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Northeast Academy is a small Christian school in rural NC.

Last school year, it received $438,500 from the state-funded private school voucher program.

As of 2022, “the school’s enrollment was 99% white in a county that runs about 40% white.”

This is their plan for America. 👀
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 voucher-sty...
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November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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💥New: What is a “social impact scholar”?

👨‍💻John E. Wilcox and Brandon Reynante #AcademicSky #SocialImpact
What is a “social impact scholar”?
Having a positive impact beyond academia can often be seen as a requirement, rather than as a personal orientation to research and its potential to create social change. John E. Wilcox and Brandon …
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November 21, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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If you found our Researcher's Guide To Bluesky to be 700 words too long and a bit heavy on references to internal York processes, boy have a we got a treat for you!

Please enjoy this new @lseimpactblog.bsky.social post about getting started on this very promising platform. #AcademicSky
November 18, 2024 at 11:19 AM
What a time to have been alive!
Back in the day if you broke out a set of these.. the bbq was bussin the spades and drink was happin as well. #backintheday #blacksky
November 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
November 16, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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Hey all, I created a starter pack with a list of Black economists and academics for an easily accessible list of folks doing research that we can all follow and cite #Blacksky #AddtoBlacksky #Econsky: go.bsky.app/RyKSzcb
November 13, 2024 at 10:25 PM