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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 1h

With its higher-education compact, the Trump administration is pushing schools to embrace an admissions policy that “might ensure that the next generation of diverse leadership is stopped before it begins,” Kevin Carey argues:

The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda

A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.

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The EDU Ledger @theeduledger.bsky.social · 2d

The U.S. Department of Education has terminated nearly every employee in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, a move that advocates say will devastate services for millions of students with disabilities.

Trump Administration Fires Nearly All Staff Overseeing Special Education Programs

Mass layoffs at Education Department eliminate positions responsible for administering disability rights protections for 7.5 million students.

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The Century Foundation @tcfdotorg.bsky.social · 1d

“We don’t live under a king in this country. We don’t give unilateral authority to the President to make decisions about every walk of life for all Americans.”

@newyorker.com examines how the Trump admin is using executive power to enforce ideological conformity across universities nationwide.

Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education

How conservatives learned to stop worrying and love federal power.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 2h

Join us TODAY for a large forum event that will mark 35 years of the #ADA and bring together advocates and experts to push for stronger, disability-informed policy.

Meet us in DC or sign on to our livestream at 3:30pm ET!

🔗 www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Promotional graphic for the New America event titled, "Bridging the Gaps in Disability Policy" held on October 15 at 3:30pm ET

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7h

NEW: Despite federal law, disabled students in Idaho sometimes can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms.

With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

Disabled Idaho Students Lack Access to Playgrounds and Lunchrooms. Historic $2 Billion Funding Will Do Little To Help.

Despite federal law, disabled students can’t access playgrounds, lunchrooms, classes and bathrooms. With added funding, school districts are still unable to make necessary fixes.

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Kevin Carey @kevincarey1.bsky.social · 5h

I wrote for @theatlantic.com about Trump’s plan to purge Black people from the Ivy League.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

The Logical End Point of Trump’s Higher-Education Agenda

A “compact” offered by the administration could devastate racial diversity at elite universities.

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Eddy Conroy He/Him @econroy.bsky.social · 4h

I had a great conversation with Steve Jurch from ACCT about our work with @evictionlab.bsky.social on how the threat of eviction derails parenting students who are trying to complete college in the face of enormous challenges.

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EP 142: One Foot Out the Door: Education Under the Threat of Eviction | In the Know with ACCT

Student success… The term is used all the time in higher ed spaces, but what does it truly mean? Over the last two decades , community colleges have been making a conscious effort to “meet students wh...

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Mark Lieberman @marklieberman.bsky.social · 1d

“If there are not people there to make sure the laws are followed, the laws are meaningless.”
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Ed. Dept. Offices Will Be Virtually Wiped Out in Latest Layoffs

The U.S. Department of Education is losing about a fifth of its already diminished workforce.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 1d

"I just can’t imagine our country allowing this to happen."

Education Week @edweek.org · 1d

Ed. Dept. Offices Will Be Virtually Wiped Out in Latest Layoffs: The U.S. Department of Education is losing about a fifth of its already diminished workforce.

Ed. Dept. Offices Will Be Virtually Wiped Out in Latest Layoffs

The U.S. Department of Education is losing about a fifth of its already diminished workforce.

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New America @newamerica.org · 1d

Community colleges are engines of civic learning and local deliberation.

A brief from our Political Reform team explores how community colleges can shape community-led policymaking through models like citizens’ assemblies.

Read more: https://go.newamerica.org/centering-community-colleges-5

Image of a person walking past The City's College building, which features a large banner with the slogan 'Make it yours.' The cover of a publication titled 'Centering Civic Engagement and Local Deliberation' by Hollie Russon Gilman, Sarah Jacob, Elena Souris, and Logan Hagege is also visible.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 3d

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 3d

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 5d

Last year, our #EarlyEd expert @carriegill.bsky.social explored how the show normalizes disabilities—and helps usher in a future where everyone is seen and celebrated.

🦝 Learn about Carl and his friends in this recent edition of The Thread, @newamerica.org's digital magazine.

Why Carl the Raccoon Gives Us Hope for a More Inclusive Future

Carl the Raccoon, a young autistic character from PBS Kids' Carl the Collector, shows us how disability inclusion in schools and society can build a brighter future.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 5d

Have you met @pbs.org's first openly disabled main character?? He's a scrappy cartoon raccoon!

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Carl the Collector isn’t just a cutie on TV—he's sparking important conversations about how we can all create more inclusive classrooms and communities for kids of all kinds.

Disability Scoop @disabilityscoop.bsky.social · 7d

A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. #disabilities #autism #PBSKids #AAC

PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device

A groundbreaking children's television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

NEW: Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools.

It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 6d

FYI: ☝🏽 in 🖐🏽 #college students is also a parent—but many have to choose between class and #ChildCare.

Our new policy agenda sketches out how states and institutions can fix that. Dive in below!

Policy Agenda: Improving Child Care Access for Parenting Students

This policy agenda outlines federal and state strategies to strengthen support for student parents and advance a more accessible child care.

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 6d

“Suppressing speech about gender does not eliminate “gender ideology”—it is gender ideology, one that seeks to entrench a singular, restrictive vision of gender while denying the very real plurality of human experience.“

read @morganpolk.bsky.social: www.newamerica.org/the-thread/t...

Texas A&M Firing Over Gender Identity Raises Alarms in Higher Education

Texas colleges are firing educators as federal and state bans target recognition of trans and nonbinary people. Higher ed is under attack.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 7d

Join us and partners from the @cooneycenter.bsky.social and the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading for this powerful conversation about the challenges innovators and #educators face in today’s shifting #literacy landscape.

🍂 October 27
🕝 2:30 PM ET
📍 Hybrid (D.C. + livestream)

Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI

Join us to reflect on the past decade & the challenges innovators and educators face in today’s shifting literacy education landscape.

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 7d

In today’s world of screens and #AI, what does it take to ensure that every child can learn to read—and love it?

🔌 Later this month, our digital learning experts will bring together researchers and leaders from media and #EdTech to map out equitable, learner-centered policies for the future.

Two young children hold books and a tablet in a promotion for an upcoming event on October 27 at 2:30pm ET at New America called, "Growing Readers in the World of Screens and AI"

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The 74 @the74.bsky.social · 12d

30 years without a real raise: New York's early intervention pay crisis

30 Years Without a Real Raise: New York’s Early Intervention Pay Crisis

New York’s early intervention providers haven’t seen a substantive raise in three decades — and vulnerable young children are losing out.

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New America @newamerica.org · 8d

Upcoming #NewAmericaevents:

📅 10/15 Bridging the Gaps in Disability Policy - DC/Hybrid

📅 10/16 The Best of Second City: America's Big Beautiful Birthday - Chicago

📅 10/16 Power Switch: Power, People, and the Energy Transition - Virtual

https://go.newamerica.org/new-america-events-5

Promotional poster for the event titled 'Bridging the Gaps in Disability Policy' on October 15 in Washington DC, featuring four people seated in a modern office environment. Hosted by New America with event details and web link at the bottom.

Promotional poster for "The Best of The Second City: America's Big Beautiful Birthday" event on October 15, located at UP Comedy Club, Chicago, IL, from 8–10 PM. The graphics include retro-styled fonts on a dark background.

Promotional image for the 'Power Switch: Power, People, and the Energy Transition' online event by New America on October 16, from 12 PM to 12:45 PM ET. The graphic features a hand holding a large crystal over a background of small stones, with event details below in bold text.

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The Century Foundation @tcfdotorg.bsky.social · 8d

America’s child care crisis isn’t a problem that will go away on its own. Instead of solutions, Trump and Congressional Republicans passed a megabill with child care tax updates too small to fundamentally change how families are experiencing the child care crisis.

Learn more: go.tcf.org/crisis

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Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop @cooneycenter.bsky.social · 9d

You are invited to our October 27th event: Growing Readers in a World of Screens and AI, presented in partnership with @newamerica.org and The Campaign for Grade Level Reading- join us live in DC or online. Learn more and register: bit.ly/46L84MC #literacy #scienceofreading #AI

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 9d

"Washington imagined a university to form citizens bound by a shared devotion to preserving democratic principles.

Trump’s plan imagines a network to train America in a conservative image."

Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 9d

Now published @newamerica.org: newamerica.org/education-po...

A New Raw Deal: The Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education

The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” turns a manifesto of conservative grievances into policy and violates the very principles it claims to protect.

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Sarah Carr @sarahelizcarr.bsky.social · 9d

My latest: Why early interventionists -- who provide critical therapies and care for developmentally disabled babies and toddlers -- may be the only professionals in America who haven't gotten an absolute pay raise in 30 years: www.the74million.org/zero2eight/3...

30 Years Without a Real Raise: New York’s Early Intervention Pay Crisis

New York’s early intervention providers haven’t seen a substantive raise in three decades — and vulnerable young children are losing out.

www.the74million.org

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Education and Work @educationwork.newamerica.org · 9d

In 2023, we launched a special project to research #ChildCare access at for #CommunityCollege students with children.

📑 Now, we’re reporting that the most successful colleges used a mix of on-campus care, drop-in services, and off-campus partnerships. Read more about these “promising strategies.”

Supporting Parenting Students: Recommendations for Colleges Addressing Child Care Barriers

This report outlines research findings and shares recommendations for how colleges can support parenting students with child their care needs.

www.newamerica.org