Rob Wisc
@robwisc.bsky.social
US educational policy | political economies | community organizing | labor
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2025 will end without a ruling in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding case. It's been 659 days without a decision since the NC Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case. It's unclear if and when a ruling may be issued. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced
2025 will end without a ruling in NC’s long-running Leandro school funding case
It’s been almost two years since the North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an appeal filed by GOP legislative leaders.
www.newsobserver.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:16 PM
2025 will end without a ruling in North Carolina’s long-running Leandro school funding case. It's been 659 days without a decision since the NC Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case. It's unclear if and when a ruling may be issued. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic... #ncpol #nced
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They can't pass a state budget so they spend their time holding a hearing to insult a local school board..
"Accusations of grooming, mentions of vulvas, and hurling of books—not an ordinary morning in the North Carolina State Legislature, but just another day in America’s culture wars." indyweek.com/news/chccs-l...
CHCCS Leaders Defend District in Hearing on Parents’ Bill of Rights Comments
GOP legislators accused the district of indoctrinating students in a theatrical hearing on comments the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board chair made at a candidate forum.
indyweek.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
They can't pass a state budget so they spend their time holding a hearing to insult a local school board..
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More than 2,000 supporters, including students and faculty, signed onto a petition as of Thursday opposing a University of North Carolina system proposal to require the public release of all class syllabi and materials. Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #unc #ncpol
UNC system faculty condemn proposed policy disclosing course materials to public • NC Newsline
Backers of the proposal say it’s a necessary move to restore trust, while opponents raised concerns over harassment of faculty and students.
ncnewsline.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
More than 2,000 supporters, including students and faculty, signed onto a petition as of Thursday opposing a University of North Carolina system proposal to require the public release of all class syllabi and materials. Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #unc #ncpol
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UNC System President Hans is feeding the rightwing extremist outrage machine while claiming to care about threats and harassment. Hans's actions will lead to campaigns targeting specific instructors and specific classes, putting faculty and students at personal risk.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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This morning UNC System President Peter Hans announced his intent to subject instructors and students to increased harassment by creating a searchable, online repository of all state college and university syllabi.
Pay attention to what Hans does rather than what he says.
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Pay attention to what Hans does rather than what he says.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This morning UNC System President Peter Hans announced his intent to subject instructors and students to increased harassment by creating a searchable, online repository of all state college and university syllabi.
Pay attention to what Hans does rather than what he says.
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Pay attention to what Hans does rather than what he says.
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Hans here says academic freedom is a bedrock principle, but that when the far right comes gunning for it, the UNC system's position is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Which is it, President Hans? Where do you really stand? Are you a university leader, or another hatchet man? @aaup.org
Which is it, President Hans? Where do you really stand? Are you a university leader, or another hatchet man? @aaup.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Hans here says academic freedom is a bedrock principle, but that when the far right comes gunning for it, the UNC system's position is ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Which is it, President Hans? Where do you really stand? Are you a university leader, or another hatchet man? @aaup.org
Which is it, President Hans? Where do you really stand? Are you a university leader, or another hatchet man? @aaup.org
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Unnecessary and dangerous.
UNC System may require all instructors to publish syllabi, course materials next academic year
The drafted regulation, obtained by The Daily Tar Heel, states the policy would go into effect come the 2026-27 academic year. Some instructors said publishing syllabi would invite outside scrutiny th...
www.dailytarheel.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Unnecessary and dangerous.
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Sign AAUP North Carolina's petition to protect academic freedom! bit.ly/3YgUs7L
December 10, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Sign AAUP North Carolina's petition to protect academic freedom! bit.ly/3YgUs7L
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UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Judge: residents must move out, ICE-raided South Shore building is uninhabitable • The TRiiBE
The tenants of the property at 7500 S. South Shore Drive are ordered to leave the property by Friday.
thetriibe.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
UPDATE — For those who want to help, there’s now a way to donate directly to the 7500 South Shore Tenants Union to help with emergency relocation costs as residents “vacate in one of the snowiest winters in Chicago’s history.”
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
Details in our story.
thetriibe.com/2025/12/judg...
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Thank you to the great Gene Nichol for highlighting the "NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro"
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
The NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro | Opinion
Gene Nichol: To be honest, I’m not anxious to hear from Paul Newby’s court. They’re no friends to the low-income students of North Carolina. | Opinion
www.newsobserver.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thank you to the great Gene Nichol for highlighting the "NC Supreme Court’s inexplicable, historic silence on Leandro"
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
#ncpol #LeadWithLeandro
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This move puts me and all my colleagues at risk of doxxing and threatening disruptions in the workplace. Please sign and share.
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
This move puts me and all my colleagues at risk of doxxing and threatening disruptions in the workplace. Please sign and share.
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I keep trying to see how anyone could think this was a good idea if they spent some time imagining what the consequences would be for faculty and students... And I don't get it. We even already have a system in place for getting (draft) syllabi to interested registered students not in the class yet!
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I keep trying to see how anyone could think this was a good idea if they spent some time imagining what the consequences would be for faculty and students... And I don't get it. We even already have a system in place for getting (draft) syllabi to interested registered students not in the class yet!
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Violating academic freedom and intensifying risk for faculty, lecturers, and TAs is NOT the way.
URGENT ACTION: the UNC System is planning to force instructors to publish their syllabi, claiming these are public records and not our intellectual property. We have a small window of time to redirect this decision.
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Please sign
actionnetwork.org/petitions/pr...
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Violating academic freedom and intensifying risk for faculty, lecturers, and TAs is NOT the way.
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Friends: please consider adding your name to this @ncaaup.bsky.social petition. UNC System administrators want to create a single, searchable repository of all university and college syllabi -- a move that invites political actors to attack the free inquiry on our campuses.
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Friends: please consider adding your name to this @ncaaup.bsky.social petition. UNC System administrators want to create a single, searchable repository of all university and college syllabi -- a move that invites political actors to attack the free inquiry on our campuses.
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This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
December 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is the Tufts PhD student who seized by masked agents on the street and jailed for two months because she wrote an op-ed calling for the school to divest from Israel.
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Back in September I wrote about a push by tenants to organize unions in several properties across the country owned by a single private equity firm, Capital Realty Group.
Since then tenants have staged several protests, including at CRG's offices. (Cont'd)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Since then tenants have staged several protests, including at CRG's offices. (Cont'd)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tenants Seek to Unionize One Private Equity Firm's Entire Housing Portfolio
By organizing renters across Capital Realty Group’s affordable housing complexes, the Tenant Union Federation hopes to bring sectoral bargaining to negotiations with large landlords.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Back in September I wrote about a push by tenants to organize unions in several properties across the country owned by a single private equity firm, Capital Realty Group.
Since then tenants have staged several protests, including at CRG's offices. (Cont'd)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Since then tenants have staged several protests, including at CRG's offices. (Cont'd)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Circulating a petition against a proposal to force UNC system faculty to share their syllabi publicly, a move that would potentially exposing faculty to bad faith actors without necessarily improving student access to syllabi (which are already accessible in the course catalog) #AcademicFreedom
Protect Academic Freedom, Our Faculty, Our Communities
Faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members: The UNC System is preparing to cave to political pressure from the Heritage Foundation, the Oversight Project, and the James Martin Center by ...
aaupnc.us3.list-manage.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Circulating a petition against a proposal to force UNC system faculty to share their syllabi publicly, a move that would potentially exposing faculty to bad faith actors without necessarily improving student access to syllabi (which are already accessible in the course catalog) #AcademicFreedom
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Last month’s deportation sweeps animated an ongoing debate over what Durham Public Schools’ policies regarding immigration enforcement should be.
Under pressure from the Durham Association of Educators and some families, the school board is expected to vote on a policy this week.
Under pressure from the Durham Association of Educators and some families, the school board is expected to vote on a policy this week.
DPS Board Expected to Vote on Policy Towards Immigration Enforcement
Last month’s deportation sweeps animated an ongoing debate over what Durham Public Schools’ policies regarding immigration enforcement should be.
indyweek.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Last month’s deportation sweeps animated an ongoing debate over what Durham Public Schools’ policies regarding immigration enforcement should be.
Under pressure from the Durham Association of Educators and some families, the school board is expected to vote on a policy this week.
Under pressure from the Durham Association of Educators and some families, the school board is expected to vote on a policy this week.
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Applications are open for the Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund! This fund will provide support to enable Graduate Student members of AERA with demonstrated need to offset the cost of attending #AERA2026. Applications are due January 7. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Applications are open for the Annual Meeting Graduate Student Assistance Fund! This fund will provide support to enable Graduate Student members of AERA with demonstrated need to offset the cost of attending #AERA2026. Applications are due January 7. www.aera.net/Education-Re...
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This entire thread. (Yes.)
i think to understand the meaning of the birthright citizenship clause to the framers of the 14th amendment, you have to understand significance of dred scott to the civil war republican party. dred scott wasn't just a bad ruling, it was understood as a rejection of the declaration itself.
December 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This entire thread. (Yes.)
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“In the last two days, ICE agents were observed conducting arrests or surveillance activities in Greensboro, Apex, Catawba County, Durham, and Charlotte,” Siembra said in the news release.”
ICE begins a ‘clear escalation’ of arrests in the Triangle, Siembra NC says
The arrests have included several people who were in the final stages of the process to gain legal status, the immigrant rights group says.
cardinalpine.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“In the last two days, ICE agents were observed conducting arrests or surveillance activities in Greensboro, Apex, Catawba County, Durham, and Charlotte,” Siembra said in the news release.”
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I hope that you all have heard of one of my all-time fave podcasts, Have You Heard, by journalist @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and professor @jackschneider.bsky.social --and if not, subscribe today! The latest episode (#209) includes an interview with me about my new report.
#209 Make Education Great Again
The MAGA vision for public education isn’t just to dismantle it. Key parts of the coalition also want to reshape schools along religious and political lines. In this episode we hear from two experts a
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December 5, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I hope that you all have heard of one of my all-time fave podcasts, Have You Heard, by journalist @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social and professor @jackschneider.bsky.social --and if not, subscribe today! The latest episode (#209) includes an interview with me about my new report.
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I'm consolidating my work on charter school financial dealings, including real-estate acquisition practices using taxpayer dollars in one place: schoolfinance101.com/edu-grift/
Edu-Grift
Key Readings The Business of Charter Schooling The Conversation: Charter schools exploit lucrative loophole that would be easy to close Are charter schools the second coming of Enron? Are we approa…
schoolfinance101.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm consolidating my work on charter school financial dealings, including real-estate acquisition practices using taxpayer dollars in one place: schoolfinance101.com/edu-grift/
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We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
How to stand up to ICE: Lessons from Chicago and Charlotte
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
therealnews.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We speak with organizers on the ground in Charlotte, NC, and Chicago, IL, about what to do when ICE invades your town.
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This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a gift. Thank you to @siembranc.bsky.social for sharing this new toolkit with what they did when Border Patrol showed up in NC: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - share far and wide especially with our comrades in MN and LA (New Orleans esp).