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Sara Partridge, Ph.D.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · May 13

NEW: Report for @americanprogress.bsky.social showing the proposed Republican budget reconciliation bill would cut or eliminating funding for 4.4 million -- or almost 2 out of 3 -- Pell Grant students.

Read the full article here: www.americanprogress.org/article/cong...

Congressional Republicans’ Proposed Budget Reconciliation Bill Imperils 4.4 Million Pell Grant Recipients

Proposed changes to Pell Grant eligibility could mean nearly two out of three recipients could lose some or all their federal grant aid and incur up to an additional total of $7,400 for a bachelor’s d...

www.americanprogress.org

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

The Virginia Senate just told UVA it’s not getting state funding if it accepts the compact since UVA exists to serve Virginia, its residents, & their interests—not be a tool of the federal govt. Scoop from our student newspaper, who’ve been doing vital reporting www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2025...

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 11h

Reporting from @zachschermele.bsky.social at USA Today with more details ⬇️

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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.

www.usatoday.com

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Melissa “Cancel Student Debt” Byrne @mcb.bsky.social · 13h

Folks.

Everyone in DC is needed in Tuesday.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 14h

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 1d

Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise

Russ Vought v @russvought
The RIFs have begun.
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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

Bravo to MIT, standing up for science, the independence of higher education, and academic freedom.

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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 1d

Breaking: MIT rejected President Trump’s "compact," which offers colleges funding advantages in exchange for far-reaching reforms. It is the first school to do so.

MIT Rejects Trump’s Sweeping ‘Compact’ Offering Colleges Funding Advantages

The school became the first university to reject the terms, saying they would undermine independence.

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Josh Moody @byjoshmoody.bsky.social · 1d

MIT rejects "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.
MIT prez wrote: it "would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution" and "is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone."
orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: The "compact" the Trump administration proposed to 9 universities earlier this month is a dangerous trap -- not only would the deal cede significant control over colleges, but it would open them and their leaders up to great legal risk.

www.americanprogress.org/article/trum...

Trump’s “Compact” With Colleges Will Put University Presidents in Legal Jeopardy

The White House’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education is unconstitutional, unlawful, and will put universities and their administrators at direct risk from a politicized Justi...

www.americanprogress.org

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Dr Keighley Perkins @perkinskeighley.bsky.social · 2d

For the first time in history, Cymraeg (the Welsh language) will echo through Shakespeare's Globe — in a groundbreaking bilingual production of Romeo a Juliet by Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru.

🔗 tinyurl.com/yhw22wua

TLDR 👇

#langsky #linguistics #Cymraeg #Welsh #Welshlanguage #Shakespeare

‘The language adds a whole new level’: Welsh-English version of Romeo and Juliet heads for the Globe

Bilingual production by Theatr Cymru is expected to be first time Welsh will be heard at South Bank venue

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3d

we must all hang together or we shall all hang separately, more and more people are saying

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That.

www.nytimes.com

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 3d

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

Millions of Americans will experience "premium shock" when their insurance premiums double or even quadruple in the coming year. @neeratanden.bsky.social explains the health care battle at the center of this shutdown.

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

Walking my kid home from school yesterday, I was glad to see that many of our local small businesses have No Kings posters up in their windows, saying, "We Stand With Immigrant Families."

a store window with a small sign that says "we stand with immigrant families, nokings.org" — design is a black background with bright red and yellow flowers and a crown crossed out

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Adam Harris @adamhsays.com · 3d

“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.

www.newamerica.org

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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 3d

My “this has nothing to do with Epstein” shirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by my shirt

Burgess Everett @burgessev.bsky.social · 3d

Speaker Johnson crashes Kelly and Gallego gaggle. Says he’ll swear in Grijalva when they reopen the government

Kelly asking why Fine and Petronis got sworn in on pro forma, Johnson says it has to do with being on recess.

Johnson: “this has nothing to do with Epstein”

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Jodi Cohen @jodiscohen.bsky.social · 5d

🚨Come work with me at @propublica.org!
We are hiring a reporter to cover higher education — the best beat there is. 🏫

job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...

Higher Education Reporter, National

New York City, United States

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 5d

It's a pretty big deal that the NYC Bar Association--one of the most prominent and respected bar associations in the country--is accusing the President of ordering the "unlawful summary execution," i.e. murder--of civilians in violation of US and international law. www.nycbar.org/press-releas...

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 5d

ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
prospect.org/justice/2025...

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers

‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

prospect.org

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

Michel DeGraff, a tenured professor of linguistics at MIT, discusses how his proposal to teach a class on language & decolonization in Haiti, Israel, and Palestine was denied. He faced significant repercussions: he was removed from his department, had a pay raise withheld, and his salary frozen.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Transportation Department officials are tracking a “slight tick-up” in air traffic controllers calling in sick, the transportation secretary said, noting that he is concerned the shutdown is complicating controllers’ ability to focus on their already stressful jobs. nyti.ms/42tTWWN

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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 5d

Great news, everyone! Looks like Ireland is making their Basic Income for Artists program permanent! This is after a recent public consultation that showed 97% support for the program.

Budget 2026: Basic income for artists to become permanent

The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will be put on a permanent footing in the Budget tomorrow.

www.rte.ie

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Chalkbeat @chalkbeat.org · 4d

Newark Public Schools gave a first look at students’ statewide test scores in English language arts and math, which are nearing pre-pandemic levels.

Newark public school leaders praise students' steady recovery on statewide test

Newark Public Schools gave a first look at students’ statewide test scores in English language arts and math, which are nearing pre-pandemic levels.

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Zach Schonfeld @zachschonfeld.bsky.social · 5d

"Weiss [is] someone blissfully captured by the richest people alive, and invested in smashing the last vestiges of liberal power in this country: universities, civil servants, and the media. She has a cop's heart and a tadpole's brain."

Bari Weiss Signs Huge Deal To Usher CBS News Into Its Vichy Era | Defector

On Monday, newly appointed Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that his company had acquired the Free Press, the smirking blood-and-soil blog founded and run by former New York Times hall monitor Ba...

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