When the culture war comes to San Marcos #schools, “It does not escape me that my colleagues have to have those conversations with an openly gay man next to them, and I think that’s incredibly important because we’re not talking about this in the abstract.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
The casualty toll from a missile attack early Saturday in #AbuDhabi has risen to 6.
The Abu Dhabi Media Office said an additional Pakistani national was injured by falling debris in the vicinity of Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi when air defense systems intercepted a ballistic missile.
The attack caused 3 fires in the area which have been brought under control.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
An airstrike hit Iran’s #University of Science and Technology in Tehran [ #IUST] on Saturday, the state-run IRNA news agency reported.
The strike damaged #research & #education buildings, IRNA reported, citing the university’s public relations office.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
7
Featured story: "It didn’t take long before Tammy Fogle, the leader of our local Moms for Liberty group, issued 27 book challenges. She had no children attending our schools, but SB 13 had opened the door for her." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#books #bookstodon #library #censorship #politics #USpol #news #FreeSpeech #education
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
boosted
During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
During the government shutdown in the fall of 2025, about one-third of the roughly 8,200 students in San Marcos CISD come from families who temporarily lost SNAP benefits.
Here's how one school board member is working to meet their needs in crisis like these: https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
Out today: “I had one of my biggest supporters call me, compliment me on my bravery, and then immediately pivot to say, ‘It’s just so unfortunate that you’ll never get reelected. That was the first experience, right out of the gate, of folks’ perceptions of what it means to be queer or gay or #LGBTQ in Texas.” https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
By directing a triad of investigations specifically at #MedicalSchools in a single day, the #Trump admin is widening its targets & transforming a decades-long financial partnership into a tool of #cultural leverage.
That partnership dates back to a postwar consensus in the country that #ScientificProgress is a fundamental #PublicGood — one too vital to be left to the vagaries of the market or the limitations of private philanthropy.
#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #science #medicine
Since the 1950s, the #federal govt has consistently operated as the predominant source of #research #funding for #universities, acc/to the #NSF.
One of the largest govt sources of research funding has been the #NIH, which disburses about $35 billion each year. The largest recipients of those NIH #grants are #MedicalSchools, acc/to the Association of American Medical Colleges.
#law #Constitution #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #Trump #science #medicine
1
Texas Observer
boosted
For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
…The govt’s attacks on #HigherEducation during the past year have in part been aimed at tilting the #political balance of #academia, which #Trump views as hostile to his brand of “conservatism”. Some #MedicalSchools had been swept up in the campaign, but largely at #universities like #Harvard, #UPenn & #UCLA, where the full force of the govt was on display through investigations into “antisemitism” [ #Palestinian Rights activism], protections for #transgender athletes & #admissions policies.
#law
By directing a triad of investigations specifically at #MedicalSchools in a single day, the #Trump admin is widening its targets & transforming a decades-long financial partnership into a tool of #cultural leverage.
That partnership dates back to a postwar consensus in the country that #ScientificProgress is a fundamental #PublicGood — one too vital to be left to the vagaries of the market or the limitations of private philanthropy.
#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #science #medicine
2
The #Trump admin has opened investigations into #admissions policies at 3 major #MedicalSchools, expanding the #federal govt’s pressure campaign beyond campus #culture & taking aim at the heart of #ScientificAuthority in the #US.
The #DOJ on Wednesday informed #Stanford, #OhioState & #UCSD, about the investigations & demanded that the schools turn over extensive lists of #data by April 24 or risk interruptions to essential federal #funding….
The government is seeking information about #MedicalSchool #applicants from each of the past 7 years, including test scores, home ZIP codes & any familial relationships to alumni or ties to university donors. The #Trump admin also demanded copies of any internal messages at the universities about #diversity, #equity & #inclusion & any correspondence between school officials & pharmaceutical companies about admissions policies.
#law #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #MafiaState #science
6
Great. Let’s impede #medical #education./s
#Trump Admin Begins Investigations Into Three #MedicalSchools
The #DOJ’s demands for #admissions-related data from #Stanford, #OhioState & the University of California, San Diego [#UCSD], represent a flex of #federal #power.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #InfoSec #dictatorship #authoritarianism #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #science #medicine #PublicHealth
The #Trump admin has opened investigations into #admissions policies at 3 major #MedicalSchools, expanding the #federal govt’s pressure campaign beyond campus #culture & taking aim at the heart of #ScientificAuthority in the #US.
The #DOJ on Wednesday informed #Stanford, #OhioState & #UCSD, about the investigations & demanded that the schools turn over extensive lists of #data by April 24 or risk interruptions to essential federal #funding….
8
Great. Let’s impede #medical #education./s
#Trump Admin Begins Investigations Into Three #MedicalSchools
The #DOJ’s demands for #admissions-related data from #Stanford, #OhioState & the University of California, San Diego [#UCSD], represent a flex of #federal #power.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #AcademicFreedom #education #privacy #InfoSec #dictatorship #authoritarianism #MafiaState #RevengePolitics #science #medicine #PublicHealth
10
“Not once has a family been in crisis because of transgender bathrooms. It’s families not being able to afford rent or put food on the table.”
New from our magazine, Kit @oconnell profiled Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay school board member from San Marcos, #Texas. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #news #education #schools #CentralTexas #politics #USpol
For @TexasObserver magazine, I interviewed Juan Miguel Arredondo, the first openly gay man on the San Marcos, #Texas school board, about how this small but surprisingly progressive small town is protecting their most vulnerable students from the culture wars and economic inequality. https://www.texasobserver.org/defending-the-most-vulnerable-in-san-marcos/
#education #politics #USpol #schools #CentralTexas #news #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Featured story: "I returned to #Texas—not because I expected to fit in, but because it is home. And through a circuitous career path, I found myself a librarian sitting at the circulation desk of a high school library in Abilene." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#education #schools #politics #USpol #censorship #FreeSpeech #news
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
boosted
"The weakening of public schools and the devaluing of teachers and the dismissal of the Liberal Arts are part of a deliberate effort to reshape America into a place where fewer people can think critically or organize collectively or question the power of those in power."
~ Jess Piper
#Republicans #MAGA #education #heartland #RedStates #PublicSchools
"The weakening of public schools and the devaluing of teachers and the dismissal of the Liberal Arts are part of a deliberate effort to reshape America into a place where fewer people can think critically or organize collectively or question the power of those in power."
~ Jess Piper
#Republicans #MAGA #education #heartland #RedStates #PublicSchools
Featured story: "I entered this profession just as the storm clouds of the current book-banning push were starting to gather, hoping it would pass over me as if lamb’s blood were painted on my doorframe.
And for the first three years, wishful thinking worked." https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/
#library #education #schools #Texas #books #bookstodon #censorship #FreeSpeech #politics #USpol #news