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Kelley Cusmano

@kellcusmano.bsky.social
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2024-2025 Michigan TOY. HS ELA & Leadership T. MASC Adviser TOY. Identical Twin to Sarah. Mom of 2 world changers. Lover of good books, authentic people, seafood and true crime!

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/08/2026
NEW: Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs. In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 17/08/2026
NEW: At some private schools across the U.S., every student uses taxpayer money to pay toward tuition, thanks to the growth of school voucher programs. But these "quasi-public" schools face almost none of the scrutiny given to public schools.
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At “Quasi-Public” Private Schools, 100% of Students Get Tuition Vouchers. There’s Almost No Accountability.
Private schools — even those that are heavily dependent on taxpayer funding — often operate without the scrutiny public schools are subject to. Following the money at one Milwaukee private school reve...
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Unpopular take, but A LOT of online courses (not all) were a money grab for colleges, and there should be just as much focus on that—along with the amount of AI-driven course design, grading, etc. taking place. (In other words, stop blaming students.) www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
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A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students (Gift Article)
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
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News 10 Lansing @wilxtv.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
More than 8,000 people in Michigan have been sickened by the cyclospora parasite, and some Mid-Michigan shoppers are not waiting for answers — they are heading to local farmers markets instead.
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‘We were sold out 10 minutes before the market started’: Cyclospora drives lettuce demand at Michigan farmers markets
More than 8,000 people in Michigan have been sickened by the cyclospora parasite, and some Mid-Michigan shoppers are not waiting for answers — they are heading to local farmers markets instead.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 23/07/2026
Autopsies show how hard doctors tried to save babies who died after not getting a vitamin K shot: tubes inserted in their airways, blood transfusions. They’re excruciating to read because they underscore how preventable these deaths could have been. (Published May)
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What I Can’t Forget About the Babies Who Died After Not Receiving a Vitamin K Shot
Babies have died after not receiving the vitamin K shot at birth. Their autopsy records underscore how preventable their deaths could have been.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This seems low and I expect it may be much higher for teachers.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16/07/2026
NEW: A woman who sexually abused a minor. Boxer Mike Tyson, who served time for rape. Both of these people successfully launched private schools that collected public money. As the voucher system grows more popular, few states have guardrails in place.
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Public Money Is Fueling an Explosion of Private Schools. States Often Don’t Care How They’re Run.
As private schools proliferate, states are choosing a hands-off approach to regulating them. The backgrounds of school founders — sometimes with criminal histories — often don’t matter
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 08/07/2026
At least 16 residents who lived closest to the concrete plant have sold their land to the company since 2019. An ex-resident who took the company to court said that dust from the plant was so pervasive there was "no peace to be had at [his] house.” with @bridgedet313.bsky.social
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Left in the Dust: How a Billionaire-Owned Concrete Plant Took Over a Detroit Community
After a Moroun-owned company erected a concrete plant in a quiet neighborhood with the aid of the city, residents began battling clouds of dust and other problems. They say local and state officials h...
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
One of my goals this summer? Making sure all of the most popular resources I've shared over the years with The Broken Copier could be accessed in a single place. Goal ✅ (And as always, feel free to share with anyone you think this would be helpful for!) docs.google.com/presentation...
preview image of "9 Most Popular Resources" slide deck
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.
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A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family
Even in today's climate, there should be one fundamental principle everyone respects: whatever you think about someone in politics, you leave their kids alone.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
BREAKING: BOSTON (AP) - Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
A new study finds that abortion bans are disrupting pregnancy-related care in general. Pregnant women in states with total abortion bans are nearly twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy, while pregnant Black patients have 3 times the mortality risk of their white counterparts.
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Abortion Bans Are Hurting Even Standard Pregnancy Care, Study Shows
Doctors interviewed for a new study shared dramatic cases of patients stuck in legal limbo while waiting to receive lifesaving medical care.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/06/2026
They're saying the quiet part out loud now. Jenny Maxwell, head of education for Grammarly/Superhuman: “We’re doing a huge pedagogical upheaval in education,” she said, calling it a “burn it down moment. We’re just in the early stages.” Burn down higher ed without any plan to rebuilt. Gift link.
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Student Cheating Is Becoming Impossible to Detect in an A.I. Era
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South Florida Sun Sentinel @sun-sentinel.com · 05/05/2026
Florida’s largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education, alleging the disparity between traditional public schools and private schools receiving taxpayer vouchers violates the state constitution.
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Teachers union, parents sue Florida over vouchers, charter school funding
The lawsuit argues Florida is violating the state constitution’s requirement to provide for “high quality” public schools and a “uniform” educational system.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
📚 “I stand by my decision. I will not change my mind.” RUTHERFORD COUNTY library director LUANNE JAMES 🦸‍♀️ was just fired for refusing to move kids books into the adult section simply because the board doesn’t like what they’re about. Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...
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Chessielynn @cheridesalvo.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/u...
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She Fought a Book Ban. She May Never Teach Again.
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Parents in Fairfield, CT just said no to Linda McMahon's unHistory antiCivics indoctrination tour. Now they just need to get rid of the superintendent who agreed to have her in the first place.
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Fairfield school cancels US Education Secretary Linda McMahon's visit after parent backlash
After parents raised concerns, Fairfield canceled U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon's visit hours after the announcement.
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘥? 𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘔𝘦, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘵. by Judy Blume was first published #OTD in 1970.  The NYT selected it the Outstanding Book of the Year. TIME: "Blume turned millions of pre-teens into readers. She did it by asking the right questions—and avoiding pat, easy answers." #booksky #literature #litsky
A split-image composition featuring two panels side by side. On the left, a color photograph of author Judy Blume seated at a glass desk in a home library setting. She has short, curly brown hair, wears a deep purple long-sleeved shirt rolled up at the cuffs, a watch, and a bracelet. Smiling warmly at the camera, she holds a pen in her right hand as if signing a book, with an open notebook or book in front of her and wooden bookshelves filled with colorful spines visible in the background. On the right, the front cover of Judy Blume's classic children's book "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret." The cover has a pink background with an illustration of a young girl with long blonde hair, wearing an orange patterned dress, standing outdoors in front of a house and garden. The title is in large white playful font, with the author's name "Judy Blume" below, and a small publisher's blurb at the top describing the book as a "Yearling Book" about Margaret Simon, "almost twelve and full of questions."
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Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Please join me in welcoming to the public domain such works as the 1930 Best Picture All Quiet on the Western Front, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, several Nancy Drew books, some songs you've heard of (Dream a Little Dream of Me; Georgia on My Mind), and more: blog.archive.org/2026/01/01/w...
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Welcome to the Public Domain in 2026 | Internet Archive Blogs
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Now, can we help them want to stay?
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Impact over income: a striking number of gen Zers are becoming teachers
Despite longstanding concerns over pay and conditions, more young graduates are entering the classroom
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
What teachers get way too often, I think: 1️⃣ lots of resources without much, if any, agency 2️⃣ lots of agency without much, if any, resources Maybe 2026 we can, you know, give teachers...both?
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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Remembering the Idaho teacher who was made to take down a classroom sign, "Everyone is welcome here."
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Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept.
The flag, which depicts a pine tree and the words "An Appeal to Heaven," was seen hanging outside the office of a top Education Department official.
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Kelley Cusmano @kellcusmano.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Completely agree. Students are entering school without that rich foundational book-knowledge. And tech makes it much easier to avoid
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge "Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 24/11/2025
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today. Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities. Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Three states have anti-book ban bills on deck coming into 2026. Here's what those bills look like, how to get involved, and what the advocates behind the recently-passed freedom to read bill in Rhode Island learned through the process. bookriot.com/right-to-rea...
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What To Know & How to Help Pass Three State-Level Anti-Book Ban Bills for 2026: Book Censorship News, November 21, 2025
Three states have anti-book ban bills on deck for 2026. Here's what they are, why they matter, and how you can get involved in their passage.
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Kelley Cusmano @kellcusmano.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Congratulations!!
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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The latest History of Education Quarterly has an incredible forum addressing the dismantling of the US Department of Education. I'll post non-paywalled versions of all nine contributions here. Huge thanks to the amazing scholars who participated.
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Common Cause @commoncause.org · 20/11/2025
Calling for violence against members of Congress is unacceptable — from anyone. The President’s words matter, and this kind of rhetoric puts our entire country at risk. All leaders and all Americans must condemn it.
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Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I've got some great news: It is thoroughly satisfying to share what I hope will be my last-ever update on the 2023 Texas book ban, a.k.a. House Bill 900, a.k.a. the READER Act, which is that a federal judge has stopped the law with a permanent injunction. chrisbarton.info/the-case-aga...
Graphic resembling Texas highway sign, with the silhouette of the state of Texas containing "HB 900" crossed out with a red X
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents. They’ve had their necks kneeled on. They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear. At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
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More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
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Jon Green @modestholdings.com · 20/10/2025
Can we get a "Hell Yeah" in the chat?
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Shana V. White (she/her) @shanavwhite.blacksky.app · 16/10/2025
If they make it hard for you to vote, don't you realize the power your vote has.
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John Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
This is truly grotesque. Teachers should not be using this stuff. If a school was pushing it on teachers who work with kids I care about, I'd make a big effing stink until they stopped. We have to not give into this.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2025
Alaska vowed to resolve the murders of Indigenous people. But when one nonprofit asked state law enforcement officials for a fundamental piece of data — a list of Indigenous murders they’d investigated — the state said no. By @kylehopkinsak.bsky.social, w/ @adn.com
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Alaska Vowed to Resolve Murders of Indigenous People. Now It Refuses to Provide Their Names.
When the nonprofit Data for Indigenous Justice filed public records requests with the Alaska Department of Public Safety concerning cases it had investigated, the state rejected them.
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
"Let it be that great strong land of love / Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme" (7-8) I would guess that most of us have read this poem. Some of us (*raises hand*) have brought it into our classrooms. "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes Let's read it again. #PoemADayJuly
#PoemADayJuly intro for today's poem: "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 1-24"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 25-50"Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes, lines 51-86
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The kickoff to building Roadmap 2030 was INCREDIBLE thanks to @kellcusmano.bsky.social Mishkat Al Moumin & @khmc.bsky.social ! View the recording at chttps://youtu.be/3kwed6Qthxk Be sure to sign up for our next Town Hall July 14th at 7 pm et here: bit.ly/TownHall7-14 #EduSky @eduskyteam.com
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
@kellcusmano.bsky.social gets #celebratED for receiving a NASDTEC Forward Fund grant! We know she will make good use of this award in furthering her influence in public education, and we thank her for modeling leadership at every level! www.get-celebrated.com/post/kelly-c... #EduSky @eduskyteam.com
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Kelly Cusmano receives a Forward Fund grant from the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification!
Kelley Cusmano gets #celebratED for receiving a Forward Fund grant from the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) at their annual conference in Charl...
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
One week from tonight! Our first Town Hall beginning to build Roadmap 2030! Join @kellcusmano.bsky.social , Mishkat Al Moumin and @khmc.bsky.social and get in on the ground floor! Sign up via Zoom to take part in this important work at bit.ly/TownHall6-30 #EduSky @eduskyteam.com
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.
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Sarah Mulhern Gross @thereadingzone.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I am once again BEGGING school districts to hit pause on AI. Today, I uploaded my (redone for the 3rd?4th?) senior assignment to multiple sites and watched as it spit out an outline followed by, "Do you want me to create a draft you can use?" We are allowing kids to outsource all thinking.
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Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com · 13/05/2025
“Using AI to brainstorm” means students are sometimes writing about ideas they never had…
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 07/05/2025
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
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Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
The American Library Association has filed a lawsuit against the Trump admin over "the gutting of the Institute of Museum and Library Services" and are asking for the agency to be reinstated.
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Kelley Cusmano @kellcusmano.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
So true. I spent time at Google HQ and they all said that the human skills will be much more emphasized.
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MLive @mlive.com · 13/03/2025
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Most Michigan counties grew in population last year. See if yours was one of them.
In 2024, 55 Michigan counties gained population, 27 lost, and one broke dead even, according the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
ONE parent. And in Florida, ONE man is responsible for 40% of all book challenges in the state. The book banners are a tiny minority. Make that clear by speaking up in favor of the freedom to read. (Email your school board!)
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11/03/2025
Breaking News: The Education Department announced that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency. The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
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Education Department to Fire 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
The Agriculture Department has axed two programs that gave schools and food banks money to buy food from local farms and ranchers, halting more than $1 billion in federal spending. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
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Marcus Luther @marcusluther.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
"There is no salvation to be found in efficiency." Oh boy, I needed to read this sentence waking up this morning. Stop what you're doing and go read @joshbrake.com: joshbrake.substack.com/p/techniques...
Excerpt from Brake's piece under the section "The False Promise": "The great lie of AI is the false promise of technique—that we can pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps to fix ourselves and our world. That in searching for a more efficient way, we can find technological solutions to human problems. There is no salvation to be found in efficiency."
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