In a memo sent to top #PublicEducation ofcls across the country, the #Education Dept said that #funding for schools w/high percentages of #LowIncome #students, known as #TitleI funding, was at risk pending compliance w/the #Trump admin’s directive.
The memo included a *certification* letter that state & local #school ofcls must sign & return within 10 days, even as the admin has struggled to define which programs would violate its *interpretation* of #CivilRights laws.
What do people think of a lecture series on how government works? Does anyone know of any groups doing this? I live in a very red, small town, rural area and would like to make it as politically neutral as possible. But it feels like a good chunk of the populace has no idea how government works, how to contact your congressionals, etc. Please contact me with any resources or ideas, thanks!
#politics #civics #PublicEducation
Illinois, there are elections for you this Tuesday, and they are critical.
Via Kelly Jensen, a guide to protect your public schools, your libraries and your freedom to read, through your votes this Tuesday
#USPolitics #Libraries #PublicEducation #Illinois
https://buttondown.com/wellsourced/archive/illinois-public-school-elections-2025/
https://buttondown.com/wellsourced/archive/the-illinois-library-lovers-guide-to-public/
"Public schools have always been the epicenter of the right-wing culture war since the Supreme Court ruled segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. Abortion, feminism, and LGBTQ+ rights were eventually added to the never-ending list of right-wing grievances."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Trump #Republicans #DepartmentofEducation #education #PublicEducation #PublicSchools #FederalGovernment #integration #race
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/make-american-kids-dumb-and-segregated
#GOPMAGA wants to send the power of public education back to the states. Yeah, so segregation, neo-evangelical white nationalism, religious school vouchers can be installed with those taxpayer dollars.
OK, people, because clearly this needs clarifying:
The Big Blue Book is a WORKBOOK. You don't just read it, you use it to work on making yourself a better person.
1984 is NOT a workbook. You are not supposed to be using quotes from the most famous anti-fascist screed in history to bolster your case for interring innocent people in super-max prisons in some third-party country.
FFS I learned this in 6th grade. #PublicEducation people, it's value for dollar.
#texas #vouchers #politics #publiceducation #abbott #greed
private companies like ClassWallet descending on Capitol to lobby for lucrative contracts This comes as other states drawn scrutiny over myriad problems net cost could balloon to $3.8 billion by 2030. The bill stipulates that up to 5 percent of appropriated funds may go to pay up to five outside vendors like ClassWallet, which the legislation calls “certified educational assistance organizations”
https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
In Episode 53, we spoke with activist AJ Davis, cofounder of the ProTruthSC Coalition, grass-roots organizers fighting against the anti-education bills coming out of the SC General Assembly.
Learn more about them at https://www.protruthsc.org/.
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It’s the National Day of Action In Defence of Public Education, #WearRed4PublicEd and dear lord am I so fucking tired of having to defend a child’s right to a #free and #equitable #education. I’ve taught for 20 years and have witnessed the sea change in education, and it doesn’t leave me optimistic for a quick bounce back after a #mcmahon regime. #getangrygetorganised
#students #teachers #publiceducation
'Chautauqua then was a fledgling American cultural and social movement with roots in upstate New York. Its founders believed reading in the arts and sciences would broaden education beyond America’s gilded elite. By the early 20th century, some 10,000 groups had formed.
'By the 1930s, though, the movement began to fade as public education expanded in towns and cities. In many towns, these learning groups eventually foundered.
'But not in Blue Earth. At 142 years old, it’s believed to be the second oldest continuously operating Chautauqua circle in the country. It’s a tradition the current circle of women embraces each time they meet.'
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/03/curious-minds-keep-a-southern-minnesota-book-group-going-for-142-years
The class war against #PublicEducation has always existed, escalated with #desegregation, with an unrelenting assault ever since.
Texas Governor gets what he DESERVES
Interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico about his feud with Republican Governor Greg Abbott.
#BrianTylerCohen #US #TX #Politics #Religion #Economics #EconomicJustice #SocialJustice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A50LbUHd08
We're taught "Education Eliminates Prejudice," yet the worst homophobes I've run afoul of in my long life were teachers and medical professionals. Curious. #homophobia #bigotry #racism #sexism #xenophobia #civilrights #gayrights #equality #equalmarriage #publiceducation
I experienced a lot of homophobia in my career as a teacher, from co-workers, but I always loved the children. #publiceducation #education #publicschools #school #schooldays #1970s #twentiethcentury #bigotry #homophobia #gay #civilrights #students #students #reading #Math
It is true, there has been among us a party for some years, consisting chiefly not of the descendants of the first settlers of this country but of high churchmen and high statesmen, imported since, who affect to censure this provision for the education of our youth as a needless expence, and an imposition upon the rich in favour of the poor — and as an institution productive of idleness and vain speculation among the people, whose time and attention it is said ought to be devoted to labour, and not to public affairs or to examination into the conduct of their superiours. And certain officers of the crown, and certain other missionaries of ignorance, foppery, servility and slavery, have been most inclined to countenance and increase the same party.
John Adams (1735-1826) American lawyer, Founding Father, statesman, US President (1797-1801)
Essay (1765-09-30), “A Dissertation on the Canon and the Feudal Law,” No. 3, Boston Gazette
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/adams-john/75024/
Committee for education Funding cef.org advocates for public education. Help for those wanted to take action, https://cef.org/
Effects of DoEd cuts:
72,000 teachers could lose jobs.
K-12 students face reduced support & resources.
Student financial aid & job training slashed.
Economic prospects for future generations diminished.
Students with COVID learning loss left further behind.
Economy, national security, & global competitiveness be weakened.
#education #publiceducation
@hildabast @sciencefeedback The #MAGA cult members in #Texas who believe there are long term *benefits* from the #measles have one thing in common with the people who preferred #ivermectin or injecting bleach to getting the #mRNA #vaccine during the #COVID pandemic, and probably also those in Jim Jones’ Peoples Temple #cult who drank cyanide-laced Kool-Aid in Jonestown, Guyana. They are/were #PoorlyEducated.
#Resist and support high-quality #PublicEducation.
The biggest threat in the #Ontario election isn’t Donald Trump, it’s voter disengagement https://theconversation.com/the-biggest-threat-in-the-ontario-election-isnt-donald-trump-its-voter-disengagement-249528
The chair of the Texas Senate Education Committee has outlined his vision for boosting teacher salaries, with a focus on retaining experienced educators.
The Alamogordo Science Technology Robotics Outreach (A.S.T.R.O.) Success and Innovation https://share.newsbreak.com/blppb9nu?s=i0 #STEM #Traditionaleducation #publiceducation
