Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  A

The Trump administration is ending federal civil rights enforcement, including in higher education.

The regulations being repealed here are the basis for the withdrawn science funding at Columbia & Harvard. They specifically accused them of Title VI violations. 🧪

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Head Start is the single best investment we can make for our economy. More importantly for our children, families, and communities- according to Nobel Prize economist Dr. James Heckman. heckmanequation.org

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The truth is that Head Start and high quality early childhood education is the single best investment we can make for the US economy. This is according to Nobel Prize winning economist Dr. James Heckman. heckmanequation.org

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

Why Ages 2-7 Matter So Much for Brain Development Rich experiences—from play to the arts and relationships—fundamentally shape a young child’s development.

A critical period of brain development happens during early childhood. It provides the perfect time to:

Encourage a love of learning 🧡
Focus on breadth instead of depth 🎯
Pay attention to emotional intelligence 🙌
...and more.👇

#EarlyChildhoodEducation #PreK #kindergarten

#Medicaid covers 80% of children in poverty and is crucial for people of color, pregnant women, and those needing long-term care in nursing homes. A history professor offers a brief overview of America’s long struggle to establish a health care safety net. buff.ly/8l4iRFR Ben Zdencanovic, UCLA

I think one potential area are services like speech or OT therapy. It is guaranteed under IDEA-schools try to fight it- but usually lose. W/o federal oversight families will have to use insurance- if they have it-and will have to fight for auth. Time lost for child, and less intensive therapy.

I’m in ECE and have 20 years in early intervention. I’ve been to enough IEP meetings as a parent and advocate to know that turning over special education to HHS and the states will unravel decades of progress. Without strong federal oversight- many states and school districts will gut services.

Only Congress can close the Department of Education, and Republicans are going to try • Arkansas Advocate Congressional Republicans are working to codify into law President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that calls for the elimination of the U.S. Education Department.

Congressional Republicans are working to codify into law President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that calls for the elimination of the U.S. Education Department.

What ProPublica’s Reporters Are Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters are watching during his second presidency.

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Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.

Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency

Not surprisingly, Trump’s overall tax and tariff proposals would make the very rich much richer and working families poorer.

If you earn less than $360,000 a year, your taxes are going to go way up.

If you’re in the top 1%? Don’t worry. You’ll save big.

In NY, 145,000 children & their families benefit from the high-quality, responsive care that HealthySteps sites provide — and many of them can't imagine their lives without it.

⏰ It's time for NY legislators to step up and protect access to that care. More 👇
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I completely agree! AI has positively changed how I teach. The human element is essential - but AI can enhance the student learning experience when used responsibly. It is up to us to show them how.

Medicaid is a lifeline to babies, children and their families and covers 2 in 5 of all US births and 40% of all children. Urge your Members of Congress to #ThinkBabies and protect Medicaid. #HandsOffMedicaid

A hyper-individualistic society finding out the hard way how interdependent everyone actually is, is going to be historically interesting.

Individually, there will be a lot of pain.

#academicsky #writingsky

Here is what is not being said. Poor nutrition leads to Child cognitive decline=lower ed and life earnings. Increased obesity, chronic illness=$190 billion annually in health costs. U.S. infant deaths increase 20%. This is just some of the costs. THERE IS A COST OF DOING NOTHING! It is not zero sum.

In Michigan, a push to make pregnancy and childbirth safer for people of color Michigan advocates are working to make pregnancy and childbirth safer and more equitable for communities of color.

In Michigan, the infant mortality rate in 2022 was more than two times higher for Black non-Hispanic mothers than for white mothers, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

Has anyone heard of this group? Apparently making the rounds to universities to spew their vileness to students. They are going to be all over So Calif in the next couple of weeks. CSU Northridge on 3/6. Ideas on how to push back on this?

Voting to cut Medicaid should at the very least cost them their jobs. Spineless, greedy, sycophants.

Pass it on.
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Couldn’t agree more! It’s not that hard to see the truth behind the real steal- our dignity, our security, our prosperity, and gasp- our commitment to celebrating diversity, breaking down barriers to equity and equality, being inclusive of everyone and especially those who are most vulnerable.

Graphic featuring text that reads, "NEW POLL: 81% of voters agree with this statement: 'Tax cuts for the rich aren't free, and everyone else will end up paying the price.'"

Share if you’re one of the 81% of voters who agree.

Graphic featuring text that reads, "NEW POLL: More than 2 out of 3 voters think corporations and the wealthy pay too little in federal taxes."

Fact: Most Americans oppose giving tax breaks to billionaires.

Republicans Downplay Medicaid Cuts Amid Town Hall Voter Backlash House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) used rhetorical trickery to claim the House budget “contains no policies.”

Republicans hope they can trick you into believing the budget they just voted for wouldn’t cut Medicaid.

They’re lying. Don’t fall for it.