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Dr. Sarah Fortner @erthsarah.bsky.social · 20h

“if the administration succeeds in its plans to cut the 2026 federal science budget to $154 billion from $198 billion — a 25 percent reduction — it would represent the smallest amount that the federal government has spent on science in this century”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...

Has Your Scientific Work Been Cut? We Want to Hear.

www.nytimes.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

A policy expert described Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s push in favor of private schools as a “great American heist,” funneling money from public schools: “It’s a strategic theft of the future of our country, our kids and our democracy.”

By @megomatz.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social

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...

www.propublica.org

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · 2d

quoted.
#TitleIII #OELA #EnglishLearners
www.edweek.org/teaching-lea...

Trump Admin. Cuts Some Teacher-Training Grants for English Learners

The Trump administration has cut funding for some English learner PD grants, sparking confusion and prompting appeals.

www.edweek.org

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · 2d

Commentary: Beyond Visibility: Using Student Parent Narratives to Enhance Data Collection.
#ParentingStudents #StudentParents #HigherEd
castudentparentalliance.org/resources/ad...

Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · 2d

"From campus struggles to statewide change"
@stanfordeducation.bsky.social
ed.stanford.edu/about/commun...

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · 2d

Check out the public event and related resources:
Lessons on Collecting Data and Driving Change to Support Student Parent Success.
@urbaninstitute.bsky.social
#ParentingStudents #StudentParents #HigherEd
www.urban.org/events/lesso...

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Zach Schermele @zachschermele.bsky.social · 3d

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Aug 19

Will be on campus for homecoming weekend!
ed.stanford.edu/news/three-g...?

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Aug 11

📣California Student Parent Summit 2025 at Cal Poly-SLO. Join us for our session: Cal State Student Parents: A Longitudinal Look at Systemwide Collaboration and Innovation.
🗓️ September 9-10, 2025
🔗Learn More: bit.ly/CASPS2025
#StudentParentSuccess
#HigherEd
#MultiGenerationalOutcomes
#StudentParents

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Aug 1

Congrats!!!!! So happy for you!!!

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Aug 1

More news, abt #CCAMPIS grants.
www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...?

Grant Applications for Campus Childcare Put on Hold

Funding applications for programs that support low-income and adult learners typically open in May and close by the end of July. This year they have yet to be announced.

www.insidehighered.com

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Aug 1

Some recent work from our team at Cal Poly-SLO. Solid Mustang News coverage of our efforts. Lots of implications of what the visibility of data means for #StudentParents as we move into the sustainability & growth stage of our work in #HigherEd
mustangnews.net/cal-poly-stu...

New infographic highlights Cal Poly’s students with dependents - Mustang News

Discover the challenges faced by college students with dependents and how Cal Poly is working to provide support and resources.

mustangnews.net

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 11

Q: “What keeps you up at night?”

JUSTICE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON: “The state of our democracy.” 🇺🇸 😕

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Larry Ferlazzo @larryferlazzo.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools www.npr.org/2025/07/01/n...

The Trump admin is withholding over $6 billion in education grants for schools

The federal grant funding traditionally goes out by July 1. It includes support for migrant education, after-school programs and English language learners.

www.npr.org

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Kye @gxldsociety.bsky.social · Jun 10

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.”

They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Jun 9

🎓 Supporting #StudentParents Across California’s Campuses w/ #AB2458
June 10, 2 pm, How UC is expanding support
June 18, 11 am, How CalStates are rolling out new policies
castudentparentalliance.org/events/
#HigherEd #UC #CalState #ParentingStudents #StudentsWithDependents #FinancialAid #GAINSAct

Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · Jun 6

Friday news drop (of course).
www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

the appeal (linked in article): www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Trump asks Supreme Court to green light Education Department firings

The administration insisted that the proposed, wide-ranging reductions in force target “inefficiency” and are not an attempt to kneecap the agency.

www.politico.com

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 30

Proud to be part of this effort at the #CalState. So appreciative of the leadership at the chancellor's office to support students and their families toward #MultiGenerationalOutcomes
www.calstate.edu/csu-system/n...
#StudentParents
#HigherEd
#ParentingStudents
#StudentsWithDependents

CSU Launches Pregnant and Parenting Students Initiative With Support from Michelson 20MM Foundation | CSU

Building on previous work, the initiative aims to empower CSUs to share best practices for supporting students with dependents.

www.calstate.edu

Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 23

www.npr.org/2025/05/22/n...

Why did university police chase a student and his baby across a graduation stage?

Jean Paul Al Arab and his 6-month-old led police on a brief foot chase during a University at Buffalo ceremony. The school said the grad violated rules about who can participate in the commencement.

www.npr.org

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 22

Time to support the plaintiffs as this case moves to the merits phase.
📝 File #AmicusBriefs
📊 Share local impact—news, op-eds, data—on how the RIF is harming students and schools.
#DepartmentOfEducation #CivilRights #IDEA #TitleIX #AmicusBriefs
www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

US judge blocks Trump administration plan to gut Education Department

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to reinstate more than 1,300 U.S. Department of Education employees who Democratic-led states argued were being terminated in mass as part of an effort to dismantle the agency.

www.reuters.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · May 20

Broke out the good scarf

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · May 19

I'll be the only non-Californian on this panel so I plan to drop some wild thoughts like in-n-out's fries are so bad that nothing else they do can justify eating there (if you can't attend but want to watch, you can always register and they'll send you the recording)

edsource.org/broadcasts/t...

ROUNDTABLE: The future of California higher education under Trump

Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has set out to reshape higher education. The administration withheld billions of dollars in federal research grants from universities, revoked (a...

edsource.org

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 15

On #InternationalDayOfFamilies, uplifting a new Parent Advisor Program Microsite—a go-to resource for centering student parent voice in shaping policy & programs.
🔗 ascendstories.aspeninstitute.org/students-par...
#StudentParents #ParentVoice #HigherEd #2Gen
Dev by Ascend at the Aspen Institute

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · May 10

Modern statistics was born out of eugenics--aimed at justifying oppression (or worse) by lending the appearance of "scientific rigor" to deeply biased claims.

This kind of big data surveillance effort smacks of that same goal.

NPR @npr.org · May 8

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

RFK Jr. says autism database will use Medicare and Medicaid info

The National Institutes of Health will partner with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to create a database of Americans with autism, using insurance claims, medical records and smartwatch data.

www.npr.org

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 8

Excited to announce Stephanie Land (@stepville), author of Maid + Class, will keynote the 2025 Student Parent Summit at #CalPoly! Sept 9–10, 2025. 💛 #StudentParentJoy #HigherEd
Learn more: castudentparentalliance.org
#StudentParents
#StudentWithDependents
#ParentingStudents
#CalStates

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Tina Cheuk, PhD (卓佩佩) @tinacheuk.bsky.social · May 1

Help us bring student parent leaders to the 2025 Summit at Cal Poly this fall! 💪🏽🎓
Your gift helps cover meals & registration for parenting students and their children.
👉 crowdfund.calpoly.edu/project/46443
#StudentParentJoy #HigherEdForAll
#StudentParentSuccessSummit

Help the School of Education host Student Parent Success Summit

Help Cal Poly raise $3,000 for the project: Help the School of Education host Student Parent Success Summit. Your gift will make a difference!

crowdfund.calpoly.edu

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