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Jordan Lukins

@jmlukins.bsky.social
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Disability and inclusion focused teacher educator at NC State University. Always thinking about how we can do better at teaching and learning.

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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Tried some variations, and I think I found the drunkest friend...
A screenshot of a conversation with Google AI. The human asks “how many months of the year have a puppy in them?”. AI responds “Two months have a puppy in them: January and July. Puppy contains the letter "p" twice, and these are the only two months of the year that contain the letter "p".”
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Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Wake County to drop $18M special ed cut that would have cut 130 teaching positions. Supt. Robert Taylor will come up with alternative budget reductions. The school board had publicly opposed the elimination of the CCR positions. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e... #ncpol #nced #wcpss
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Wake to drop $18M special ed cut that would have cut 130 teaching positions
Superintendent Robert Taylor will come up with alternative ways to replace the $18 million in special ed reductions.
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Kiera Butler @kieraevebutler.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
New from me: I talked to CDC staffers about the new vaccines and autism page. They said things like: “The best way I can put it is it feels like we’re on a hijacked airplane.” “I think people are starting to see that we can’t fulfill our mission here.”
motherjones.com
“Embarrassing” and “horrifying”: CDC workers describe the new vaccines and autism page
"The best way I can put it is it feels like we're on a hijacked airplane."
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Margaret Thornton @maggiethornton.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
The further dismantling of the Department of Education is bad not only for impeding its Congressionally-approved functions but because of what it signals about how little we actually value education in this country.
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Shannon Rosa @shannonrosa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I went on CNN's One Thing podcast last week, talking about how absurd & ass-backwards last week's White House Big Autism Announcement was. But as not everyone listens to podcasts, here's a thread of the conversation: www.cnn.com/audio/podcas... #autism #TylenolDoesNotCauseAutism #neurodiversity 1/
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Are You a Bad Mom for Taking Tylenol? - CNN One Thing - Podcast on CNN Podcasts
Major medical groups are speaking out against claims made by President Donald Trump linking Tylenol use to autism. So where should pregnant people and parents of autistic children turn for guidance? W...
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Shannon Rosa @shannonrosa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
SR: I think it would be a wonderful thing if [the Administration] were looking at the right issues. You know, what autistic people want? They want better supports. Our families want more respite. We want better paid home aides so there's not such a high turnover. 18/
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Shannon Rosa @shannonrosa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
SR: I think [pregnant people] need to understand that disability is natural. They need to prepare themselves for the possibility that anything could happen—not in a negative way but in terms of being ready to accept the kid they have & look for the info that will help them live their best lives. 28/
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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
millennials are band directors now and I think that’s terrific
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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
We're going to see a lot of bullshit in the coming days and weeks about "causes of autism", and most will be based on flawed, over-interpreted observational studies (1/n)
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Education Week @edweek.org · 06/09/2025
The U.S. Department of Education will provide expected competitive grant funding for hundreds of in-progress special education projects nationwide in time for the upcoming fiscal year, reassuring grant recipients and advocates nationwide who had feared widespread cancellations.
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Most--But Not All--Imperiled Federal Grants for Special Education Will Continue
The U.S. Department of Education says it wants projects aligned with Trump administration priorities.
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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Probably should’ve posted the Ai statement separately - not sure how it displays with the rest. It’s not so different from what I originally posted, but prefer people get the final version. Have at it & hope it’s useful to you in your classes. All on my site here spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...
a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.
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Emily Ladau @emilyladau.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
*Grabs megaphone* 📢 It's the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. What do we want? ACCESSIBILITY! When did we want it? 35 years ago!
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Karin Schall @karinschall.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Cory Booker. 👇👇👇
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 More. Of. This.
A scene from Parks and Recreation in which Leslie Knope filibusters while wearing roller skates. Text reads “nor will I yield for the rest of the evening.”
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Nirvi Shah @nirvishah.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The Trump administration proposes moving special education oversight to HHS. What does that mean for students, teachers and schools? hechingerreport.org/special-educ... via @hechingerreport.org #K12 #education #specialed
hechingerreport.org
Special education and Trump: What parents and schools need to know
The Trump administration’s changes to the Department of Education have left parents and schools confused about what's to come. Here’s what we know about it all means for special education.
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Emily Ladau @emilyladau.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
It's the anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, a demonstration to push for passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act. And I, for one, think another spectacle like this is long overdue. www.history.com/news/america...
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When the 'Capitol Crawl' Dramatized the Need for Americans with Disabilities Act | HISTORY
The 1990 protest demonstrated the barriers that inaccessible buildings create for people with disabilities.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Trump is bulldozing the Education Department, which helps homeless and disabled kids gain access to school, while he does a car commercial at the White House for the richest man in the world. Robber barons are waging class warfare on the rest of us.
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This is a dramatic loss for schools and the communities they serve. Make no mistake…cutting educational research will directly harm children. Full stop.
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Dear higher ed, Can y’all get together and at least spread out your giving campaigns? Getting bombarded with money asks from 3 alma maters and a current employer simultaneously is too much.
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a cartoon of donald duck holding a red object
Alt: A cartoon of donald duck shaking out an empty red coin purse.
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Jeff Greene @jeffgreene.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Here is really good info on what indirect rates are and are not. TL;DR - the Republican administration’s plan to cut indirect rates will make Americans sicker, poorer, and more vulnerable. Call your congressional representatives to tell them to fund American success. research.unc.edu/wp-content/u...
Infographic on costs of federally sponsored research, showing what are direct costs, what are indirect costs, and what costs are not paid by federal funds.
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Policy Committee of Teacher Education Division @cec-ted-policy.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Looking for a one stop shop for #educationadvocacy resources?! We’ve got you. Click the #toolkit link in our Linktree (link in bio!). #edpolicy #teachered #specialeducation #sped #education #school #educationadvocate
A graphic with a white background, green toolbox with tools in it with a green megaphone on it. The graphic advertises a toolkit created by the TED Policy Committee to help with education policy advocacy efforts. The link is on their Linktree in the bio.
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Such an important article full of immediately actionable ideas for teachers. Grateful to have been a small part of it!
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Janai Nelson @janainelson.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
BULLETIN: Setting the Record Straight: The U.S. Department of Education’s Anti-Opportunity “Dear Colleague Letter” is full of disinformation. Read LDF fact check. #SHARE - www.naacpldf.org/education-de...
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Setting the Record Straight: The U.S. Department of Education’s Anti-Opportunity “Dear Colleague Letter”
Setting the Record StraightThe U.S. Department of Education’s Anti-Opportunity “Dear Colleague Letter”What Schools and Students Need to KnowOn February 14, 2025, the Office for Civil Right
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Thankful for good news on a Friday evening for a change…
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Loved this post from a postdoc who lived through the Bolsonaro years in Brazil: "The best 'fuck you' to fascists? Thriving. Publish that paper. Build that collaboration. Laugh with labmates. Science outlives dictators—but only if we stay in the fight." www.reddit.com/r/labrats/co...
Text from the post, "To My Fellow Lab Rats: A Letter From a Postdoc Who Survived the Bolsonaro Years"
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Council for Exceptional Children @cecmembership.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Up to 169 IES contracts have been canceled, threatening critical education research. This is a major setback for educators & children with disabilities who rely on evidence-based practices. Urge Congress to protect IES research! #4SpecialEducation exceptionalchildren.org/takeaction?v...
Dark blue background with a graphic of a red and white megaphone. The text reads, "Action Alert: Oppose Cancellation of Critical Education Research"
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Stephen Floor @snf.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
not paying indirect costs for research is like only paying the players in the Super Bowl. can't have a Super Bowl without coaches, referees, security, janitors, announcers, stadium staff, and a stadium - and you can't have research without supporting people and facilities
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
In North Carolina: NIH FUNDING: $2.28 billion JOBS SUPPORTED: 25,081 ECONOMIC ACTIVITY SUPPORTED: $5.34 billion
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Matt Barber @biobarber.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings. But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
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Direct Economic Contributions
NIH directly supports the economy through investments in research institutions and job formation.
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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Read this whole thread. Teachers’ beliefs and unexamined biases matter.
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Leah Litman @leahlitman.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS A DEPARTMENT CREATED BY STATUTE; IT CANNOT BE ELIMINATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! EXECUTIVE ORDERS CANNOT REPEAL STATUTES! JUST LIKE DEPARTMENTS CANNOT BE CREATED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER! she shouts into the void
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Emily Ladau @emilyladau.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Disabled people DID NOT cause the tragic plane crash on the Potomac. Hiring people from diverse backgrounds does not cause tragedy. Recognizing the diversity of humanity does not cause tragedy. Tragedy, however, can be caused by rejecting the fact that humanity is diverse.
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Eric Lofgren @germsandnumbers.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My occasional reminder to folks on tenure and promotion committees that there will be a cohort of people whose early careers were defined entirely by the pandemic and *waves vaguely* this nonsense, and it *will* impact their productivity. It can't not.
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Jeff Jackson @jeffjacksonnc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
This sudden freeze in federal funding is so sweeping that it could cause widespread harm across our state—delaying disaster recovery, undercutting law enforcement, and affecting children and veterans. It violates constitutional power over federal spending, and I’m taking legal action to stop it.
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Darksnark @darksnark.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
By attempting a total freeze on federal funding, Trump is, in fact, attempting another coup; this one designed to seize power from Congress and the courts in order to place that same power under his Executive control.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
washingtonpost.com
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 19/01/2025
“Saying “I can’t,” or, “this is too hard,” or “it’s too much,” is sometimes the only way a kid has to self-advocate, other than with their behavior, especially if that kid doesn’t have a lot of ability to effectively communicate to begin with.” therapistndc.org/not-allowed-...
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Not allowed to say "I can't"
The classroom teacher speaks up and says The kids in my class aren’t allowed to say I can’t. They have to try
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Jordyn Zimmerman @jordynbzim.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Today, The Nora Project released its Standards for Inclusive Schools! I am so proud to be a lead author and am excited for the impact these groundbreaking Standards will have on students and educators everywhere. Check them out and spread the word! #EduSky
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Introducing The Standards for Inclusive Schools — The Nora Project
The Nora Project has now released its Standards for Inclusive Schools , a groundbreaking roadmap for building inclusive schools where all students with and without disabilities are welcomed as thei...
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Happy first Friday of a new semester from the professor who forgot to update the course schedule link from spring 2024 and confused half her students. #cheers
A cocktail recipe called “The Unread Syllabus,” consisting of tequila, pomegranate juice, lime juice, and simple syrup. The recipe includes commentary: “As someone whose syllabi, despite multiple rounds of proofreading, routinely contain errors, I am of two minds on the issue of students not playing close attention to the syllabus. After all, this gives me a chance to correct those errors before they notice.”
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Shanon Taylor @drspedinnv.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
No notes 😂 www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cla...
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Class Is Canceled Until Further Notice While I Do My Job
Our most-read article of 2024. - - -Originally published March 27, 2024. - - -Dear Students — I am sorry to say that I will need to cancel all cla...
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The thing about starting a new semester with a hospice cat at home is that sometimes, productivity is just going to lose out to cuddles and pets, and maybe that’s how it should have always been. (Her name is Penny and she is perfect.) #academiccats
A gray lynx point Siamese cat sleeps curled up in a ball on a fuzzy blanket.
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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 07/01/2025
Promoting a neurodiversity-affirming classroom amidst the struggles of today’s educational system is not easy, but taking some of these practical steps can make a big difference for students. Sara Woods, PhD, at TPGA. thinkingautismguide.com/2025/01/how-... #neurodiversity
Square Canva design.

At the top is a graphic with a pale celadon background, titled Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom: PEACE.The top half of a circle is portioned info five wedges, each with a different color background and a neurodiversity infinity symbol in the center.

From left to right, the wedges have different colored backgrounds and text reading:

Purple: 1) Provide curricula that celebrates diversity
Yellow: 2) Embrace differences/maximize strengths 
Tan: 3) Accommodate sensory needs
Green: 4) Collaborate with Students on Discipline
Pink: 5) Enhance Executive Functioning

At the bottom is a black bar with white text reading, "by Sara Woods, PhD at TPGA"

Underneath is black text on a white background, reading, "Practical Advice for Creating a Neurodiversity-Affirming Classroom 
"@ThinkingAutism
"tinyurl.com/NDaffirmingClassroom"
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Lots of support for this practice and tool, and I know it works for many. But, if you have a tendency for compulsive thinking or behavior, this may not be healthy for you. It wasn’t for me. 🧵
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Thinking that my professional New Year’s resolution will be to re-engage with social media (aka here) as a space to share my work and learn from others. I’ve been detached since the demise of the other place and I miss it.
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Lee Ann Jung @leeannjung.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
If a student is having trouble with an assignment, the goal of intervention time isn't to get through the assignment. The goal of any intervention is to improve the transferable skill that is at the root of the challenge. Homework help isn't intervention. #LeadInclusion #EduSky #InclusiveEd
Black background with the letters, GOALS stencil in White across colored stripes. Text reads "the goal is to improve the skill that is giving them difficulty with the assignment"
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Jordan Lukins @jmlukins.bsky.social · 01/12/2023
Okay, an article for teacher educators that I’m super proud of seems like a good first post here…check out how we’ve brought disability studies into intro special ed courses! @naimab.bsky.social @johnandresen.bsky.social openjournals.bsu.edu/JOSEP/articl...
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Fostering Inclusive Dispositions: Integrating Disability Studies in Teacher Education | Jo...
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