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Dominique Baker

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Went to some colleges, now studying them for a living Talk equally about ed policy and reality tv She/Her Personal account https://www.dominiquebaker.com/ (I generally don't follow students as they deserve space to blow off steam about people like me)

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · Jun 26

Morning! I did a lil analysis and turns out that, when ED employees are illegally fired and contracts are canceled, ED is unable to fulfill its congressional mandate to publish national statistics on the condition of education.

Why does that matter? Well...

www.brookings.edu/articles/the...

Screenshot of policy brief that reads: This delay (or outright refusal) to compile a robust COE weakens our nation’s ability to accurately assess the current condition of education and the progress we have made. Policy actors such as the Congressional Research Service use Digest tables. Scholars leverage the COE to explain in policy briefs the effects of K-12 class-size reduction policies or whether an “enrollment cliff” actually looms for higher education. The press also uses this data to help the public understand issues like the rise in total cost of attendance at colleges and universities or challenges in the teacher labor market in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 9h

The gasp I gusped

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 11h

Breaking: Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, the legendary transgender activist and veteran of the Stonewall uprising who dedicated her life to the liberation of trans people, especially Black trans women, has died at 78.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 10h

I am not the op but they are accurate and this is why academic rhop fans have always known Wendy was messy. The number of people I had to tell Hopkins ed doesn't even have tenure when explaining why anyone calling her tenured was a fool.

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 12h

As always--the south is the nation's weathervane. Very good chance we don't get a real budget for the rest of this presidential administration.

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 13h

North Carolina still does not have a state budget:

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14h

BREAKING: North Carolina Republicans announce plans to vote on a new U.S. House map as a nationwide redistricting battle unfolds.

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Dan Greene @dmgreene.bsky.social · 12h

What would it look like for a bunch of jetski dealer jihadists to secure the monopoly over the legitimate use of force while they rewrite your kid's textbooks to show Jesus invented dinosaurs with the help of Prime energy? I dunno man ask Florida and stop thinking they're backwards. They're ahead!

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 12h

"Academic freedom is not negotiable."

WAHOOWA!

And [deepest sigh ever because wow I disliked my PhD] Anchor Down.

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Picture of an Instagram post that reads: Joint Statement on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education. Signed by Student Government Representatives of
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Virginia,
University of Arzona, Dartmouth College, University of
Pennsylvania, Brown University, and Vanderbilt University.

Screenshot of Instagram post which reads:

On October 1st, 2025, the White House sent the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education to our seven universities, outlining expectations universities must meet to continue receiving federal benefits.

Although the compact's full implications remain unclear, the document outlines unprecedented expectations universities must meet to receive federal benefits. This could
systemically alter the mission of higher education and erode the independence that has long
defined our universitics. We must not allow these attempts to control what can be taught, studied, or spoken on our campuses.

Our universities represent the full spectrum of American higher education, from liberal arts
colleges to leading research institutions. As students this directly impacts us, and thus, our
voices must be heard. We know firsthand that institutional autonomy is instrumental to the perpetuation of innovation and progress. As the Compact itself acknowledges, "American higher education is the envy of the worid and represents a key strategic benefit for our Nation," yet the document undermines the very principles that make this statement true. Our administrations have been presented with a false choice between their commitments to knowledge and education and our access to the resources that sustain them. To preserve our status as world leaders in education, we must remain true to the foundation of academic freedom that has propelled us forward.

As student representatives, we stand in united opposition to the outlined conditions. We call on our community of students, faculty, alumni, and leadership to reaffirm our commitment to reject political interference and federal overreach. Academic freedom is not negotiable.

Ends with student names and institutions

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Zach Schermele @zachschermele.bsky.social · 13h

NEW: Check out this explainer on the Education Dept.'s layoffs of special ed staff ->

TLDR, as one person put it: "This is a time when parents have to really saddle up & be ready to be the most aggressive advocate for their child that they've ever been."
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Dept. layoffs threaten special ed system, advocates warn

The Education Department laid off almost everyone in its special education division. From 504 plans to IEPs, here's how the firings could impact you.

www.usatoday.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 14h

Very very good. I had to stop myself from taking 15 more pictures. I don't know how this reads for non-academics but it is very spot on.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 14h

It is! Strong recommend.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 14h

Lololol Vanderbilt has finally responded to the email and the response email comes from the alumni association instead of the person I emailed which means that Brown beats Vanderbilt (since that response came from the president)

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 16h

Get in nerds, we're reading Katabasis.

Lol and now I'm tempted to text friends about the Professor Grimes we know.

Screenshot of page 9 which reads: Professor Grimes did not double-check his pentagrams.
He'd long reached the stage of his Career where one left that sort
of grunt work to graduate students. Professor Grimes's days were
devoted to profound, deep thinking. He saw above the mountains
and clouds to discern the truth, and then he descended to utter pronouncements like Moses coming down Mount Sinai, and
then his underlings hammered out the details. He never did his
own arithmetic or translations anymore. And he was far above
kneeling over racing lines of chalk, straining his eyes, straining
his back.

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Deborah McDowell @dem8z.bsky.social · 18h

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!!

The University of Texas-Austin is beginning a process to eliminate the Black Studies, Latino Studies, and Gender Studies departments in the College of Liberal Arts. This is a grave threat to the educational liberty of students, faculty, staff, and the people of Texas. 1/

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Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 17h

Hey, I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing today about how the ongoing shutdown may be affecting, or about to affect, university research. If you have a story to share, please DM me or email [email protected] today. Thank you.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18h

[Chanting] Faux. Bel. Faux. Bel. Faux. Bel.

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 18h

I don't like that account. They once shared a video on ed policy as if it was new that was from before the election or something and then never corrected it.

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stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 18h

NPR/Alaska Public Media: alaskapublic.org/news/public-...

AP: apnews.com/article/alas...

CNN: www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Fox Weather: www.foxweather.com/weather-news...

ABC: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...

The Weather Channel: weather.com/news/weather...

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 18h

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 19h

Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska; flooding along East Coast | AP News

apnews.com/article/alas...

Dozens rescued as remnants of typhoon hits Alaska while nor'easter brings flooding to East Coast

Authorities say more than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough...

apnews.com

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 1d

AYR the deep end shirt, we love it? We hate it? I'm confused by them recommending your regular size but everyone saying it's almost too big.

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

Real friends don't let friends say there's a nobel prize in economics. Sveriges Riksbank or bust.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 21h

Forgive me if some of you have long ago sorted this out for yourselves. But I just realized that the problem with getting roasted by kids isn’t that they are so good at it — which, okay, some of them are — it’s that the adult is totally hamstrung! You cannot curse them out or break their spirit!

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

"Oh wow it's windy out there"

"...but still I rise"

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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

Get pancakes!!!

Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 20h

We rewatched the rhop reunion and now we're just saying "but still I rise" to each other like goofballs

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Sage Divinorum 🏳️‍⚧️ @trans.bsky.social · 1d

i love science & i love that brassica is clearly some variety of eldritch entity that manifests as a bitter plant, native to the liminal plateaus on the thresholds of reality.

as humans, we are for some reason compelled to trick each other into devouring it.

“Brassica oleracea creating new common names to get 1 month free trials” and it’s a picture of brussel sprouts, cabbage, kale, collared greens, kholrobbi, broccoli, cauliflower, etc

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