Morgan Polk
@morganpolk.bsky.social
education & labor policy for @newamerica.org @educationwork.newamerica.org. Thoughts here are my own.
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I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I got this useful bon mot from a middle school teacher recently.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
In response to, “I DONT UNDERSTAND,” he calmly said, “okay what steps have you taken to understand?”
And that’s when I realized that a lot of folks have no steps.
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When I see people online, even in jest, suggest that people living in Republican-controlled states should be abandoned because of their politicians, I feel a deep heartache. New York CREATED Donald Trump and none of y’all are ever talk about it the way you disparage Alabama or Mississippi.
September 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When I see people online, even in jest, suggest that people living in Republican-controlled states should be abandoned because of their politicians, I feel a deep heartache. New York CREATED Donald Trump and none of y’all are ever talk about it the way you disparage Alabama or Mississippi.
And this from @newamerica.org newamerica.org/education-po...
A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools
The Education Department is refusing to release billions of dollars for public schools. See the impact by school system and congressional district.
newamerica.org
July 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
And this from @newamerica.org newamerica.org/education-po...
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xAI’s Memphis campus is located in a predominantly Black community known as Boxtown which has been historically burdened with industrial projects that cause pollution.
"This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency,” wrote State Rep. Justin Pearson.
"This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency,” wrote State Rep. Justin Pearson.
Despite Protests, Elon Musk Secures Air Permit for xAI
Elon Musk’s xAI gas turbines get official approval, even as civil rights groups prepare to sue over alleged Clean Air Act violations.
www.wired.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
xAI’s Memphis campus is located in a predominantly Black community known as Boxtown which has been historically burdened with industrial projects that cause pollution.
"This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency,” wrote State Rep. Justin Pearson.
"This isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a public health emergency,” wrote State Rep. Justin Pearson.
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The administration gave varying rationales. SAMHSA said it didn't want to "silo" services. HHS claimed spending on the LGBTQ option jeopardized the rest of the hotline. But this is part of a clearly stated Trump admin effort to eliminate services for, and recognition of, trans people writ large.
Trump Administration Will End L.G.B.T.Q. Suicide Prevention Service
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The administration gave varying rationales. SAMHSA said it didn't want to "silo" services. HHS claimed spending on the LGBTQ option jeopardized the rest of the hotline. But this is part of a clearly stated Trump admin effort to eliminate services for, and recognition of, trans people writ large.