Jean
@kjnettles.bsky.social
Proud mom, HR Professional, Dreamer, And Poet
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The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
Is planting trees 'DEI'? Trump administration cuts nationwide tree-planting effort
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The Trump administration's efforts to end DEI programs is hitting some unexpected targets, including a nationwide effort planting shade trees in neighborhoods to reduce extreme heat.
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Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.
How Trump's firings could upend a 90-year-old Supreme Court ruling limiting his power
Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Already, lower courts have found President Trump's removal of Democratic members of independent agencies to be unlawful. The Trump administration has appealed.
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We know that students deserve fully funded public schools. But Trump's DOGE just cut 89 education contracts worth nearly $1 billion, wiping out research and support programs for students with disabilities, literacy initiatives, and more.
Read how these cuts hurt students:
Read how these cuts hurt students:
A teen with autism and his mom were getting help planning for college. Then came DOGE.
A federally funded research program helped students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. DOGE’s sweeping Education Department cuts brought this and dozens of other studies to an…
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March 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
We know that students deserve fully funded public schools. But Trump's DOGE just cut 89 education contracts worth nearly $1 billion, wiping out research and support programs for students with disabilities, literacy initiatives, and more.
Read how these cuts hurt students:
Read how these cuts hurt students:
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Trump: standing up for Russia and domestic abusers.
February 26, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Trump: standing up for Russia and domestic abusers.
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Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Twenty-one members of the United State DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
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The Senate will likely vote this week on Linda McMahon’s nomination for education secretary. Dial ACTION to 48744, and we'll connect you to your senators' offices.
Calling your elected representatives is one of the most important ways to demonstrate your views. NEA's system makes it easy.
Calling your elected representatives is one of the most important ways to demonstrate your views. NEA's system makes it easy.
February 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Senate will likely vote this week on Linda McMahon’s nomination for education secretary. Dial ACTION to 48744, and we'll connect you to your senators' offices.
Calling your elected representatives is one of the most important ways to demonstrate your views. NEA's system makes it easy.
Calling your elected representatives is one of the most important ways to demonstrate your views. NEA's system makes it easy.