Mackenzie Wilkes
@macwilkes
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covering education policy @politico | north carolinian | call me, beep me 📧: [email protected] signal: mwilkes.77
Washington, DC
Joined February 2015
OIG websites for USDA, Ed, DOJ, Interior, VA, EPA, NRC, OPM, TIGTA are down.
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The Education Department also issued a notice this morning announcing that if rulemaking meetings on student loan provisions from the OBBBA are canceled because of the shutdown, the committee will meet virtually Oct. 15-17. https://t.co/7tjMdQN4nX
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You can read more from me in Weekly Education ⤵️ https://t.co/FRAE8yX0Jj
politico.com
The Education Department, already hit by mass layoffs in March, is slated to lose another 466 within the offices that oversee special education programs, civil rights enforcement and provide services...
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What you need to know about the Education Department's shutdown plan: - Schools can expect billions of dollars in advance funds (at least for Title I and IDEA) to go out Oct 1 per usual - Pell Grants and student loans will still be disbursed - ED would furlough 95% of its staff
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A school funding reroute sparks unity concerns CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat: “We’re in an environment where we’re fighting for what falls off the table and then we should not be fighting each other and I’ve been a stronger supporter of both and will discourage any interfighting.”
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Southern University in Louisiana and Clark Atlanta University have also received threats:
Three HBCUs — Alabama State University, Hampton University and Virginia State University — have received campus threats ASU and VSU are on lockdown, and Hampton has canceled classes today and Friday
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The full House Appropriations Committee is tentatively set to markup a bill to fund the Education Department next Tuesday, I'm told. It comes after subcommittee Republicans advanced a bill to fund the agency at $67B — a 15% cut to the agency. https://t.co/pRnmlGITop
New: House appropriators are now expected to mark up the bill to fund the departments of Education, Labor and HHS when they return from August recess, Labor-H Chair Robert Aderholt told me. The committee was originally aiming for markups next week. https://t.co/vvjvsswexL
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"A source familiar with the group chat, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe the off-the-record Josh deliberations, said the text thread 'consists of a lot of Joshin’ around.'"
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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told NBC News that he, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein have communicated in a group chat for Joshes only. https://t.co/hlDbnjbJd4
nbcnews.com
In politics, sports and culture, Joshes are hot. It’s a sign of generational change.
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The Republican plan to dismantle the Education Department one program at a time: https://t.co/RNzfgV685y
politico.com
Shutting down the Education Department will be complicated, especially when every lawmaker has a stake in federal school aid and other agency programs.
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Congressional Republicans are forging a plan to make good on President Donald Trump’s directive to close the Education Department. They see a path to chipping away at the agency program by program, using multiple bills. ⬇️
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The Republican plan to dismantle the Education Department one program at a time
politico.com
Shutting down the Education Department will be complicated, especially when every lawmaker has a stake in federal school aid and other agency programs.
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After +$200 million agreement w/ #ColumbiaUniversity, @EDSecMcMahon tells @ABC that the deal is a “cultural change” and a “template” for universities👇🏾 https://t.co/EP1KHYTdsd
abcnews.go.com
U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News she is “incredibly pleased” with the $220 million deal with Columbia University after months of negotiations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will release some previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Office of Management and Budget to allow the funds to be sent to states. @anniema15
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New: House appropriators are now expected to mark up the bill to fund the departments of Education, Labor and HHS when they return from August recess, Labor-H Chair Robert Aderholt told me. The committee was originally aiming for markups next week. https://t.co/vvjvsswexL
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Lawmakers are proposing to fund the departments of Education, Labor, Health and Human Services and related agencies at over $184 billion
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Trump's megabill contains the first increases to child care tax credits in a generation. Sen. Katie Britt, a Republican from Alabama, told us how she fought for them. https://t.co/PJ3uOdpNXu with @maddiemitch_
usatoday.com
There are three federal tax provisions related to child care. Trump's new tax law recently expanded all of them through a reconciliation package.
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Here are the federal funds that Alabama schools are waiting for. These are current budget year - FY25 - numbers. https://t.co/njKOlWOwnC
#aledchat
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Scoop: Millions of student-loan borrowers enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan (blocked in court) will see interest charges on their balance again starting Aug. 1. The move puts new financial pressure on Americans who have not been required to make payments for a year.
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The megabill headed to President Donald Trump's desk includes an education overhaul: - new student loan repayment plans - the first federal school choice tax credit - a hike on the endowment tax for some colleges https://t.co/Gx0Zy78i8y
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The legislation would make a range of changes to student aid programs and create the first federal school choice tax credit.
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