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Tracking the impact of right-wing policy on US education. I’m a former public school teacher/current mom of a public school kid. 📍NYC https://www.departmentofedtracker.com/

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · Aug 7

I appealed and got my spreadsheet (and google account) reinstated! The website is back and I'm currently updating!

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U.S. Education Tracker

Discover US education updates, policy shifts, and impacts under the Trump administration. Track K-12 and higher education changes with our independent and comprehensive insights.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 11h

ABOLISH ICE and EXPAND THE SUPREME COURT should be mainstream Democratic promises and talking points.

But timidity and civility will rule the day and screw the rest of us and this country in the end.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 11h

I actually have quite a few extended family members of different generations who graduated from IU - all are planning to let university leadership know how they feel about this.

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 12h

FYI my mom is just retired hence the use of past tense! She is still unprofessionally editing my text messages mercilessly.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 1d

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 12h

I did a summer journalism program at IU and it’s where my mom, who was a professional writer and editor, got her journalism degree. Indiana University should be ashamed of this action.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

Indiana University cuts IDS print entirely, hours after firing student media director
By IDS staff
Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm · Updated Oct 15, 2025 1:23 pm

IU previously directed the Indiana Daily Student to stop printing news coverage in our newspaper. Upon pushback, the university fully cut print, including our special editions. The IDS was not involved in the decision.

Media School Dean David Tolchinsky sent the order to IDS leadership in an email responding to its appeal that the school not censor the newspaper. And the dean attributed the decision to “the campus.” He has not yet responded to a message for clarification.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 16h

UPDATE: Following the firing of the director of the student newspaper, Indiana University has now cut the print edition of the newspaper entirely.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 12h

Illegal shutdown RIFs temporarily blocked!

Federal Judge Issues Immediate Halt of Trump Administration’s Illegal Firing of Federal Workers During Shutdown

AFGE, AFSCME filed lawsuit challenging administration’s reduction-in-force plans.

www.afge.org

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 16h

In short, Brown University argues that they already paid "The Don" protection money 2.5 months ago that was meant to cover them for a few years, at least, and that they were declining the "opportunity" to pay "The Don" more protection money today www.brown.edu/sites/defaul...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 15h

Brown is the second of the original nine to reject the Trump compact!

Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact

In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h

"...I will well and faithfully perform the duties of a classroom teacher in a professional, independent, objective, and nonpartisan manner..."

Proposal would require Florida public school teachers to take oath

Florida teachers would have to take an oath to the nation and the state under a proposal filed Monday by Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes.

www.nbcmiami.com

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 15h

Definitely agree! And I see this as a collaborative project to document everything, so I appreciate feedback anytime!

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, that is a tear gas canister being fired toward the retreating couple holding the baby

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Nobody wants to sign this preferential funding deal - because it is a bad offer! Trump is attempting to save face by offering it to all higher ed institutions.

Trump Opens Up Compact to All of Higher Ed. Now What?

Facing the possibility that more colleges could reject its wide-ranging deal, the Trump administration opened up the offer to more institutions. Whether any will sign is unclear.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Members of the Republican Congressional Hispanic Conference argue the cuts, estimated to be a total loss of $459 million, will "undermine workforce development" and "research capacity".

Republican lawmakers ask McMahon to restore funding for Hispanic-serving colleges

Members of the Congressional Hispanic Conference pushed back on arguments that the programs discriminate by establishing racial quotas.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

IMO it's worth pointing out the hypocrisy for the people who are less online/politically active and buy this shit, but it's also important to note it's just a complete mockery.

It's deliberately insulting.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Mike Johnson: "They berated a Capitol police officer, screamed at him. He was merely standing his post. It shows, again, their disdain for law enforcement, the Democrats, screaming, assaulting officers."

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

I hated the winter until I moved away to cities that rarely get below freezing. Now I genuinely miss being too cold at least some of the time!!

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

The authority we give people making videos is so interesting! My kid watches a lot of fire alarm/farming youtube. We turn off autoplay and vet all of it for misinfo. He's pretty good about identifying AI but avoiding right-wing bullshit during his wind turbine phase was challenging.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

I miss Chicago! I deeply understand this feeling about the lake and other parts of the city that hold decades of memories for me. It's home.

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Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 1d

Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent, nearly 15 percentage points more than the average rate in traditional public schools, new state data shows.
by Cole Behrens
www.dispatch.com/story/news/e...

Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent. Why is that?

Two in five charter school students in Ohio are chronically absent, which is nearly 15% more than the average rate in traditional public schools.

www.dispatch.com

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Oh I'm not surprised at all. There is basically no anti-scientific belief the right could have that would surprise me!

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

My extremely right wing grandparents loved this guy when they lived in AZ in the 90s. I had to hear so much about his horrible chain-gangs and pink prison clothes. Garbage human.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

When I yell about Doug Wilson, CCE, ACCS and Lindsey Burke this is what I'm talking about.

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Excellent overview of what's actually going on at ED and their goals: end public education and replace it with private Christian schools.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Excellent point re:changing the email signatures of ED employees to blame Democrats for the shutdown. This is unethical and illegal.

Will Fertman @willfertman.com · 23h

Actually a huge violation of the Hatch act...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 22h

Texas' SB 2972 is "likely" in violation of the First Amendment and is overly broad and restrictive. (Gift link!)

Court stops UT system from enforcing new campus free speech limits

A district court granted an injunction against the UT System's enforcement of the Campus Protection Act, siding with students who say its limits are too broad.

www.statesman.com

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