A police official "estimated" Kendra Lara was driving over 50 mph at the time of her accident, despite the absence of skid marks. The black box in her car, recovered today, registered her traveling at 27 mph. How are people still, in 2023, taking BPD reports at face value?
Read more on AJP's key takeaways from @nikkiusher and @SKimLeffingwell's research paper, “How Loud Does the Watchdog Bark?” here: https://t.co/OKizyjRHGP
"Like different subway lines converging at a central hub, the integration of various entities—tech, the private sector, philanthropy, civil society, academia, and governments—will help to form a more robust, resilient response to the journalism crisis." #LocalNewsMatters
Let's dispel a BIG myth: student debt cancellation isn't an elite issue!
It's working families that struggle under the weight of student debt—rich people don't have student debt.
I’m old enough to remember when BPS followed the Gates Foundation down the “smaller schools” path and when the funding ran out for that!
BPS high school plan could lead to closures https://t.co/iKrXrPoaxC via @BostonGlobe
🔥🔥𝟏𝟕𝟓+ groups just sent a letter to @POTUS calling for urgent action to deliver on his promise to still #CancelStudentDebt via the Higher Education Act.
This must happen 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 millions are thrown back into the broken student loan system.⚠️
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Nelson Mandela was #BornOnThisDay in 1918. After nearly 3 decades in prison, he participated in the eradication of apartheid and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. Aka #Madiba, he became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. #freedom#ANC@RMitchellBanner
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Reminder that over 804,000 people are receiving student debt cancellation via @POTUS's Income-Driven Repayment fix 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝟴𝟬𝟰,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝑝𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑠.
https://t.co/McdrdbqM72
NEW: Predatory tech bootcamp @prehired was only able to strip borrowers of their rights because the company called Ejudicate (now Brief) trapped them in mandatory arbitration agreements.
Ejudicate must also be held accountable @CFPB.
Via @kennybauf ➔ https://t.co/O6dBC6VvF7
The Biden Administration recently announced “Plan B” for student debt cancellation & upcoming IDR Account Adjustment discharges!
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