Advocating for education workers and great public schools in the Hawkeye state. Alabama expat and recovering academic. Book FOOT SOLDIERS FOR DEMOCRACY.
Ottumwa, Iowa
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‘A TROUBLING TREND’ - New data paints a stark picture Gov. Reynolds’ private school voucher program:
In 2 years, 36 private schools sprung up—24 opening this year. Meanwhile, 16 public schools closed.
#iapolitics #education
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Disappointed doesn’t even cut it. Academia is aggressively disappointing.
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After almost 1.5 years of bargaining, we have come to a tentative agreement on a contract with the College! This contract would be the first wall-to-wall undergraduate contract in US history if passed!
ALT Picture of part of the UGSDW bargaining team with the text "We have a tentative agreement! Ratification vote opens 8 AM March 25th, Closes 5 PM April 4th. Check your email for more information."
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The union posters here at the @ReutherLibrary are an amazing resource, and I love that the @UAW is letting the world know about them.
Also, did their video team add a Wilhelm scream to the "Fight Automation Fallout" poster?!? Proof they are the best in the biz.
"Women work for the best of reasons!" Poster from the #UAW Archives at @ReutherLibrary | @UAW_Archivist
#WomensHistoryMonth #StandUpUAW
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GROWING CONCERN - Democratic candidate Christina Bohannan was in Burlington today joining others from her party calling for regulators to take a close look at a Koch Industries subsidiary's multi-billion-dollar acquisition of a Lee County fertilizer plant. 1/6 – at Burlington, IA
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There is *nothing* you care about that survives a 6-3 Republican court for a generation. Nothing.
I don’t know how many times the Court has to prove that to people before liberals unify and act.
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Surely it cannot be a coincidence that since 2014 so much of the most interesting writing and criticism is being produced by PhDs who are pointedly not writing to achieve tenure because they had to or chose to create an intellectual life outside the academy?
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Really excellent reporting from @IowaCapDispatch on money and power surrounding Iowa nursing homes.
The editors note at the top made me choke.
Iowa Health PAC, a nursing home industry organization, is one of the state’s biggest contributors to political campaigns, spending a total of $1,493,612 on campaign donations and related expenses since 2016, Clark Kauffman reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2023… via @IowaCapDispatch
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I’m really disappointed. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is exactly the kind of lawless employer that @propublica should be investigating, not partnering with. Their journalists have been on strike for a year, and this is scabbing.
A new short documentary from ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette follows patients and a doctor navigating the fallout of the massive recall of Philips breathing machines. propublica.org/article/phili…
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On Wednesday, the @UAW announced a campaign to organize all 13 non-union automakers in the US, over 150,000 workers. It’s one of the most exciting organizing drives we’ve seen in the US in decades. Here’s why 🧵 1/
freep.com/story/money/cars/2…
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In my hotel & just heard these exact words from a host of @TODAYshow right before the break: "You might have to step past a strike to get your Starbucks today"
No. You might fucking not. Don't cross picket likes, don't be a scab, support your fellow worker @SBWorkersUnited
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Once again, I'll say I did not expect to have to become an anti-#ChildLabor labor activist. Did you know: federal child labor violations are up 88% since 2019; PA has seen a 276% increase in cases from 2022-2023; in NY child labor cases have more than tripled since 2019? Awful.
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In order to reach a wider audience for library advocacy, Stacked Librarian needs more followers; that’s just facts. Please help me get to 10k. Stuck at this level, & close to deleting my account. Anyways, be sure to check your local library to get tasty books to hit front to back
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NEW MORNING EDITION HOST - IPR is hiring a new voice to narrate your morning drive. I hope you'll take a look.
The position pays $46,502 - $65,103 plus benes. More details below.
iowapublicradio.org/careers-…
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Results! In these states, this percentage of people believe they are in the Midwest. Chew on these results while we crunch the data down to the zip code level and get granular. What parts of these Midwestern states do you think will shade less Midwestern? All input welcome
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Southern politicians claim that “business-friendly” policies lead to more jobs & economic prosperity for all Southerners. The data actually show a grim reality—with lower employment rates, lower wages, & higher poverty in the South.
Read our new report: epi.org/publication/rooted-i…
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Culture war drags on in Linn-Mar school board race
(Via The Gazette) thegazette.com/staff-columni…
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WVU math faced a tough day yesterday as we learned of 16 people being cut as part of "academic transformation". Out of these, 10 faculty are "volunteered" to leave, and 6 were riffed (2 Tenure Track, 1 Teaching Asst. Professor, 3 Instructors). We don't know if there will be more cuts. I didn't receive an email - so I guess I'm not riffed. Yet, my feelings are far from cheerful. It was a sleepless night, contemplating the unfortunate loss. One of the tenure track faculty who will be riffed was in their fifth year - just like me - with hopes of going to tenure next year. I had the privilege of being part of the hiring process of some of the newer faculty members who volunteered to leave WVU. We dedicated days and hours reviewing all the applications. We are saying goodbye to exceptional professors, great mathematicians, and dear friends. This is just the beginning, and sadness runs deep.💔 #WVUMath #HeartfeltLoss @wvumath
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Remembering the 146 Triangle Shirtwaist factory workers killed by corporate greed in 1911, who at long last have a permanent memorial in NYC
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One reason people might feel like things are going kind of badly these days is all the death, and perhaps also the dying
In the richest nation in earth.
After half a century of growth.
A catastrophic failure.
washingtonpost.com/health/in…
