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📂 The nation’s largest federation of unions formed a pro bono legal network to support federal workers who have been fired or whose jobs are at risk under the Trump administration. (Gifted link)
📚 A certain online retailer launched its annual book sale yesterday ... just three days before Independent Bookstore Day, a major revenue driver for small, independent bookstores. Rude. So, we’re reminding you a couple of days early to spend your hard-earned money with indie booksellers this week!
Education
Photo: Courtesy of Pedals for Pencils
Two first-year teachers are biking across Vermont to raise money for classroom necessities and support immigrant students
Earlier this year, Tennessee lawmakers introduced a bill (SB836) to the state’s legislature that would give the state’s public schools the right to refuse enrollment to undocumented children.
While the bill is dead (for now), two first-year teachers in Chattanooga — Grace Miller and Kate Livesay — said they couldn’t “sit and do nothing” when they heard about it.
Together, they founded Pedals for Pencils. Their mission is to bike 300 miles across Miller’s home state of Vermont while raising funds to buy essential supplies for their classrooms and support and advocate for migrant students.
Why is this good news? In the United States, educators spend an average of $500-$750 out of their own pockets to pay for classroom supplies every year. Not only does this initiative raise actual money — it helps raise awareness about that reality beyond their own classrooms.
Plus, it’s a creative way to protest harmful legislation that excludes students and dismantles the very foundations of public education.
A Wisconsin community rallied to support a local food truck owner after his criminal past threatened an NFL Draft opportunity
The NFL Draft starts today in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and Marc Luecke, owner and operator of the Harvest Street Food Truck for nearly three years, was thrilled to be selected to be a vendor at the annual festivities.
After purchasing thousands of dollars worth of food, equipment, and supplies, Luecke found out his application was denied after he failed a background check related to his past struggles with substance abuse.
With nine years of addiction recovery, Luecke was no longer one to give up. He reached out to community leaders for letters of recommendation — and they delivered. With letters from neighbors commending his dedication to his work, family, and community, the denial was overturned.
The outpouring of support inspired Luecke to go a step further, too: he’s donating a portion of his draft profits to Amanda’s House in Green Bay, a nonprofit that supports women in recovery.
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