When I was a kid, a lot of people had bumper stickers that read l"if you think education is expensive, try ignorance." Well, here we go! - ThreadSky

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benwikler.bsky.social • 13 hours ago

When I was a kid, a lot of people had bumper stickers that read l"if you think education is expensive, try ignorance."

Well, here we go!

Reposted from The New York Times

Breaking News: The Education Department announced that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency. The layoffs mean that the department will now have a work force of about half the size it did when President Trump took office.

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laura-eastman.bsky.social•13 hours ago

Yet ANOTHER reason to elect @crawfordforwi.bsky.social so that if any Education related cases come before SCOWIS, there won't be a majority beholden to MAGA.
ACT 10 anyone???

heidi-s.bsky.social•8 hours ago

Also future graduate student’s acceptance letters are being recalled due to funding. This is impacting many science and research fields to name a few. It will set back medical cures including cancer research for generations.