New York public school system makes all their students learn the recorder because they’re secretly looking for the one kid that will solve their rat problem
March 25, 2024 at 9:44 PM
New York public school system makes all their students learn the recorder because they’re secretly looking for the one kid that will solve their rat problem
New York City's public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year.
NYC, the nation's largest school system, bans AI for students through 8th grade
New York City’s public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year.
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September 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM
New York City's public school system will ban artificial intelligence for students through the 8th grade during the upcoming school year.
As public school teachers struggle with donated supplies, in Arizona, the school voucher system has become a billion dollar cash-in for fraud, expensive nighties, trips to disneyland, and no public oversight
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We Investigated The Biggest Government Fraud In America. You're Paying For It.
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July 6, 2026 at 1:31 PM
As public school teachers struggle with donated supplies, in Arizona, the school voucher system has become a billion dollar cash-in for fraud, expensive nighties, trips to disneyland, and no public oversight
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We have to change our ways if we want to change our results.
I will deliver excellence and accountability in our public school system.
I will deliver excellence and accountability in our public school system.
October 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
We have to change our ways if we want to change our results.
I will deliver excellence and accountability in our public school system.
I will deliver excellence and accountability in our public school system.
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
California bill would ban ICE agents from jobs in teaching and policing
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
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January 28, 2026 at 12:20 AM
ICE agents would be disqualified from working in California law enforcement and inside the public school system under a new bill introduced in the Legislature this week.
Public schools change students’ lives every single day, but Donald Trump is trying to dismantle our public education system.
I asked, and you shared. Here are a few stories about America’s incredible public school teachers.
I asked, and you shared. Here are a few stories about America’s incredible public school teachers.
April 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Public schools change students’ lives every single day, but Donald Trump is trying to dismantle our public education system.
I asked, and you shared. Here are a few stories about America’s incredible public school teachers.
I asked, and you shared. Here are a few stories about America’s incredible public school teachers.
The Denver public school system became the first US school district to sue the Trump administration over its policy of allowing Ice agents in schools.
Denver’s public school system sues Trump administration over Ice access to schools
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February 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The Denver public school system became the first US school district to sue the Trump administration over its policy of allowing Ice agents in schools.
NEW: California schools will soon be able to easily search the names of bus drivers, janitors and other school support staff to see if they have substantiated claims of misconduct.
Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
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Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
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For the Second Time, Lawmakers Failed to Fix California’s Warning System for Teacher Misconduct
California is set to launch a database for school support staff, such as bus drivers and janitors, with substantiated claims of egregious misconduct. Setting up a similar system for public school teac...
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July 31, 2026 at 1:08 PM
NEW: California schools will soon be able to easily search the names of bus drivers, janitors and other school support staff to see if they have substantiated claims of misconduct.
Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
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Why hasn’t a similar system for teachers succeeded?
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But why defund schools?
To curate failure — to say that public schools are broken and public school teachers are inept all in a push to privatize public schools. To dumb down the populace. To demonize a system that educates over 90% of kids in this state…
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To curate failure — to say that public schools are broken and public school teachers are inept all in a push to privatize public schools. To dumb down the populace. To demonize a system that educates over 90% of kids in this state…
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They Want Missouri Education Policies to go Nationwide
Curated failure
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June 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
But why defund schools?
To curate failure — to say that public schools are broken and public school teachers are inept all in a push to privatize public schools. To dumb down the populace. To demonize a system that educates over 90% of kids in this state…
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
To curate failure — to say that public schools are broken and public school teachers are inept all in a push to privatize public schools. To dumb down the populace. To demonize a system that educates over 90% of kids in this state…
open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects
A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it
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August 17, 2026 at 5:25 AM
“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.”
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On the front of every vote counts:
We had a school funding ballot initiative because of a budget crisis that was a live-or-die situation for hundreds of jobs in our public school system.
It just passed by (wait for it) 13 votes.
Out of thousands.
Don't skip any election. Not one.
We had a school funding ballot initiative because of a budget crisis that was a live-or-die situation for hundreds of jobs in our public school system.
It just passed by (wait for it) 13 votes.
Out of thousands.
Don't skip any election. Not one.
March 24, 2026 at 11:55 AM
On the front of every vote counts:
We had a school funding ballot initiative because of a budget crisis that was a live-or-die situation for hundreds of jobs in our public school system.
It just passed by (wait for it) 13 votes.
Out of thousands.
Don't skip any election. Not one.
We had a school funding ballot initiative because of a budget crisis that was a live-or-die situation for hundreds of jobs in our public school system.
It just passed by (wait for it) 13 votes.
Out of thousands.
Don't skip any election. Not one.
*small but important correction - she opted not to send her kid to wealthier, whiter PUBLIC school, because NYC school choice system and hyper-segregation also makes that option possible.
September 20, 2026 at 12:58 PM
*small but important correction - she opted not to send her kid to wealthier, whiter PUBLIC school, because NYC school choice system and hyper-segregation also makes that option possible.
We should have one publicly funded, public school system.
Any school that is not a public school should not be publicly funded.
Any school that is not a public school should not be publicly funded.
September 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
We should have one publicly funded, public school system.
Any school that is not a public school should not be publicly funded.
Any school that is not a public school should not be publicly funded.
As a TX taxpayer I have always gladly paid taxes to support our public school systems, even tho I don’t have kids in them.
I am not as glad about my taxes being taken from the public school system to support private religious institutions at the expense of public schools.
I am not as glad about my taxes being taken from the public school system to support private religious institutions at the expense of public schools.
April 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
As a TX taxpayer I have always gladly paid taxes to support our public school systems, even tho I don’t have kids in them.
I am not as glad about my taxes being taken from the public school system to support private religious institutions at the expense of public schools.
I am not as glad about my taxes being taken from the public school system to support private religious institutions at the expense of public schools.
New York City Public Schools, the largest school system in the country, has banned student-facing generative AI tools in classrooms through eighth grade for this school year, adopting one of the most aggressive AI policies in the nation. https://wapo.st/46EjUbw
September 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
New York City Public Schools, the largest school system in the country, has banned student-facing generative AI tools in classrooms through eighth grade for this school year, adopting one of the most aggressive AI policies in the nation. https://wapo.st/46EjUbw
So many people who used school closures as their reason for supporting fascists are supporting a regime that is trying to destroy the public school system.
March 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So many people who used school closures as their reason for supporting fascists are supporting a regime that is trying to destroy the public school system.
The Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think tank, is leading the charge against America’s public school system. See the post below.
As I discovered, they’re simultaneously trying to replace public schools with Christian nationalist ones:
civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...
As I discovered, they’re simultaneously trying to replace public schools with Christian nationalist ones:
civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...
September 25, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The Heritage Foundation, the largest conservative think tank, is leading the charge against America’s public school system. See the post below.
As I discovered, they’re simultaneously trying to replace public schools with Christian nationalist ones:
civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...
As I discovered, they’re simultaneously trying to replace public schools with Christian nationalist ones:
civildefenseinstitute.org/features/her...
🔥 Senator Oliver : “Tennessee’s public ed system is under siege by wealthy conservative oligarchs bankrolling Republican leaders to push school vouchers. Ultra-wealthy conservatives have made dismantling public education their mission.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
January 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🔥 Senator Oliver : “Tennessee’s public ed system is under siege by wealthy conservative oligarchs bankrolling Republican leaders to push school vouchers. Ultra-wealthy conservatives have made dismantling public education their mission.” www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
All students in Seattle public schools will receive free school meals starting this fall, joining dozens of other states and cities.
Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Free meals at all Seattle Public Schools will begin this fall
All Seattle Public Schools students will receive free school lunch starting this fall after a unanimous City Council vot
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August 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
All students in Seattle public schools will receive free school meals starting this fall, joining dozens of other states and cities.
Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Kudos to Mayor Katie Wilson and City Council for getting this done. It’s a huge step forward — and a reminder that we have the power to fix the system.
Sierra Matthews lives in a small Missouri town, works in the public school system, raises two young sons, and has no health insurance.
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
June 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Sierra Matthews lives in a small Missouri town, works in the public school system, raises two young sons, and has no health insurance.
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
She falls below the poverty line. Medicaid isn’t a handout. It’s her lifeline.
Take it away, there is no fallback!
#MedicaidSavesOurLives
I went to medical school to learn how to heal, only to realize that in our current health care system, too often the hospital is part of the problem.
So I dedicated my career to public health. I got to rebuild the health department in the beautiful city of Detroit.
So I dedicated my career to public health. I got to rebuild the health department in the beautiful city of Detroit.
August 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
I went to medical school to learn how to heal, only to realize that in our current health care system, too often the hospital is part of the problem.
So I dedicated my career to public health. I got to rebuild the health department in the beautiful city of Detroit.
So I dedicated my career to public health. I got to rebuild the health department in the beautiful city of Detroit.
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
rethinking my fervent lifelong advocacy for the public school system because my daughter came home today knowing about youtube
October 25, 2024 at 12:49 AM
rethinking my fervent lifelong advocacy for the public school system because my daughter came home today knowing about youtube
Indiana is considering dissolving public school districts — including Indianapolis, with almost 50k students.
A GOP proposal says that if more than 50% of students are enrolled outside public schools, that district will be replaced with a charter system.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
A GOP proposal says that if more than 50% of students are enrolled outside public schools, that district will be replaced with a charter system.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
Indiana Considers Dissolving Public Schools
if more than 50% of eligible students were enrolled outside, that public school district would be dissolved and replaced with a charter system governed by an unelected board.
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January 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Indiana is considering dissolving public school districts — including Indianapolis, with almost 50k students.
A GOP proposal says that if more than 50% of students are enrolled outside public schools, that district will be replaced with a charter system.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
A GOP proposal says that if more than 50% of students are enrolled outside public schools, that district will be replaced with a charter system.
www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...