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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · 8d

Cubs win. Never a doubt!

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · 8d

four point loaf

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · 15d

Never thought I'd go back to handwritten exams, but here we are. To speed up grading, I scan them all and type in my comments/feedback with Adobe comment tool and then just email them back.

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · 17d

We have a number of students who need to record discussion as part of their academic accommodations. Also, there is no way to enforce the rule because it is so easy to record. I wish ht weren't so, but I just operate as if someone is recording at all times.

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · 17d

🍎 Millions of children in the U.S. struggle with food insecurity. In this policy brief, @orgulozturk.bsky.social (@sc.edu) makes the case for expanding the Community Eligibility Provision Program, the largest schoolwide free meals initiative in the U.S.

Read the brief: scholars.org/contribution...

"Expanding access to schoolwide free meals has the potential to address food insecurity among students, decrease stigma, and reduce pressure on local nonprofits."

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · 26d

that stinks. Sorry

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · Aug 26

I think some might go for another round of expanded admits next year to lower their endowment $$s per student to avoid new endowment tax rates

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Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · Aug 21

I got my hands on new data regarding evictions in South Carolina (h/t Legal Services Corporation). This is gonna be a big story.

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Scholars Strategy Network @scholars.org · Aug 19

The GOP's recent tax and spending law makes cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program that many low-income Americans rely on to buy groceries. Professor @kenkolb.bsky.social shares what this will mean for grocery stores on @npr.org's The Indicator.

Ken Kolb @kenkolb.bsky.social · Aug 14

Interviewed on NPR about importance of local food retail.

"they offer healthy food, but they also provide jobs. They're businesses where people are coming and going. They produce foot traffic... They fill all sorts of other community needs besides just filling people's shopping carts."

Why Trump's spending bill could close your grocery store : The Indicator from Planet Money

Trump’s tax and spending law makes the largest cut in history to one of the nation’s biggest safety net programs. Today on the show, we explore how cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progra...

www.npr.org

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