Washington Post national education reporter. Signal: twallack.99 email: todd.wallack@washpost.com.https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3ml6zzmnofc2rHeard from a law professor who filed complaints this week against five other women's colleges with similar policies. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6zzmnofc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3ml6oof52yk2sToday, I learned the first person to receive a Social Security check, Ida May Fuller of Vermont, lived to be 100. She paid $24.75 of taxes into the program over 3 years before she retired at 65. Over the next 35 years, she collected $22,888.92. https://www.ssa.gov/history/idapayroll.html06 May 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6oof52yk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3ml445t3znc25The Trump administration is investigating a prominent women's college for admitting trans women students, suggesting that violates federal law on sex discrimination. The move potentially has implications for other women's colleges as well. @washingtonpost.com https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/05/smith-college-investigation-transgender/05 May 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml445t3znc25https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mknjti4c3c2tThere are now 21 jobs open in the @washingtonpost.com newsroom. https://washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpostcareers/jobs?jobFamilyGroup=79ba452a16f2106b1e2393a2606716be29 Apr 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknjti4c3c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mkflzxrtls2xAmazing. First person to run an official marathon in under 2 hours. https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/04/26/marathon-record-sawe-london-under-two-hours/e0596740-415d-11f1-b19d-32431046b5b4_story.html26 Apr 2026 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkflzxrtls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mjwpoab6mc2eMore schools are emphasizing classical education. Latest from @laurenlumpkin.bsky.social https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/04/20/classical-education-schools/20 Apr 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwpoab6mc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mjtu3qxt722zHeard the joke about college being the best 6 or 7 years of your life? Some students are racing through accredited online programs in a matter of months. wapo.st/41Kjr5j (gift link). @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/41Kjr5j19 Apr 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjtu3qxt722zhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mjp7l6nq6k2iThere are two amazing openings for investigative editors at the Washington Post, one for long term investigations and another on the shorter term investigations team. #journojobs #journalismjobs https://washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpostcareers/jobs17 Apr 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjp7l6nq6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mjccf4gkqk2wVisited Harpers Ferry, WV for the first time.12 Apr 2026 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjccf4gkqk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mj7p74bimk2sSee any issues with the map? It was posted in the US Secretary of Education's social media account. wapo.st/3PTPgpL (gift link) @washingtonpost.com11 Apr 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7p74bimk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mj7ohwz5tk2sSome historians are raising concern about the AI art on the US Education Secretary's social media account. wapo.st/3PTPgp (gift link). https://wapo.st/3PTPgp11 Apr 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7ohwz5tk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mj3hia4kc22pGood look at the data on Parent Plus loans from my colleagues. @washingtonpost.com https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/04/09/parent-plus-student-loan-limits/09 Apr 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3hia4kc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mj3ffftths2vAll the President's Men (the film) had its national release 50 years ago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxP40ptgLU&t=102s09 Apr 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3ffftths2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mitbayjtm22uConservatives are backing an alternative to the ACT and SAT called the Classic Learning Test. It’s gaining ground in many parts of the country. Gift link: wapo.st/4bSJHAi @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/4bSJHAi06 Apr 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitbayjtm22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mio5gmhtls25Will be interesting to see what happens to the old Green Mountain College campus in Vermont. The owner is apparently going through proposals now.04 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mio5gmhtls25https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mie2rpkn4k2lGraduate degrees aren't always worth the cost, study finds. Gift link: wapo.st/4sNROnK @washingtonpost.com https://wapo.st/4sNROnK31 Mar 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mie2rpkn4k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3micasq5e4225Washington DC is shutting down its light rail line this week. The DC Streetcar runs 2.4 miles.30 Mar 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3micasq5e4225https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mhzsejj5m22pWashington is wild about cherry blossoms.27 Mar 2026 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhzsejj5m22phttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mgqbnkrmq223The largest for-profit is the US is University of Phoenix. 2nd largest is in West Virginia. The 3rd and 4th are in Minnesota. Can you name them? (A longer list is in the story below.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/03/10/trump-for-profit-colleges-university-of-phoenix/10 Mar 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgqbnkrmq223https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mgprx2e74k2xOnce the biggest college in the US, the University of Phoenix is growing again. wapo.st/4rjsbJT https://wapo.st/4rjsbJT10 Mar 2026 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgprx2e74k2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mgacesqezk2rThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts has given up enforcing the state public records law. #FOIA @bostonglobe.com https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/04/metro/massachusetts-public-records-law/04 Mar 2026 12:37 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgacesqezk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mg6g4euvjc26Congrats to this year's Goldsmith semi-finalists for investigative journalism. Such an impressive group of work. https://goldsmithawards.org/announcing-the-semifinalists-for-the-2026-goldsmith-prize-for-investigative-reporting/03 Mar 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6g4euvjc26https://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mfru65wln22uGray day in DC, but no snow.26 Feb 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfru65wln22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mfa2vgjq322b6 hours after we published our story, the Education Department issued a news release with an update. It counts 31 schools that have reached agreements so far. https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-educations-office-civil-rights-secures-31-agreements-colleges-and-universities-end-partnerships-phd-project [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfa2vgjq322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mf7seostfs2uUnder pressure from the Trump administration, colleges across the country are reexamining their ties to groups founded to help people of color. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/19/colleges-cut-ties-diversity-groups/19 Feb 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7seostfs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3mf5fkzv74c2yWashington Post sports reporters covering the Olympics plan to field questions at an AMA at 1 pm ET today. https://www.reddit.com/r/olympics/comments/1r7fw5f/were_reporters_with_the_washington_post_covering/18 Feb 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5fkzv74c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/twallack.bsky.social/post/3melmwucrsk2tI was surprised when I learned that a school in New Hampshire now has 300,000 students. I wanted to know the backstory. @washingtonpost wapo.st/45XdmVM https://wapo.st/45XdmVM11 Feb 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:be7dyc2gdl345nm5mu4ppwut/app.bsky.feed.post/3melmwucrsk2t