Sarah Pingel

This was lots of fun! Thanks @partnersrural.bsky.social

Key contribution to the discourse and to my healthy blood pressure levels below

Trump’s Education Secretary Described a ‘Final Mission.’ Now She’s Enacting Mass Layoffs. Tuesday’s announcement, affecting around 1,300 staff, is the next step in the Trump administration’s attempt to dramatically shrink the federal role in education.

The Trump administration can't eliminate the Education Department, but it has slashed its staff and now employees the fewest people in its history. chroni.cl/3Fo6QNj

We have a cold room and got a note several weeks ago essentially telling us that if you had anything to go through disclosure review, you should submit it ASAP, no guarantees on timing and availability of future reviews.

I'm interested in working with people and systems who want to do the triage work that many states will now need- and with little to no resources- to backfill these tremendous losses. My DMs are open.

States are successful when federal-level leadership gives them guardrails, support, data, and accountability to achieve their goals.

States have *always* been in the ed policy driver's seat. There's nothing to give back to them.

There is much, however, to take away. And that's what's happening.

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After a multi-year intentional hiatus from Twitter, I just had so much fun following accounts that I've missed and getting re-engaged on social with colleagues near and far. Let's see how this goes!