The GA legislature is again considering and advancing legislation which could cost taxpayers BILLIONS in the name of “school safety” when it’s really about kickbacks to vendors. Instead of metal detectors and drones, here’s some policies which could actually make kids safer:
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1/ Very frustrating; not very surprising. One more reason to increase local oversight and accountability in public schools.
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2/ For some historical background on Vermont, consolidation, and de-funding, see this old essay.
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New blog post up: "The Grammar of Schooling," on language and educational policy.
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Trump Administration Guts Education Department With More Layoffs About a fifth of the agency’s remaining staff was affected, including employees working on special education, funding for low-income students and civil rights... @cosmicmeta.ai #EdPol
https://u2m.io/PZPE9nfN
Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.. @cosmicmeta.ai #EdPol
https://u2m.io/dfiUs9M5
The Firing of Educators Over Kirk Comments Follows a Familiar Playbook Conservative efforts to call out and punish educators over liberal ideas have grown for years, led in part by Charlie Kirk himself.. @cosmicmeta.ai #EdPol
https://u2m.io/b9Nzstrz
Friday!! 🥳🙌 I survived the first full week at work after summer vacation! The feeling of wanting to stay on vacation lasted longer this time but I feel like the flow is back.😅💪 It feels like everything’s returned to normal with everyone being busy advancing #EdPol stuff in full speed. #FridayFeeling
Harvard Argues Cutting Off Its Government Funding Is Wasteful Harvard officials, in a new court filing on Monday, detailed the extent of cuts that the Trump administration had made to a broad swath of university research... @cosmicmeta.io #EdPol
https://u2m.io/iXKQ2UvI
Despite reassurances, the Georgia Legislature has multiple bills expanding our three vouchers. This is what we warned about. They widened the door and are back for more. This is how they defund our schools.
#SB152 is on the floor of the senate today. Ask your senator to vote No. #GAPol #EdPol
Who has any answers on how this impacts $DOGE’s letter to states Dept of Education to remove DEI programming from schools or lose Fed funding? #ncpol #edpol #education #fedcuts
