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Brad Asay
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Union President, Artist, Farm Boy, Papa, Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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If we really believe that Public Ed is essential for Americans, particularly our young people, we have to talk to and listen to everyone. My Fox Digital Op Ed
PresidentTrump is correct that states & local school boards should control students’ education. They do, and they have since the earliest days of our republic. But to gut the Department of Education—is about redistributing money & opportunity from the many to the few. www.foxnews.com/opinion/rand...
RANDI WEINGARTEN: Trump's decision to gut the Education Department is not only illegal, it's wrong
It is hard to imagine how 7.5 million kids with disabilities, 26 million kids from low-income families or 13 million young people who get financial aid for college won’t be disserved.
www.foxnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Cuts to federal education funding would be a disaster for students in public schools - especially for students in Puerto Rico.

Steven Diaz is a retired teacher and proud abuelo, and is scared of what these cuts would mean for his grandkids. #ProtectOurKids
February 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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HOT off the press:

A MUST READ somber assessment of the war on American higher ed & the fight to save it.

From Harvard AAUP member Dennis Hogan in the @defector.bsky.social

“In the war between colleges & Trump, too many Americans are choosing Trump.“

defector.com/the-nih-cuts...
The NIH Cuts Are Part Of An All-Out War On Higher Education | Defector
In a presidential administration with an unlimited capacity for chaos, colleges and universities have become targets of this early phase of right-wing assault. This is not so surprising: Many of the k...
defector.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Fighting the good fight! Solidarity Forever! HB267 is an attack on public sector unions!
February 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
January 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Standing with you, Utah. I taught in Utah for 13 years. Please block this.
January 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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This quote is the most contradictory: "Really what we’re trying to do is ensure that all public employees have a voice at the table when they’re negotiating contracts and that we’re protecting taxpayer resources..." Rep. Jordan Teuscher, R-South Jordan, said...
January 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
After having 45 days of Big John staying with us at the farm, today we told him goodbye. He’s headed back home to his own farm. Our cows enjoyed having him around. Excited to meet his offspring later in the coming summer. He’s a gentle giant! Sweetest bull we’ve ever leased!
November 30, 2024 at 2:28 AM