Iris Palmer
@irispalmer.bsky.social
Mom, reader, history buff, policy wonk, director for community colleges at New America
Beautiful sunrise this morning
March 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Beautiful sunrise this morning
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Urgent: If you or someone you know was subject to today's reduction in force (RIF) firings, please consider filling this form out docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
March 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Urgent: If you or someone you know was subject to today's reduction in force (RIF) firings, please consider filling this form out docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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If your intent is to use OCR to protect civil rights, this is not something you do.
If your intent is to use OCR primarily for investigations that can serve as a pretense to punish those who oppose authoritarian edicts, it's exactly what you do: www.propublica.org/article/educ...
If your intent is to use OCR primarily for investigations that can serve as a pretense to punish those who oppose authoritarian edicts, it's exactly what you do: www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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.
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If your intent is to use OCR to protect civil rights, this is not something you do.
If your intent is to use OCR primarily for investigations that can serve as a pretense to punish those who oppose authoritarian edicts, it's exactly what you do: www.propublica.org/article/educ...
If your intent is to use OCR primarily for investigations that can serve as a pretense to punish those who oppose authoritarian edicts, it's exactly what you do: www.propublica.org/article/educ...
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And I'm out. I'm on the RIF list, as are many others at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It was truly an honor to work as a civil servant at IES on education research, a topic I care deeply about! Here's to the next fight and to rebuilding what has been destroyed.
a close up of a man 's face with the words " brick by brick " below him
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words " brick by brick " below him
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March 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
And I'm out. I'm on the RIF list, as are many others at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It was truly an honor to work as a civil servant at IES on education research, a topic I care deeply about! Here's to the next fight and to rebuilding what has been destroyed.
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“There is nothing ‘final’ about McMahon’s mission. It is only a nihilistic act of civic vandalism, carried out by ideological zealots who don’t understand what they are trying in vain to destroy.”
Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
There’s Nothing “Final” About McMahon’s Mission to Destroy the Department of Education
The Trump administration lacks both the legal authority and the political power to actually close the Department of Education.
www.newamerica.org
March 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“There is nothing ‘final’ about McMahon’s mission. It is only a nihilistic act of civic vandalism, carried out by ideological zealots who don’t understand what they are trying in vain to destroy.”
Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Read @kevincarey1.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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New polling: Trump’s Proposal to Dismantle the U.S. Education Department Unpopular Among Americans via @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
#highered #edusky #LindaMcMahon
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#highered #edusky #LindaMcMahon
March 4, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New polling: Trump’s Proposal to Dismantle the U.S. Education Department Unpopular Among Americans via @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
#highered #edusky #LindaMcMahon
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#highered #edusky #LindaMcMahon
Ever feel like piecing together childcare is like playing a never-ending game of Tetris? New post on how colleges are providing drop-in care for students www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Colleges Can Provide Drop-in Care
Community colleges can offer drop-in care. Here is how some colleges are making it work.
www.newamerica.org
February 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Ever feel like piecing together childcare is like playing a never-ending game of Tetris? New post on how colleges are providing drop-in care for students www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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More interested in #HigherEd? Learn from @irispalmer.bsky.social and @whiteboardadvisors.bsky.social how meaningful work-based learning boosts economic mobility for students after high school.
🗓️ Tuesday, 3/04
🕐 1pm CT
📍 Convention Center, Room 10AB
🔗 schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
🗓️ Tuesday, 3/04
🕐 1pm CT
📍 Convention Center, Room 10AB
🔗 schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
Learning While Earning: Rethinking Student Employment
SXSW EDU 2025 Schedule | Working while in college is fast becoming the norm for today’s students. Forty percent of full-time undergraduates work, with the majority working 20-34 hours a week. Meanwhil...
schedule.sxswedu.com
February 27, 2025 at 8:23 PM
More interested in #HigherEd? Learn from @irispalmer.bsky.social and @whiteboardadvisors.bsky.social how meaningful work-based learning boosts economic mobility for students after high school.
🗓️ Tuesday, 3/04
🕐 1pm CT
📍 Convention Center, Room 10AB
🔗 schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
🗓️ Tuesday, 3/04
🕐 1pm CT
📍 Convention Center, Room 10AB
🔗 schedule.sxswedu.com/2025/events/...
Bitsy’s first time at the dog park
February 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Bitsy’s first time at the dog park
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On-campus #ChildCare options are often seen as THE solution for students who are also parents. But many of these care centers don't cut it.
🧸 Here, our director of #CommunityColleges @irispalmer.bsky.social explores other ways to meet student needs, like through community-based partnerships.
🧸 Here, our director of #CommunityColleges @irispalmer.bsky.social explores other ways to meet student needs, like through community-based partnerships.
Child Care Centers on Campus Alone Don’t Solve the Problem
Child care centers on campus alone can't solve the problem
www.newamerica.org
February 19, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On-campus #ChildCare options are often seen as THE solution for students who are also parents. But many of these care centers don't cut it.
🧸 Here, our director of #CommunityColleges @irispalmer.bsky.social explores other ways to meet student needs, like through community-based partnerships.
🧸 Here, our director of #CommunityColleges @irispalmer.bsky.social explores other ways to meet student needs, like through community-based partnerships.
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My colleague @adamhsays.com tells the plain truth about the Trump administration's radical and perversely ahistorical attack on campus-based programs that serve students of color.
www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
February 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
My colleague @adamhsays.com tells the plain truth about the Trump administration's radical and perversely ahistorical attack on campus-based programs that serve students of color.
www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
www.insidehighered.com/news/diversi...
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NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data…
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February 11, 2025 at 5:31 AM
NEW: DOGE is behind the abrupt cancellation of $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, a Department of Education division responsible for much of what we know about the state of U.S. schools.
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
By @jodiscohen.bsky.social & @jsmithrichards.bsky.social
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Stand up for science, innovation, and community colleges on Capitol Hill.
Join @newamerica.org & ACCT for this briefing alongside Reps. Bilirakis, Courtney, Baird, and Foster - co-chairs of the Congressional CC & R&D Caucus this Wednesday from 2-3 PM in Rayburn.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join @newamerica.org & ACCT for this briefing alongside Reps. Bilirakis, Courtney, Baird, and Foster - co-chairs of the Congressional CC & R&D Caucus this Wednesday from 2-3 PM in Rayburn.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Capitol Hill Briefing: Turbocharging Community College Pathways to the Future of Work and the Innovation Economy
REGISTER TODAY: The Congressional Community College Caucus co-chaired by Rep. Gus Bilirakis and Rep. Joe Courtney invites you to a briefing focused on the critical role community colleges play in fost...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Stand up for science, innovation, and community colleges on Capitol Hill.
Join @newamerica.org & ACCT for this briefing alongside Reps. Bilirakis, Courtney, Baird, and Foster - co-chairs of the Congressional CC & R&D Caucus this Wednesday from 2-3 PM in Rayburn.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join @newamerica.org & ACCT for this briefing alongside Reps. Bilirakis, Courtney, Baird, and Foster - co-chairs of the Congressional CC & R&D Caucus this Wednesday from 2-3 PM in Rayburn.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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New from me. DOGE staff have accessed sensitive Education Department data, almost certainly illegally. What are the repercussions? What kind of data does the ED Department collect? How does this relate to the administration's efforts to purge DEI? Read on: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Get the Hell Out of DOGE: Elon Musk's Team Infiltrates Education Department Data
Staff with U.S. DOGE Service, charged with scrutinizing federal spending, has reportedly fed sensitive data into artificial intelligence software.
www.newamerica.org
February 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New from me. DOGE staff have accessed sensitive Education Department data, almost certainly illegally. What are the repercussions? What kind of data does the ED Department collect? How does this relate to the administration's efforts to purge DEI? Read on: www.newamerica.org/education-po...
The bed is getting too small Bitsy.
February 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The bed is getting too small Bitsy.
“Oh biscuits” —my six year old when she dropped her water
February 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
“Oh biscuits” —my six year old when she dropped her water
Stressed about rising child care costs? Do something about it! Sign MomsFirstUS's letter calling on congress to save and expand the child care tax credit. t.co/k8bwqre74e
https://momsfirst.us/childcare/?snw=2&ref=08a4e024-878d-4b66-966d-41fd441d96a7
t.co
February 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Stressed about rising child care costs? Do something about it! Sign MomsFirstUS's letter calling on congress to save and expand the child care tax credit. t.co/k8bwqre74e
Non-credit workforce training isn’t a magic fix—but better state funding could boost enrollment & outcomes. Want to see how funding models shape training access? Read my post: www.newamerica.org/education-po... #EdPolicy #WorkforceTraining
How State Funding Shapes Non-Credit Enrollment
There are higher levels of non-credit enrollment in states that have more robust state funding for non-credit community college education.
www.newamerica.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Non-credit workforce training isn’t a magic fix—but better state funding could boost enrollment & outcomes. Want to see how funding models shape training access? Read my post: www.newamerica.org/education-po... #EdPolicy #WorkforceTraining
We are now facing a projected Pell shortfall, terrifying in the current political environment www.ccdaily.com/2025/02/wash...
Washington Watch: A projected Pell Grant shortfall
Federal budget scorekeepers have just provided both good news and bad news for the Pell Grant program. The good news is that more students are qualifying for grants, and many are receiving larger ones...
www.ccdaily.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We are now facing a projected Pell shortfall, terrifying in the current political environment www.ccdaily.com/2025/02/wash...
Rep Bobby Scott sharing his workforce and education priorities at BPC. So far: WIOA reauth & short term Pell
February 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Rep Bobby Scott sharing his workforce and education priorities at BPC. So far: WIOA reauth & short term Pell
A very slow climb: New Lumina Foundation data show that 54.9% of working-age adults had a credential in 2023, up from 54.3% in 2022 and 53.7% in 2021 www.ccdaily.com/2025/01/prom...
Promising news on credential attainment
U.S. credential attainment among working-age adults is edging closer to a goal of 60% by 2025 set by Lumina Foundation in 2008. The foundation on Thursday released its latest findings pertaining to ad...
www.ccdaily.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A very slow climb: New Lumina Foundation data show that 54.9% of working-age adults had a credential in 2023, up from 54.3% in 2022 and 53.7% in 2021 www.ccdaily.com/2025/01/prom...
Six year old when I woke her up this morning: “you scared the bejesuses out of me”
January 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Six year old when I woke her up this morning: “you scared the bejesuses out of me”
Child care centers on college campuses are often seen as the solution for student parents, but the reality is more complicated. Centers need to focus on student needs & colleges should connect students to other child care resources www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Child Care Centers on Campus Alone Don’t Solve the Problem
Child care centers on campus alone can't solve the problem
www.newamerica.org
January 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Child care centers on college campuses are often seen as the solution for student parents, but the reality is more complicated. Centers need to focus on student needs & colleges should connect students to other child care resources www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Bitsy venting the day’s frustration on her pig
January 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Bitsy venting the day’s frustration on her pig