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Beth Hawkins

Minneapolis

National Correspondent at The 74

Award-winning National Correspondent covering education for @The74. Blogger at https://t.co/imNf4vTPCS. @VentureMPLS parent. Equity. Longform. Tacos.

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  • Head of New RFK Jr. Vaccine Study Practiced Unlicensed Medicine on Autistic Kids

    1 week ago | the74million.org | Beth Hawkins

    Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter The man tapped by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to run a clinical trial looking to tie vaccines to autism has been charged with practicing medicine without a license, given autistic children a dangerous drug not approved for use in the U.S. and improperly prescribed puberty blockers.

  • Isolation & Neglect: Disability Advocates Fear Return to a Bleak Past Under HHS

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Beth Hawkins

    Federal law has been clear for decades: The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act — the landmark set of statutes that guarantee children with disabilities the right to attend public schools — is to be administered by the U.S. Department of Education. Indeed, the law that created the department says it controls IDEA funds and requires it to have an office dedicated to special education.

  • New Report: Despite Red Ink & Academic Losses, School Boards Rarely Talk Budgets

    2 weeks ago | the74million.org | Beth Hawkins

    Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter Right now, most of America’s roughly 13,000 school boards are confronting some painful math as they consider next year’s proposed budgets. COVID recovery dollars have run out, and the future of federal education spending is uncertain. Sharp enrollment declines have led to lower state per-pupil funding, and a recession seems likely.

  • New Report: Despite Red Ink & Academic Losses, School Boards Rarely Talk Budgets

    2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Beth Hawkins

    Right now, most of America’s roughly 13,000 school boards are confronting some painful math as they consider next year’s proposed budgets. COVID recovery dollars have run out, and the future of federal education spending is uncertain. Sharp enrollment declines have led to lower state per-pupil funding, and a recession seems likely.

  • Advocates Fear RFK Jr. Could Reverse Decades of Progress for Autistic Kids

    4 weeks ago | messenger-inquirer.com | Beth Hawkins

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Beth Hawkins
Beth Hawkins @beth_hawkins
21 Nov 24

RT @CJR: After an election in which trans communities featured heavily, guidance from the Trans Journalists Association, by Kae Petrin. htt…

Beth Hawkins
Beth Hawkins @beth_hawkins
18 Nov 24

RT @educationgadfly: Trump 2.0 is likely to be bad for education reform, says Mike Petrilli. It's also possible the loss will encourage Dem…

Beth Hawkins
Beth Hawkins @beth_hawkins
17 Nov 24

RT @EricMGarcia: When Harris picked Governor Walz, some of the disability rights advocates in Minnesota I know there were thrilled.