Steven Jessen-Howard
@sjessenhoward.bsky.social
Attorney, researcher & advocate for kids.
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Woah.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
December 15, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Woah.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Argentina's 1990s preschool expansion program appears to have been a smashing success.
The program increased high school completion by a whole 11.9 percentage points.
The authors estimate that for every $1 spent, the preschool expansion generated about $11 in benefits.
Good to see continued progress on this issue!
www.hhs.gov/press-room/s...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/s...
www.hhs.gov
December 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Good to see continued progress on this issue!
www.hhs.gov/press-room/s...
www.hhs.gov/press-room/s...
ND is right to feel outraged by being left out of the playoff, but this is so lame. The Pop-Tarts Bowl would've been a lot of fun & you miss out on practice time & game experience for younger guys to prepare for next season by doing this
10-2 Notre Dame announces it will not accept a bowl bid after missing the playoff.
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
ND is right to feel outraged by being left out of the playoff, but this is so lame. The Pop-Tarts Bowl would've been a lot of fun & you miss out on practice time & game experience for younger guys to prepare for next season by doing this
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I keep coming back to this:
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
December 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I keep coming back to this:
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
Notre Dame's two losses were by a combined four points. Their most recent loss was on September 14th.
Alabama lost by 21 yesterday.
This sucks cuz ND had a real chance to win the national championship. Don't think you can say the same about Bama after last night. And idk why Miami jumps us when neither of us played
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This sucks cuz ND had a real chance to win the national championship. Don't think you can say the same about Bama after last night. And idk why Miami jumps us when neither of us played
It's gotta be ND & Miami in and Bama out
December 7, 2025 at 2:48 AM
It's gotta be ND & Miami in and Bama out
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The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA just approved new ‘forever chemical’ pesticides for use on food
Critics warn the EPA’s approvals of new PFAS pesticides could expose more Americans to “forever chemicals” through their food.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The *only* part of MAHA that has any juice is the antivax stuff.
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The parts where less toxic chemicals get dumped into food, air, and water is inconvenient to donors Trump cares about.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Credit where due- good to see White House focus on youth in foster care and some of this would be quite beneficial if implemented well. But like most EOs, it will have limited impact without new laws or funding, and...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
First Lady Melania Trump Announces Executive Order on Fostering the Future, Opens New Opportunities for Public-Private Partnerships
First Lady Melania Trump successfully organized a new Executive Order entitled, “Fostering the Future for American Children and Families.” Under Mrs.
www.whitehouse.gov
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Credit where due- good to see White House focus on youth in foster care and some of this would be quite beneficial if implemented well. But like most EOs, it will have limited impact without new laws or funding, and...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...
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Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Still upset about no power of the purse language. You truly do hate to see it. The Trump admin undertook the most expansive set of illegal budgetary actions of any president in history, and broadcast as loudly as possible they’d keep doing it, and nothing. Budgetary lawlessness.
I'm also confused by Dems' shutdown strategy, but it's not the reason ACA subsidies are expiring. Every Dem wants to extend them & virtually every R wants to end them & would've abolished the filibuster rather than cave. The problem to solve is that they're in the majority
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I'm also confused by Dems' shutdown strategy, but it's not the reason ACA subsidies are expiring. Every Dem wants to extend them & virtually every R wants to end them & would've abolished the filibuster rather than cave. The problem to solve is that they're in the majority
Unbelievable comeback and finish for the Loons! Cue Wonderwall! #MNUFC
IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER IT'S OVER
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SEA 🟢🔴🟢🟢🟢🟢🔴🔴🟢🔴
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November 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Unbelievable comeback and finish for the Loons! Cue Wonderwall! #MNUFC
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This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
This is the President openly announcing that he will violate court orders - two courts had concluded that the Trump regime withholding SNAP funding was illegal - and that the government had to pay out (at least reduced) SNAP benefits starting this week
Boooo I feel awful for the Blue Jays
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Boooo I feel awful for the Blue Jays
This game is insane
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
This game is insane
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Lots of reporting on SNAP getting the details wrong.
SNAP is not set to run out of money on November 1. There’s money in the contingency fund to pay benefits.
The Trump admin is illegally refusing to deliver benefits on November 1, despite having funding to pay benefits.
SNAP is not set to run out of money on November 1. There’s money in the contingency fund to pay benefits.
The Trump admin is illegally refusing to deliver benefits on November 1, despite having funding to pay benefits.
October 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Lots of reporting on SNAP getting the details wrong.
SNAP is not set to run out of money on November 1. There’s money in the contingency fund to pay benefits.
The Trump admin is illegally refusing to deliver benefits on November 1, despite having funding to pay benefits.
SNAP is not set to run out of money on November 1. There’s money in the contingency fund to pay benefits.
The Trump admin is illegally refusing to deliver benefits on November 1, despite having funding to pay benefits.
I applaud NM's vision & implementation efforts to expand free child care to all. But I don't think they'll soon come anywhere close to having free child care slots for everyone who wants them & worry calling this "universal childcare" sets the stage for backlash
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
New Mexico’s Free-Child-Care Gamble
The state has promised universal coverage. Can it deliver?
www.theatlantic.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I applaud NM's vision & implementation efforts to expand free child care to all. But I don't think they'll soon come anywhere close to having free child care slots for everyone who wants them & worry calling this "universal childcare" sets the stage for backlash
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...
I'd like to see more of a sense of urgency for avoiding this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
Hunger and Cold Loom as Shutdown Imperils Funding for Antipoverty Programs
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I'd like to see more of a sense of urgency for avoiding this!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/u...
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Tomorrow is the day is the day in the Senate, and the House could be just a few days later. Begging you to get everyone you know to call their senators and House reps.
I promise you that someone you know will be harmed. There has never in US history been a law that has cut low-income programs more.
I promise you that someone you know will be harmed. There has never in US history been a law that has cut low-income programs more.
June 30, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Tomorrow is the day is the day in the Senate, and the House could be just a few days later. Begging you to get everyone you know to call their senators and House reps.
I promise you that someone you know will be harmed. There has never in US history been a law that has cut low-income programs more.
I promise you that someone you know will be harmed. There has never in US history been a law that has cut low-income programs more.
RIP Pope Francis, a true champion for the poor, migrants, the environment, and peace. May we all seek to follow his example 🙏🕊️
April 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
RIP Pope Francis, a true champion for the poor, migrants, the environment, and peace. May we all seek to follow his example 🙏🕊️
I talked to lawyers & service providers around the country who work with kinship families. Check out the report to hear their insights and learn more about legal service models that go beyond traditional representation!
www.gksnetwork.org/resources/le...
www.gksnetwork.org/resources/le...
Legal Service Models for Kin Caregivers - Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network
The goal of this piece is to provide replicable ideas to others wanting to provide supportive legal assistance to kinship families in their communities.
www.gksnetwork.org
April 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I talked to lawyers & service providers around the country who work with kinship families. Check out the report to hear their insights and learn more about legal service models that go beyond traditional representation!
www.gksnetwork.org/resources/le...
www.gksnetwork.org/resources/le...
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
This is a very well done and thorough explainer of what the Dept. of Ed actually does and why it was already efficient: www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d...
What the Department of Education actually does
America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained
www.slowboring.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is a very well done and thorough explainer of what the Dept. of Ed actually does and why it was already efficient: www.slowboring.com/p/what-the-d...
I enjoyed & would recommend Abundance. On board with making the effective government & optimistic green future that it imagines into reality
March 20, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I enjoyed & would recommend Abundance. On board with making the effective government & optimistic green future that it imagines into reality
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The policy of enforcing political beliefs upon all foreign visitors is radically anti-American.
It will sever us from international research networks and hobble our capacity to innovate—bedrock of American prosperity.
Americans reject authoritarian rule.
It will sever us from international research networks and hobble our capacity to innovate—bedrock of American prosperity.
Americans reject authoritarian rule.
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The policy of enforcing political beliefs upon all foreign visitors is radically anti-American.
It will sever us from international research networks and hobble our capacity to innovate—bedrock of American prosperity.
Americans reject authoritarian rule.
It will sever us from international research networks and hobble our capacity to innovate—bedrock of American prosperity.
Americans reject authoritarian rule.