We do not have enough reporting on Ukraine and Georgia (the country with the ongoing revolution). Consider following and supporting Terrell Jermaine Starr who is doing this work.

Rest in Power, Chris Edley. Our paths crossed several times over the years and I was honored each time. A life with justice at the center. law.berkeley.edu/article/messag…

Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law! HB-1439 creates financial incentives for employers partnered with or running their own registered apprenticeship programs. SB-143 will create a framework for evaluating the quality of non-degree credentials and apprenticeship programs.

A hero of mine. Rest in power.

Raising Up: Childcare | A Student Parent Short Film youtu.be/ikKR-JtrHPc?si… Our #KidsonCampus partnership is featured in this series that uplifts student parents and gives voice to their struggles. This work is just the beginning! ACCT National Head Start Association Three Frame Media

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, & Children (#WIC)🍼🎉! Did you know almost half of those who are eligible for WIC are not enrolled? #WIC50th Dept. of Agriculture National WIC Association

House R Farm Bill out. It does not expand SNAP eligibility to more students. Disappointing. There is a section instructing USDA to notify certain students about SNAP benefits, which is always a good thing.

.Food Research & Action Center condemns SNAP Cuts and Privatization in Chair Thompson's #FarmBill. Read our statement frac.org/news/thompsonf… #SNAPMatters

The most common barrier to a healthy diet reported by #SNAP participants is the affordability of healthy food. Restricting SNAP purchases won't fix that problem—and the ~$30 billion SNAP cut that House Rs plan to advance in their farm bill markup tomorrow would make it worse.

We implore you to consider proposals to support student access to SNAP without any benefit cuts or offsets that would reduce benefits to other food insecure households as your committees negotiate and move the Farm Bill reauthorization forward. #letstudentseat #todayslearners

Today we joined 62 other orgs asking Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems, Senate Ag Committee Republicans, House Committee on Agriculture & House Committee on Agriculture to ensure #TodaysStudents can better access SNAP benefits in the reauth of the Farm Bill. College Student Hunger - Farm Bill Drafts Letter 05032024.docx (todaysstudentscoalition.org)

#Homeless in college. Nothing about that is ok – and that’s why Sara Goldrick-Rab and her team spent 9 years learning from a vanguard program trying to help students. Check out our landmark evaluation now! [bit.ly/3UEooZA] #RealCollege

Pandemic Relief Spending and Recovery Strategies: Findings From a Survey of Community Colleges in Six States ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/publications/p…

The FY24 competition for the Basic Needs Grant U.S. Department of Education is now OPEN. These federal grants help community colleges, HBCUs, and other MSIs support the basic needs of students. ⤵️ www2.ed.gov/programs/basic…

Minnesota’s Paul Wellstone was a great progressive leader in the Senate. After he died in a 2002 plane crash, his backers started Camp Wellstone to train the next generation of progressive leaders. One of Camp Wellstone’s early graduates was… Tim Walz. thenation.com/article/politi…

🚨 Breaking News: U.S. Department of Education provides timeline details for the upcoming 2025-26 #FAFSA cycle with a planned “phased rollout” and "testing period" to begin on Oct. 1, 2024. A full launch of the 2025-26 FAFSA will be available on or before Dec. 1: ed.gov/news/press-rel…

September is #NationalSuicidePreventionAwarenessMonth and we just want to remind all of our students: we're here for you. Take time to care for yourself this semester. Find available resources: suny.edu/mental-health/ #ReachOutSUNY

Official DROP alert! Dr. russell lowery-hart, Chancellor of the Austin Community Colleges, is our guest for Ep 2 of #EquityAvengersAssemble! We dive into what it means to lead w/ conviction. This episode is raw and real. Dr. Tammeil Gilkerson Dr. Keith Curry #EquityAvengers #RealCollegePrez Dr Pamela Luster #EquityAvengers #RealCollegePrez podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/equit…

I’m proud to share that Today’s Students Coalition just released the analysis on state basic needs policies for postsecondary students that Richard Davis, Jr. and I wrote. I hope it’s helpful to state policymakers and advocates. #basicneeds #highered todaysstudents.org/resource/lands…