Jen OG
@jenog1980.bsky.social
Reader, Artist, Educator, mom, wife
(She/her), BLM, 🌈 Ally, FasterWay, Salt life 🌊, Vegan/Vegetarian
(She/her), BLM, 🌈 Ally, FasterWay, Salt life 🌊, Vegan/Vegetarian
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Vouchers are a tax cut for the rich paid for with public funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
School Vouchers Won in Texas. Next Up, the Nation.
Choice laws have now passed in every major Republican state. Congress and President Trump are now aiming at blue states that have resisted vouchers for decades.
www.nytimes.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Vouchers are a tax cut for the rich paid for with public funding. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/u...
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The teacher shortage is real and it’s hitting our most vulnerable communities the hardest. Instead of investing in solutions, the Trump administration cut federal grants designed to recruit and retain educators in high-need schools, especially in rural and low-income areas.
Cancellation of Federal Teacher Grants Harms Retention Efforts | NEA
The grants cut by the Trump administration had been aimed at solving the teacher shortage, especially in poor and rural communities.
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April 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The teacher shortage is real and it’s hitting our most vulnerable communities the hardest. Instead of investing in solutions, the Trump administration cut federal grants designed to recruit and retain educators in high-need schools, especially in rural and low-income areas.
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Charles Town, WV. A very red territory. Estimated 800-1000, surprising for the area!
April 6, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Charles Town, WV. A very red territory. Estimated 800-1000, surprising for the area!
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Attacks on public education, collective bargaining and worker rights, and democracy threaten us all. Thank you @eduinternational.bsky.social for sounding the alarm. tinyurl.com/yck6x9wb
Resolution of the Executive Board of Education International on the attacks on public education, democracy, and union values in the United States
In response to an avalanche of authoritarian measures enacted by the Trump Administration, the Executive Board of Education International, during its 70th meeting, on 1-3 April 2025, unequivocally rea...
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April 5, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Attacks on public education, collective bargaining and worker rights, and democracy threaten us all. Thank you @eduinternational.bsky.social for sounding the alarm. tinyurl.com/yck6x9wb
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“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”
-Maya Angelou
Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.
-Maya Angelou
Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.
April 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness. Continue to allow humor to lighten the burden of your tender heart.”
-Maya Angelou
Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.
-Maya Angelou
Happy birthday, Maya Angelou.
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On Trump’s relentless attacks on public education, @rweingarten.bsky.social says:
“This is not efficiency. This is evisceration.”
@psrp-aft.bsky.social #psrp25 #ProtectOurKids
“This is not efficiency. This is evisceration.”
@psrp-aft.bsky.social #psrp25 #ProtectOurKids
April 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
On Trump’s relentless attacks on public education, @rweingarten.bsky.social says:
“This is not efficiency. This is evisceration.”
@psrp-aft.bsky.social #psrp25 #ProtectOurKids
“This is not efficiency. This is evisceration.”
@psrp-aft.bsky.social #psrp25 #ProtectOurKids
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The Supreme Court just let the Trump admin pull the rug out from under students—in the middle of the school year. They say it’s about diversity. It’s really about disruption. And the people paying the price are kids and teachers. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...
Supreme Court Lets Trump Suspend Grants to Teachers
The justices allowed the Trump administration to temporarily suspend $65 million in teacher-training grants, which helped place teachers in poor and rural areas.
www.nytimes.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
The Supreme Court just let the Trump admin pull the rug out from under students—in the middle of the school year. They say it’s about diversity. It’s really about disruption. And the people paying the price are kids and teachers. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/u...