States defying #Trump anti-#DEI deadline risk losing education federal funding

The #NAACP and the Legal Defense Fund have filed "a federal lawsuit blasting the Trump administration for a 'legally flawed' interpretation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964."

Story by Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner, April 22, 2025

Excerpt: "In total, at least 16 states and Puerto Rico intend to sign the certification, according to Education Weekly, while 16 states have declined to sign.

"Many of the states that have flat out refused to sign the order by citing their commitment to DEI policies are led by Democratic governors.

"Among those states are New York, the first state to publicly thumb its nose at the certification request, Colorado, Washington, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Utah, with the latter two states having Republican governors.

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"In Fiscal Year 2022, federal funding accounted for 14% of K-12 education funding. State and local funding provided 87% of K-12 funding.

"In fiscal 2024, the Department of Education spent $18.8 billion for schools with large numbers of #poor, neglected, delinquent, and other '#EducationallyDisadvantaged' students, as well as $55 billion in COVID-19 grants to #PreK programs, elementary, and secondary schools, according to Pew Research Center.

"Should the Department of Education strip states of federal funding, it could force cuts during the 2025-2026 school year."

Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/states-defying-trump-anti-dei-deadline-risk-losing-education-federal-funding/ar-AA1Dn3PH

#Resistance #ResistFascism #CharacteristicsOfFascism #TrumpIsABully #TrumpHatesChildren #ProtectTransKids #USPol

The Texas House is currently debating Senate Bill 2 on the floor. If passed, the contentious proposal would create a $1 billion dollar Education Savings Account plan allowing parents to use public funds towards private school tuition.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/04/16/519015/texas-house-poised-to-pass-7-7-billion-school-funding-bill-debates-voucher-legislation/

#Education #News #Politics #DustinBurrows #GregAbbott #K12Education #KUT #PreK #PresidentDonaldTrump #SchoolFunding #SchoolVouchers #TeacherPay

Latest Friday Reflection: "Exploring Pre-K"
https://www.frbill.org/new-page-2 #PreK #CatholicSchool

“My daughter’s #iep has to include #accommodations for tablet use,” said friend, mother of a 3 year old. “What?” says I, “For a #prepreK? That can’t be right. I will ask an expert.” Expert consulted. Expert responds with rage explosion: #NewMexico #PreK now require tablet based #assessments of fucking #toddlers instead of authentic data collected by human professionals for #portfolios. #earlychildhood #developmentallyinapropriate #Overtesting #stopthemadness #education #teaching

I know the PreK Block on CN is'nt everyones cup of tea, but one show that has stood out to me is.. Let's go Bananas! Which features not only 2 Dads, But a single mother, and a biracial couple all living in the same "tree" It's not Bluey Tier but its honestly really cute #PreK #Cartoon #animation

When I think about government efficiency, I think about the past decade & how #VisionZero + #PreK have failed thousands of my neighbors. Then, we get pundits talking about DOGE & how we can work with fascists to fix this... NOPE. NOPE. NOPE. Privatizing government operations ≠ efficiency. #civictech

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As one who is asked to do demo SEL lessons in classrooms, I often model #Conflict Rez for two reasons.

1. Folks usually model emotions/feelings. That's important - and everyone does it! Conflict Rez - not so much. Conflict is a fact of life. 2. So many other skills are embedded in CF - decision making, #criticalthinking and learning to approach conflict as a healthy opportunity for growth

https://blog.tcea.org/wheel-of-choices-conflict-resolution/
#preK-12 #education #teaching

1-4 hours of screen time/day at age 1 is linked w/higher risks of developmental delays in communication, fine motor, problem-solving & personal & social skills by age 2, per a study of 7,097 children published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.

#PreK #EarlyChildhoodEd

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/21/health/screen-time-child-development-delays-risks-wellness/index.html

#FactOfTheDay: Licensed childcare spaces were available to only a quarter of California children with parents in the workforce.

Learn more: https://www.kidsdata.org/topic/99/child-care-availability/table#fmt=262&loc=2,127,1657,331,1761,171,2168,345,357,324,369,362,360,2076,364,356,217,354,1663,339,2169,365,343,367,344,366,368,265,349,361,4,273,59,370,326,341,338,350,2145,359,363,340&tf=141&ch=1247,1248&sortColumnId=0&sortType=asc

#Childcare #PreK #WorkingFamilies #WorkingParents #WorkingMoms #WorkingDads #Preschool #Daycare

(Photo is of children in a preschool classroom. Photo credit: CDC via UnSplash.)

Why Many Early Childhood Educators Can’t Afford to Retire | EdSurge News https://www.edsurge.com/news/2023-02-13-why-many-early-childhood-educators-can-t-afford-to-retire
#schools #teaching #learning #k12 #prek #earlychildhood

Prekindergarten plan
Child care for all to demand
Biden's unfinished agenda

#biden #stateoftheunion #childcare #prek #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/us/politics/biden-economy-state-of-the-union.html

Beware, Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer Coming To Preschool Your Four-Year-Olds! https://www.wonkette.com/beware-michigan-gretchen-whitmer-coming-to-preschool-your-four-year-olds

#Gretchen_whitmer #Michigan #Prekindergarten #Prek #Childcare #Build_back_better #Michigan_state_of_the_state_address #4yearolds #Head_start #Great_start_readiness_program #Michigan_budget_surplus #Universal_prek #Rick_snyder #Earned_income_tax_credit #State_earned_income_tax_credit #Eitc #Retiree_tax #Bill_g_schuette #Sa

Colorado’s free preschool application is open
https://co.chalkbeat.org/2023/1/17/23554316/colorado-free-universal-preschool-parent-application-opens
#Colorado #PreK

Free Pre-K Math Professional Development. Please share with any Pre-K teachers you know!
#Math #Math4All #PreKMath #MathPD #MathTeacher #PreK #ITeachMath #Maths
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https://alllearnersnetwork.corsizio.com/c/63a1ca4cc1c5ae2095d37de2

"Teachers' use of closed-response and single-word-response questions emerged as most important in supporting Spanish–English EBs' extended language use during whole-group instruction. Furthermore, the majority of student responses that included Spanish utterances were extended responses, underscoring the value of Spanish use for students to develop extended responses."

#pedagogy #preK #bilingual #education

https://pubs.asha.org/doi/abs/10.1044/2022_LSHSS-22-00056

Kid G at #preK school pick up today: Daddy, when we get back to the car can we listen to the #FreedomSingers? Where we left off.

Playing the "Is It Twitter Or NYC Government?" game is fun. Wheee! 😭

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/nyregion/nyc-public-preschool-system.html

#NYC #FuckEricAdams #PreK #3K #NYCMayor

The Early Childhood Sector Could Become Education’s Most Notable Example of 'Learning Loss'

By Dan Wuori and Javaid Siddiqi

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2022-12-19-the-early-childhood-sector-could-become-education-s-most-notable-example-of-learning-loss

#edtech #education #learning #teaching #k12 #prek #learningloss