ProPublica just launched a database to explore detailed demographic information about thousands of private schools across the country.
Here’s how to use it.
https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-private-school-demographics-lookup
On the two year anniversary of joining #Mastodon I'm super proud to share:
🚀 The Future is Federated - issue no.13 👩🚀
"The #Fediverse has empowered me to take back control from Big Tech. Now I want to help others do the same."
with mentions of @forgeandcraft (who made this awesome Fediverse t-shirt) @phanpy @ivory @Tusky @nimi @Roneyb @davidoclubb
#FOSS #FLOSS #Matrix #TheFutureIsFederated #blog #tech #activism #BigTech #socialmedia #education
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A Path North
* Image Credit & Copyright: Mario Konang
Explanation:
What happens if you keep going north? The direction north on the Earth, the place on your horizon below the northern spin pole of the Earth -- around which other stars appear to slowly swirl, will remain the same. This spin-pole-of-the-north will never move from its fixed location on the sky -- night or day -- and its height will always match your latitude. The further north you go, the higher the north spin pole will appear. Eventually, if you can reach the Earth's North Pole, the stars will circle a point directly over your head. Pictured, a four-hour long stack of images shows stars trailing in circles around this north celestial pole. The bright star near the north celestial pole is Polaris, known as the North Star. The bright path was created by the astrophotographer's headlamp as he zigzagged up a hill just over a week ago in Lower Saxony, Germany. The astrophotographer can be seen, at times, in shadow. Actually, the Earth has two spin poles -- and much the same would happen if you started below the Earth's equator and went south.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200407.html
#space #earth #astrophotography #photography #astroart #art #science #nature #education
Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon will be hiring adjuncts to teach Data Structures (in Python) (fall '25) and CS0 (spring '26). You must be in person and have a Master's degree.
If you happen to be interested, DM me.
#ComputerScienceEducation #CSEd #hiring #ComputerScience #education #pdx #portland
How Many Students Have Been Expelled Under Tennessee’s School Threats Law? There’s No Clear Answer.
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Tennessee gives public agencies wide latitude to refuse to release data. That made it challenging for our reporters to figure out just how many students were affected.
#News #Tennessee #Government #Education #School #Students #Teaching
In the Wild West of School Voucher Expansions, States Rely on Untested Companies, With Mixed Results
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States are handing multimillion-dollar contracts to a handful of fledgling private companies to manage the rapidly growing, convoluted marketplace of school-choice programs. The process has been bumpy.
I wrote this with a heavy heart and a newfound fire in me to oppose the tech barons: "The rebellion will be federated" https://elenarossini.com/2024/11/the-rebellion-will-be-federated/
If you want to follow my Wordpress blog and get new posts straight in your feed, click here: @ele
#blog #FLOSS #bigtech #education #resist #rebel #activism #Fediverse
Unbelievable
#ElonMusk’s US #DOGE Service are feeding sensitive data into #AI software via #Microsoft’s #cloud
#Musk’s US #DOGE Service have fed sensitive data from across the #Education Dept into #ArtificialIntelligence software to probe the agency’s programs & spending…. The AI probe includes data w/personally identifiable info for people who manage grants, & sensitive internal financial data…
#law #security #InfoSec #CyberSecurity #NationalSecurity #Trump #TrumpCoup
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/06/elon-musk-doge-ai-department-education/
Trump Wants to Cut Tribal College Funding by Nearly 90%, Putting Them at Risk of Closing
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ProPublica found that Congress was underfunding tribal colleges by a quarter-billion dollars per year. Rather than fixing the problem, proposed federal funding cuts unveiled this week would devastate the schools, tribal education leaders say.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-universities-trump-cuts-funding?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Native #Indigenous #Education #College #University #HigherEd #Trump
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
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The directive, which continues the Trump administration’s efforts to curb transgender rights, could end school-based mental health services and support for homeless students.
#News #Education #Trump #Trans #TransRights #Transgender #Students #Government
Elon Musk’s Team Decimates Education Department Arm That Tracks National School Performance
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The Trump administration canceled $900 million in contracts overseen by the Institute of Education Sciences, which partners with scientists and education companies to compile and make public data about schools each year.
Idaho Passed $2 Billion in Funding for School Building Repairs. It’s Not Nearly Enough.
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A new cost estimate and early reports from districts receiving state funds show that small districts are still struggling to meet their most dire needs, forcing them to turn to voters to approve additional funds.
Middle School Cheerleaders Made a TikTok Video Portraying a School Shooting. They Were Charged With a Crime.
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Social videos, memes and retweets are becoming fodder for criminal charges in an era of heightened responses to student threats. Authorities argue harsh punishment is necessary, but experts say the crackdown won’t make schools safer.
https://www.propublica.org/article/social-media-arrests-school-threats-law-tennessee?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SocialMedia #Children #Education #School #Crime #Police #Tennessee
Following an investigation by New Mexico In Depth and ProPublica, Gallup-McKinley County says it cut down on long-term suspensions for Indigenous children and implemented policy reforms. But the state has not made it easy to verify these claims.
Mathematics Teaching 296 now available online https://atm.org.uk/Mathematics-Teaching-Journal-Archive/177731
Design and cover photographs by me
Four free articles for non-members:
Everyone can think mathematically by Tom Francome
Tom Francome explores ways of developing the mathematical thinking of all students, including low attainers.
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/02.pdf
Book review Learning with AI by Ian Benson
Ian Benson reviews 'Learning with AI' by Joan Monahan Watson published by Johns Hopkins University Press (296 pages, $24.95)
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/14.pdf
Book review Breaking images by Pete Wright
Pete Wright reviews ‘Breaking images: Iconoclastic analyses of mathematics and its education’, edited by Brian Greer, David Kollosche, and Ole Skovsmose.
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/15.pdf
Ole Skovsmose—the man who put the critique in critical mathematics education by Peter Gates
Peter Gates has collated this obituary for Ole Skovmose.
https://atm.org.uk/write/MediaUploads/Journals/MT296/16.pdf
#MathematicsTeaching #iTeachMath #MathEd #MathsEd #Math #Mathematics #education #design #GraphicDesign #atm #MT #MT296 #photography
Hoping to “Trump Proof” Students’ Civil Rights, Illinois Lawmakers Aim to End Police Ticketing at School
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The latest version of a bill spurred by a 2022 ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation would explicitly prevent police from ticketing students for violations such as vaping or truancy, and require districts to track and disclose police activity.
Tennessee’s Law on School Threats Ensnared Students Who Posed No Risks. Two States Passed Similar Laws.
Despite an outcry over increased arrests in Tennessee, two states — Georgia and New Mexico — followed its lead by passing laws that will crack down harder on hoax threats.
https://www.propublica.org/article/school-threats-laws-georgia-new-mexico?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Georgia #NewMexico #Tennessee #School #Law #Students #Education
About 150 Chicago schools sit half-empty, while 47 operate at less than one-third capacity.
The city “doesn’t seem to be having an honest conversation about the challenges it’s facing,” one school finance expert said.
https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-public-schools-enrollment-costs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
Illinois Has Virtually No Homeschooling Rules. A New Bill Aims to Change That.
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Following a ProPublica and Capitol News Illinois investigation, an Illinois lawmaker introduced legislation that aims to protect homeschooled students from abuse or neglect.
https://www.propublica.org/article/illinois-homeschool-regulations-bill?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Illinois #Homeschool #Education #Children #Parenting #Law
A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
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Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that primarily serve Indigenous children.
#News #Alaska #Education #School #Native #Indigenous #NativeNews
This Charter School Superintendent Makes $870,000. He Leads a District With 1,000 Students.
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On paper, Salvador Cavazos earns less than $300,000 to run Valere Public Schools, a small Texas charter network. But taxpayers likely aren’t aware that in reality, his total pay makes him one of the country’s highest-earning superintendents.
https://www.propublica.org/article/valere-public-schools-superintendent-salary-texas?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
At tribal colleges, scholarships funded by a USDA grant have been suspended amid the Trump administration’s widespread cost-cutting.
Now some students are facing their final weeks on campus.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tribal-colleges-usda-scholarships-suspended?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #Native #Indigenous #Education #College #Students #USDA
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
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Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
#News #Education #CivilRights #Trump #Discrimination #Students
Hey folks, I'm adding this pinned post on advice from @FediTips
(whom I recommend you follow)
My interests are #HigherEd, #education in general, #SciFi, how people network through #SocialMedia (less the biz/marketing stuff, though I make exceptions).
I'm more active on Bluesky, tbh. I'm @ harmonygritz.bsky.social. You'll find my longtime "rainbow" profile image from Twitter/X there.
Inside the Schools Alaska Ignored
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Two inches of raw sewage. Black mold. A bat infestation. Reporter Emily Schwing shares what she uncovered as she investigated dangerous conditions inside Alaska’s deteriorating public schools.
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-deterioriating-public-schools-reporting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Journalism #Alaska #Education #School #Native #Indigenous #Students
