Bob Kim

Cost of US wars in Afghanistan/Iraq/Syria: $5 trillion. Total US war spending, 2001-22: $8 trillion. Total federal K-12 education spending, 2001-22: $1.4 trillion, incl. extra funding for econ/covid recovery. Cost of new war in Iran may exceed all federal K-12 education spending over next 20 yrs.

Education Law Center Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social provides important updates on federal funding for public education in the FY26 budget. #fyp #congress #publiceducation #trumpadministration #edchat

States Should Reject Federal School Voucher Scheme url:https://progressive.org/op-eds/states-should-reject-federal-school-voucher-scheme-kim-20251210/

This #GivingTuesday, ELC’s Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social reminds us why defending students’ rights matters now more than ever. Join us in supporting NJ families and ensuring justice for public school students. Make your gift today!
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Martina and Chrissie are surely rallying today vs. different quantities of kings…especially six 😂

#ChurchStateSeparation #PublicEducation #DepartmentOfEducation #FederalCourt @edlawcenter.bsky.social

Tell your lawmaker: Stop cuts to public schools to fund vouchers In Congress, Trump’s allies are trying to sneak a new voucher program into a bill about taxes. But this “tuition tax credit” is nothing more than a national voucher program that also allows people lik...

Thank you @doggett.house.gov @sewell.house.gov @chu.house.gov for fighting to stop the Republicans' national voucher scheme, hiding as a tax credit. Tell Congress not to undermine public schools by funding vouchers.

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Thank you, Senator Booker.

Coalition including ELC sues Trump Administration for Dismantling U.S. Department of Education, Hurting All Students Coalition including ELC sues Trump Administration for Dismantling U.S. Department of Education, Hurting All Students

Today, I and a bunch of compatriot colleagues sued the United States of America for illegally dismantling the U.S. Department of Education, thus jeopardizing the futures of millions of young Americans and of our wondrous, still-young, and fragile democracy.

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ICYMI: Read ELC Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social Statement on Executive Order Dismantling U.S. Department of Education edlawcenter.org/statement-fr...

In DC, looking for inspiration to address what’s happened this week, and then I look up and see this wall art in my hotel room. In times like these, look to the OGs of democracy.

Federal Education Funding, More on the U.S. Department of Education—and a Couple of Court Wins

My latest newsletter is up, be sure to check it out!
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Hearings | Committee on Education & the Workforce

ELC Litigation Director Jessica Levin is testifying tomorrow, 10:15am, during the Congressional Hearing on “Education Without Limits: Exploring the Benefits of School Choice.” Don’t miss her voucher takedown!

Statement from Education Law Center Executive Director Robert Kim on Trump Executive Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education - Education Law Center The Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle and eventually eliminate the U.S. Department of Education is profoundly wrongheaded, threatening...

Statement from Education Law Center Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social on Trump Executive Order to Dismantle the U.S. Department of Education edlawcenter.org/statement-fr...

Robert Kim on LinkedIn: Federal Investments in Elementary Education Today I testified in Congress to urge members to protect the federal role and investments in public schools to support states, districts, and children and…

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Federal Investments in Elementary Education

Don’t miss ELC Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social testifying to Congress on “Federal Investments in Elementary Education,” Wed., 2/26, 10:30am:
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Thank you @janellescott.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️yes we need all the support we can get to fight the fight! See👇 and 🙏

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Watch ELC Executive Director @bob-kim.bsky.social discuss future threats to education policy as the Trump administration pushes efforts to dismantle the Department of Education. www.c-span.org/program/wash...

Idk on the subway w limited connection but was seeing this headline in newsfeed and freaking out

So close that someone jumped the gun 😅⌨️

A government that pursues uniformity, inequity and exclusion - let’s call it “UIE” - will find itself hauled to court very, very quickly.

I know what some people think “DEI”means. But there’s another meaning behind “DEI” that is closer to the core intent behind the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. A government can purport to disband “DEI,” but it can’t disregard the Constitution.

New Title IX guidance from President Biden's administration threatens to upend school rev-share plans in college sports The outgoing administration's Department of Education dropped an 11th-hour salvo saying any payments must be “proportionately” distributed to men and women athletes to satisfy Title IX.

A no-brainer. Schools should know this even in the absence of guidance sports.yahoo.com/new-title-ix...

ELC’s newest #MakingTheGrade finds state polices like tax cuts and universal vouchers hindered progress toward funding public education post-pandemic. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4pxdshf5 @bob-kim.bsky.social

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The (mis)education of Indigenous students - Kappan Online Indigenous students in the U.S have faced a history of serious educational mistreatment and still experience formidable challenges..

I wrote this article, published today, before the Nov. 5 election. It’s a reminder that the U.S. Department of Education is not the only cabinet agency responsible for attending to the needs of children and students. #KappanMag #EdPolicy #EdChat #EdLeaders

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Bob is looking up at a banana a fixed to the wall with duct tape.

If you donate $6.2 million to protect public education today you’ll receive your very own banana and duct tape.
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It’s nice to see wet pavement in NYC today. ☔️

Statement of Education Law Center Executive Director @bobkim.bsky.social on the Nomination of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education edlawcenter.org/statement-of...