Elyria Jablo
@elyriajablo.bsky.social
Teacher, poet, warlord. That cat was like a brother to me.
I waved to Santa Claus yesterday and he waved back. So, I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.
December 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I waved to Santa Claus yesterday and he waved back. So, I’ve got that going for me, which is nice.
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You think we weren’t prepared for the last pandemic ….
August 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
You think we weren’t prepared for the last pandemic ….
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🚨 The Trump administration burns 500 tons of food meant for starving children, prioritizing political statements over global humanitarian aid.
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August 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🚨 The Trump administration burns 500 tons of food meant for starving children, prioritizing political statements over global humanitarian aid.
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There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.”
There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted
Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.
Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...
There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted
Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.
Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...
Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education
Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning, presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade. The report, published by the National Center for Charter School Accountability, documents that in the first half of 2025 alone, 50 […]
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August 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.”
There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted
Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.
Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...
There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted
Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.
Read our new report #CharterSchoolReckoning to learn more networkforpubliceduc...
State Budget Robs Poor Kids to Overfund Rich Adults
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State Budget Robs Poor Kids to Overfund Rich Adults
By doubling down on an unconstitutional voucher program, state legislature and Gov. DeWine overfund wealthy students while cutting money to poor students
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July 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
State Budget Robs Poor Kids to Overfund Rich Adults
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Republicans plan to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say would provide property tax relief but that public school advocates say come at the expense of education.
It is expected to be a tight vote.
by Morgan Trau
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It is expected to be a tight vote.
by Morgan Trau
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
Ohio GOP plans to override Gov. DeWine school vetoes in order to provide property tax relief
Ohio House Republicans plan to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say would provide property tax relief, but that public school advocates say come at the expense of education.
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July 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio House Republicans plan to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on provisions they say would provide property tax relief but that public school advocates say come at the expense of education.
It is expected to be a tight vote.
by Morgan Trau
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
It is expected to be a tight vote.
by Morgan Trau
www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
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Find someone who makes you as happy as Republicans are when they’re taking healthcare and food from strangers.
July 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Find someone who makes you as happy as Republicans are when they’re taking healthcare and food from strangers.
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#OtD 21 Jun 1964 three American civil rights activists, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 'Mickey' Schwerner, were murdered by police and KKK members in Mississippi stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9401...
June 21, 2025 at 6:55 PM
#OtD 21 Jun 1964 three American civil rights activists, James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 'Mickey' Schwerner, were murdered by police and KKK members in Mississippi stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9401...
Lots of conversation on what should be happening in schools from people who haven’t seen the inside of one since the Nixon administration. Just because you once went to school does not make you an expert.
April 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Lots of conversation on what should be happening in schools from people who haven’t seen the inside of one since the Nixon administration. Just because you once went to school does not make you an expert.
Possum with a limp crossed my path this morning. Is this bad luck? Good luck? No luck at all?
April 3, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Possum with a limp crossed my path this morning. Is this bad luck? Good luck? No luck at all?
A reminder as the spring testing windows open that standardized assessments originated in the racism of eugenics, & today are still used to demonize economically disadvantaged districts to promote privatization which has further segregated American schools.
March 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A reminder as the spring testing windows open that standardized assessments originated in the racism of eugenics, & today are still used to demonize economically disadvantaged districts to promote privatization which has further segregated American schools.
Living through an era of hostile anti-intellectualism is demoralizing. I’m not even suggesting I’m an “intellectual,” but would prefer it if the purveyors of public policy weren’t so hellbent on turning everyone into an uneducated boob.
March 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Living through an era of hostile anti-intellectualism is demoralizing. I’m not even suggesting I’m an “intellectual,” but would prefer it if the purveyors of public policy weren’t so hellbent on turning everyone into an uneducated boob.
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” Shakespeare had it right.
March 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.” Shakespeare had it right.
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Trump is closing the Education Department without Congressional approval. If all the employees are fired, there is no Department of Education. www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/p...
Education Department cutting nearly half of workforce | CNN Politics
The US Education Department announced Tuesday it is cutting nearly 50% of its workforce, according to senior agency officials, as President Donald Trump has proposed eliminating the agency altogether.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Trump is closing the Education Department without Congressional approval. If all the employees are fired, there is no Department of Education. www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/p...
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A new report from Democrats shows if Republicans in Congress cut a third of Medicaid funding, Ohio could see 960,000 people lose their health coverage, including 130,000 rural residents and 330,000 children, and 1 in 5 seniors lose their nursing home care.
State-by-state report by Dems projects millions of people could lose Medicaid coverage • Ohio Capital Journal
According to a new report released by Democrats, if Republicans in Congress cut a third of Medicaid funding, Ohio could see more than 960,000 people lose their health care coverage, including 130,000…
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March 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A new report from Democrats shows if Republicans in Congress cut a third of Medicaid funding, Ohio could see 960,000 people lose their health coverage, including 130,000 rural residents and 330,000 children, and 1 in 5 seniors lose their nursing home care.
I think an old man in the Target parking lot just gave me the finger. I don’t even know that guy.
February 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think an old man in the Target parking lot just gave me the finger. I don’t even know that guy.
For those of you lamenting the coming attacks on public education, they’ve been going on for decades. Welcome to the fight.
February 23, 2025 at 4:21 PM
For those of you lamenting the coming attacks on public education, they’ve been going on for decades. Welcome to the fight.
No war but class war.
The top 0.1% of Americans control $22 trillion in wealth.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
The bottom 50% control $3.8 trillion in wealth.
Read that back.
Folks, this is what oligarchy looks like.
February 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
No war but class war.
Listening to The Cure at the market this morning, melancholy over Robert Smith & the price of eggs.
February 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Listening to The Cure at the market this morning, melancholy over Robert Smith & the price of eggs.
Why Does Mike DeWine Hate Ohio's Public School Students?
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Why Does Mike DeWine Hate Ohio's Public School Students?
His budget thumbs its nose at 1.6 million students and lines the pockets of wealthy private school parents.
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February 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Why Does Mike DeWine Hate Ohio's Public School Students?
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has taken a stand, deciding in his budget to fully fund public education after some of his Republican colleagues threatened to cut K-12 spending. But educators can't rest yet, as GOP lawmakers are already digging into his proposal.
Can Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine protect full public school funding in the state budget due this summer? • Ohio Capital Journal
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has taken a stand, deciding in his budget to fully fund public education after some of his Republican colleagues threatened to cut K-12 spending. But educators can't rest yet,…
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February 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has taken a stand, deciding in his budget to fully fund public education after some of his Republican colleagues threatened to cut K-12 spending. But educators can't rest yet, as GOP lawmakers are already digging into his proposal.
Our cat has been seen scouting the base of the Christmas tree for a point of ingress. We are on borrowed time.
December 8, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Our cat has been seen scouting the base of the Christmas tree for a point of ingress. We are on borrowed time.
The baseless demonization of public schools has been going on since Reagan’s bullshit A Nation at Risk. Ohio Senate Bill 295 is yet another attack on public schools, students & teachers. Contact your legislators and urge them to oppose this bill. legislature.ohio.gov @OhioPEP
Ohio Legislature
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December 8, 2024 at 11:34 AM
The baseless demonization of public schools has been going on since Reagan’s bullshit A Nation at Risk. Ohio Senate Bill 295 is yet another attack on public schools, students & teachers. Contact your legislators and urge them to oppose this bill. legislature.ohio.gov @OhioPEP