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The Trump administration froze investigations into disability discrimination in education -- until the AP started asking questions.

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AG Marshall says Alabama’s gender lawsuit won’t strip disability protections, but advocates aren’t convinced. A Section 504 challenge has parents and attorneys raising alarm. What’s really at stake? Read more: ⬇️ aldailynews.com/marshall-cla... #ALpolitics #Education #DisabilityRights #Section504

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Trump and Musk’s needless cuts to the RELs will leave children behind all across the nation, including in communities like yours // “[The REL] helped us develop resources that our teachers could use, that our leaders could use … I can’t say enough about how important they were.”

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Department of Education scoop: The civil rights office is “lifting the pause” on disability related investigations — but not those related to race or gender discrimination. www.propublica.org/article/depa...

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It’s important for individuals, regional planners, and education and training providers to know where more middle-skills credentials are needed to meet demand in high-paying middle-skills jobs. bit.ly/3MpoAIc

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Trump Cuts Research Lab That Helped Nurture ‘Mississippi Miracle’ - my latest for The 74: www.the74million.org/article/trum...

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After declaring NAEP off-limits, education department cancels upcoming test www.the74million.org/article/afte...

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After Declaring NAEP Off-Limits, Education Department Cancels Upcoming Test www.the74million.org/article/afte...

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NEW: DOGE technologists Edward Coristine—the 19-year-old known online as “Big Balls”—and Kyle Schutt are now listed as staff at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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A new government tracker claims DOGE has saved billions from ending federal contracts. But an NPR analysis of the data finds the claimed savings don't add up.

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A young girl’s death by suicide is being investigated by school police after her mother says she was bullied by other students who hurled insults at her, claiming her family was in the US illegally.

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More than 2,000 Arizona children have been waitlisted for state child care assistance. That number will climb. via @mpolletta.bsky.social/@azcir.org

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Wow: City of Clarksdale, Mississippi got a court order yesterday directing a newspaper to delete an editorial criticizing city officials -- without a hearing. Here's the TRO issuing the prior restraint:

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School diversity efforts could violate civil rights, Trump administration says https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/17/trump-education-department-targets-diversity-civil-rights-violation/

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New from my colleague @jillbarshay.bsky.social: "It’s ironic,” one researcher said. “They’re calling themselves the Department of Government Efficiency. But they’re just wasting money.”

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Today's positivity is that five people have been cured of HIV. abcnews.go.com/Health/5th-p...

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Maryland National Guard declined to participate in a parade to honor the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, citing recent Trump administration guidance barring Black History Month events. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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The Dep't of Health and Human Services laid off employees Saturday evening across some of its biggest agencies, including the FDA and CDC. Those laid off included people who evaluate the safety of medical devices. @rachelcohrs.bsky.social @bloomberg.com Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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This is a very dramatic overreach based on what Americans want. Whether there will be a meaningful backlash, I don’t know. dornsife.usc.edu/cesr/wp-cont...

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Thank you for sharing and editing this column.

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Thread of my own work that has used data from Department of Education and columns that have focused on research funded by them 1/N Inequality in college graduation rates Uses data from Education Longitudinal Study, conducted by Department of Education www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/u...

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National Nuclear Security Administration officials are attempting to notify some employees who had been let go that they are now due to be reinstated — but they're struggling to find them because they don't have their new contact information. nbcnews.to/4104StF

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Remember how they said they were going after criminals? That was funny.

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I maxed out my credit card, emptied my savings account, and took out a loan to move from Alabama to Bethesda, MD. I don’t even qualify for unemployment since I’ve only worked at NIH for a month. I will be financially and medically devastated. Seeking suggestions for anywhere that’s hiring!!

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NEW: The CDC is currently removing all the influenza resources from their website during the worst flu season in decades.

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www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

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This is the dumbest timeline. Trump fired a bunch of people that oversee our nukes because he had no idea what they did, so he had to hire them back. More proof this is a hatchet job www.cnn.com/2025/02/14/c...

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For decades, the U.S. has funded science, then left scientists to direct their own work. Science has flourished, and the country has benefited. Now the government is testing just how much it can renegotiate that relationship, Katherine J. Wu writes:

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ok! www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

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In many states, K-12 students' NAEP scores are dropping. But as some argue that growing $$ for public schools is to blame, experts cite ample evidence that's not true. My reporting with Sarah Schwartz for @edweek.bsky.social on an increasingly contentious debate: www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

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Toch & DiMarco: In three-quarters of the states, there were gaps of at least 15 points on 4th- and 8th-grade exams. In some, they were even greater @futureedgu.bsky.social www.the74million.org/article/stan...

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Louisiana Department of Health says it will no longer promote mass vaccination

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Scoop: The databases powering DOGE.gov are insecure, and people outside the government have already pushed their own updates to the site to prove it: www.404media.co/anyone-can-p...

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“Forget the myths the media's created about the White House. The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.”

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COMING UP: A Bloomberg Businessweek investigation finds that Tesla and SpaceX relied on work by undocumented immigrants while Elon Musk advocated for a border crackdown. What questions do you have? Join our Live Q&A on Feb 14 at 11:45am EST bloomberg.com/sessions/202...

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The "large scale social deception" contract Musk is conspiracizing about was: * first awarded under Trump * paid to Reuters' data division, not the newsroom * for researching defenses against deception * not revealed by "DOGE investigations" and was a public record, visible online for many years

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Trump Fired Inspectors General Who Identified $183.5 Billion in Waste, Fraud, and Abuse www.emptywheel.net/2025/02/12/t...

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I can’t even…https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/02/13/doge-education-department-cuts/

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I'm not sure I trust DOGE's numbers... www.chadaldeman.com/p/im-not-sur...

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Don’t know if anyone else has gone to the NCES website and found the Common Core of Data is completely dead. The question is why?! It occurs to me that this is a group unfamiliar with education and thought CCD was the Common Core standards. 🤷‍♀️

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This is basically my entire book in chart form

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The national outlook for education is grim, but there are still beacons of hope. Compton has used tutors and data to help its students climb a mountain, with math scores up over 1.5 grade levels compared to a decade ago. How will it keep up this success in the uncertain future ahead?

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Crucial research halted as DOGE abruptly terminates Education Department contracts https://www.chalkbeat.org/2025/02/11/elon-musk-and-doge-cancel-education-department-research-contracts/

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