Pat Morton

Charter School Reckoning: Decline, Disillusionment and Cost - Network For Public Education Part I: Decline, the first installment of a three-part report, Charter School Reckoning, presents sobering findings on the stagnation, retrenchment, and accelerating closures plaguing the charter school sector as it enters its fourth decade.

There is no Charter School “million-student waitlist.”
There are empty classrooms, declining enrollment, and schools closing mid-year. #CharterMythBusted

Stop the waste. Start the reckoning.

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DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin is one of the most active stock-traders in the Senate — and violated the STOCK Act against insider trading as recently as last August.

He currently holds stock in L3Harris, which has millions in contracts with ICE and FEMA.

The grift continues.

Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom. He's joined coaches including Doc Rivers, Jim Boeheim, Muffet McGraw, and more in signing a letter calling on elected offic... Golden State Warriors' Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom. He's joined coaches including Doc Rivers, Jim Boeheim, Muffet McGraw, and more in signing a letter calling on elected officials to ...

@goldenstatewarrior.bsky.social's Coach Steve Kerr is standing up for campus freedom!

Coaches across the nation launched a letter campaign calling on elected officials to keep political interference out of our colleges and universities.

We can't have college sports without academic freedom.

‘It’s like the Day of Judgment out here.’ New England residents trapped in Middle East as war escalates. - The Boston Globe “There’s nothing you can do but just sit and pray and hope nothing happens,” said Hassan Mourad, who arrived in Beirut last week on business.

U.S. citizens are trapped in the Middle East with no clear information and no way out.

Donald Trump's response? “It happened all very quickly.”

This is a complete failure.

I'm pressing the Trump administration for a plan to evacuate Americans now.

“Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame” Pops Up in DC The guerrilla artwork includes “stars” for MoMA trustee Leon Black, arts patron Les Wexner, and over a dozen other individuals mentioned in the Epstein files.

A “Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame” has appeared in Washington DC’s Farragut Square. Stickers resembling the stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame are printed with the convicted sex offender’s likeness below the names and titles of figures mentioned in the Epstein files.

Brilliant post!

Check out Steve Kerr demanding academic freedom and an end to Trump's attempts to ideologically control our campuses! ❤️

I planned to share my report on the body cam footage early next week when I learned that a DC news station had obtained some of the footage as a result of my lawsuit and they were going to scoop me. After working on this for a year, I couldn't let that happen. Published 2 mins before they aired :)

Screenshot of an X post by Republicans Against Trump reporting claims that commanders at multiple U.S. bases told troops the Iran war is part of “God’s plan” and linked to Armageddon. Below is a photo of Trump standing with several evangelical leaders praying around him.

The religious right has infiltrated far into our military with disturbing consequences.

Americans Stranded in the Middle East Are Having a Hard Time Getting Help From the State Department “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation,” a State department hotline said when NOTUS called Tuesday afternoon.

Americans in the Middle East calling the U.S. State Department hotline after Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Americans to contact it were hearing an automated message saying, “Please do not rely on the U.S. government for assisted departure or evacuation at this time.”

We identified 12 shootings by federal agents that led to the deaths or injuries of citizens & immigrants since Sept.

Nearly every time, the Trump admin blamed the injured and dead. Experts say this apparent lack of accountability demands that local authorities step up to investigate federal agents.

Local attorneys struggle to contact clients in Watonga ICE facility | Exclusive Immigration attorneys and families report restricted communication with loved ones detained at Diamondback Facility in Watonga.

Great story by local journalists.

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Traders mint money on betting platforms on US-Israel strike on Iran Anonymous bets hours before attacks on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Khamenei have raised concerns of insider trading.

Anonymous bets hours before attacks on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Khamenei have raised concerns of insider trading.

GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing A Senate Republican assisted several police officers in ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran.

this is literally right wing propaganda. cbs news cannot be trusted.

And we’re at Iran for what?

‘These women are prisoners’: Iran protesters make voices heard at Women’s Asian Cup | Samantha Lewis In the vacuum of the players’ silence, it has been the Iranian diaspora in Australia who are speaking out against the regime

‘These women are prisoners’: Iran protesters make voices heard at Women’s Asian Cup | Samantha Lewis

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rejects Trump’s “Big Lie” About Why He Went to War Esmail Baghaei, a senior Iranian official, discusses the U.S. narrative, Iran’s strikes across the region, and prospects for diplomacy in a half-hour interview with Jeremy Scahill.

EXCLUSIVE: Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Rejects Trump’s “Big Lie” About Why He Went to War
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U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

Yikes. A must read. #MAGAarmageddon #prophecy #evangelicism

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Why is LA ignoring this report and losing out on $m?

The VSU ‘Fired Six’ takes the Virginia State Capitol to demand their jobs back & for the General Assembly to pass full collective bargaining rights for all higher ed workers.

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See new posts Conversation Drop Site @DropSiteNews 🔴 Rachel Maddow claims “it is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states “rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.” In a nearly 20-minute segment titled “Follow the MONEY,” Rachel Maddow mentioned Israel—which has publicly called for U.S.-led regime change in Iran—only twice. 💬 In that portion of the segment, she states: “I mean, there's a lot of attention on Israel and indeed Israel and the United States have worked together in the bombing campaign, not only the one that started today, but the campaign against Iran in June. But it is the Gulf Arab states who are arrayed against Iran, who want Iran removed as their regional rival. It is those countries that have been assiduously buying up members of the Trump family and the Trump administration with just astonishing amounts of cash in recent years, and particularly in recent months. And now for that low, low price, they appear to have rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want, but that the American people do not.” 🎥 VIDEO: A clip from her MSNOW analysis

🔴 Rachel Maddow claims “it is the Gulf Arab states” that stand to benefit most from Iran being weakened. She said Gulf states “rented the services of the United States military to start a war that they want.”

In a nearly 20-min segment titled “Follow the MONEY,” Maddow mentioned Israel—which has...

How much could the Iran war cost the US? Here’s what we know

How much could the Iran war cost the US? Here’s what we know https://aje.news/0frfin

Iran conflict: Rubio says US launched war on Iran after learning Israel planned to attack Secretary of state says US had to move ‘preemptively’ to stop Iranian retaliation against American forces

so let me get this straight. attacking iran is justified because iran was going to attack US bases, only after israel attacked iran first. so instead of stopping israel from carrying out the attack, the US just had to bomb iran too.

Jonathan Ross is the name of the US Federal agent who killed Renee Good in Minneapolis. Just pointing to a very weird and jarring coincidence for US readers.

call me, coward

Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms The meeting’s participants included Kurt Olsen, a White House lawyer charged with reinvestigating the 2020 election, and Heather Honey, the Department of Homeland Security official in charge of electi...

“The same people who tried to overturn the 2020 election have only grown better organized and are now embedded in the machinery of government,” one legal expert said about a meeting of election deniers held last week.

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New A.C.A. Plans Could Increase Family Deductibles to $31,000 The Trump administration is proposing Obamacare plans that it says will lower health insurance premiums. But critics warn they would make care unaffordable.

The Trump administration’s proposed new rules for Obamacare plans next year would shift more health care costs to Americans, with much higher deductibles that could lead to greater medical bills.

Justice Department Sues University of California Over Antisemitism

Well, the DOJ has done it: they have filed a lawsuit against the University of California over antisemitism.

The complaint contains some falsehoods. But as someone who teaches and writes about Title VII, I'm equally struck by what the complaint doesn't say.

A few thoughts— 🧵