Brian Gibbons

The 5th Grade Chorus at Manhattan's PS 150 kicked off the Wall Street tree lighting this afternoon....... It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!!!!!!

Winter sky last evening from my office in Lower Manhattan.........

This is your December reminder that it's absolutely acceptable to try and get to a set annual book goal by cramming in as many novellas and cookbooks as you can find before Christmas swallows you up! #booksky 💙📚

Studies have found that higher staffing levels result in better care and fewer deaths and more than pay for themselves. Nurses, radicalized by the pandemic, fought ferociously for codified staffing ratios. And now this. www.thenation.com/article/soci...

Big Changes To Student Loans Will Start Going Into Effect In 4 Weeks Additional major changes to student loans are on the way, with the next wave of big reforms set to begin impacting borrowers in only a few weeks.

Following a lawsuit from AFT & agreement with the Dept of Ed, eligible borrowers in income-driven repayment plans are now receiving the loan forgiveness they deserve & are protected from being taxed on that relief. Learn about this & more upcoming student loan changes⬇️
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If only...🥺

The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.

BRAVO: @rweingarten.bsky.social & the @aft.org continue to fight for hard-working Americans. #UnionProud

Books We Love Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.

🍎 More Than a Thank You Note: Finding Gratitude in the Crisis of Modern Education We must keep our optimism for education in spite of the challenges we currently face. Thanksgiving approaches, and across the internet, there’s a lovely chorus of gratitude directed toward ed…

It’s tough to be a thankful teacher when budgets are slashed and the federal DOE is under fire. Find out why my gratitude still burns bright, fueled by NM investment, my union, and my students. #ThankfulTeacher #NMEd #UnionStrong #EducationCrisis

Keep the RESPECT check bill on track! Our paraprofessional legislation has overwhelming support in the New York City Council, but we need it brought to committee and then put forward for a vote. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has the...

It's hard to understand why Speaker Adams would choose to turn her back on constituents, but here we are. If the Speaker's actions offend you as much as they offend me, please join me in emailing her: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... @uft.org @nyclabor.bsky.social @nysaflcio.bsky.social @aft.org

Legislation to begin addressing that longstanding issue is supported across party lines by nearly every member of the City Council. Speaker Adams refuses to allow the bill to come up for a vote. Talk about lack of respect.

Here's the long and short of it: The city's broken pattern bargaining system has left tens of thousands of Paras -- many of whom are women of color -- and many other municipal workers woefully underpaid.

Keep the RESPECT check bill on track! Our paraprofessional legislation has overwhelming support in the New York City Council, but we need it brought to committee and then put forward for a vote. City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams has the...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING (NOT): This holiday season, @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social wants you to know that she's NOT thinking about Paraprofessionals. In fact, she's spending her last few weeks in office actively working AGAINST Paras by single-handedly blocking legislation that would raise Para salaries.

‘Chaos and fear’: Mass. officials raise alarms over Trump’s move to dismantle US Dept. of Education "Our students and educators need a supportive federal education agency," one top Healey administration official said Wednesday.

“We know the damage is already being felt in our schools, with our most vulnerable students suffering the most.” AFT-MA president Jessica Tang -The harm isn't theoretical. It's happening NOW. That's why we're suing. That's why we're fighting.” #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.masslive.com/politics/202...

Pardon Our Mess A recording from Grounded Podcast's live video with Liz Oyer + Randi Weingarten

This abandonment means dire consequences for Special Education. Federal protections for students with disabilities? Gone. Coordinated services? Scattered across agencies w/no education expertise. This is an abandonment of the most vulnerable. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams open.substack.com/pub/grounded...

If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...

Exclusive | ‘CBS Saturday Morning’ co-hosts face final broadcast this weekend — and no replacements have been revealed to staff: sources “This is a network that has no plans.”

I HATE THIS: “CBS Saturday Morning will broadcast its last show with co-hosts Michelle Miller and Dana Jacobson this weekend — and no replacements have been revealed to staffers, stoking anxiety as they await yet another round of job cuts, The Post has learned." nypost.com/2025/11/21/m...

Protest does work

In the richest city on Earth, 40% of NYC families can’t afford weekly food costs, and food prices are up 33% over the past decade.

It’s time for a city government that puts affordability at the top of the agenda.

So say we ALL!!

We're not Nazis. We just think the Nazis got a bad rap.

The President called for the murder of Congressional Democrats.

Congressional Democrats should call for his immediate removal or resignation.

Congressional Republicans should condemn his statements and call for him to recant them.

It's the very least they should be doing!

@billdayart.bsky.social

6.1 million Americans will fly over Thanksgiving, and that's made possible by 223,000 cabin crew members who keep flights in the air. But those 223k professionals combined earn less than half of what Elon will bring in if he gets his trillion dollar bonus. @flyingwithsara.bsky.social #teslatakedown

Always check your work before you hand it in......

Federal workers who serve our vets, protect our food & keep us safe had their union rights stripped away.

The Senate must pass the Protect America’s Workforce Act and stop the Project 2025 union-busting agenda.

@aflcio.org @nysaflcio.bsky.social @aft.org

Trump’s administration gutted union rights for hundreds of thousands of federal workers - the biggest union-busting move in our nation's history.

The Protect America’s Workforce Act will restore those rights.

@aflcio.org @nysaflcio.bsky.social @aft.org

TEXT: 5 WAYS TRUMP IS RAISING COSTS FOR STUDENT LOAN BORROWERS: * FIRED WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR RESOLVING STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT ISSUES * FAILED TO PROCESS A BACKLOG OF 1.1 MILLION APPLICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE REPAYMENT PLANS * ANNOUNCED PLANS TO MASS-REJECT 460,000 APPLICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE REPAYMENT PLANS ON A PHONY TECHNICALITY * FAILED TO PROCESS DEBT RELIEF FOR BORROWERS WHO HAVE A PERMANENT DISABILITY * WEAKENED PROTECTIONS FOR BORROWERS SEEKING DEBT RELIEF AFTER BEING SCAMMED BY THEIR SCHOOLS

If you have federal student loans, these are five ways President Trump is driving up your costs.

Congrats - your work is always exceptional!