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Xerz 💗<a class="u-url mention" href="https://aoir.social/@aram" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@aram</a> kinda happens when the point they made about <a class="hashtag" href="https://fedi.xerz.one/tag/education" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> now doesn’t need the apparatus to sustain itself, because the morals were being forcefed back then and they are the status quo now

Cadernos de LinguísticaPrint exposure impacts grammatical knowledge more than years of schooling. Tan Arda Gedik examines how literacy is a stronger predictor of linguistic abilities than formal education in Turkish speakers. Conventional metrics may not apply universally. 📖🔍 <a href="https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.V6.N2.ID785" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.25189/2675-4916.2025.V6.N2.ID785</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/linguistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#linguistics</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/literacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#literacy</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

FlipboardSchool vouchers sure are good for someone — but it’s not necessarily kids. Here’s <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@TexasObserver</a> on how in the Lone Star state, the push for school choice could provide a huge payday for private contractors. These certified educational assistance organizations (CEAO) will act as middlemen between the state, parents and private schools — for a fee, of course. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolChoice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolChoice</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SchoolVouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SchoolVouchers</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Newstodon</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewstodonFriday</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FollowFriday</a>

ProPublicaInside the Schools Alaska Ignored —Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Journalism</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Alaska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Alaska</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Native</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Students</a>

ProPublicaTexas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No. —The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a>

ProPublicaParents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division —The class-action lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-civil-rights-lawsuit-trump-parents?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-civil-rights-lawsuit-trump-parents?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Discrimination</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Parents</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disability</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a>

Mark Deasy 🍉I want to believe University adminstrations in <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Australia</a> are poaching US academics.<a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#auspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/nerdreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#nerdreich</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#uspol</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#university</a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

ProPublicaMassive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division —Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.<a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-civil-rights-division-eroded-by-massive-layoffs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Discrimination</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Students</a>

Journeys In FilmToday NASA is closing their Office of the Chief Scientist and Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and also their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility branch.It's a great time to remind your learning community of the incredible achievements of the Black women mathematicians in the 1960's space program that successfully put a man on the Moon. Yes, we're talking about Disney's Hidden Figures.We offer a Hidden Figures discussion guide that's great for public screenings and low-key classroom use. We also offer classroom-ready lesson plans, across the curriculum, for grades 9-12. Like all our materials, these guides are free for everyone. Get yours now.<a href="https://journeysinfilm.org/product/hidden-figures/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://journeysinfilm.org/product/hidden-figures/</a><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/NASA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NASA</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/CurrentEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CurrentEvents</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WomensHistoryMonth</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/BlackHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHistory</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DEI</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Homeschooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Homeschooling</a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/stemed" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@stemed</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/education" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@education</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/edutooters" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@edutooters</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/film" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@film</a>

ProPublicaAt tribal colleges, scholarships funded by a USDA grant have been suspended amid the Trump administration’s widespread cost-cutting.Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Native" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Native</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/College" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#College</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Students</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USDA</a>

Chi KimPeople with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disabilities</a> and their parents who voted for Trump are about to get what they wished for. Before the Department of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> existed, only 1 in 5 children with disabilities attended school. Today, over 15% of students receive special education. The department administors federal funding ($15 billion in (2024) to ensure states support these students. <a href="https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/cutting-the-us-department-of-education-harms-millions-of-students-with-disabilities/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/cutting-the-us-department-of-education-harms-millions-of-students-with-disabilities/</a>

Aral BalkanDo not, I repeat do not, send your kids to study in the US.Not only do the outrageous fees you pay as an “alien” (their term, not mine) keep their universities afloat, but your kid could be arbitrarily detained by their gestapo for demonstrating a conscience.<a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/academicBoycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academicBoycott</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ICE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news/114134055172837268" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://kolektiva.social/@igd_news/114134055172837268</a>

George StationHey folks, I'm adding this pinned post on advice from <a href="https://social.growyourown.services/@FediTips" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@FediTips</a> (whom I recommend you follow)My interests are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HigherEd</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> in general, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SciFi</a>, how people network through <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> (less the biz/marketing stuff, though I make exceptions).I'm more active on Bluesky, tbh. I'm @ harmonygritz.bsky.social. You'll find my longtime "rainbow" profile image from Twitter/X there.

RichardI will tell you what could be the next great school of thought. A commingling of:- <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ecology</a> - Space and Place - Behavioral StudiesI would even say such a commingling would supersede what has been my primary preoccupation, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ViolenceStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ViolenceStudies</a>. The above could rise above that and lead the way. I am giving it to you free of charge. It would be the new <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ontology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ontology</a>. <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@academicchatter</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#academia</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/AcademicChatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a>

Dr. Ferrous 🧁An updated <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Introduction</a> for 2025: I’m a mom, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cat</a> whisperer, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/maker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maker</a>, avid <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/reader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reader</a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/gamer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gamer</a>, and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/dice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dice</a> goblin. I’m a <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/chemistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemistry</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/professor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#professor</a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/researcher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#researcher</a>. I love <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/traveling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#traveling</a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cooking</a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tattoos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tattoos</a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/3Dprinting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3Dprinting</a>. Ich spreche und lese etwas Deutsch. I use <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Mac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Mac</a> and <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Linux" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Linux</a> machines and bought a mechanical keyboard for my birthday. I love <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/DnD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DnD</a> and my <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SteamDeck</a>. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Masotodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Masotodon</a> is my primary social media and I love it here. I contain multitudes. So do you.

ProPublicaThis Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students. —On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents. <a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/School" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#School</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tax</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Records</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Students</a>

NonilexRather, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> calls on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> Secy Linda McMahon [former professional wrestling promoter🤦🏼‍♀️] to “take all necessary steps” to facilitate the closure of the dept “to the maximum extent appropriate & permitted by law.”  Officials including McMahon have suggested that might include trying to shift some of the agency’s functions to other parts of government, but that also would face <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> hurdles, as the agency’s major programs are assigned, by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>, to the Education Dept.

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> to sign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> Thurs closing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> Dept.Trump to issue an EO Thurs directing his newly confirmed education secy to close the dept she now leads, 2 people familiar said.  A draft of the executive order that circulated on Wed recognizes that Trump does not have the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#power</a> to shutter the Education Dept. It would take an act of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Congress</a> & 60 yes votes in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a>, which is unlikely given <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> hold only 53 seats.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/03/05/trump-close-education-department-executive-order/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2025/03/05/trump-close-education-department-executive-order/</a>

SpaceLifeForm<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Gargron" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Gargron</a> Which is why the fascists want to dumb down the education system.They want kids to believe the bullshit and never learn critical thinking skills.They want the kids to not have elders to learn from.<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Teaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Teaching</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Knowledge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Knowledge</a>

salix sericea (@Ripple13216)We know the fascists are closely watching for any signs of mass protests.The threat to pull all federal funding from universities and colleges shows they are getting worried.You can help by not using the framing of "pressure on institutions" but by using "deputizing institutions". It clarifies the role of the institutions in the ongoing struggle for democracy.Merriam Webster is on board with this, 😃 . <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deputize</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/highered" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#highered</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fascism</a>

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