Helen Faith
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Despite promises of cuts from Trump and Elon, the U.S. spent about $220 billion more in the first 100 days than it did last year. We’re spending far more and getting far less. So where is all the money going?
May 1, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Despite promises of cuts from Trump and Elon, the U.S. spent about $220 billion more in the first 100 days than it did last year. We’re spending far more and getting far less. So where is all the money going?
It’s funny how abruptly firing half of ED staff with no strategy or plan causes major disruptions within 24 hours that ED has nobody on hand to solve. Who could’ve predicted this? 🤦🏻♀️
March 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It’s funny how abruptly firing half of ED staff with no strategy or plan causes major disruptions within 24 hours that ED has nobody on hand to solve. Who could’ve predicted this? 🤦🏻♀️
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I started writing this when we expected an exec order last week, but cutting half its staff will make it hard if not impossible for ED to fulfil its core functions.
Functions that most voters, including Republicans, say they favor.
#EduSky
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Functions that most voters, including Republicans, say they favor.
#EduSky
www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
Department Of Education To Lay Off 50% Of Staff. Polling Shows Voters Oppose Eliminating The Agency
The Trump administration is expected to fire half the staff at the Department of Education today, even as polling shows voters support the work of the federal agency.
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March 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I started writing this when we expected an exec order last week, but cutting half its staff will make it hard if not impossible for ED to fulfil its core functions.
Functions that most voters, including Republicans, say they favor.
#EduSky
www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
Functions that most voters, including Republicans, say they favor.
#EduSky
www.forbes.com/sites/edward...
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El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
February 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.
Oh, to be my dog, Claire
February 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Oh, to be my dog, Claire
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Spending freeze, even the reduce impact version we got to by the afternoon, is now temporarily blocked by the courts
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L.
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January 28, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Spending freeze, even the reduce impact version we got to by the afternoon, is now temporarily blocked by the courts
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