Out today at Austin Free Press: Respected UT professor Richard Heyman was arrested and lost his job after an altercation with police at a protest for #Palestine last year. Newly released video shows the Texas state trooper deliberately shoving Heyman multiple times. https://austinfreepress.org/days-of-rage/
"Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can." -William Feather
A few great book quotes. Got any favorites of your own?
I rarely see such articles:
"Enough with unicorns and dinosaurs – show children the magic of real, living animals instead" - theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
Congrats. We need more of these! And TROMnews is meant to bring such articles to light.
The real world is many times more mindblowing than any movie, book, or story humans have invented. Not to mention it is real. If we want people to care about it, then they have to know about it. Expose children to real wonders, real stories, real life.
“Schools would have the freedom to decide on the use and storage of mobile devices during other parts of the school day, such as breaks and during lunch.”
My kid's school (public/Finnish) already has very strict restrictions on the use of mobile devices, so this sounds reasonable.
With the dismantling of the EPA, education system, healthcare and organizations that prevent deadly diseases it’s very clear that Trump, Musk and the Republicans don’t give a flying fuck about the future of this country’s children.
#trump #musk #republicans
#maga #democrats #epa #education #healthcare #cdc
“If we truly want to support students with #disabilities, we must strengthen, not abandon, our public schools instead of draining money from our public schools. Why not fix our system, fully fund our special ed schools, reduce those class sizes, hire and train more special ed teachers, and expand access to transition programs to prepare students for life after high school?”
https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/
Officials from #chicago and #illinois are sounding the alarm as the U.S. Department of #Education plans to lay off about half of its workforce, putting its future in peril while causing “chaos” for students and schools throughout the country. https://news.wttw.com/2025/03/12/tsunami-coming-washington-chicago-illinois-leaders-respond-education-department-layoffs
“What matters is who actually gets the funds; who actually gets admitted; or who’s already been admitted.”
New from @josephinelee: A House committee heard over 23 hours of testimony from those concerned about the future of public education if #vouchers become law. Objections came from both sides of the aisle. https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/
Education department slashed in half after Trump administration mass firings https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/12/education-department-firings-trump #Trumpadministration #USeducation #DonaldTrump #USpolitics #Education #ElonMusk #USnews
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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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.
Ed. Dept. Will Shed Nearly Half Its Staff in Massive Reduction Under Trump
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/ed-dept-will-shed-nearly-half-its-staff-in-massive-reduction-under-trump
#education
We sure don’t want those disadvantaged kids to actually learn something. They might actually realize that the #oligarchs aren’t their friends.
#trumpcabinetofcorruption #felontrump #uspolitics #corruption #deptofeducation #education
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/11/us-education-department-layoffs
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OMG look at this NAEP data
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Also, you need to buy your own classroom supplies
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Also please shield students from shooters
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In a standing-room-only hearing Tuesday full of emotional testimony, the Texas House Committee on Public Education discussed the chamber’s Education Savings Account bill.
And it will likely further inequality since some states (and individuals) have more resources than others.
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50 different states doing 50 different things is not an education *system* — it’s an education marketplace where competition (instead of shared direction) dictates the country’s future.
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And I’ll say it again.
Who needs a Department of Education?
Certainly not a bunch of millionaires and billionaires.
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The US ‘Education Department announces it's cutting nearly 50% of workforce’
In a bit of non-intentional irony, the Trump-appointed education secretary, Linda McMahon, said:
“This is a significant step toward restoring the greatness of the United States education SYSTEM.”
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/department-of-education-job-cuts/
The U.S. Department of Education has said it will lay off nearly half its staff as government agencies scramble to meet President Donald Trump's deadline to submit plans for a second round of mass layoffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/12/world/politics/us-education-department-elimination/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #us #education #lindamcmahon #republicans
