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"A survey of more than 500 political scientists finds that the vast majority think the United States is moving swiftly from liberal democracy toward some form of authoritarianism." www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...

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The U.S. Education Department has agreed to delay for nearly two weeks enforcement of a disputed directive seeking to ban diversity, equity and inclusion practices, according to a court filing Thursday in the case challenging the order

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The legislature’s proposal to slash Ohio's amazing system of public libraries is unconscionable, and will harm children, families and communities across the state. As Governor, I will fight against efforts to take away our right to enjoy them and the vital services they provide.

submitted 17 days ago • 1 comment

Carney: The system of global trade anchored on the United States.. is over. Our old relationship of steadily deepening integration with the United States is over. The 80 year period when the United States embraced the mantle of economic leadership… is over.

submitted 21 days ago • 1193 comments

Groups across the country have received letters notifying them that their grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities have been canceled, raising alarms about serious harm to museums, historical sites, and a wide range of community projects.

submitted 21 days ago • 444 comments

In one low-income Phoenix ZIP code, ProPublica estimates that only one voucher was used per 100 kids. That’s compared to a wealthy ZIP code where an estimated 28 vouchers were used per 100 kids. (Published Oct. 2024)

submitted 24 days ago • 58 comments

Ohio health clinics that provide abortion services are already battling against threats to funding, but services like contraception, STI testing, and preventative health are also at risk with Trump administration plans to freeze “family planning” grants

submitted 25 days ago • 4 comments

Americans of all political affiliations will miss the checks and balances that Donald Trump is trying to dispense with.

submitted 26 days ago • 30 comments

BREAKING: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Friday signed into law a massive higher education overhaul to ban diversity efforts, regulate classroom discussion, and prohibit faculty strikes, among other things. The law will take effect in 90 days.

submitted 27 days ago • 37 comments

If you want a particular part of the country to fail, you start by defunding and then closing the schools…

submitted 28 days ago • 85 comments

All work has dignity. Americans are working harder than ever, with less to show for it. Sherrod Brown is launching the Dignity of Work Institute to create an economy where work is valued, workers benefit from the wealth they create, and everyone can afford a decent living.

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EDUCATION: PROJECT 2025 COMES TRUE @joycewhitevance.bsky.social “Federal education policy should be limited and, ultimately, the federal U.S. Department of Education should be eliminated.” THOSE ARE THE OPENING WORDS IN THE EDUCATION CHAPTER OF PROJECT 2025. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will seek to undo more than 30 regulations, including some aimed at lowering carbon emissions and curbing pollution, as well as redefining what waters and wetlands the federal government can regulate, Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday.

submitted 42 days ago • 8 comments

Right in the middle of college acceptance season. Awesome.

submitted 43 days ago • 22 comments

JFC (I shouldn't be surprised by this, and yet).

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.

submitted 44 days ago • 83 comments

Department of Education laying off half its employees www.ed.gov/about/news/p...

submitted 44 days ago • 22 comments

The largest private employer in Baltimore just lost $800 million in federal contracts and grants. This recession is going to be a doozy.

submitted 44 days ago • 98 comments

This isn’t about fixing bureaucracy in Washington. This is about defunding your local public school. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/...

submitted 44 days ago • 246 comments

Trump is bulldozing the Education Department, which helps homeless and disabled kids gain access to school, while he does a car commercial at the White House for the richest man in the world. Robber barons are waging class warfare on the rest of us.

submitted 44 days ago • 48 comments

Donald Trump is failing the test of leadership again. Instead of proposing any plans to improve math and reading scores for students, he’s tearing down the Department of Education and making it harder for working class kids to get ahead.

submitted 44 days ago • 63 comments

US Education Department will fire 50% of its workforce.

submitted 44 days ago • 305 comments

Private school vouchers were debated on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Republicans defended them as needed for parents unhappy with local public schools while Democrats said the programs can drain money from school districts and have a poor track record on results

submitted 44 days ago • 7 comments

Despite the expansion of near-universal school vouchers in Ohio, students in some counties don’t have the option to attend a private school. @ohiocapitaljournal.com bit.ly/3Djo4uB

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With state and federal funding up in the air, Ohio teachers are speaking out about what budget cuts would mean to districts, the importance of public schools to families and communities and how schools need to be strengthened to prioritize student futures.

submitted 56 days ago • 4 comments

Ohio taxpayers could claim “conceived children” as dependents on their taxes under a bill recently introduced in the General Assembly.

submitted 58 days ago • 6 comments

Editor Commentary: Who does this to other people? To doctors, nurses, farmers, teachers, professors, scientists, veterans, working families, people with disabilities, children with special needs, poor people? What twisted, unnatural men.

submitted 62 days ago • 73 comments

The CDC has an ultra-competitive 2-year program to train "the best of the best" to lead public health labs. Most of the current class were terminated over the weekend. www.science.org/content/arti... (by @meredithwadman.bsky.social)

submitted 63 days ago • 571 comments

🧵 If you’re applauding the abolishment of the Department of Education, you need to do a little research. You have ZERO clue what the DOE actually does. Here’s a reality check on what the Department of Education actually does: (1/14)

submitted 74 days ago • 213 comments

NEW template to help you submit testimony against #Ohio SB 1 We urge you to testify in-person if possible. If not, written-only testimony is very helpful too! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment