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US Education Tracker
@save-education.bsky.social
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Tracking the growth of right-wing policy in US schools and education. I’m a former public school teacher/current mom of a public school kid. 📍NYC https://www.departmentofedtracker.com/
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · Aug 7
I appealed and got my spreadsheet (and google account) reinstated! The website is back and I'm currently updating!

www.departmentofedtracker.com
U.S. Education Tracker
Discover US education updates, policy shifts, and impacts under the Trump administration. Track K-12 and higher education changes with our independent and comprehensive insights.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 42m
Ohhhh this is my daily cycle. Would you believe I'm also procrastinating bedtime right now?

But don't worry! It's ok because I'm sure I will fit in a nap and go to bed on time *tomorrow*.
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 50m
Chicago knows how to protest. I am proud of my hometown for standing up to this.
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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1h
Michigan Avenue right now.
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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 8h
The vindictive prosecutions of political enemies are not a distraction from the Epstein files - they’re one and the same: wielding the power of the DoJ to persecute your foes AND to protect your friends.
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 1d
All the RIFs and illegal department closures happening since January and they still have to rely on a furlough to stop the chemtrails guys.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 2d
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d
THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d
very cool that if you are working on behalf of right-wing culture warriors, you no longer need standing to have your claim adjudicated by the supreme court
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d
It's not just that they're going to strike down a law against conversion therapy, it's that they're going to do it on behalf of made-up claims from a straw plaintiff who can't honestly show the law affected her at all
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Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d
One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...
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Candice Fortin @candicefortin.bsky.social · 5d
No accountability for the MOVE bombing in Philly was one of the stepping stones for what’s happening in DC, Chicago, LA, Memphis right now.
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Senator Dick Durbin @durbin.senate.gov · 5d
Camouflaged agents with long guns raided South Shore in Chicago this week. 
 
They ziptied women and kids and put people into unmarked vans… including US citizens.
 
This is way beyond mass deportations.
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Monica Maalouf, MD @maaloufmd.bsky.social · 5d
My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 5d
This story just sucks. I think it's important, though, to reject the framing that incorrect immigration status is inherently dangerous. It's just expensive paperwork.

The alleged issues with his resume are much more of a problem for schools, but I am staying skeptical and critical here.
Former Des Moines superintendent who was detained by ICE federally charged
Former Des Moines Public School Superintendent Ian Andre Roberts was charged by complaint on Wednesday, according to the case docket.
abcnews.go.com
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 6d
The letters were sent to:

University of Arizona
Brown University
Dartmouth College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
University of Texas
Vanderbilt University
University of Virginia
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 7d
You also need a calf-length puffy coat that looks like a down comforter! Chicago winters are where fashion ends.
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 7d
OCR usually closes during shutdowns so this isn’t an unusual plan, just the typical consequences of republican government.
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 7d
It’s actually 95% of employees who have been furloughed if you exclude FSA staff:
What to Know About the Government Shutdown and Higher Ed
Colleges and universities likely won’t face immediate issues, but research may be disrupted as grants pause.
www.insidehighered.com
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 7d
US Dept of Education plan under a government shutdown:

-civil rights investigations stopped
-no new federal grants
-87% of employees furloughed

Vought has been pushing for permanent layoffs from the furloughed employees, btw.
How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department
Investigations into civil rights complaints will stop, the department will not issue new federal grants and about 87% of its workforce will be furloughed, according to a department contingency plan.
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skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 8d
A Texas school district has banned TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in light of the state's "parental rights" law, SB 12.

Administrators who did this didn't consult the board, and they used AI to make the call.

This is the canary in the coal mine for SB 12 across Texas.

bookriot.com/leander-sb-13/
Texas School Administrators Use A.I. To Ban Books Like TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Leander Independent School District's administrators tell educators to "pause" use of 40 books, including numerous classroom classics.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 8d
the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!
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Honesty for Ohio Education @honesty4ohioed.bsky.social · 9d
Opinion
Ohio didn't want to fund religious schools in 1851. Court must honor that
Why Ohioans said private schools shouldn't be funded with our money 174 years ago
by Michael Curtin
www.dispatch.com/story/opinio...
Why Ohioans said private schools shouldn't be funded with our money 174 years ago | Opinion
What were Ohio voters thinking on June 17, 1851?
www.dispatch.com
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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10d
I feel like those agents pulled that whole scene downtown today so they could get photos like this one. They wanted propaganda images of their guys mobbing up and grabbing people in iconic downtown Chicago locations. Nazi tourist bitches.
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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 10d
"One arrest witnessed by the @chicago.suntimes.com on Sunday happened near Clark and Superior streets around 2 p.m. Agents chased down a man and asked him for his papers. About two dozen agents surrounded the man, who was handcuffed."
Immigration agents spotted downtown on Michigan Avenue, along Chicago River
Dozens of agents, some masked, were seen on Michigan Avenue and along the Riverwalk.
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US Education Tracker @save-education.bsky.social · 12d
These are my perfect baby boy gentlemen:
Two cats on a tan cat tree - the one on the top level is orange striped and the one below is a black and white tuxedo cat. Both look vaguely annoyed!
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Eyes on the Fright 🎃 @eyesontheright.bsky.social · 12d
Disbanding ICE and prosecuting everyone who led and worked for it is, in fact, the moderate position.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 12d
Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts
Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.
www.bleedingheartland.com
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