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ahimsa<p>"How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education"</p><p><a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2025/04/03/how-the-education-department-helps-enforce-special-education-laws/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opb.org/article/2025/04/03/how</span><span class="invisible">-the-education-department-helps-enforce-special-education-laws/</span></a></p><p>This administration is also targeting disabled folks. That includes disabled children who are just trying to get an education.</p><p><a href="https://disabled.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Accessibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accessibility</span></a> <a href="https://disabled.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a></p>
George Station<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiftLink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftLink</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/K12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>K12</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> </p><p>There's a deadline, and the Sec'y of Ed is still clueless as to what may constitute a "violation." She don't know art, she just knows what she likes:</p><p>"The memo included a certification letter that state and local school officials must sign and return to the department within 10 days, even as the administration has struggled to define which programs would violate its interpretation of civil rights laws."</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/public-school-funding-trump-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.804.Py52.4jVmGvKpv5Ud&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/public-school-funding-trump-dei.html?unlocked_article_code=1.804.Py52.4jVmGvKpv5Ud&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> Admin Threatens to Withhold <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Funds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Funds</span></a> From <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a></p><p>State <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a>] that the administration deems *unlawful* [uncomfortable for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigots</span></a>] according to a new memo.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>censorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Whitewashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Whitewashing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/misogyny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misogyny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/heterosexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heterosexism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/politics/public-school-funding-trump-dei.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=AEB43A0E-0ED5-401C-9960-8E17975F9091" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/04/03/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/public-school-funding-trump-dei.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=AEB43A0E-0ED5-401C-9960-8E17975F9091</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Government backpedals on school bike restrictions following backlash<br>By Emma Wynne and Nadia Mitsopoulos</p><p>WA's education minister has instructed her department to retract advice banning bikes without chain guards in schools following revelations education programs had been cancelled.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/education-department-school-bike-restriction-withdrawn-minister/105132848" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-04-03/edu</span><span class="invisible">cation-department-school-bike-restriction-withdrawn-minister/105132848</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SafetyEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyEducation</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EmmaWynne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EmmaWynne</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NadiaMitsopoulos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NadiaMitsopoulos</span></a></p>
Regina Kammer<p>Ride 4A Reason: Support Oakland Public Schools via a fun bike ride event!<br>Support my friend riding from Oakland to Sacramento: <a href="https://runsignup.com/tara_horton_r4r2025" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">runsignup.com/tara_horton_r4r2</span><span class="invisible">025</span></a><br>Funds go to OPS libraries, sports, arts, and more: <a href="https://runsignup.com/Race/Info/CA/Oakland/R4RWalkRunRide" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">runsignup.com/Race/Info/CA/Oak</span><span class="invisible">land/R4RWalkRunRide</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BikeRide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BikeRide</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/fundraising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fundraising</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Oakland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oakland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/OaklandPublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OaklandPublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a></p>
Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:<p>SASD Board Meeting Recap for March 27 <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Souderton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Souderton</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/SASD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SASD</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Soudertonforresponsibleleaders/posts/pfbid02nZ7FZ4aTmEH5cmettEr17QAeWtKJ8yA1f1mSyAFkxKkupiPVQdvb733mUKJvMeAVl" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/Soudertonforrespo</span><span class="invisible">nsibleleaders/posts/pfbid02nZ7FZ4aTmEH5cmettEr17QAeWtKJ8yA1f1mSyAFkxKkupiPVQdvb733mUKJvMeAVl</span></a></p>
Bongolian<p>Public schools: The home front of a white Christian Nationalist war against a united America</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChristianNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChristianNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Publicschools</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dougwilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dougwilson</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/confederacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>confederacy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/lostcauseofthesouth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lostcauseofthesouth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dominionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dominionism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slavery</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a><br><a href="https://www.au.org/the-latest/church-and-state/articles/public-schools-the-homefront-of-a-white-christian-nationalist-war-against-a-united-america/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">au.org/the-latest/church-and-s</span><span class="invisible">tate/articles/public-schools-the-homefront-of-a-white-christian-nationalist-war-against-a-united-america/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CHURCHSTATESEPARATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CHURCHSTATESEPARATION</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NEWS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NEWS</span></a> -</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a>’s new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religion</span></a> case could devastate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/American" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>American</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/YeshivaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YeshivaUniversity</span></a> Settles With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentClub</span></a></p><p>State <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawmakers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawmakers</span></a> want <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/chaplains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chaplains</span></a> to counsel <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> at <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a></p><p>Quincy statues raise concerns of price, transparency and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/religiousfreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>religiousfreedom</span></a></p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> Taliban are hard at work in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Austin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austin</span></a></p><p>Have you been harmed by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/churchstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>churchstate</span></a> separation violations? Your story matters.</p><p><a href="https://flipboard.com/@dustcircle/church-state-separation-g5hp0m0uy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">flipboard.com/@dustcircle/chur</span><span class="invisible">ch-state-separation-g5hp0m0uy</span></a><br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/separationofchurchandstate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>separationofchurchandstate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SOCAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SOCAS</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"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."</p><p>~ Wajahat Ali</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DepartmentofEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentofEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/FederalGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FederalGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/integration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>integration</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/race" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>race</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/make-american-kids-dumb-and-segregated" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thelefthook.substack.com/p/mak</span><span class="invisible">e-american-kids-dumb-and-segregated</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>The <a href="https://mas.to/tags/astroturf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>astroturf</span></a> fake "parent activists" attacking <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://www.citywatchla.com/voices/30567-how-news-reporters-are-being-deceived-by-fake-groups-of-moms-and-parents-attacking-public-schools" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citywatchla.com/voices/30567-h</span><span class="invisible">ow-news-reporters-are-being-deceived-by-fake-groups-of-moms-and-parents-attacking-public-schools</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a> teachers, parents join national <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> against <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s cuts to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a></p><p>Teachers from Deering High, Rowe Elementary and Presumpscot Elementary held a 'walk-in' Wednesday in a show of support for public education amid cuts to the U.S. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DepartmentOfEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfEducation</span></a>.</p><p>by Riley Board, March 19, 2025</p><p>"'Education is a right, that is why we have to fight,' a group of educators, parents and teachers chanted outside Deering High School early Wednesday morning. To a chorus of loud honks from passing cars on Stevens Avenue, they waved signs opposing staff cuts to the federal Department of Education and other actions President Donald Trump has taken that could affect public education.<br>The group of about 80 were participating in a nationwide walk-in organized by the National Education Association, the country’s largest teachers union. More than 100 similar events took place across 26 states; the event was scheduled for Wednesday because it’s the day that federal elected officials are returning to their home districts as Congress goes to recess.</p><p>"'Now is the time to send a message: Their decisions in Washington, D.C., matter here at home,' the NEA said in a statement on its website."</p><p>[...]</p><p>"Kerrie Dowdy, president of the Portland Education Association, the union that represents teachers in the district, said the vast majority of all American students, including 95% of students with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>, attend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a>.</p><p>"'All students benefit from programs run by the Department of Education, and we’re here today to protect our students and to protect our public schools,' Dowdy said."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/19/portland-teachers-parents-join-national-protests-against-trumps-cuts-to-education/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/03/19/por</span><span class="invisible">tland-teachers-parents-join-national-protests-against-trumps-cuts-to-education/</span></a></p><p>Archived article:<br><a href="https://archive.md/vf7Ki#selection-2055.0-2059.186" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.md/vf7Ki#selection-205</span><span class="invisible">5.0-2059.186</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BadDOGE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistAuthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistAuthoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResistFascism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RESIST" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RESIST</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CharacteristicsOfFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CharacteristicsOfFascism</span></a></p>
Shawna Atteberry<p>This is why they want to destroy The Department of Education. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a></p>
Black White Blue in the South<p>In Episode 50, Bill rattles off the failures of the South Carolina government to secure the technology infrastructure of our schools.</p><p>Subscribe, download and listen today! <a href="https://linktr.ee/bwabits" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">linktr.ee/bwabits</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SouthCarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthCarolina</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCPol</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SCPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/databreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>databreach</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtube.com/shorts/czoTnP2nRRA" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtube.com/shorts/czoTnP2nRRA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Tiffany Justice, of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MomsForLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MomsForLiberty</span></a>, touted the launch of the portal, highlighting it as an opportunity for parents to push back against "critical [race] theory, *rogue* sex education, &amp; *divisive* ideologies." She added: "Now is the time that you share the receipts of the betrayal that has happened in our public schools."</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateSponsoredTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateSponsoredTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Snitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snitch</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The portal, called EndDEI.ed.gov [yes, that’s an official dot gov address], debuted w/a press release that featured no govt authorities, but rather a quote from a co-founder of the reactionary group <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MomsForLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MomsForLiberty</span></a>, which is infamous for its anti-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ activism &amp; links to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightWing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightWing</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/militant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militant</span></a> groups like the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ProudBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProudBoys</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Holy shit</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Department Opens <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Snitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Snitch</span></a> Line Against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Diversity</span></a></p><p>The snitch portal was launched in association with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremist</span></a> group Moms for Liberty</p><p>Trump's Dept of Education has launched a new portal for Americans to rat out the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/diversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversity</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/equity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>equity</span></a>, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/inclusion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inclusion</span></a> efforts at their local <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreeSpeech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSpeech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extremism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extremism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StateSponsoredTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StateSponsoredTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-education-department-snitch-portal-against-diversity-1235282457/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/trump-education-department-snitch-portal-against-diversity-1235282457/</span></a></p>
Bridge&Tunnel Jeff<p>NYC Public schools will be hosting some of the LGBTQ videos removed from PBS due to a Trump EO.</p><p><a href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/19/nyc-public-schools-publishes-lgbtq-history-videos-deleted-by-pbs-wnet/?ref=hellgatenyc.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">19/nyc-public-schools-publishes-lgbtq-history-videos-deleted-by-pbs-wnet/?ref=hellgatenyc.com</span></a></p><p><a href="https://sites.google.com/schools.nyc.gov/social-studies-and-civics/resources/hidden-voices/video-resources" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sites.google.com/schools.nyc.g</span><span class="invisible">ov/social-studies-and-civics/resources/hidden-voices/video-resources</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a></p>
Gay Curmudgeon<p>I experienced a lot of homophobia in my career as a teacher, from co-workers, but I always loved the children. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publiceducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publiceducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schooldays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schooldays</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twentiethcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twentiethcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bigotry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bigotry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homophobia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homophobia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Math" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Math</span></a></p>
Linux G. Fossman<p>We need to do more to help <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schools</span></a> adopt <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FreeSoftware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeSoftware</span></a> / <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenSource</span></a>. In my experience, it is easier to get smaller communities schools to switch, especially if the <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> / <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Linux</span></a> communities can volunteer a few hours a month for setup and training teachers.</p><p><a href="https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6042-public-values-and-foss-for-education/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event</span><span class="invisible">/fosdem-2025-6042-public-values-and-foss-for-education/</span></a></p><p>BTW, they saved the best for last!</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/school" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>school</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/publicschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publicschools</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/degoogle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>degoogle</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/GNUlinux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GNUlinux</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/nextcloud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nextcloud</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LibreOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LibreOffice</span></a></p>
Rob Carlson :ally: :BLM:<p><a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/Souderton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Souderton</span></a> Area for Responsible Leadership introduced a 2025 slate of endorsed candidates on Sunday for election to the Souderton Area School Board.</p><p>Rosemary Buetikofer, Corinne DeGeiso, Andrew Souchet, and Alexandra Wisser are running on a platform of increasing <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/transparency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transparency</span></a> and <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/accountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accountability</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://soudertonforresponsibleleadership.com/candidates/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">soudertonforresponsibleleaders</span><span class="invisible">hip.com/candidates/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/PublicSchools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSchools</span></a> <a href="https://epistolary.org/tags/MontCoPa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MontCoPa</span></a></p>
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