Ashley Parker

PR GIRL ON A MISSION. Director @WhitebdAdvisor. Passionate about higher ed & workforce, K-12, CTE. Single mom. FL girl. Hollins alum. Opinions are mine. 🏳️‍🌈

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

There is a simple fix for America’s job-quality crisis: actually give workers a piece of the business  -- from @FortuneMagazine https://t.co/tls4Y6jBMW

[Squawk Box @SquawkCNBC]

Online college @Campusgrad is acquiring AI learning app @sizzle_ai. Campus founder @tadeoyerinde & incoming CTO @an_open_mind break down what it means for the broader business:
https://t.co/pHB0nGQwgY

[BLS-Labor Statistics @BLS_gov]

In 2023-24, 14% of the U.S. population, or 38.2 million people, provide unpaid eldercare https://t.co/YTmnR0GasS #ATUS #BLSdata

[Sara Weissman @SaraWeissman]

Some states are going to have a harder time than others proving their noncredit programs are eligible for workforce Pell, a new report says. But they can start preparing now. https://t.co/7bXBCYikbx

[WIRED @WIRED]

Academics once loved Twitter—but in the age of X they’ve abandoned it in droves. https://t.co/zV74uJAiZk

[Columbia Journalism Review @CJR]

When Dhrumil Mehta and C.J. Robinson searched "Is DC safe?", the top Google News result was a White House article. @DataDhrumil @_cjrobinson @TowCenter
https://t.co/OqodZF8E5O

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

Straight from the fascism 101 playbook, of course! 🙃

[Walter M. Kimbrough @HipHopPrez]

“The White House plans to conduct a far-reaching review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary to ensure the museums align with President Trump’s interpretation of American history.” https://t.co/CmhAvX4wFh

[Jessica Blake @JessicaEBlake]

Struggling to keep track of all the lawsuits concerning higher ed, DEI, research grants and Trump? We were too.

That's why @insidehighered put together a legal tracker to follow 40+ cases step by step—so you don't have to.

Check out the database and read our analysis below:

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

“The U.S. is the only advanced economy that’s had declining female labor force participation in the last 20 years, and a lot of that is because of lack of social safety net and caregiving supports,” said @LipstickEcon @IWPResearch https://t.co/57ZKvrZu7j

[Lindsay Ellis @lindsayaellis]

New in @wsj: There’s long been a covenant between companies and new grads: Entry-level staff work hard for lower pay. Employers give training and a foothold in the job market

A white-collar hiring slump weakened that contract. AI now may totally break it

https://t.co/WwXEXPCZbG

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

So I guess everyone's Apple Pay is down? I always check here when something isn't working for no clear reason. 😂

[Ashley Reese @offbeatorbit]

I’m so mad that people associate em dashes with AI now. They were learning from the writers 😭😭😭 we did it first 😭😭😭

[Trisha Powell Crain @Trish_Crain]

BREAKING: Alabama's $50+ million in federal education funds are unfrozen.

A USDOE official shared a statement with @aldailynews stating OMB finished its review and directed the USDOE to release the frozen education funds. Funds will be dispersed next week. Story soon. #aledchat

[Vijay Ravindran @vijayravindran]

Exciting positive change on its way with FDA Commissioner Makary saying as a go forward plan he’s going to make FDA review letters will be made public. The goal should be to allow for more approved effective treatments and this is such a positive step. https://t.co/x1zusqyrxs

[Sara Weissman @SaraWeissman]

The State University System of Florida’s governing board will vote later today whether to form a new accrediting agency with other state systems. The move would be controversial. https://t.co/M109grPwae

[Goldie Blumenstyk @GoldieStandard]

The loss of local news reporters over the past quarter century ha left a void that reverberates throughout our society. Less accountability for government, more opportunities for misinformation ..

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

If you spent 5 minutes in a Head Start preschool, you would be unable to deny how absolutely evil this is. You want to deny BABIES the opportunity to learn? Hard-working families the chance to have high-quality early childcare?!

[Chalkbeat Tennessee @ChalkbeatTN]

A rule change treats the federally funded preschool program like a welfare program and bars undocumented children from enrolling. Head Start providers condemned the departure from longstanding practice. https://t.co/Cn0V2Y26yH

[Zach Schermele @ZachSchermele]

Really important reporting from @NoraMabie https://t.co/9rgL1cIoVq

[Ashley Parker @fleuredeflorida]

Please know that if I send you an email that says "Happy Friday!" I'm not that perky IRL, I'm just faking it till I make it 😂

[Mackenzie Wilkes @macwilkes]

After outcry from tribes, the feds scale back tribal school choice plan: The Bureau of Indian Education is floating tutoring and afterschool programs instead of "offering to pay for students to attend competing private, religious or charter schools"

https://t.co/ML1izpBXXD