Christina Samuels
@casamuels.bsky.social
Deputy Managing Editor for The Hechinger Report. We do education.🎓
Former employers: Ed Week, Washington Post, Miami Herald. FAMU grad.🐍
Signal: cas.37
Former employers: Ed Week, Washington Post, Miami Herald. FAMU grad.🐍
Signal: cas.37
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Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more
The president has said he wants to eliminate the Education Department while fighting ‘woke’ ideology in schools. A week-by-week look at what he’s done
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The Hechinger Report has been following the Trump administration's actions on a week-by-week basis. Keep up with all the news here:
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February 19, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I'll be a panelist at this conference, talking about how to pitch The Hechinger Report and what we're looking for from our freelancers. Please join me!
I am hearing from a reliable source that the couple in the wedding vignette are a real couple who got married, though
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
I am hearing from a reliable source that the couple in the wedding vignette are a real couple who got married, though
Y'all, I feel pretty sure that little boy at the halftime show was just meant to represent young Benito. I feel pretty certain that was not Liam Ramos. They don't look alike, for one thing.
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Y'all, I feel pretty sure that little boy at the halftime show was just meant to represent young Benito. I feel pretty certain that was not Liam Ramos. They don't look alike, for one thing.
I worked at the Washington Post from 1998-2004 — not very long, and a long time ago. But I grew up reading and have watched the paper's destruction with horror. I get why ppl have cancelled, but I'll stop subscribing when the last good journalist is gone. That hasn't happened yet, so, I'm still in.
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I worked at the Washington Post from 1998-2004 — not very long, and a long time ago. But I grew up reading and have watched the paper's destruction with horror. I get why ppl have cancelled, but I'll stop subscribing when the last good journalist is gone. That hasn't happened yet, so, I'm still in.
I'm ride or die for the Post*, I'll go down with the ship, but I also subscribe to @51st.news and @bannermoco.bsky.social (and a million other substacks b/c I'm crazy)
(*I have canceled Amazon Prime though because f* that guy)
(*I have canceled Amazon Prime though because f* that guy)
So where do all the Post subscribers go? Or does a new outlet eventually pop up?
February 5, 2026 at 3:23 PM
I'm ride or die for the Post*, I'll go down with the ship, but I also subscribe to @51st.news and @bannermoco.bsky.social (and a million other substacks b/c I'm crazy)
(*I have canceled Amazon Prime though because f* that guy)
(*I have canceled Amazon Prime though because f* that guy)
Washington Post metro desk, 1998-2004
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Washington Post metro desk, 1998-2004
Guess I’m just stuck here till spring
January 28, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Guess I’m just stuck here till spring
Damn - all right, Mom, I'm getting up 😭
Repeating: NOW is a good time to shovel if you've switched from snow to sleet. 1-3" of sleet (which is many times heavier than snow) on top of this snow will make it MUCH harder to clear later.
January 25, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Damn - all right, Mom, I'm getting up 😭
DMVers - don't sleep on your local "ethnic" market if you're looking for last minute stocking up. This was the scene tonight at my local HMart:
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 AM
DMVers - don't sleep on your local "ethnic" market if you're looking for last minute stocking up. This was the scene tonight at my local HMart:
I don't...think this is happening? I mean, I guess it must be happening SOMEwhere, it's a big world, but I haven't been treated with contempt because most people I know are also big fans (or just haven't seen it). I also don't care if not everyone likes what I like?
Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt? | Zoe Williams
Why can’t women enjoy Heated Rivalry without being treated with contempt? | Zoe Williams
The TV hit has cracked open a rich seam of misogyny: romance is written off as a weird thing that women like, and the audience is dismissed as ‘wine moms’, writes Zoe Williams
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January 20, 2026 at 1:34 AM
I don't...think this is happening? I mean, I guess it must be happening SOMEwhere, it's a big world, but I haven't been treated with contempt because most people I know are also big fans (or just haven't seen it). I also don't care if not everyone likes what I like?
For a brief second I was like "ugh is anyone talking about anything other than football here" and then I realized how awesome that is
January 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
For a brief second I was like "ugh is anyone talking about anything other than football here" and then I realized how awesome that is
So, let's say I'm the head of Target, a retail chain that has been the focus of a boycott and is facing slumping sales. Is this the picture I would want on social media of my store? 🤔 I would think not, but I guess that's why I'm not a CEO.
ICE at Midway Target and seem to possible be leaving. Lots of community members here
January 11, 2026 at 9:09 PM
So, let's say I'm the head of Target, a retail chain that has been the focus of a boycott and is facing slumping sales. Is this the picture I would want on social media of my store? 🤔 I would think not, but I guess that's why I'm not a CEO.
Anyone for #stainedglasssky? This is my second project:
January 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Anyone for #stainedglasssky? This is my second project:
During my financial year in review I thought whoa, I really subscribe to TOO MANY news organizations and Substacks. This is adding up to a lot! So for 2026 I...subscribed to a few more. YOLO! I'll just cancel my gym membership, I'm not using it anyway.
December 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
During my financial year in review I thought whoa, I really subscribe to TOO MANY news organizations and Substacks. This is adding up to a lot! So for 2026 I...subscribed to a few more. YOLO! I'll just cancel my gym membership, I'm not using it anyway.
A court recently ruled that the Trump administration cannot dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, which supports libraries and other programs all over the country. Earlier this year, @anya1anya.bsky.social wrote a story on an IMLS-funded program in South Dakota:
A South Dakota museum takes students on flights to the stars, but future trips are in question because of cuts from the Trump administration cuts
The Institute for Museum and Library Services was established in 1996 and is the largest source of federal funding for museums and libraries like the South Dakota Discovery Center in Pierre. The Trump...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A court recently ruled that the Trump administration cannot dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, which supports libraries and other programs all over the country. Earlier this year, @anya1anya.bsky.social wrote a story on an IMLS-funded program in South Dakota:
This person pitched my news organization earlier this year, but I found the pitches suspiciously too perfect and turned them down. I had a thought of trying to force a confession but figured it would take too much time and effort -- I'm glad someone got to the bottom of it.
A few months ago @thelocal.to got a promising pitch from a writer with bylines in whole bunch of reputable publications—The Cut, The Guardian, Dwell, Architectural Digest, etc. Then I started investigating. Here's a story about fabulists in journalism's AI slop era. thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This person pitched my news organization earlier this year, but I found the pitches suspiciously too perfect and turned them down. I had a thought of trying to force a confession but figured it would take too much time and effort -- I'm glad someone got to the bottom of it.
I just started this book. I manage my news organization's early childhood coverage and I think all the time about how we as sa nation are utterly reliant on child care workers who get paid basically nothing, even working full time. (The median wage is around $13/hr)
Some news: tomorrow at 9am, Ted Koppel + CBS Sunday Morning will air a two-part story on the devastating surge of full-time workers being pushed into homelessness.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
I'll be interviewed along with two families from There Is No Place for Us. It would mean a lot if you'd watch and help spread the word.
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I just started this book. I manage my news organization's early childhood coverage and I think all the time about how we as sa nation are utterly reliant on child care workers who get paid basically nothing, even working full time. (The median wage is around $13/hr)
This is depressing as hell. Am I that old? And all the HBCU/Divine 9 folks in this video fumbling the ball!
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It’s been a long week for some of my friends! 😆 Leave them alone! DONT MISS THE END!! #DJHS #teachersrock#fyp#teachersoftiktok#ittakestwo (it actually takes a whole village around here🥰)
TikTok video by Mrs.Silva💕
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November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This is depressing as hell. Am I that old? And all the HBCU/Divine 9 folks in this video fumbling the ball!
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Reposted by Christina Samuels
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
Teen Vogue and @hechingerreport.org, where I'm an editor, worked together on several stories over the years. @leximcmenamin.com and @allegrak.bsky.social and many others were wonderful partners and this is gutting news. A list of just a few of the stories where Teen Vogue was a valued partner:
Teen Vogue Is Joining Vogue.com
The transition, in which Teen Vogue will keep its unique editorial identity and mission, fortifies the evolving Vogue ecosystem.
www.vogue.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Teen Vogue and @hechingerreport.org, where I'm an editor, worked together on several stories over the years. @leximcmenamin.com and @allegrak.bsky.social and many others were wonderful partners and this is gutting news. A list of just a few of the stories where Teen Vogue was a valued partner:
I’m at the laundromat washing comforters and I have forgotten how…assertive…you have to be at a laundromat. I am such a soft suburbanite.
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I’m at the laundromat washing comforters and I have forgotten how…assertive…you have to be at a laundromat. I am such a soft suburbanite.
Not a great picture but I was just struck by my red osier dogwood over here being quietly beautiful🌱
November 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Not a great picture but I was just struck by my red osier dogwood over here being quietly beautiful🌱
It's hard to keep track of everything, but the government shutdown means that more than 100 Head Start centers won't receive their expected funding on Nov. 1. Christy Gleason at @savethechildren.org told me how families in those programs are facing so many challenges right now.
‘The clock is ticking’: Shutdown imperils food, child care for many - The Hechinger Report
The federally funded Head Start provides free preschool and child care for low-income families, and is particularly important to rural communities with few other child care options.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's hard to keep track of everything, but the government shutdown means that more than 100 Head Start centers won't receive their expected funding on Nov. 1. Christy Gleason at @savethechildren.org told me how families in those programs are facing so many challenges right now.
