Teacher at heart, attorney, higher education regulation, ADA compliance and inclusive designhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3m33mg6fozk2cThis administration constantly makes clear how little regard it has for vulnerable communities, especially those whom there has been a bipartisan desire to help. As always, cruelty is the point. https://www.npr.org/2025/10/13/nx-s1-5572489/trump-special-education-department-funding-layoffs-disabilities13 Oct 2025 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33mg6fozk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lsd7ewzepc2kTrump: "The plan is to act like I wanted to attack Iran all along, bomb the shit out of them, then declare a ceasefire. I'm sure Iran won't just use that as an opportunity to launch a barrage against a now temporarily hesitant Israel. That way I still get my Nobel Peace Prize!"24 Jun 2025 03:58 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsd7ewzepc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lras27mjek2aThe list has become painfully long. https://www.npr.org/2025/06/10/nx-s1-5424450/ways-trump-administration-is-going-after-colleges10 Jun 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lras27mjek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lnkwac7k5c2dNo deregulation here. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5374365/trump-signs-education-executive-actions24 Apr 2025 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkwac7k5c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lnftea6fqs2hSome additional context on the "A1" statement. Might well have been referring to this particular AI vendor. Teacher's unions might actually have preferred this to be a straight gaffe. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/secretary-education-linda-mcmahon-congressman-034500383.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAGyOcbxiuFA8q1UQMUeH-YNirziJhl8nLRcyXUQC9YJLW7DITIgcI0yg03iL7pHWLKt9bAhN4xXEPj6KNVSZQiD8JzBiFapmI107aH8I9gHfzQeGrVGE7gFyIqld2VnkmeqVrqMDnOE1eaxgmJg5JHb0tAy2EgfP0YPKK0xpg35T22 Apr 2025 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnftea6fqs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lmftsl3if227Yikes. Seems they no longer want to be constrained by ethical obligations. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Apr 2025 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmftsl3if227https://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lm5jma45y22vWhenever this administration claims to be powerless to do something, we need to push back. They claim power over every area of our lives, but that they do not have the power to correct their own abuses. [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2025 13:13 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm5jma45y22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3llw5x6mch224We must immediately close our buggy-whip gap!03 Apr 2025 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llw5x6mch224https://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3llvpphiswk2aMoving these functions under RFK's supervision would be an unforgivable travesty. https://www.npr.org/2025/04/03/nx-s1-5338953/trump-layoffs-education-department-special-education03 Apr 2025 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvpphiswk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3llra6lj7is2fWithout due process protections, anyone could be next. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Apr 2025 15:53 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llra6lj7is2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3llkj2s2xck2eSolid advice, but no one can quite predict how this SCOTUS will view the constitutionality of a President's authority over Executive agencies. They have been teeing up an expansion on this front for a while. Approving this switchover is very possible. https://www.fastcompany.com/91306787/what-happens-to-your-student-loan-if-the-department-of-education-disappears29 Mar 2025 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llkj2s2xck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3llcg7hce7k2nQuite the headline. https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-administration-education-grants-3ecf596746f91a91a64970b467a9d450?taid=67e42bf4a8a3ad0001851610&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter26 Mar 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcg7hce7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkvyhmzi3225Redirecting these functions is unconstitutional without action from Congress as these are precisely the statutorily required functions McMahon stated the department would continue to oversee. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336330/trump-education-department-student-loans-special-education-fsa21 Mar 2025 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkvyhmzi3225https://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lko6uv6upc2oEveryone tries to keep their head down, not notice the abuses and desperately prays they are not next. Once enough people start thinking that way, the culture shifts to ratting out your neighbors and colleagues in order to stay in the State's "good graces." All while the fascists entrench deeper. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Mar 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lko6uv6upc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkl4zveb5s2lHighlighting the need for and benefits of education data investment: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/17/nx-s1-5328723/alabama-math-learning-teaching-test-scores17 Mar 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkl4zveb5s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkgxvszsns2oMany accreditors and states require online program students to have the same level of access to university services as face-to-face students, and that the programs be of similar rigor. These pressures, along with profit, help explain the equivalence in price. https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5311603/why-does-online-college-cost-more15 Mar 2025 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgxvszsns2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkee5rwglk2u [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkee5rwglk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkbxsi2as22dNo one, not state governments, not teachers, not parents, nor students, will benefit from crippling our ability to collect and analyze education data. These functions are required by law. What is the replacement? https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-the-threat-to-federal-school-data-is-a-threat-to-us-all/2025/03#:~:text=Failure%20to%20maintain%20these%20systems,without%20accurate%20funding%20data%20for13 Mar 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkbxsi2as22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lkb7p32yrk2kFewer OCR staff likely means the only claims that will get thoroughly investigated are those that break through on Fox News. Anyone can become disabled at any time, including students, and discrimination against such students persists nationwide. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/education-department-layoffs-students-disabilities-rcna19611413 Mar 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkb7p32yrk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lk7jkmw5rs27Are state governments prepared to ensure that, as the Center for Education Reform states, Congressionally allocated money will "follow students where they are educated, regardless of the type of school"? https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5326109/trump-education-department-school-layoffs-parents-teachers-reaction12 Mar 2025 21:27 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk7jkmw5rs27https://bsky.app/profile/atlessman.bsky.social/post/3lk6iaequxc2xThe Department of Education needs to immediately define "statutory programs." If they are cutting programs students are relying on expecting the states to step up, we need to know what programs are being cut as soon as possible to build state capacity. https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-initiates-reduction-force12 Mar 2025 11:31 +0000at://did:plc:r2sl66vhat2ftc5sylqb74gp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk6iaequxc2x