Cheryl Binkley

Cheryl Binkley

@cheryldgb.bsky.social

Retired teacher. Writer. Supporter of public schools. Lover of trees, dogs, and colors of light. Reader and voracious learner. Married with children and grandchild. Not looking for DMs.

661 Followers 1,056 Following 221 Posts Joined Feb 2024
2 months ago
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Vouchers, Patriotism and Prayer: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Remake Public Education Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.

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One of the videos from Minneapolis shows that an ICE agent grabbed the door handle and the driver quickly pulled away. Another agent shot her

There is NO evidence she was trying to harm them, or that lethal force was necessary

State officials need to determine if criminal charges should be brought

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2 months ago
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Every Child Receiving World-Class Education A Priority For Alexa Krezel Alexa Krezel is one of two school board candidates seeking the Democratic Party's endorsement in the Jan. 10 firehouse primary.

This week- Braddock District Fairfax School Board Election! patch.com/virginia/fai...

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3 months ago
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Opinion | The Education Department’s Forgotten Antiracist Origins

The Education Department’s Forgotten Antiracist Origins www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/o...

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Mark Zuckerberg’s hate-speech gamble fuels Gen Z radicalization on Instagram as millions watch Hitler speeches and Holocaust denial clips | Fortune The hottest far-right influencer right now isn’t Nick Fuentes—it’s Hitler. And his videos are appearing next to JPMorgan and U.S. Army ads

“Every creator whom Fortune spoke with said their reach had increased sharply after Meta’s January policy shift, which came just a few months after President Donald Trump threatened to imprison Zuckerberg.” fortune.com/2025/11/20/g...

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3 months ago
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GOTV ZOOM Rally · Aftyn for Congress Join us for our GOTV Zoom Rally with Rep. Aftyn Behn — your last chance to hear from Aftyn before Election Day! 📅 Monday, December 1 ⏰ 7:00 PM CT 📍 [Register Here](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/reg...

The special election for TN-07 is just around the corner on December 2nd, and we need to get out the vote!
Want to join me for a special GOTV Zoom Rally with Aftyn Behn and the campaign team? It's happening on Sunday, December 1st.
Sign up here to get the Zoom details: mobilize.us/s/hUJydt/n

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3 months ago
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Spanberger appoints former state education secretaries to transition team • Virginia Mercury Two former state education secretaries and multiple education experts have been appointed to serve on Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger’s transition team, tasked with preparing the new gubernatorial admin...

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Ed Department Sheds Several Offices, But Spares Special Education As the Trump administration takes sweeping steps to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the agency is still deciding what the future holds for special education.

www.disabilityscoop.com/2025/11/19/e...

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4 months ago
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Higher SOL cut scores coming, but not this year, Virginia board says • Virginia Mercury Virginia will delay raising its academic benchmarks in reading and math until the following school year — a pause that gives teachers and school divisions a brief breather before higher proficiency st...

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With Ginge Sivigny of 4 Public Education and Carla Okouchi FEA president listening to Dr Reid report to the Fairfax County school board.

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The second amendment guarantees the right to a militia to guard against federal tyranny. But if a president can use that force against its own state, against the wishes of that state, then it is no militia at all and a clear violation of the second amendment.

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A Maryland charter school announces closure days before classes start Excel Academy leadership announced the school will not open for the 2025-26 school year, which starts Tuesday in Prince George’s County.

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@bluevirginia.bsky.social

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6 months ago
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Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money. An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

www.propublica.org/article/texa...

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The Facts Are Clear, as Is the Choice for Virginia’s Next Attorney General: Jason Miyares Has Repeatedly Misused His Office and Pushed an Extreme Right-Wing Agenda; Jay Jones Is Committed to Upholding... by Marianna Burke of the VA Grassroots Coalition What happens when the chief legal officer of Virginia – the person sworn to uphold the law – breaks it, undermines the U.S. and Virginia Constitutions,...

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Important

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/o...

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Federal agents violently detained a food delivery driver as he emerged from a D.C. coffee shop Saturday morning.

The incident captured on video showed the officers throwing him to the ground and beating him before sweeping him away in an unmarked vehicle. wapo.st/45Egtkc

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7 months ago
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Jesse Hare 🐇 on X: "My uncle is a convicted pedophile and my family is MAGA, so I unfortunately know that republicans will forgive and forget even the most heinous crimes, as long as you claim to have found “Jesus.” A thread 🧵-" / X My uncle is a convicted pedophile and my family is MAGA, so I unfortunately know that republicans will forgive and forget even the most heinous crimes, as long as you claim to have found “Jesus.” A thread 🧵-

I have found these observations to be true. x.com/rancidginger...

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7 months ago
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The Idaho Teacher Who Refused to Back Down | NEA The poster said, “Everyone is Welcome Here.” School officials told Sarah Inama to take it down.

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7 months ago
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Legal experts weigh in on the implications of the 2025 Supreme Court term for K-12 education | Brookings Brookings scholars focusing on education policy explore the legal implications of the Supreme Court's 2025 term.

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8 months ago
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House GOP Raises Money Off 'Alligator Alcatraz' Merch That Jokes About Alligators Eating Migrants Absolutely depraved.

Depraved behavior. Just when you think they're at the lowest they can go...

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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES

DAY 15 JULY 2025

MOSES MIKE WANTS PAM BONDI IN FRONT OF CONGRESS

THIS VILE DISGUSTING CREATURE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

ALL OF THEM
Republican, Democrat, and Royalty
MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE

Release the Epstein Files

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“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”

-Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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Attorney General Pam Bondi fires top Justice Department ethics official
Source: ABC News

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George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign. When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may b...

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Beautiful mural!
#NoICE
#LAStrong

@sonyboystudio
@tristaneaton.bsky.social
@shanejessup.bsky.social

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#BookSky

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PFPS and Allies Urge Montana Court to Strike Down Harmful Voucher Law

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