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"The Republican controlled House of Representatives in an effort to alleviate the effects of the Great Depression passed the Smoot-Hawley Act which raised tariffs... It did not work and the US sank deeper into the Great Depression."

We are going to get HARD in St. Louis 😞

Differentiating “cost savings” from “expenditure reduction” Today, it’s time for a little School Finance 101, clarifying the difference between what is a “cost savings” versus what is an “expenditure reduction.” Cost savings means finding ways to reduce exp…

For those who don't understand the differences between a) spending, b) cost and c) efficiency. Simply cutting spending is not "reducing cost" or improving "efficiency." It is, in most cases, reducing quality as measured by outcomes (because money matters) schoolfinance101.com/2012/01/11/d...

The Department of Health and Human Services has abruptly canceled more than $12 billion in federal grants to states that were being used for tracking infectious diseases, mental health services, addiction treatment, and other urgent health issues…

What does it mean when one branch of govt tells another, “ We are not telling you the facts”?

Trump slashed teacher training, citing DEI. Educators say the grants fought staff shortages In an overhaul of an agency President Donald Trump has described as being infiltrated by “radicals, zealots and Marxists,” the Education Department cut $600 million in grants to teacher training progr...

Good luck finding teachers for rural Missouri where there is already a shortage and schools go 4 days a week as it is 🙄 apnews.com/article/trum...

Hmmm..charter schools spending all your tax money

If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.

If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.

If you're under 30, the number is 100%.

Same girl!

I hope she knows how much she has taught my children over the years.

On what authority is Trump allowed to tell college students that they cannot protest?

Rep. Mark Alford (R-MO) answering a constituent's question about guns: I am willing to invest more money in mental healthcare...

Constituents: No! BOO!!!

Alford: I don't think we need more gun control. We need more self-control.

Constituents: BOO!!!!!!

Missouri Congressman Mark Alford (R) got the exact warm reception he deserved at his coffee chat this morning. Not a moment of peace. #MoLeg

The work of @joshcowenmsu.bsky.social is key to understanding the voucher issue:

I just love having cancer when they are slashing research budgets 😔

I hope I’m as good at Bluesky as I am at Pac-Man