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'#HandsOff' rally in #PortsmouthNH: Thousands slam #Trump and his policies

by Ian Lenahan
Portsmouth Herald
Updated 3:19 p.m. ET April 5, 2025

PORTSMOUTH — "Large crowds of protesters gathered Saturday at "Hands Off" rallies in Seacoast New Hampshire and Maine and across the nation, speaking out against President Donald Trump and his administration's actions.

"Large crowds in downtown Portsmouth lined both sides of the length of Congress Street, spilling into side streets, exceeding expectations for city police.
Protesters have focused on issues like Trump's tariffs, Trump's actions to end protections for immigrants and transgender people, the dismantling of the Department of Education, cuts to the Veterans Administration, and layoffs of thousands of federal workers.

"Protesters in Portsmouth called for the Department of Government Efficiency to be dismantled, for the federal government to protect #teachers, public #school staff, #Abortionrights, #FederalWorkers, #WomensRights and #LGBTQ+ rights, labeled Trump “#orangeMussolini,” and called for preserving #Medicaid, #Medicare and #SocialSecurity.

“Hands off the Constitution,” one sign said. “Democracy is not for sale!”
Portsmouth crowd grows to thousands

Read more, view photos:
usatoday.com/story/news/local/

Archived version:
archive.ph/VtjVe
#NewHampshireResists #HandsOff2025 #April5th #BadDOGE #ResistFascism #USPol

Portsmouth Herald · 'Hands Off' rally in Portsmouth: Crowds slam Trump and his policiesBy Ian Lenahan

A parcel arrived at my house today which was meant for someone else, and I was pleased to pass on to the rightful recipient, a #school child. It contained a #book, distributed by the local council and #DollyParton's Imagination Library. If only everyone who was lucky enough to become very wealthy were like Dolly. In the books of the future, it will be people like Dolly who will be the examples we'll tell our children to emulate

Local MPPs call on province to invest in aging schools after closure of Elizabeth Ziegler
A pair of local MPPs have called on Ontario’s education minister to make infrastructure investments to deteriorating schools in Waterloo region.
#school #politics #investment #infrastructure #Waterlooregion #Ontario
cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-w

Dit is toch vreemd. Vroeger toen ik zwemles kreeg was er blijkbaar wel tijd. Nu ineens is er geen tijd. Wat doen die kinderen dan allemaal op #school behalve leren vraag ik mij af. Ik geloof dat de extra stof die ze krijgen de boventoon voeren of is het onderwijs zijn #effectiviteit kwijt? Vertel het maar.

Verplicht #schoolzwemmen komt niet terug: te duur en te tijdrovend nos.nl/l/2562361

nos.nlVerplicht schoolzwemmen komt niet terug: te duur en te tijdrovendDe Tweede Kamer wil dat het schoolzwemmen terugkomt, omdat steeds meer kinderen geen diploma kunnen halen. Het kabinet wil het alleen niet. "Scholen moeten zich focussen op lezen, schrijven en rekenen."

Who needs an editor?

"Summer School 2025 focuses primarily on our high school students who need to earn credits towards graduation."

Right, got it. So, who are the high school students that DON'T need to earn credits towards graduation?

Lawsuit dropped against Quebec teacher accused of selling students' artwork online
In a statement Wednesday, Lester B. Pearson School Board says it investigated the allegations and concluded that the teacher had committed an error in good faith, adding that it imposed a disciplinary sanction against him.
#lawsuit #teacher #school #art #Quebec #News
cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/la

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It noted that the #DOJ could sue for breach of contract if it found federal funds were spent while violating *#CivilRights* laws.

The fed govt accounts for ~8% of local #school #funding, but amounts vary. In MS about 23% of school funding comes from federal sources, while NY receives just 7%, acc/to the Pew Research Center.

[#TitleI schools receive additional funding see #Project2025’s plan to eliminate the funding entirely americanprogress.org/article/p]

Center for American Progress · Project 2025’s Elimination of Title I Funding Would Hurt Students and Decimate Teaching Positions in Local SchoolsBy Steve Bonitatibus
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In a memo sent to top #PublicEducation ofcls across the country, the #Education Dept said that #funding for schools w/high percentages of #LowIncome #students, known as #TitleI funding, was at risk pending compliance w/the #Trump admin’s directive.

The memo included a *certification* letter that state & local #school ofcls must sign & return within 10 days, even as the admin has struggled to define which programs would violate its *interpretation* of #CivilRights laws.

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@artemis

Yeah

Also, which countries (just in Europe?) have 4 years of tag-team parental leave through to pre-K?

Free post-secondary #tuition

Fully funded #k12

Free #school lunch programs for all

Free before and after school #childcare

No for-profit k12 or post-secondary schools

This isn't brain surgery! It's the political will to tax the rich!

25% wealth tax/year, dropping to 5% when they're down to $78m

Ugh, my daughter's English paper came back flagged as 'severely copied and AI', and she got a failing grade. It's a false positive, so now we have to do the song and dance to get it fixed.
I'm sure we're not the first, and we'll definitely not be the last. I'm also sure that AI use is probably pretty high these days.
What an annoying world we live in.