Carole Trone

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:

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Here’s video of federal agents doing a drive by pepper spraying that hit a father and his one-year old on Saturday when the Feds were hitting Little Village and Cicero

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

The Myth of Millionaire Tax Flight | Stanford University Press In this age of globalization, many countries and U.S. states are worried about the tax flight of the rich. As income inequality grows and U.S. states consider raising taxes on their wealthiest residen...

Anyway, as social science research has found over the years, the threat of wealthy people fleeing is hot air. They are well aware that policies that build/invest in social infrastructure benefit them too.

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FOOD BANK DIRECTOR: “For every meal a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides 9. There’s no way we can meet that gap. We were not built to do this.”

(@TNDemocrats are imploring @GovBillLee to fund SNAP with the billions in reserves as other states are, but he refuses)

it’s almost as if all of the things folks argued would happen after race-conscious admissions were limited - precipitous declines in Black enrollment, among them - are happening. weird how looking at history can tell you a lot. who would have guessed it.

Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in multidisciplinary studies benefit the most from earning a graduate degree, with a 40% increase in earnings. Workers w/ bachelor’s degrees in business and communications fields see lower graduate degree earnings premiums. bit.ly/4grhO2Y

#ROI #Earnings #AcademicSky

Hahaha no, DC area

So did my childhood neighbor’s dad!

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

Note the HIGH gluten. Guess that’s the secret to great bread. Also employee owned and based in Vermont.

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief “[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

"WE MAKE NEWS LOUDER. IF STORY GOOD ON ONE SIDE, SHOW OTHER SIDE TOO. OTHER SIDE WRONG? OTHER SIDE WANT BLEACH IN VEINS? ANIMAL RUN BOTH. REPORT BOTH SIDES. EVEN WHEN ONE SIDE THINK HEAD MEDS MAKE QUIET BABIES."

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin 'Loyalty Oath' Compacts The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities that court government favor in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological...

The Trump admin’s offer to give preferential treatment to institutions that toe the party line reeks of bribery in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda.

This is corruption.

Adherence to ‘loyalty oaths’ would usher in a new era of thought policing in American higher education.

BREAKING: The U.S. government has shut down for the first time since 2019 with no immediate path to reopen it. nbcnews.app.link/fzkZLkKl6Wb

It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers First published on October 9, 2009, this classic by Colin Nissan is our most-read article of all time. We’re celebrating the 16th anniversary of th...

"When my guests come over, it’s gonna be like BLAMMO! Check out my shellacked decorative vegetables, assholes."

MacKenzie Scott gives $70 million to UNCF to financially strengthen HBCUs Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has donated $70 million to the UNCF, the largest private provider of scholarships to minority students.

Bravo...

Why Did College Board End Best Admissions Product? (opinion) The end of Landscape is a loss for efforts to broaden economic diversity, Julie J. Park writes.

Julie Park on College Board ending Landscape & limit contextual info for college admissions: ‘College Board’s decision to ditch Landscape sends an incredibly problematic message: that tools to pursue diversity, even economic diversity, aren’t worth defending due to the fear of litigation.’

American Psychiatrist Association Statement on White House Announcement on Autism

Done

Advice for Your Teen Before They Have Sex or Before They Take the SAT? 1. This used to be a rite of passage, but for your generation, I believe it’s considered optional. 2. You may be asked questions that you’re not ex...

"It might not last as long as you think it will. It’s quicker now than it was in my day because teenagers don’t have the same attention span."

Press Release: Gov. Evers Signs Executive Order to Ensure Access to Vaccines in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has issued an executive order to ensure COVID vaccines are accessible to everyone and insurers continue to cover them.

The Trump White House Is Trying to Price Law Students Out of Public Service A proposed Department of Education rule would make borrowers ineligible for loan forgiveness if the administration doesn’t approve of their work.

The Dept of Education is now accepting comments on a proposed rule that would overhaul Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and make it too expensive for students to go into work that threatens the Trump administration

Folks have til *Sept. 17* to oppose the changes

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I am sooooo tired of Why Is Child Care So Tough to Afford/Find/Staff/Operate stories that center anything other than this fact.

News from Finland. A 9-year-old lost an especially good stick he’d had since he was 2. He hung up 20 posters. A few days later it was returned. It had been found by a 2-year-old, who wanted to keep it for herself, but her mother made her return it. She got toys, flowers and candy as a reward.

An infographic reads: If you need assistance due to ICE detention, or to report any suspected ICE sightings, call 855-435-7693. Visit icirr.org/fsn for hotline and Know Your Rights info.

An infographic reads: Llame a la linea directa de apoyo familiar 855-435-7693. Obtener apoyo legal de deportacion, reportar cualquier actividad de ICE, obtener referidos para servicios legales y socialies. Ayuda disponsible en Ingles, Korean, Arabic, Chinese, Polish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Haitian, Creole, Quechua, Ukranian, Russian, and Hindi

With credible reports that there will soon be a major increase in federal immigration enforcement activity in Chicago, I want to once again highlight the Family Support Network - a rapid response resource run by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR). Use it if you spot ICE.

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A seismic shift occurred in age-wealth profiles in the US over 1983-2022 with a sharp rise in the relative wealth of age group 75 and over and declines of all other age groups, from Edward N. Wolff https://www.nber.org/papers/w34131

Public Media Cuts Could Limit Students’ Career Exploration More than half of public media stations are affiliated with a college, and more host colleges students for career preparation. Cuts to federal funding may reduce internship and practicum experiences f...

Cuts to public media and higher education may create the perfect storm to impact one group of learners in particular: student journalists

Mine for @insidehighered.com

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Two Dozen States Sue Trump Over $6.8 Billion School Funding Freeze The Trump administration violated the U.S. Constitution when it withheld billions from schools in early July, the lawsuit alleges.

NEW: Democratic officials representing more than half the U.S. population sued the Trump administration today, alleging that impounding $6.8 billion for education violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...