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EdWeek came back initially with a 1% annual increase. Our membership—who struggle to afford rent and groceries, who rely on subsidies and second jobs to make ends meet—resoundingly said that this wasn’t good enough. EdWeek moved to 1.5%, before discretionary raises. It still isn’t enough.
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
EdWeek came back initially with a 1% annual increase. Our membership—who struggle to afford rent and groceries, who rely on subsidies and second jobs to make ends meet—resoundingly said that this wasn’t good enough. EdWeek moved to 1.5%, before discretionary raises. It still isn’t enough.
This is important. Employees deserve the basic dignity of a truly livable wage.
We are asking for a 3.5% annual increase, before discretionary merit raises, and a salary floor of $65,000. Let’s be clear: This is a fair ask, one that is financially solvent and one that doesn’t risk the future of our company. In fact: The future is precisely what we’re worried about.
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This is important. Employees deserve the basic dignity of a truly livable wage.
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Hi! We're the EdWeek Union - roughly 50 people who work tirelessly to make our nonprofit news organization a key destination for educators and the general public. We wanted to share an update on our efforts to bargain with management for a fair contract that protects all of us. 🧵
#union #solidarity
#union #solidarity
September 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Hi! We're the EdWeek Union - roughly 50 people who work tirelessly to make our nonprofit news organization a key destination for educators and the general public. We wanted to share an update on our efforts to bargain with management for a fair contract that protects all of us. 🧵
#union #solidarity
#union #solidarity
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Programs that provide pre-K and day-care services for kids from low-income families aren't receiving federal $$—despite promises from the Trump administration that the funding freeze is no longer in effect and wouldn’t affect Head Start even if it were.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky
www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky
Dozens of Head Start Programs Still Aren't Receiving Promised Federal Funds
Some providers of pre-K and child care have waited more than a week for federal reimbursements that typically arrive in 24 hours.
www.edweek.org
February 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Programs that provide pre-K and day-care services for kids from low-income families aren't receiving federal $$—despite promises from the Trump administration that the funding freeze is no longer in effect and wouldn’t affect Head Start even if it were.
www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky
www.edweek.org/policy-polit... #edusky
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First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 2:30 AM
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
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Trump’s executive actions on immigration go beyond what people are comfortable with, found a recent AP-NORC poll.
While many support increased security at the border, allowing the arrest of people in the country illegally at churches and schools was highly unpopular. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
While many support increased security at the border, allowing the arrest of people in the country illegally at churches and schools was highly unpopular. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
Trump Admin. Lifts Ban on Immigration Arrests at Schools
A new change ends a policy that mostly prohibited agents from making immigration arrests at schools and other spots where children gather.
www.edweek.org
January 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Trump’s executive actions on immigration go beyond what people are comfortable with, found a recent AP-NORC poll.
While many support increased security at the border, allowing the arrest of people in the country illegally at churches and schools was highly unpopular. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
While many support increased security at the border, allowing the arrest of people in the country illegally at churches and schools was highly unpopular. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Pausing health alerts from the health agencies like the CDC and FDA is reckless.
Health alerts from CDC notify health care providers of new outbreaks, critical medication shortages, etc. FDA alerts share important information about medication safety.
This is outright dangerous.
Health alerts from CDC notify health care providers of new outbreaks, critical medication shortages, etc. FDA alerts share important information about medication safety.
This is outright dangerous.
New: Trump officials have paused all external communications at health agencies like CDC, FDA, NIH.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
No health alerts and the famed MMWRs; no updates to key websites or social media posts.
And no indication how long the pause will last.
With @rachelroubein.bsky.social + Lena Sun.
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Pausing health alerts from the health agencies like the CDC and FDA is reckless.
Health alerts from CDC notify health care providers of new outbreaks, critical medication shortages, etc. FDA alerts share important information about medication safety.
This is outright dangerous.
Health alerts from CDC notify health care providers of new outbreaks, critical medication shortages, etc. FDA alerts share important information about medication safety.
This is outright dangerous.
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I dunno, sometimes I feel like I’m never gonna become an oligarch 😔
January 19, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I dunno, sometimes I feel like I’m never gonna become an oligarch 😔
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Also…
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
January 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Also…
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
👎🏼Goodreads, owned by Amazon, fuels its monopoly on books.
👍🏼StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform, offers an ethical, ad-free alternative with mood-based recommendations, user control over data, and a focus on inclusivity. Support diversity over corporate power!
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My introduction to #booksky I guess?
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
January 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
My introduction to #booksky I guess?
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off
📚 Reading is political
🎧 Audiobooks count as reading
📖 Reading is not a competition
🤔 Reading critically & reading for fun are not mutually exclusive
👉 If you support problematic authors, you deserve to be called out on it
🚫 Toxic positivity can eff off