'transgender' from the Stonewall National Monument page on the National Park Service website. This blatant act of erasure not only distorts the truth of our history, but it also dishonors the immense contributions of transgender individuals - especially transgender women of color - who were at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots and the broader fight for LGBTQ+ rights.

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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
If anybody’s looking for a quick escape from all of this *gestures in the air*
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/02/2025
Breaking News: Two transgender students challenged in federal court President Trump’s order that seeks to bar trans girls and women from women’s sports.
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High School Trans Athletes Challenge Trump’s Executive Order in New Hampshire
A lawsuit appears to be the first challenge to the constitutionality of an executive order barring trans athletes from girls’ and women’s sports teams.
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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Republicans 2002: “We need evidence-based education policy” Republicans 2025: “Pls destroy any evidence that could inform education policy”
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CNN @cnn.com · 12/02/2025
It’s not just eggs.
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US inflation heats up to 3% for first time since June | CNN Business
It’s not just eggs. Many commonly purchased goods and services got more expensive in January, driving inflation in the wrong direction and to its highest rate since June of last year.
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Teaching education policy this summer and realizing I’m probably gonna have to completely redo my syllabus after the last few days 🫠
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Taylor Odle @taylorodle.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
lmao ok
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Dana Goldstein @danagoldstein.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion in federal education research, affecting projects to understand challenges such as post-Covid academic recovery; disability issues; behavior problems; and the sharp rise in student absenteeism. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
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Musks’s DOGE Announces Millions in Cuts to Education Dept. Amid Legal Pushback
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team said that it had “terminated” 89 of the department’s contracts, apparently targeting its research arm.
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Papii’s Requiem @al-weighs.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Ticketmaster gotta catch a RICO one of these days..
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
81,000 people AHEAD OF ME?!?!? Beyoncé don’t play with me.
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SWÉCRED @justsway.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Look at that horse!!
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
ICE attempted to enter a South Side elementary school this morning and were denied entry, Chicago Public Schools officials claim abc7chicago.com/amp/post/us-...
Photo of an ICE agent
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Mela Yela @melayela.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
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Cody Miller @hcodymiller.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
One more one more thing! Here's a great example of how winning local power makes a material difference in people's lives. Dauphin County activists organized and won a criminal justice reform majority. That majority did this: boltsmag.org/jail-debt-an...
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This Pennsylvania County Wiped Out Millions in Jail Debt
After Dauphin County ended the practice of charging people while they’re detained in jail, Commissioner Justin Douglas pushed it to forgive more than $65 million in lodging fees.
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Cody Miller @hcodymiller.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
As Carlos Maza reminds us, "In a world that is indifferent to human suffering, giving a shit about what happens to other people is the only true act of rebellion." www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJaE...
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How To Be Hopeless
YouTube video by Carlos Maza
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Cody Miller @hcodymiller.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
The folks who are working around the clock to take away our rights have understood the important of local power for decades. Theocratic fascist Ralph Reed said, “I would rather have a thousand school board members than one president and no school board members" back in 1996, for instance.
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Sarah @sarahjen.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
several times a day i ask “am i hungry or am i just bored” and then i have a little snack while i think about it
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James @jcbridgeforth.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Between this and the random snow this morning, I was about to lose it
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/12/2024
Congress has until Friday night to come up with and pass a bill that can clear the Republican-led House and the Democratic-controlled Senate and be signed by President Biden before government funding lapses at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/u...
The U.S. Capitol building at night, with upper floors of the rotunda lit. A headline reads: "Here’s What Could Happen In a Government Shutdown." Photo by Kenny Holston/The New York Times.
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