With the loss of Blue Ribbon program, Maryland school leaders are on their own To “return education to the states,” the U.S. Department of Education ended the national Blue Ribbon program. Maryland education leaders need to find a new way to honor their shining schools.

With all of the other nonsense going on, I missed this one. Goodbye, Blue Ribbon Schools.

“States learned they wouldn’t be getting Blue Ribbons after they’d already submitted their picks for this year’s awards.”

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Trans Lifeline: 877-565-8860
Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
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I’ve spent time observing, in person, the after-school academic programs run by the Boys & Girls Clubs mentioned here. They are effective, essential…and their funding was already approved by Congress. The law says they get the $, period. Anything else is stealing hope from children. Children.

It's the smallest budget proposed for NASA since 1961.

US cancels more than $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine The Trump administration has canceled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, the drugmaker announced on Wednesday.

What could possibly go wrong? 🙄🐓🦠

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Fear the turtle! But don’t fear this frog. He’s full of wisdom. 🐸

Please please please look at this thread and website. Incredible resource regarding medicaid and this bill's effect

I never knew this piece of history! Fun note: Caroline is from Baltimore. Her grandfather was a Hutzler, of local department store fame.

73% of mothers with kids under 18 are in the workforce. More than flowers or brunch, working moms need:

-Paid family leave
-Equal pay
-Universal childcare

(But get your mom flowers, too)

You Poor Monster by Michael Kun A Baltimore lawyer acquires an engaging but erratic raconteur for a client in Kun's funny, mazy third novel (after My Wife a...

You Poor Monster by Michael Kun. If you decide to read the footnotes, it becomes an entirely different novel. It left me thinking about it for weeks after.

www.publishersweekly.com/9781596921191

Note that in the image, the boy on the bottom right corner is one of the children killed at Sandy Hook. Was that sweet face offending someone? JFC

An exhibit honoring victims of gun violence is taken down at ATF headquarters The Faces of Gun Violence exhibit at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) headquarters showed the portraits of 120 people killed in gun violence in the U.S.

And happening the same week…

(It’s not lost on me that I’m referencing a story on NPR, also marked for defunding)

www.npr.org/2025/05/04/n...

$1B to support student mental health is gone. Schools fear what’s next. Funds for more school mental health professionals were discontinued due to “conflict” with Trump administration priorities, the Education Department said.

What could possibly go wrong? 🙄🤬

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Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends Baltimore City ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.

Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends

UMD faculty vote to join Big Ten alliance against Trump University of Maryland faculty voted to join nine major universities that want to band together in a NATO-like agreement.

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The autistic person I love to bits is creative, smart, notices EVERYTHING, takes AP classes, is extra kind to little kids and animals, and was just accepted to a creative writing program. RFKJ eats roadkill and can kick rocks.

This 🧵 is diving into Head Start as its currently on the chopping block in the proposed budget. Head Start is an incredible program that is much more involved and influential than people may realize. And if the regime gets its way, this cut would result in generations of harm.

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I see roles like this in the education technology world all the time. There are lots of job boards like this one. Good luck!

www.k12jobsblast.org/jobsboard

Very proud to have you as my Senator. Thank you.

I’ve been using it myself this year. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to use and how much it covered. I needed unexpected surgery last month - I shudder to think what that would’ve cost me out of pocket. Why have a healthy citizenry when you can have millions of people in bankruptcy? 🙄

I don’t see any Medicaid on here other than the title in the yellow box. Am I missing something, or is the whole thing just gone?

You can do it! Almost across the finish line. Go you!

how Dept of Ed cuts affect kids right now -

Schools had until last Aug to say how they would spend remaining COVID relief $. Some programs they bought are still underway and haven’t been billed yet.

Even though DoEd approved, now they’re saying they won’t pay, leaving schools holding the bag.

And so it begins…the fallout from cutting federal education funds. Sorry kids! Maybe you’ll learn to read next year.

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Because T has replaced its advisory board with people like this -

thehill.com/policy/defen...

Nimitz Library serves more than just midshipman. It can also be used by staff, enlisted families, local vets, etc.

I used it as a public school kid to prep for debate tournaments. #proudnerd