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The Japan TimesBereaved families and others gathered on Saturday to mourn the victims of an avalanche that occurred during a school mountaineering workshop in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/22/japan/tochigi-avalanche-victims-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/22/japan/tochigi-avalanche-victims-mourn/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tochigi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tochigi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/snow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snow</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mountaineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mountaineering</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Nathaniel GregoryIf they can get you to accept their narrative on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trans</a> kids in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sports</a>, it's easier for them to push their narrative on legal recognition of trans people. If you accept that " <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gender</a> ideology" needs to be taken out of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>, you're more likely to accept that " <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DEI</a>" needs to go too.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democrats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Liberals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Liberals</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Conservatives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Conservatives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemocraticParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DemocraticParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RepublicanParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RepublicanParty</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RNC</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JoeBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#JoeBiden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biden</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KamalaHarris</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TimWalz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TimWalz</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Democracy</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fascism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LGBTQ</a>

Texas Observer"People don’t understand how we have touched so many people’s lives in so many different ways, and yet our work has gone unnoticed by the people who should understand its value."New today: <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a> interviews two attorneys who, until <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a>'s EO, worked for the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a>. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/department-of-education-trump-union-cuts/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/department-of-education-trump-union-cuts/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#disability</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HumanRights</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CivilRights</a>

The Japan TimesThe fight over education policy escalates as Trump signs an order to downsize federal oversight and give states more control. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-education-department/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/world/politics/trump-education-department/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>

NonilexWell, it’s done…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Signs Order Aimed at Closing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> Dept.Trump signed an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ExecutiveOrder</a> that he said would “begin eliminating the federal Department of Education once & for all,” although the agency cannot be closed without the approval of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Congress</a>. Some critical functions, including those related to student loans & special education funding, are *expected* to continue to be run out of the reduced agency.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#idiocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#students</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kids</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a>

Texas ObserverOur top story: As Greg Abbott aims to force vouchers through the Texas Legislature during the 89th session, private companies like 'ClassWallet' have descended on the capitol, after the lucrative contracts which could result... <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>

The Japan TimesU.S. President Donald Trump will sign a long-anticipated executive order on Thursday that aims to shut down the Department of Education, acting on a key campaign pledge, according to a White House summary. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/world/trump-education-department-executive-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/20/world/trump-education-department-executive-order/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldnews</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#us</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/donaldtrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#donaldtrump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#republicans</a>

Flipboard Culture DeskRyan Walters, Oklahoma's superintendent of public instruction, wants to put the Bible in all the state's classrooms — both literally (last September he proposed spending $3 million on Trump's Bibles), and figuratively (his department has developed standards that would use the Bible as a tool for teaching social studies). Here, Hechinger Report breaks down how even devout Christian parents say his mandates have gone too far, and what might happen next. “I think Oklahoma is the test case for the nation,” said Dawn Brockman, a school board member in the town of Norman.<a href="https://flip.it/wqAEoi" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/wqAEoi</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Parenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parenting</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Oklahoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oklahoma</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Christianity</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Schools</a>

The Japan TimesSchool doctors in Japan continue to risk complaints from parents about their children's body parts being exposed during checkups despite the education ministry undertaking measures to ease concerns over a year ago. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/school-health-checkups-trouble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/school-health-checkups-trouble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mext</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#health</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doctors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/surveys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveys</a>

DoomsdaysCWNot just <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Maine</a> -- all of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewEngland</a> is being targeted! And don't get me started about <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProBirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ProBirth</a> types! They don't give a SHIT about feeding children after they are born!!!New England schools and food programs take ‘devastating’ hit after <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USDAFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USDAFundingCuts</a>The more than $1 billion in federal funding helped <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChildCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildCare</a> programs, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodPantries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FoodPantries</a> in 40 states to buy produce and other items from local farmers.By Amanda Gokee and John Hilliard Globe Staff, Updated March 12, 2025, 3:03 p.m."In October, the USDA announced $1.7 billion for states and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/tribal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tribal</a> governments to purchase <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/locally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#locally</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/regionally" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#regionally</a> produced foods for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyFoodAssistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmergencyFoodAssistance</a>, including free meals for schools and child-care programs."That funding included $1.2 billion to support local food purchases with schools, child-care facilities, food banks, and other institutions, according to the USDA. School meal programs would get $500 million to make food purchases, and states, territories, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TribalNations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TribalNations</a> would receive another $500 million. Child-care facilities were supposed to get $200 million, the USDA said."The money earmarked for food banks, schools, and child-care facilities was meant to help them meet the needs of their recipients and help ensure they had access to healthy foods, according to the USDA at the time."Original article: <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/12/metro/new-england-food-program-usda-federal-funding-cut-ri-nh-ma-vt-me-ct/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/12/metro/new-england-food-program-usda-federal-funding-cut-ri-nh-ma-vt-me-ct/</a>Archived version: <a href="https://archive.ph/AvN3n#selection-2481.0-2499.213" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://archive.ph/AvN3n#selection-2481.0-2499.213</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FundingCuts</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BadDOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BadDOGE</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hunger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hunger</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HungerGames" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HungerGames</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KillThePoor</a>

Texas Observer“It’s more government, more bureaucracy, more money, and there’s no oversight. And it’s taxation without representation,. The taxpayers don’t get to pick who these private companies are that our tax dollars are going into. So that is not a free market.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a>

The Japan TimesAs the number of elementary and junior high school students not attending classes in Japan hits a record high, determining how to evaluate their learning achievements outside of school has become a challenging issue. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/japan-school-evaluation-for-truant-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/17/japan/japan-school-evaluation-for-truant-students/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#students</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mext" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mext</a>

Texas ObserverOur top story: If the voucher bill were to pass, select private companies could soon be reeling in tens and even hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars per year. We took a closer look at who stands to gain the most. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/GregAbbott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GregAbbott</a>

Texas Observer“If you get $10,000, you’re still $17,000 short. And for most of these families that are poor families, that creates, you know, a mirage that they can now access it.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>

Texas ObserverOur top story: ”It’s taxation without representation. The taxpayers don’t get to pick who these private companies are that our tax dollars are going into. So that is not a free market.” <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

Emeritus Prof Christopher MayIs anyone surprised that teacher vacancies in England are at a record high?Teachers have been under-paid & over-worked, are treated by the press as enemies of a mythical idea of 'common-sense eduction', have been exposed (post-Covid) to worsening student behaviour in schools, and have working lives that allow little space for resetting or time away from work.We have abused them & strangely fewer people want to become teachers, even as more leave.<a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/13/teacher-vacancy-rates-record-high-england-report" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/mar/13/teacher-vacancy-rates-record-high-england-report</a>

Scott the F is implicit BaxterIt seems like vouchers would be even more effective at segregating <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> than the hangover of <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/redlining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#redlining</a> we have, if bringing back segregation is your thing. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a>

Texas Observer“What matters is who actually gets the funds; who actually gets admitted; or who’s already been admitted.” New from <a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@josephinelee</a>: A House committee heard over 23 hours of testimony from those concerned about the future of public education if <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> become law. Objections came from both sides of the aisle. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/house-hearing-2025-school-vouchers/</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a>

Zhi Zhu 🕸️USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banksStates have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a> to buy food from nearby <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/farms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farms</a>. <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/10/usda-cancels-local-food-purchasing-for-schools-food-banks-00222796</a>"State officials were notified Friday of USDA’s decision to end the LFS program for this year...“Donald Trump and <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ElonMusk</a> have declared that feeding <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#children</a> and supporting local <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmers</a> are no longer ‘priorities,’""<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Musk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Corruption</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Coup</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GOP</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USPol</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Agriculture</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#News</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USA</a>

Texas ObserverThe Texas House of Representatives has begun debating vouchers today. Our coverage of the problematic private contractors who would earn big bucks if vouchers become the law: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.texasobserver.org/school-vouchers-vendors-millions-legislature/</a><a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/TXlege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TXlege</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#USpol</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Texas</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/vouchers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vouchers</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#education</a> <a href="https://texasobserver.social/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#schools</a>

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