Stephanie Hall, PhD
@stephmhall
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She/her 🔸️ Then: middle & high school teacher (13 years, 🇺🇲 & 🇧🇷) 🔸️ Now: writing about higher ed policy 🔸️ Views I share here are my own
Washington, DC
Joined May 2011
I'm on bluesky under the same @ and unlikely to use X after 11/15 ✌️
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IRS wouldn’t move an inch to make it easier for student loan borrowers to repay their loans until Congress expressly authorized it, but now we are cool with using tax info to target undocumented immigrants??
Scoop: The Internal Revenue Service is nearing an agreement to allow DHS to use tax data to get info on undocumented immigrants “A complete betrayal of 30 years of the government telling immigrants to file their taxes,” one IRS official says W/ the powerhouse @jacobbogage
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Joining @AissaRCanchola in the @stephmhall fan club-- this is a must read. The stakes couldn't be higher for working people with student debt.
Eye-opening piece from the phenomenal @stephmhall on abolishing the Department of Education and the direct harm that would result for students, borrowers and families. https://t.co/BgiFQgEYU8
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Eye-opening piece from the phenomenal @stephmhall on abolishing the Department of Education and the direct harm that would result for students, borrowers and families. https://t.co/BgiFQgEYU8
teenvogue.com
Dismantling the department would put Pell grants and other need-based aid programs at risk.
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Want to know what will happen to your student loans if Trump guts the Department of Education? @stephmhall explains for @TeenVogue: https://t.co/DNYF2UWQrk
teenvogue.com
Dismantling the department would put Pell grants and other need-based aid programs at risk.
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Higher ed labor is coming together nationally to fight back against cuts to research and funding. Join us on Feb 13, 19, and 25: https://t.co/G5JKMUxFuN
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It is apparently unconstitutional for the president to instruct the Department of Education to restructure and forgive some student loan debt but it is ok for DOGE chair Elon Musk to just get rid of the whole department. Anywho.
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In just the week before Trump took power, CFPB: - ordered Equifax to pay $15M - ordered a major auto lender to return $10M to customers - ordered CashApp to refund $120M to customers - sued Capital One for cheating people out of interest payments This week it's closed.
NEW: CFPB employees were just abruptly informed that the watchdog agency's DC headquarters will be closed this week. The email, obtained by @CNN, did not explain a reason for the sudden closure. This comes days after Elon Musk tweeted out: “CFPB RIP” with a tombstone emoji.
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Trump's latest attempt to cut back on NIH funding has set off alarms in higher ed. If the slash goes unchallenged, colleges will have to cut budgets, raise tuition or reduce research to make up the difference, Kathryn Palmer + @Knott_Katherine report. https://t.co/h0DDO0b1E9
insidehighered.com
Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.
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Watching the GOP attempt to justify their blatant illegal/authoritarian efforts to defy the courts to Biden's efforts on student debt relief is GASLIGHTING 101. FACTS matter. PERIOD.
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If you work at the Education Department and are alarmed by what you’re seeing right now, this is my perennial reminder that I’m always reachable by email (zschermele@usatoday.com) or phone/Signal at (406) 836-2246.
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NEW report from @CAPHigherEd: 🚨 7 ways a new House Republican bill would drastically alter the higher ed system, harming students, veterans, borrowers, and colleges: https://t.co/fPh4jlCu82
americanprogress.org
As the 119th Congress takes shape, several proposed higher education policies would roll back key consumer protection regulations and make damaging changes to the financial aid system, hurting...
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There’s no way to describe Elon Musk taking control of the the US Treasury and locking authorized officials out of it except a coup. The one who holds the purse holds the power.
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🚨 NEW: How can students and the public know whether a college provides them with a good deal? A new report from @stephmhall and @madisonweiss94 argues how much a college spends on instruction & student support services should be a key metric https://t.co/mbCmgjdY4o
americanprogress.org
Colleges, universities, and policymakers can draw lessons from the evolution of patient-centered care in the health care system to create a more responsive and inclusive higher education system.
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Of course we know what they mean by Hamas-sympathizers. Question is: will the higher ed lobby speak up? Given how much $ colleges rely on from internat'l students (itself a problematic practice), this seems like a v high-stakes rattle of the saber https://t.co/Nm6Ty6vauS...
NEW: U.S. will cancel student visas of Hamas sympathizers on college campuses, White House says - REU
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3 Executive Orders solely about trans people in 8 days. It’s scary, it’s exhausting. It won’t stop us. We will continue to advocate for the rights and care of trans people - including trans youth - today, tomorrow, and for however long it takes. Some notes about these EOs 👇🏻
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Trump has absolutely no mandate for any of these actions. Pausing funds for critical public services is a dangerous threat to even the most basic functions of our country. @BBKogan weighs in:
americanprogress.org
The administration’s proposed action appears to be illegal and could halt funding for programs for child care, school lunches, and rental assistance.
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Shorter @PressSec, please don't ask me what programs are paused bc we haphazardly shut down the government overnight and I am unable to explain why.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt gets multiple questions about whether Trump’s federal aid freeze impacts Medicaid, which provides health insurance to ~72 million in the U.S. She’s unsure, says she will check on that “and get back to you.”
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