There is more to say, but for now let me tell you how proud I am of our Columbia Journalism students, whom I've watched report non-stop for days, sleep on floors, support one another & give their all to bearing witness under dire conditions: pulitzer.org/news/statement… The Pulitzer Prizes

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*sigh* I wrote a whole damn book about this. The reason we have more diagnoses in autism should be celebrated, not feared. It means that more people are getting detected and diagnosed. If anything, we should be diagnosing more people given the race and gender gap.

Four out of every 10 LGBTQ youth seriously considered suicide in the last year, and 12% attempted it, according to a new mental health survey from The Trevor Project buff.ly/49ZDsq3

The Dallas Morning News hires a public editor. More news outlets should follow.

Agreed!

dankennedy.net/2024/05/01/the…

I was a part of a (fairly) successful zipper merge in the State of Minnesota today.

This must be what winning the Stanley Cup feels like.

Families, staff & students at Ella Baker asked for a playground accessible for all students. Their advocacy has led to a pause on playground construction in MPS so the board can explore potential improvements to its current playground policy.

mplsschoolsvoices.news/posts/ella-bak…

Eric is pretty brilliant. We should listen.

Let’s pause for a moment and acknowledge the passage of time…. The ⁦Pioneer Press⁩ was in business before MN was a state… so impressed with the legacy ⁦St. Paul Area Chamber⁩

Lot of tweeting today about Amtrak starting the 2nd train to Chicago on 5/21.

Train 1333 leaves Chicago at 1105a, arriving MSP 629p. Arrival is 20min before last Route 94 departure of the day, at 646p.

Train 1334 leaves MSP at 1150a, arriving CHI 714p.

$41 one-way

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From Toothpaste to Edible QR Codes: Students Present Inventions at STEM Festival The 74 the74million.org/article/from-t…

New guidance from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission strengthens protections for transgender and nonbinary employees in American workplaces for the first time in 25 years.

19thnews.org/2024/04/eeoc-l…