Liza Schwartzwald
@lizaschwartzwald.bsky.social
Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy @edfund.bsky.social. School Funding Policy is my game. Formerly the NYIC. Lawyer. MSW. Cat Mom to Capt Kirk. Views my own!
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1/ Check out this brand-new, very cool analysis from my colleagues at New America's Education Funding Equity Initiative.
In short: It's time for America to un-gerrymander its public school districts.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
In short: It's time for America to un-gerrymander its public school districts.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
Redistricting School Systems Can Increase Funding Fairness and Decrease Segregation
A new report and interactive data tool show how specific redistricting choices can create fairer school systems for our children.
www.newamerica.org
September 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1/ Check out this brand-new, very cool analysis from my colleagues at New America's Education Funding Equity Initiative.
In short: It's time for America to un-gerrymander its public school districts.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
In short: It's time for America to un-gerrymander its public school districts.
www.newamerica.org/education-po...
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HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
www.hhs.gov
July 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...
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April 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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NEW: In a court filing this evening, the Trump administration said that it had mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to an "administrative error." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
NEW: In a court filing this evening, the Trump administration said that it had mistakenly deported a Maryland father to a notorious Salvadoran prison due to an "administrative error." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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Rubio’s position seems to be:
- We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us.
- Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges.
- After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.
- We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us.
- Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges.
- After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.
On Hugh Hewitt’s show, Marco Rubio says El Salvador is “housing” people sent by the US. But he never says on what possible legal authority? These people haven’t committed any crime in El Salvador and by their own admission “many” have never committed a crime in the US. It all seems entirely lawless.
March 20, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Rubio’s position seems to be:
- We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us.
- Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges.
- After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.
- We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us.
- Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges.
- After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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In case you, like me, are a high-anxiety human who missed this piece of moderately reassuring news:
Despite many broken things, the FDA *did* make a flu shot recommendation for this fall.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/h...
Despite many broken things, the FDA *did* make a flu shot recommendation for this fall.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/h...
After canceling meeting of independent advisers, FDA issues 2025-26 flu vaccine recommendations | CNN
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued recommendations for the composition of influenza shots for the upcoming respiratory virus season, but without input from its independent vaccine ...
www.cnn.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
In case you, like me, are a high-anxiety human who missed this piece of moderately reassuring news:
Despite many broken things, the FDA *did* make a flu shot recommendation for this fall.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/h...
Despite many broken things, the FDA *did* make a flu shot recommendation for this fall.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/13/h...
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Totally agree with this. Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a deportation; it's something else entirely.
@washingtonpost.com They were not DEPORTED. Deported means sending them back to their country of origin. These people were sent to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, without any due process or any analysis as to whether they feared harm in El Salvador!
In America, EVERYONE has a RIGHT to due process - regardless of immigration status. It’s fundamental to our Constitution.
Deporting hundreds of people in secret by invoking a wartime proclamation is a blatant abuse of power by President Trump.
Deporting hundreds of people in secret by invoking a wartime proclamation is a blatant abuse of power by President Trump.
March 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Totally agree with this. Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a deportation; it's something else entirely.
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Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
AI search engines cite incorrect sources at an alarming 60% rate, study says
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.
We’ve really got to start figuring this out.
For such an important topic, there’s remarkably little long-term data on attention spans, focus etc.
But one source that has consistently tracked this is the Monitoring The Future survey, which finds a steep rise in the % of people struggling to concentrate or learn new things.
But one source that has consistently tracked this is the Monitoring The Future survey, which finds a steep rise in the % of people struggling to concentrate or learn new things.
March 17, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We’ve really got to start figuring this out.
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Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
The government is about to give OpenAI the ability to legally steal if we do not flood this page in the next 12 hours.
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
OpenAI will have immunity from all lawsuits regarding copyright infringement. All other AI companies will follow.
Do you despise AI? Dissent, retweet. Do something. #furry #art
Request for Information on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan
On behalf of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the NITRD NCO requests input from all interested parties on the Development of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan ("Plan"). Th...
www.federalregister.gov
March 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Folks, they have less than 1k comments so far. Posts arguing about which way to hang toilet paper have more comments in facebook groups. If you are in any way involved in art: writing, music, acting, film MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
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Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
March 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Holy crap. The DOJ is arguing that the President can unilaterally deport anyone he wants without ANY statutory authority, just on his inherent authority as President over national security.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
That is a terrifying claim to make and not one that has ever been recognized before in US history.
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So far, they've taken:
-a scholar green card holder/perm res from NY
-2 German tourists
-a British tourist
-a Canadian visa holder
-a green card holder/perm res from NH
-a Doctor green card holder/perm res from RI
-a scholar green card holder/perm res from NY
-2 German tourists
-a British tourist
-a Canadian visa holder
-a green card holder/perm res from NH
-a Doctor green card holder/perm res from RI
A New Hampshire man with a green card was detained by immigration officers at Logan Airport and is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Donald W. Wyatt detention facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
Green card holder from New Hampshire 'interrogated' at Logan Airport, detained
Fabian Schmidt’s family said they are unsure of why he is being held. They said he has a recently renewed green card, and no active issues in court.
www.nhpr.org
March 15, 2025 at 11:25 AM
So far, they've taken:
-a scholar green card holder/perm res from NY
-2 German tourists
-a British tourist
-a Canadian visa holder
-a green card holder/perm res from NH
-a Doctor green card holder/perm res from RI
-a scholar green card holder/perm res from NY
-2 German tourists
-a British tourist
-a Canadian visa holder
-a green card holder/perm res from NH
-a Doctor green card holder/perm res from RI
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AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
March 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
AERA has just learned that all restricted-use NCES data licenses will be cancelled, possibly as early as March 20. We urgently request that all AERA members and others in the research community with restricted-use licenses take these two actions: www.aera.net/Research-Pol...
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🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
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March 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
🔗 Websites vanish. Links break. But knowledge can live on with your help. Use the Wayback Machine’s Save Page Now tool to archive webpages that are important to you. 🕰️ 💾
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
📌 Try it now: web.archive.org/save
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If this is real - and we should verify it is - we all really HAVE to demonstrate we have Senate Dems' backs. Next week is congressional recess. If this holds, be ready with a loud and enthusiastic THANK YOU if you have a Dem Senator. This is how we build a unified opposition party.
"Our caucus is unified," says Schumer.
Team Fight has won the CR battle in the Senate Democratic caucus.
Team Fight has won the CR battle in the Senate Democratic caucus.
Schumer on Senate floor: "Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort, but Republicans chose a partisan path"
"Because of that Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified" on the month-long CR
"Because of that Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate to invoke cloture on the House CR. Our caucus is unified" on the month-long CR
March 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If this is real - and we should verify it is - we all really HAVE to demonstrate we have Senate Dems' backs. Next week is congressional recess. If this holds, be ready with a loud and enthusiastic THANK YOU if you have a Dem Senator. This is how we build a unified opposition party.
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BREAKING: At the conclusion of today's hearing, Judge Beryl Howell issues a temporary restraining order from the bench, blocking enforcement of Sections 1, 3, and 5 of Trump's executive order against the law firm of Perkins Coie. Sections 2 & 4 were not included in the TRO request, she noted.
March 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
BREAKING: At the conclusion of today's hearing, Judge Beryl Howell issues a temporary restraining order from the bench, blocking enforcement of Sections 1, 3, and 5 of Trump's executive order against the law firm of Perkins Coie. Sections 2 & 4 were not included in the TRO request, she noted.
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Moments like this should be shared as widely as the terrifying shit.
Not because they’re proof we have nothing to worry about. Because they indicate that he cannot in fact do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to. Recognize people who are doing their jobs rather than following his whims.
Not because they’re proof we have nothing to worry about. Because they indicate that he cannot in fact do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to. Recognize people who are doing their jobs rather than following his whims.
BREAKING: Judge blocks Columbia pro-Palestinian protest organizer Mahmoud Khalil's removal from US pending further action on habeas petition. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/25... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
March 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Moments like this should be shared as widely as the terrifying shit.
Not because they’re proof we have nothing to worry about. Because they indicate that he cannot in fact do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to. Recognize people who are doing their jobs rather than following his whims.
Not because they’re proof we have nothing to worry about. Because they indicate that he cannot in fact do whatever he wants, whenever he wants to. Recognize people who are doing their jobs rather than following his whims.
I ordered delivery from @ubereats.bsky.social over two hours ago. My driver picked up my food over an hour and a half ago. This service has become absolute trash, and I’m about five minutes from switching over permanently to a different service.
March 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I ordered delivery from @ubereats.bsky.social over two hours ago. My driver picked up my food over an hour and a half ago. This service has become absolute trash, and I’m about five minutes from switching over permanently to a different service.
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It's that time of year to circulate this list of orgs for those seeking ed policy jobs/internships. Please let me know if there are opportunities/orgs I should add. Good luck out there! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
The Unofficial List of Ed Policy Orgs for Job/Internship Seekers
docs.google.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It's that time of year to circulate this list of orgs for those seeking ed policy jobs/internships. Please let me know if there are opportunities/orgs I should add. Good luck out there! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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I led USAID's operation for the 2014-15 outbreak in West Africa.
Also went to Congo with WHO to assess response at peak of the 2019 outbreak (under Trump 1).
Those were both robust USG ops.
That capacity has now been wrecked.
cgdev.org/publication/...
Also went to Congo with WHO to assess response at peak of the 2019 outbreak (under Trump 1).
Those were both robust USG ops.
That capacity has now been wrecked.
cgdev.org/publication/...
February 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I led USAID's operation for the 2014-15 outbreak in West Africa.
Also went to Congo with WHO to assess response at peak of the 2019 outbreak (under Trump 1).
Those were both robust USG ops.
That capacity has now been wrecked.
cgdev.org/publication/...
Also went to Congo with WHO to assess response at peak of the 2019 outbreak (under Trump 1).
Those were both robust USG ops.
That capacity has now been wrecked.
cgdev.org/publication/...
This is absolutely insane information to give to a private businessman.
🚨 SCOOP: DOGE is seeking personal taxpayer data at IRS, sources tell me. 🚨
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Trump admin is pushing IRS to agree to an MOU that would give DOGE access to granular data on every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is absolutely insane information to give to a private businessman.
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Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.
These are the vaccination rates of kindergartners by state. It takes 95% coverage of MMR vaccine to prevent measles outbreaks & most states are not achieving it. I fear that under the new administration rates will drop even further and we will start to see preventable illness, disability, and death
November 16, 2024 at 5:02 PM
Measles requires 95% vaccination rates for herd immunity.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.
It has a 16.2% case fatality rate for unvaccinated children under 5 years and 24% for children under 9 months (who are unable to be vaccinated).
30% of the survivors experience severe complications like blindness, deafness, or encephalitis.