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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · May 3

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Looks like Mr. Trump isn't feeling very neighborly. In an executive order Thursday night, the president sought to end federal funding to NPR and PBS over what he calls "biased and partisan news covera...

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Mar 26

We’re kicking off #UASGivingDay and putting the spotlight on the School of Education!

Every dollar helps us train future educators, expand access, and support students across Alaska.

Join us for 49 hours of impact
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Let’s invest in Alaska’s classrooms—together!

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Mar 14

My husband died at 38. We had three young boys. Elon’s understanding of Social Security Benefits, specifically survivor benefits, is frightening. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82UdodE/

Social Security is a lifeline, not a bargaining chip. #fyp #fypシ #fypage #fyppage #foryou #foryoupageofficial #democrat #democrats #demsoftiktok #democracy #demsofstate #election #elections #political...

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Mar 5

“And as I watched him on the stage, my hands were clenched in fists of rage. No angel born in hell could ease that Satan’s spell.”

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Feb 25

We are hiring all the time!

Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Feb 3

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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · Jan 25

With a press release titled “U.S. Department of Education Ends Biden’s Book Ban Hoax,” the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) dismissed all complaints of book banning that it had been investigating. www.schoollibraryjournal.com/story/Depart...

U.S. Dept. of Education Dismisses Book Ban Complaints, Rescinds Agreement in Civil Rights Violations in Forsyth County Book Removals

PEN America and EveryLibrary respond to the action taken by the Trump administration, which called the book bans

www.schoollibraryjournal.com

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 24

Do you like to talk about Education Finance? Submit a conference proposal and come join us in Charlotte, NC this April 2-5, 2025. Proposal deadline is February 3rd. www.nationaledfinance.com/request-for-...

National Education Finance Academy, Inc.

TEducation finance for the next generation

www.nationaledfinance.com

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Keith Edwards @keithedwards.bsky.social · Jan 21

Helpful!

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 21

I’m more heartbroken than surprised. More devastated than surprised. More sullen than surprised. Nothing seems to matter anymore.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 21

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential – The White House

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 21

Agreed. I recently posted about not being surprised when people act exactly as expected, and I needed that reminder—though I didn’t realize how quickly I’d have to apply it.

I’m nauseated over what’s happening now and what’s likely to come.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 21

I guess I’m more in shock than disbelief—and profoundly sad.

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jan 20

If only we were merely living in an SNL skit

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God @thegodpodcast.com · Jan 20

Hi, I’m God.

I had nothing to do with saving that guy’s life or making him president.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 21

I can’t believe he pardoned them all.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 20

Rest in peace, Cecile. 19thnews.org/2025/01/ceci...

Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died

Richards died Monday of an aggressive brain cancer. She was 67.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 19

No. It’s about lots of people we interact with. Nobody specifically.

Also, a reminder to myself.

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Carlee Simon @carleesimon.bsky.social · Jan 19

Stop being surprised when people act exactly as you anticipated.

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Dr. Matt Rhoads @matthewrhoads.com · Jan 19

Why Special Educators Should Be One Role Not Two: Case Manager or Teacher (not both)

Does your district use this approach? #edusky

matthewrhoads.com/2024/01/09/w...