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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 13d

New episode of @haveyouheard.bsky.social, featuring research by @t-h-a-d.bsky.social, @emilykpenner.bsky.social, and Andrew Penner.

#205 Schools as Sorting Machines

Play #205 Schools as Sorting Machines by Have You Heard on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · 20d

Not as dangerous, but we’ve been looking at ways schools are adapting their facilities for climate change. One district put in a greenhouse with a Koi pond.

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · 23d

4:46 PM: Review submitted!
4:54 PM: Dear Dr. Penner, I am inviting you to review the manuscript…

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · Aug 27

Where’s Your Evidence, Mr. President? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

Opinion | Where’s Your Evidence, Mr. President?

www.nytimes.com

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks for sharing this collection! Perfect for some late summer procrasti-reading.

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Morgan Polikoff @mpolikoff.bsky.social · Aug 6

"What’s more, research shows that these tactics harm students and families from marginalized communities — students of color and especially LGBTQ+ youth — by taking away access to affirming books and curriculum, and create a chilling effect for librarians and educators."

Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Aug 6

California’s Culturally Divisive Conflict is Costing Schools Too Much www.laschoolreport.com/californias-...

"These actions — book bans, censorship, and threats to the safety of educators — are often aimed at subgroups of students that have been underserved. And they cost school districts money."

California’s Culturally Divisive Conflict is Costing Schools Too Much | LA School Report

These are lean times in public education. Public school enrollment is declining nationwide and in California. Major federal funding cuts to public education are looming, and California’s own budget wo...

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Jazmine Ulloa @jazmineulloa.bsky.social · Jul 24

Neiyerver Adrián Leon Rengel, who was held in a prison in El Salvador, has filed a claim against Homeland Security, accusing it of wrongful detention. It could be the first of dozens filed by migrants deported to CECOT in March without due process. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

‘I Want to Clear My Name’: Deported Migrant Takes First Step to Sue the U.S.

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · Jul 24

It's disheartening to see all of their efforts suppressed. I hope this information is shared in another format elsewhere. I loved how you wove it in to your talk!

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · Jul 23

@janellescott.bsky.social's excellent AERA presidential address (youtu.be/p7fJE_oy0oE) described a Muir Woods display inviting park goers to reflect on what knowing a more complete history of the place compelled them to do.

Now it's been ordered to be removed.
www.sfgate.com/california-p...

Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history

"In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."

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Nicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · Jul 14

a disaster for many reasons, but I’m especially livid thinking about countless disabled students whose families who will have even less in the way of recourse when their kids’ educational rights are violated

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · Jul 14

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

From Sotomayor's dissent:

Lifting the District Court’s injunction will unleash
untold harm, delaying or denying educational opportunities
and leaving students to suffer from discrimination, sexual
assault, and other civil rights violations without the federal
resources Congress intended. The majority apparently
deems it more important to free the Government from paying employees it had no right to fire than to avert these very
real harms while the litigation continues. Equity does not
support such an inequitable result.
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The President must take care that the laws are faithfully
executed, not set out to dismantle them. That basic rule
undergirds our Constitution’s separation of powers. Yet today, the majority rewards clear defiance of that core principle with emergency relief. Because I cannot condone such
abuse of our equitable authority, I respectfully dissent.

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Dr. Johnathan Flowers, Blade Wielding Bisexual (Lordean arc) @shengokai.blacksky.app · Jul 11

One of my colleagues and a union comrade was abducted at the Camarillo action yesterday.

We still don't know where he is, who is holding them, or any other information about his status.

If you're in the area, please reach out to the folks listed in the press release and donate to the bail fund.

- California Faculty Association

We strongly condemn the abduction of California Faculty Association professor, member and activist Jonathan A. Caravello, Ph.D. and other community

www.calfac.org

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Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · Jul 10

Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day. Did you know that Black women have to work 191 EXTRA DAYS into the year in order to earn as much as white men? 191 EXTRA days. #blacksky

This is #TheDoubleTax.

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Highlights Salary Disparities

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day highlights the disparities around how much time it takes Black women to earn as much as their white male counterparts.

www.mississippifreepress.org

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Emily L. Hauser (she/her) ❌👑 @emilylhauser.bsky.social · Jul 3

NEBRASKA
TEXAS
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA

If you see your member of Congress below, pls call!

Capitol Hill switchboard: 202-224-3121
or
find your Rep's DC office number: house.gov
or
google their name & call an in-state office
or
send a fax (for free!) via your computer: faxzero.com/fax_congress...

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 3

DON BACON:
DISTRICT NE-02 IS WATCHING.
THE BIG 'BEAUTIFUL'
BILL WOULD:
人
人
Attack Medicaid and Medicare, revoking healthcare from over 12 million Americans.
Skyrocket costs of energy bills, mortgages, and small business loans.
Destroy millions of American jobs.
Add $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit.
Be the largest cut to food assistance programs in American history.
50501 Movement

CHIP ROY:
DISTRICT TX-2I IS WATCHING.
THE BIG 'BEAUTIFUL'
BILL WOULD:
Attack Medicaid and Medicare, revoking healthcare from over 12 million Americans.
Skyrocket costs of energy bills, mortgages, and small business loans.
Destroy millions of American jobs.
Add $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit.
Be the largest cut to food assistance programs in American history.
50501 Movement

NICK LALOTA:
DISTRICT NY-OI IS WATCHING.
THE BIG 'BEAUTIFUL'
BILL WOULD:
人
Attack Medicaid and Medicare, revoking healthcare from over 12 million Americans.
Skyrocket costs of energy bills, mortgages, and small business loans.
Destroy millions of American jobs.
Add $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit.
Be the largest cut to food assistance programs in American history.
50501 Movement

YOUNG KIM:
DISTRICT CA-40 IS WATCHING.
THE BIG 'BEAUTIFUL'
BILL WOULD:
人
人
人
Attack Medicaid and Medicare, revoking healthcare from over 12 million Americans.
Skyrocket costs of energy bills, mortgages, and small business loans.
Destroy millions of American jobs.
Add $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit.
Be the largest cut to food assistance programs in American history.

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Sean Corcoran @seanpcorcoran.org · Jun 12

This is a really excellent resource on international student enrollment in the US and how Trump administration limitations on enrollment will affect states and universities

James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · Jun 11

I wrote about international student enrollment and how misunderstandings of it are misshaping the conversation around it. I'll share some charts from it below. 🧵 bit.ly/4kAKGqC

How Trump's Policies Threaten International Student Enrollment

Explore how international students enhance U.S. research and innovation, and the impact of current policies on this crucial talent pool.

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · Jun 10

Worth noting today that the entire budget of the NEH is about $200M.

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Jun 10

According to acting DOD Comptroller Bryn McDonnell it'll cost $134M for the deployment of the Guard to Los Angeles.

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Jun 2

Out now in @nathumbehav.nature.com: Cuts to NIH funding will impact the economy and employment nationwide. We visualize these losses and advocate for a theory-driven approach to communicating local, self-relevant impact. w/ @joshuasweitz.bsky.social + SCIMaP team:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment - Nature Human Behaviour

Nature Human Behaviour - NIH indirect cost cuts will affect the economy and employment

www.nature.com

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Carolyn E Holmes @carolyneholmes.bsky.social · May 27

International students add $44 billion to the US economy, annually.

www.aau.edu/newsroom/lea...

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · May 9

“We want to do all that we can to protect essential data and research infrastructure,” - Michal Kurlaender, President of AEFP hechingerreport.org/...

Education researchers sue Trump administration, testing executive power

Prominent scholars ask the courts to reverse DOGE cuts at the Education Department

hechingerreport.org

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · May 15

Appreciate this interview and the work Norman Wong is doing to share the important story of his great-grandfather Wong Kim Ark and his fight to establish birthright citizenship in the U.S.

Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · May 15

“Over a century after his great-grandfather Wong Kim Ark fought to establish birthright citizenship in the U.S., Norman Wong is picking up the torch to defend his family's legacy and the rights of all Americans.” documentedny.com/2025/05/14/s...

NORMAN WONG STANDS NEXT TO A MURAL OF AAPI LEADERS AND CHANGEMAKERS IN CHINATOWN, SAN FRANCISCO, INCLUDING AN IMAGE OF WONG KIM ARK, HIS ANCESTOR. FEBRUARY 14, 2025.

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Ernesto Castañeda @drernestocast.bsky.social · May 13

Policy Briefing: "Criminalized by Design: How US Immigration Policy Hurts Families, Not Crime Rates"
Wed, May 21 3:00-4:00PM
Dirksen senate office building Room 11
Charis Kubrin (UC Irvine)
Irene Vega (UC Irvine)
Beth Baker (UCDC)
Ernesto Castañeda (American University)
forms.office.com/r/guzuqyu06s

This event examines how immigration
enforcement strategies rooted in
criminalization harm families without
improving public safety. Panelists will
address policy reforms related to
enforcement, mental health, economic
impact, and structural oversight.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · May 13

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants.

Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

David Malakoff @davidmalakoff.bsky.social · May 13

Another scoop from Jeff Mervis (@policyhound.bsky.social): NSF's ~1400 grant terminations have disproportionately affected PIs from groups underrepresented in science: women, racial & ethnic minorities, & those with disabilities. 1/3
www.science.org/content/arti...

Trump officials take steps toward a radically different NSF

Efforts to shrink staff, budget, and focus have alarmed members of Congress

www.science.org

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Isako Di Tomassi @isakoditomassi.bsky.social · May 13

Yes! We have to move the needle on public perception of science. Scientists can share their story in a LOCAL HOMETOWN PAPER op-ed, published June 16! #McClintockLetters #SciComm

Share how we serve the public with fed dollars, & insights into fed funded research. tinyurl.com/McClintockLetters

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Jennifer Berkshire @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social · May 13

Ethnic studies turns out to give a huge boost to struggling high school students. Attendance, GPA, engagement all go up - but does any of this matter in our era of backlash and culture war? @haveyouheard.bsky.social heads to southern California to find out soundcloud.com/haveyouheard...

#198 Ethnic Studies ‘Works.’ Does That Even Matter Anymore?

We’re headed to California, where high school students will soon be required to complete an ethnic studies course in order to graduate. The policy has set off the predictable culture war response, wit

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Emily Penner @emilykpenner.bsky.social · May 8

Almost as upsetting as yesterday's spelling bee lacking the word monotonic.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · May 8

Actually, this just broke me. Thank you.

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