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<p>The latest from cartoonist Ben Sargent, in our magazine.</p><p>Read more from the May / June 2025 issue: <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/issues/may-june-2025/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/issues/m</span><span class="invisible">ay-june-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/religion/" rel="tag">#religion</a> <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/comics/" rel="tag">#comics</a></p>

<p>The <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> admin has *declined* to release nearly $7 billion in federal <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#funding</a> for <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> that helps pay for after-school &amp; summer programs, support for <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> learning English, <a href="/tags/teacher/" rel="tag">#teacher</a> training &amp; other services.</p><p>The money, which was already allocated by <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a>, was expected to be released by Tuesday. But in an email on Monday, the Trump *<a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a>* Department notified <a href="/tags/state/" rel="tag">#state</a> education agencies that the money would not be available.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/policy/" rel="tag">#policy</a> <a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#idiocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/us/</span><span class="invisible">trump-education-funds.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>The courage of a 6th grade teacher can have a big impact!<br><a href="/tags/courage/" rel="tag">#courage</a> <a href="/tags/resistance/" rel="tag">#resistance</a> <a href="/tags/diversity/" rel="tag">#diversity</a> <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a> <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a></p>

<p>Just out from <span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@josephinelee" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>josephinelee</span></a></span> and Joelle DiPaolo: After three decades of fighting back against <a href="/tags/vouchers/" rel="tag">#vouchers</a>, the governor enlisted the help of the president to destroy the last vestiges of Republican resistance this week. <a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.texasobserver.org/abbott-trump-house-vouchers-pass/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.texasobserver.org/abbott-t</span><span class="invisible">rump-house-vouchers-pass/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/gregabbott/" rel="tag">#GregAbbott</a> <a href="/tags/politics/" rel="tag">#politics</a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USpol</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/txlege/" rel="tag">#TXlege</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> Schools Consistently Break Disability Laws. Parents Say They’re Not Doing Enough to Fix the Problem.<br>==<br>Idaho <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> with disabilities have worse outcomes than many of their peers in other states, according to federal data. </p><p><a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#Parents</a> say it can take months to evaluate students, and in some cases <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> have refused to provide needed services. </p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/kids/" rel="tag">#Kids</a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/idaho-special-education-disabilities-complaints"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ida</span><span class="invisible">ho-special-education-disabilities-complaints</span></a></p>

<p>Sunday &amp; 3 links were added to this searchable &amp; translatable collection of links to <a href="/tags/freeaccess/" rel="tag">#freeaccess</a> <a href="/tags/edu/" rel="tag">#edu</a> content👇🏻<br><a href="https://saraslistofedresources.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="saraslistofedresources.wordpress.com"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">saraslistofedresources.wordpre</span><span class="invisible">ss.com</span></a><br>Today about <a href="/tags/result/" rel="tag">#result</a> <a href="/tags/reports/" rel="tag">#reports</a> (fake or real) in a world of <a href="/tags/competition/" rel="tag">#competition</a> &amp; what result might be for <a href="/tags/students/" rel="tag">#students</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#schools</a> - good or bad?<br>Thanks to authors, Becky Allen, Larry Cuban &amp; Pedro De Bruyckere❣️<br>Please forward if among your contacts!<br>Spread here or in networks elsewhere- website is meant to be used…<br>Have a restful day!</p><p>
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<p>These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.<br>---</p><p>Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of public schools as we know them.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/education-department-public-schools-activists-linda-mcmahon-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/education-department-public-schools-activists-linda-mcmahon-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/edu</span><span class="invisible">cation-department-public-schools-activists-linda-mcmahon-trump?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#Education</a> <a href="/tags/public/" rel="tag">#Public</a> <a href="/tags/schools/" rel="tag">#Schools</a> <a href="/tags/teaching/" rel="tag">#Teaching</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a></p>