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#SchoolVoucher supporters in #Nevada want $7K to use to send their kids to private school
Here's a list of the well known schools in Vegas & yearly tuition. Vouchers benefit the wealthy
*The Alexander Dawson School K-8 $31,100
*Bishop Gorman $16,200
*The Meadows preK $22,750 Elementary $26,860 Middle $29,550 HS $34,840
*Faith Lutheran $16,275
*Las Vegas Day School preK $15,800 K-5 $20,200 6-8 $21,300
Not including uniforms, transportation, books, athletics, application fees
From the Harvard Crimson:
#USPol #Universities #Columbia #authoritarianism #HigherEducation #education #maine
Over the last week, the Trump administration has cancelled $400 million in grants and contracts to Columbia University and $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University.Columbia made an attempt to pre-emptively please this administration, and they were still made to suffer. That's how this works. Laying low and/or cooperating does not help:
So far, America’s leading universities have remained virtually silent in the face of this authoritarian assault on institutions of higher education. That must change. Harvard must stand up, speak out, and lead a public defense of our freedom to speak and study freely.
Not only is silence in the face of mounting authoritarianism morally objectionable, but, as the Columbia case suggests, it’s not working. Columbia’s leadership made repeated concessions to right-wing critics, only to be the first to come under attack.From https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2025/3/14/enos-levitsky-harvard-columbia-trump/ (be aware: the title evokes the Holocaust, which in this context is not great).
#USPol #Universities #Columbia #authoritarianism #HigherEducation #education #maine
www.thecrimson.comFirst They Came for Columbia | Opinion | The Harvard CrimsonWe must learn from the past. We cannot remain silent in the face of authoritarian attacks on our peers, even if they have not yet come for us.
As Greg Abbott aims to force vouchers through the Texas Legislature during the 89th session, private companies like 'ClassWallet' have descended on the capitol, after the lucrative contracts which could result if they're support of the governor's policies pays off. https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
The Texas Observer · How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in TexasThe Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
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School vouchers sure are good for someone — but it’s not necessarily kids. Here’s @TexasObserver on how in the Lone Star state, the push for school choice could provide a huge payday for private contractors. These certified educational assistance organizations (CEAO) will act as middlemen between the state, parents and private schools — for a fee, of course.
https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/
The Texas Observer · How Voucher Vendors Could Make Millions from ‘School Choice’ in TexasThe Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen problems.
Linda McMahon became ed secretary w/o discussing schools’ scariest issue: guns
https://19thnews.org/2025/03/linda-mcmahon-ed-secretary-school-shootings
Yeah - NOT trans kids/trans persons. 
* unclear how WWE co-founder will approach gun violence
* no senator on either side of aisle asked her about mass shootings
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
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Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
ProPublicaInside the Schools Alaska Ignored
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“If you get $10,000, you’re still $17,000 short. And for most of these families that are poor families, that creates, you know, a mirage that they can now access it.” https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/
The Texas Observer · Marathon Hearing on School Vouchers Features Intense Bipartisan Opposition“There is a disconnect between the rhetoric and what the bill actually says,” Democrat James Talarico summarized of House Bill 3.
#LindaMcMahon ran world wrestling & now heads the dept of education blabbing about merit. The lady who didn't know what the acronym IDEA -- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act -- stands for, a program her office runs.
& here she is on her high horse: “Students must be assessed acc. to merit & accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Sec. Linda McMahon said in a statement. “We will not yield on this commitment.”
HuffPost · Trump Administration Opens Investigations At More Than 50 Universities In Anti-DEI Campaign
#LindaMcMahon ran world wrestling & now heads the dept of education blabbing about merit. The lady who didn't know what the acronym IDEA -- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act -- stands for, a program her office runs.
& here she is on her high horse: “Students must be assessed acc. to merit & accomplishment, not prejudged by the color of their skin,” Education Sec. Linda McMahon said in a statement. “We will not yield on this commitment.”
HuffPost · Trump Administration Opens Investigations At More Than 50 Universities In Anti-DEI Campaign
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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The rebuke from lawmakers and charter school leaders came after an investigation from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed that Salvador Cavazos, who oversees fewer than 1,000 students, is among the most well-paid superintendents in the country.
https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
ProPublicaTexas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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6 other colleges are being investigated for awarding “impermissible race-based scholarships,” the department said, & another is accused of running a program that segregates students on the basis of race.
Those 7 are: Grand Valley State University, Ithaca College, the New England College of Optometry, the University of Alabama, the University of Minnesota, the University of South Florida & the University of Tulsa School of Medicine.
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Most of the new inquiries are focused on colleges’ partnerships w/the #PhDProject, a #nonprofit that helps #students from underrepresented groups get degrees in #business w/the goal of diversifying the business world.
The group of 45 colleges facing scrutiny over ties to the PhD Project include major public universities such as #ArizonaState, #OhioState & #Rutgers, along w/prestigious private schools like #Yale, #Cornell, #Duke & #MIT.
>50 #universities are being investigated for alleged *racial* #discrimination as part of #Trump’s campaign to end #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs that his ofcls say *exclude* white & Asian American students.
The #Education Dept announced the investigations Fri, 1 month after issuing a memo warning #schools & #colleges that they could lose federal money over “race-based preferences” in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.
#law #idiocracy
https://apnews.com/article/trump-dei-universities-investigated-f89dc9ec2a98897577ed0a6c446fae7b
AP News · More than 50 universities face federal investigations as part of Trump's anti-DEI campaign
#schools #education #LocalGov #cybersecurity
"[Center for Internet Security] found that 82% of K-12 organizations suffered what it called a “cyber incident,” based on an 18-month study of 5,000 institutions. The organization observed nearly 14,000 security events and confirmed that 9,300 were cyber incidents. CIS found that threats targeting humans exceeded other techniques by 45%."
Route Fifty82% of schools suffered recent cyber breaches, report saysThe Center for Internet Security said it observed nearly 14,000 security events and confirmed 9,300 cyber incidents, which tend to surge during high-stakes periods like exams.
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Update. "#APDU [Association of Public Data Users] Statement on #Education Research and #Data"
https://apdu.org/?p=5812775
"On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, over 1,000 staff from the Department of Education [#DOE] were laid off. This includes almost all staff from the Institute of Education Sciences (#IES), which housed the National Center for Education Statistics (#NCES)…NCES is mandated by law to report on the condition of education annually, collect and disseminate key education data, and support state and local education agencies…The [layoffs] make it unclear how NCES will meet its legal obligations under the Education Sciences Reform Act, Every Student Succeeds Act, the Information Quality Act, and other federal laws…Congress and policymakers must act to ensure NCES has the resources to meet its statutory obligations. Stakeholders—including researchers, educators, and state leaders—must demand transparency on how education data will be maintained."
Parents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
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The class-action lawsuit claims that decimating the agency’s Office for Civil Rights will leave it unable to address issues of discrimination at school — violating the equal protection clause of the Fifth Amendment.
https://www.propublica.org/article/department-of-education-civil-rights-lawsuit-trump-parents?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
ProPublicaParents Sue Trump Administration for Allegedly Sabotaging Education Department’s Civil Rights Division
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Join us for the book launch of 'Transforming Development in Education: from coloniality to rethinking, reframing, and reimagining possibilities'.
A crucial time given the widespread changes to the global education and development architecture.
When: Tuesday, 18 March 2025 at 9 am EST | 3 pm CEST
@academicchatter #AcademicChatter #Research #Education #Books
Cui bono? This is NOT for those #MAGA science haters.
"It's Pi Day. Here's Why This Special Number Gets a Global Celebration."
#Pi #Science #Math #Education #Humor #News #Technology
https://www.sciencealert.com/its-pi-day-heres-why-this-special-number-gets-a-global-celebration
ScienceAlert · It's Pi Day. Here's Why This Special Number Gets a Global Celebration.Each year, on March 14, it's become traditional for numerophiles and mathematicians to pause and reflect on the most famous of irrational numbers, pi.
Texas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
https://www.propublica.org/article/salvador-cavazos-valere-pay-pushback
ProPublicaTexas Lawmakers Want a Charter School Network to Stop Paying Its Superintendent Nearly $900K. The School Board Says No.
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