my first thought was - is School Pulse Panel back? But no, an informal NYT survey and district questionnaire (!). (1/n)
The pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained, with most students now learning on computers or tablets during the school day. And 81% of of elementary school teachers said students at their school receive devices for use in class by kindergarten.
Kindergartners With Chromebooks: 350 Teachers on How Screens Took Over School
Even as schools have banned phones, the pandemic-era practice of giving students their own laptops and tablets has remained.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
my first thought was - is School Pulse Panel back? But no, an informal NYT survey and district questionnaire (!). (1/n)
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The #FriendsofBLS has posted FAQs which explain what is likely to happen with reagrd to BLS data collection and releases. both during and after the shutdown.
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
2025 Government Shutdown FAQs on BLS Data — The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Friends of BLS The 2025 Government Shutdown and BLS Data: Questions & Answers How will the government shutdown, which may be over by the time you read this, affect BLS data? F...
www.friendsofbls.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The #FriendsofBLS has posted FAQs which explain what is likely to happen with reagrd to BLS data collection and releases. both during and after the shutdown.
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
www.friendsofbls.org/updates/2025...
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Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Attendance has dropped at Chicago schools in communities with increased immigration enforcement.
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
Chalkbeat Chicago reports: blockclubchi.co/43hlTBr
neighborhood staple!
Take a look inside Diner Grill, the tiny eatery that’s kept stragglers fed for 88 years: blockclubchi.co/3JFooqq
November 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
neighborhood staple!
great use of science/reasoning skills!
spoiler: likely a squirrel
spoiler: likely a squirrel
A team of researchers analyzed the anatomical dimensions of an infamous imprint on a Chicago sidewalk, sifting through photos and measuring mammal specimens in museum collections to put what they were seeing in context.
Their conclusion? The Chicago Rat Hole was not made by a rat.
Their conclusion? The Chicago Rat Hole was not made by a rat.
The Chicago Rat Hole Was Not Made by a Rat
A statistical analysis of an infamous indentation in a sidewalk suggested a 99 percent likelihood that another rodent made the mark.
nyti.ms
October 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
great use of science/reasoning skills!
spoiler: likely a squirrel
spoiler: likely a squirrel
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My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.
Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.
organizingmythoughts.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."
and COE (necessarily) made great use of federal data, from ED to Census to CDC and more, all from statistical agencies required by law. Even more in jeopardy now.
Going back to ignoring the government in a moment but this is why I spent so much time pushing on the condition of education. It's so important that it's explicitly required by law. And yet...
It’s impt enough to be explicitly required by law: The Secretary of Health and Human Services “shall publish weekly reports of health conditions in the United States…and other pertinent health information for the use of persons and institutions concerned with health services.” (42 U.S.C. §242o(b)
October 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
and COE (necessarily) made great use of federal data, from ED to Census to CDC and more, all from statistical agencies required by law. Even more in jeopardy now.
Another statistical agency, like NCES, also required by law.
RIFed:
NCHC, National Center for Health Statistics - comms, policy, leadership
🧠🪱 - Do you need me to define health statistics for you?
All your concerns about chronic disease, indigenous health disparities, etc — we know what’s an issue AFTER we measure it.
NCHC, National Center for Health Statistics - comms, policy, leadership
🧠🪱 - Do you need me to define health statistics for you?
All your concerns about chronic disease, indigenous health disparities, etc — we know what’s an issue AFTER we measure it.
National Center for Health Statistics
The nation's official source for health data
www.cdc.gov
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Another statistical agency, like NCES, also required by law.
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Gift link for those who want it: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Gift link for those who want it: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/10/w...
follow all this 👇🏻 and email your union!
1. do not send read receipt
2. forward to personal email
3. wait for union language before responding
4. download docs (eOPF etc) quickly; expect to lose network access
5. ensure a non-gov email way to access mypay and other benefits
6. book Dr appointments and Rx filled
2. forward to personal email
3. wait for union language before responding
4. download docs (eOPF etc) quickly; expect to lose network access
5. ensure a non-gov email way to access mypay and other benefits
6. book Dr appointments and Rx filled
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
follow all this 👇🏻 and email your union!
Reports of more RIFs at ED and other agencies incoming. My heart goes out to all feds who have gone through hell this year, are already worried about making ends meet with the shutdown, and are now facing illegal employment actions. again.
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure Democrats in government shutdown
The White House budget office says mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues.
apnews.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reports of more RIFs at ED and other agencies incoming. My heart goes out to all feds who have gone through hell this year, are already worried about making ends meet with the shutdown, and are now facing illegal employment actions. again.
apnews.com/article/gove...
apnews.com/article/gove...
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MIT holds the line bsky.app/profile/dyna...
October 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
MIT holds the line bsky.app/profile/dyna...
so much more was to come from
the NCES longitudinal studies, especially high school which has been a mainstay since the 1970s.
HS&B:22 was planned to follow students through 12th grade and after, through postsecondary and career transitions.
the NCES longitudinal studies, especially high school which has been a mainstay since the 1970s.
HS&B:22 was planned to follow students through 12th grade and after, through postsecondary and career transitions.
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.
The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.
n.pr
October 7, 2025 at 2:40 PM
so much more was to come from
the NCES longitudinal studies, especially high school which has been a mainstay since the 1970s.
HS&B:22 was planned to follow students through 12th grade and after, through postsecondary and career transitions.
the NCES longitudinal studies, especially high school which has been a mainstay since the 1970s.
HS&B:22 was planned to follow students through 12th grade and after, through postsecondary and career transitions.
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TONIGHT — Just after 8:30pm tonight, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that the Texas National Guard is being deployed to Chicago.
“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”
“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 AM
TONIGHT — Just after 8:30pm tonight, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shared that the Texas National Guard is being deployed to Chicago.
“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”
“This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States.”
grateful for local coverage of what has been happening in Chicago. children separated from their families, targeted raids in Black neighborhoods, ICE arrests and detaining. please share and follow @unraveledpress.com @thetriibe.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social for more
October 4, 2025 at 8:59 AM
grateful for local coverage of what has been happening in Chicago. children separated from their families, targeted raids in Black neighborhoods, ICE arrests and detaining. please share and follow @unraveledpress.com @thetriibe.com @blockclubchi.bsky.social for more
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FAA has issued MASSIVE temporary flight restriction which prohibits drones (i.e., photography) over Chicago.
They did similar around federal buildings in Los Angeles since June protests, but really no comparison...
Chicago's TFR covers 900x more area than ones in LA! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
They did similar around federal buildings in Los Angeles since June protests, but really no comparison...
Chicago's TFR covers 900x more area than ones in LA! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
October 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
FAA has issued MASSIVE temporary flight restriction which prohibits drones (i.e., photography) over Chicago.
They did similar around federal buildings in Los Angeles since June protests, but really no comparison...
Chicago's TFR covers 900x more area than ones in LA! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
They did similar around federal buildings in Los Angeles since June protests, but really no comparison...
Chicago's TFR covers 900x more area than ones in LA! 🧵👇
tfr.faa.gov/tfr3/?page=d...
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With zero time for crowd to clear, Bovino orders people back. Tells them it's their one is warning. Within seconds, feds attack protesters.
ISP troopers assist ICE and BP with crowd control. BP tackles and arrests.
ISP troopers assist ICE and BP with crowd control. BP tackles and arrests.
October 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
With zero time for crowd to clear, Bovino orders people back. Tells them it's their one is warning. Within seconds, feds attack protesters.
ISP troopers assist ICE and BP with crowd control. BP tackles and arrests.
ISP troopers assist ICE and BP with crowd control. BP tackles and arrests.
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NEW — A lot happened today.
• Multiple protesters were arrested outside the ICE “processing” facility in Broadview.
• Chicago Ald. Jesse Fuentes was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents inside a hospital ER.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...
• Multiple protesters were arrested outside the ICE “processing” facility in Broadview.
• Chicago Ald. Jesse Fuentes was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents inside a hospital ER.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...
Illinois State Police assist feds in Broadview protest, Chicago alderperson cuffed at hospital, rapid responders tear gassed in Logan Square • The TRiiBE
A roundup of ICE activity in the Chicagoland area on Oct. 3.
thetriibe.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
NEW — A lot happened today.
• Multiple protesters were arrested outside the ICE “processing” facility in Broadview.
• Chicago Ald. Jesse Fuentes was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents inside a hospital ER.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...
• Multiple protesters were arrested outside the ICE “processing” facility in Broadview.
• Chicago Ald. Jesse Fuentes was handcuffed and detained by ICE agents inside a hospital ER.
thetriibe.com/2025/10/illi...
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In the past 4 weeks in Chicago, ICE/CBP have snatched hundreds of people off the streets & homes, shot & killed a single-father in his car, smashed & abandoned countless cars, and deployed chemical munitions at protesters, journalists, & now on public streets. Today they cuffed an alderperson.
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
In the past 4 weeks in Chicago, ICE/CBP have snatched hundreds of people off the streets & homes, shot & killed a single-father in his car, smashed & abandoned countless cars, and deployed chemical munitions at protesters, journalists, & now on public streets. Today they cuffed an alderperson.
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By my read, the only way for a university to comply with this compact is to gut their social sciences, arts, and humanities, and a good chunk of their sciences, too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...
www.washingtonexaminer.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:21 PM
By my read, the only way for a university to comply with this compact is to gut their social sciences, arts, and humanities, and a good chunk of their sciences, too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...
www.washingtonexaminer.com/wp-content/u...
I just left my last Blaine Elementary LSC meeting. It is important for me to work locally in addition to federally, and I’m so proud to have served as a community member for the past three years. I learned so much from the dedicated parents, teachers, principal, and student reps. #weareblaine
September 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I just left my last Blaine Elementary LSC meeting. It is important for me to work locally in addition to federally, and I’m so proud to have served as a community member for the past three years. I learned so much from the dedicated parents, teachers, principal, and student reps. #weareblaine
1. RIF’d almost *all* of NCES
2. Relied on other departments to get new NAEP release out - and it was still late (due June/July) [transfer of function]
3. McMahon approved waivers for 8+ positions to meet Congressional mandates for 2026 & 2028. Positions posted match those whom were RIF’d
2. Relied on other departments to get new NAEP release out - and it was still late (due June/July) [transfer of function]
3. McMahon approved waivers for 8+ positions to meet Congressional mandates for 2026 & 2028. Positions posted match those whom were RIF’d
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
A new Nation's Report Card shows drops in science, math and reading scores
It's the first Nation's Report Card since the Trump administration began making cuts to the U.S. Education Department. The scores reflect the state of student achievement in early 2024.
n.pr
September 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
1. RIF’d almost *all* of NCES
2. Relied on other departments to get new NAEP release out - and it was still late (due June/July) [transfer of function]
3. McMahon approved waivers for 8+ positions to meet Congressional mandates for 2026 & 2028. Positions posted match those whom were RIF’d
2. Relied on other departments to get new NAEP release out - and it was still late (due June/July) [transfer of function]
3. McMahon approved waivers for 8+ positions to meet Congressional mandates for 2026 & 2028. Positions posted match those whom were RIF’d
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Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
September 7, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reporters from across newsrooms in Chicago are collaborating to collect visual evidence of federal agents detaining people & using force in Chicago.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
Send videos to tinyurl.com/chicagojourn..., or get in touch via email chicagojournalists@protonmail.com.
ED RIFs nearly all of NCES *including NAEP* and are now looking to hire? at GS-14 no less?
make 👏 it 👏 make 👏 sense 👏
www.usajobs.gov/Search/Resul...
make 👏 it 👏 make 👏 sense 👏
www.usajobs.gov/Search/Resul...
USAJOBS - Search
www.usajobs.gov
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
ED RIFs nearly all of NCES *including NAEP* and are now looking to hire? at GS-14 no less?
make 👏 it 👏 make 👏 sense 👏
www.usajobs.gov/Search/Resul...
make 👏 it 👏 make 👏 sense 👏
www.usajobs.gov/Search/Resul...
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The House FY26 budget bill for ED (which still would exist) eliminates work-study, SEOG, and adult education funds, flat funds TRIO and GEAR UP, and includes a bunch of policy riders on culture war items.
Expect a series of continuing resolutions and possibly a government shutdown before December.
Expect a series of continuing resolutions and possibly a government shutdown before December.
appropriations.house.gov
September 2, 2025 at 10:41 AM
The House FY26 budget bill for ED (which still would exist) eliminates work-study, SEOG, and adult education funds, flat funds TRIO and GEAR UP, and includes a bunch of policy riders on culture war items.
Expect a series of continuing resolutions and possibly a government shutdown before December.
Expect a series of continuing resolutions and possibly a government shutdown before December.