Christina Vance
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NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
August 13, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social
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Social reformer and founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale, died #onthisday in 1910 aged 90. Hear the only known recording of her voice, made on 30th July 1890, to raise money for the impoverished veterans of the Charge of the Light Brigade: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t... #otd
August 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Social reformer and founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale, died #onthisday in 1910 aged 90. Hear the only known recording of her voice, made on 30th July 1890, to raise money for the impoverished veterans of the Charge of the Light Brigade: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t... #otd
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My thoughts (still!) on why it's supposed to be Congress and not a president who makes these decisions...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/105954...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/105954...
Drift by Rachel Maddow: 9780307460998 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
The #1 New York Times bestseller that charts America’s dangerous drift into a state of perpetual war. Written with bracing wit and intelligence, Rachel Maddow's Drift argues that we've drifted...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My thoughts (still!) on why it's supposed to be Congress and not a president who makes these decisions...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/105954...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/105954...
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Reposted by Christina Vance
On this anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Brown v Board decision, vouchers are expanding rapidly.
“If you look at the history of the segregation movement, they wanted vouchers to prop up segregation academies,” a professor who studies school segregation says. “And now they’re getting vouchers in some of these areas to prop up these schools.”
Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial…
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May 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
On this anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Brown v Board decision, vouchers are expanding rapidly.
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The Alarm. Postcard from my collection. Copyright 1902, unsent.
May 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Alarm. Postcard from my collection. Copyright 1902, unsent.
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
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NYT: Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding
"Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives."
"Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives."
Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding (Gift Article)
Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives.
www.nytimes.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
NYT: Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Threats to Cut Funding
"Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives."
"Harvard’s lawsuit comes after the administration sought to force the university to comply with a list of demands by cutting billions in federal funding the school receives."
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.