Noliwe Rooks

They seem like representatives from the Island of Broken Toys.

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An important read for all educators. Thank you @nrooks.bsky.social

I read an article in the NYT that pissed me off in a way that moved me to parable. This is the beginning:

There is so much to talk about right now about education, segregation, and integration and there is no one better than Adam Harris to have a public conversation with about it all!

CORDER LIST: 606 U.S.) FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025 24-109 24-110 ORDER IN PENDING CASES LOUISIANA V. CALLAIS, PHILLIP, ET AL. ROBINSON, PRESS, ET AL. V. CALLAIS, PHILLIP, ET AL. The parties are directed to file supplemental briefs addressing the following question raised on pages 36-38 of the Brief for Appellees: Whether the State's intentional creation of a second majority-minority congressional district violates the Fourteenth or Fifteenth Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. Supplemental briefs for appellants are due on or before Wednesday, August 27, 2025. Supplemental brief for appellees is due on or before Wednesday, September 17, 2025. Reply briefs are due on or before 2 p.m., Friday, October 3, 2025. The time to file amicus curiae briefs is as provided for by this Court's Rule 37.3. Word limits and cover colors for the briefs should correspond to the provisions of this Court's Rule 33.1(g) pertaining to briefs on the merits rather than to the provision pertaining to supplemental

😬The Supreme Court will consider whether the intentional creation of a majority-minority congressional district violates the 14th or 15th Amendments.

If the answer is yes, SCOTUS will effectively declare that what remains of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. This is very, very ominous.

This is wild. They are paying out for what?????

I thought the reason schools were negotiating with the admin was to get NIH money back, right? So why settle??????

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Harvard provides Trump administration with thousands of employee records as part of federal review - The Boston Globe The university's move is part of a review by the Department of Homeland Security.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/29/m...

Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

I really do find this stunning. I wonder if Dem leadership will attack and denounce her, or is this an actual political turning point coming. Marjorie Taylor Greene Is First Republican Lawmaker to Call Gaza Crisis a ‘Genocide’

Agreed

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The Second Emancipation Named one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2025 by <em>Foreign Policy</em><br /><br /> &#8220;Howard French&#8217;s <em>The Second Emancipation </em>stands the second half of the last century on its ...

Greetings from Ghana! Coming out one month from today. Description here, along with pre-order links.https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324092452

Josh Shapiro and Rahm Emanuel Fault Zohran Mamdani Over ‘Intifada’ Line

Dems are unpopular with their base-and swing and ind voters-who are leaving the party, or sitting out elections. The strategists advising party elites are misreading the room. Underming democratic process because you don’t like the candidate is just not a good look. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/u...

Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

Let everyone that has breath condemn this wholesale bowing and scraping. Shame on Lonnie Bunch. Kudos to Amy Sherald for refusing to surrender her artistic integrity to the state.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...

Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship

"Ms. Sherald said that Mr. Bunch on Monday had proposed replacing the painting with a video of people reacting to the painting and discussing transgender issues, an idea she rejected because she said it would have included anti-trans views. “

What Happens to the Department of Education After Trump’s Cuts? KQED's Forum · Episode

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@jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.

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What Happens to the Department of Education After Trump’s Cuts? | KQED We talk about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.

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We're speaking with @jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.

❓What are your Q's about Trump's cuts to the Department of Education?

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Opinion | I Watched It Happen in Hungary. Now It’s Happening Here.

“To the stewards of our nation’s great cultural and commercial institutions: Don’t dupe yourselves. The illusion that you are smarter than the strongman, that you’ll outmaneuver him with silent cleverness, is just that — an illusion.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/o...

Tomorrow. Tune in.

‘Terminated on a whim’: Bay Area schools reel from loss of federal money Bay Area school districts already dealing with budget deficits and declining enrollment were shocked when the Trump administration held back $7 billion in allocated funds nationwide.

WED at 9AM:

We're speaking with @jilltucker.bsky.social, @nrooks.bsky.social and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael J. Petrilli about what is next for the Department of Education and what it means for students.

❓What are your questions about Trump's cuts to the Department of Education?

UChicago Arts & Humanities Division to Restructure Amid “Historic Funding Pressures” “The status quo is not an option,” Deborah Nelson, dean of the Division of the Arts & Humanities, wrote to division faculty on June 18.

I fear U Chicago won’t be the only university that starts down this path: chicagomaroon.com/48215/news/u...

Whew -- that's a wrap! Did you check out all 141 books that were submitted for the book award this year? Scroll through our feed to see any you might have missed because this year's cohort is MIND-BLOWING.

Really looking forward to talking about all things education this morning!

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Currently reading Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children (2025) by @nrooks.bsky.social and you should be reading it too.

The Jim Crow era is a brightly illuminating example of what happens when the federal government encourages states to assert their “rights” as more important than those of their citizens.

We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect U.S. Education Bob Moses advocated for a constitutional amendment to protect education for all. Now is the time to heed his call.

The incredible @nrooks.bsky.social in @time.com As Trump Moves to Dismantle the Department of Education, We Need a Constitutional Amendment time.com/7302570/tru...

We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Protect U.S. Education Bob Moses advocated for a constitutional amendment to protect education for all. Now is the time to heed his call.

“And in this moment—when the federal government is retreating, when civil rights enforcement is in free fall, when schools are being turned into ideological piggybanks—Moses’s call for a constitutional amendment is no longer aspirational. It is necessary.” time.com/7302570/trum...