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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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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 2h

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 · 1h

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 · 2h

"...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 · 2h

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 · 20h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 8h

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 · 11h

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 · 9h

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 · 9h

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 · 9h

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

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 9h

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 · 9h

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 · 10h

Actually a huge violation of the Hatch act...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 9h

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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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 9h

(Apologies for the Apple News links, Reuters is pay-walled and we have a family AN subscription so it's the only way I can see it when they are "exclusives".)

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 9h

All staff from Education Department's TRIO program, which supported 900,000 low-income students across all 50 states, have been permanently laid-off.

Exclusive: Trump administration targets college prep program Republicans defended, sources say — Reuters

President Donald Trump's administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters...

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 9h

I don't know what kind of visas they had (student or not) but this is a disturbing action. Freedom of speech applies to all people in the country, not just citizens. The US government is using immigration law to punish dissent.

US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death — Reuters

The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 10h

Omg I thought the mammogram one was a parody but my afternoon got too busy to look into it further. The hair alone!

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 10h

We need to talk about how social media algorithms push moms down a slippery slope of distrust.

From "Are my kids getting enough support in school?" To "Maybe I should homeschool." To "Maybe modern medicine is bad."

I've seen this first-hand in research I'm doing on parenting apps. 1/🧵

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US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 10h

Yes - not just petty! Unethical and illegal.

US Education Tracker @educationtracker.bsky.social · 10h

This is significantly more than the funding the program currently has, and most of the families are using it to send their kids to religious private schools.

This is money that SHOULD be going to public schools!

Arkansas Educational Freedom Account program cost could top $326M, report finds | Arkansas Democrat Gazette

The Arkansas Educational Freedom Accounts could cost the state more than $326 million during the fiscal year that ends June 30, according to information provided by the state Department of Education.