Joanna Nesbit
@joannaknesbit.bsky.social
PNW writer & content marketer: higher ed, personal finance, seniors (US News, WaPo, Money, AARP) | ASJA | Mom | passionate about voting rights, gardening, and a good book
If you're a college family who needs to learn about student loans, this website is fantastic. The webinar is on April 16. collegemoneymatters.org/free-webinar... #EduSky #AcademicSky #highered #studentloans
FREE Webinar: Don’t Sleepwalk Your Way into a Student Loan
Get smarter about paying for college. This site show you how to get a great college education without putting your financial future at risk.
collegemoneymatters.org
'Tis the season for comparing financial aid letters. I wrote about some comparison tools that help decode your letters for Understanding FAFSA, a terrifically helpful website. understandingfafsa.org/best-online-... #AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
Comparing College Aid Offers? Five Best Online Tools
Need help comparing offers? Online tools can help. We tested them and picked our five favorites. Find one that's right for you.
understandingfafsa.org
Yup. My town very much affected by the loss of Canadian visitors. We miss them and we understand. www.businessinsider.com/canada-trave...
Canadians are staying away from the US — and the drop in travel is getting hard to ignore
Statistics Canada data show fewer Canadians traveling and returning from the US, amid ongoing border fears, tariffs, and the "Buy Canadian" movement.
businessinsider.com
This is an important read by Nicole Baart. Please take the time and share. nicolebaart.substack.com/p/because-im...
Because I'm Black
A personal account of ICE detention in Minneapolis
nicolebaart.substack.com
I follow a college/parent forum of 300+K parents, mostly women. I am blown away by how many women's Christmas stockings are hanging empty on Xmas morning. Who does this to their spouse? The kids are watching. www.cnn.com/2025/12/20/h...
Advice for next year: When Mom’s stocking is empty, the message is clear | CNN
Experts and moms explain why an empty stocking sends a message and how small, thoughtful gestures can change holiday dynamics.
cnn.com
It's a good day to support PBS. Easy to sign up and you can stream shows with the app on your smart TV.
I keep telling everyone I know to watch this film, and now you can finally rent it on Prime or watch on Apple TV, YouTube, or Google Play. I live in a blue state and this town is 20 minutes from me. www.welcometolynden.com
Lynden
"Lynden" is a feature length documentary film to be released in 2025.
welcometolynden.com
This should not be the way we treat our military troops. Not now. Not ever. apnews.com/article/air-...
US Air Force to deny retirement pay to transgender service members being separated from the service
The U.S. Air Force has decided to deny early retirement options for transgender service members with 15 to 18 years of service.
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Home now from watching my daughter's PhD presentation for her defense. Great fun to be on campus with her, but so sobering to talk to PhD students about their future with NSF funding so gutted. www.americanprogress.org/article/mapp... #AcademicSky
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
American science and innovation should not be subject to the political winds of the day. Find out how the Trump administration’s grant terminations are affecting your school, your community, and your ...
americanprogress.org
Students heading to college, this overview is for you. understandingfafsa.org/big-beautifu... #college #financialaid #studentloans
Big Beautiful Bill: What Students Need to Know
Worried the Big Beautiful Bill might derail your plans to pay for college? For the moment, you can breathe easier. College aid was largely spared cuts.
understandingfafsa.org
Lots happening to student loan repayment options in the budget bill being debated. If you have kids headed to college, you should know what's coming. (This doesn't cover #PSLF). www.forbes.com/sites/robert... #studentloans #financialaid
Senate Bill Overhauls Student Loan Repayment Plans
The final Senate version of the One Big Beautiful Bill has massive changes to student loan repayment for both new and existing borrowers.
forbes.com
The eroding of civil rights is what worries me most about this admin (I mean, there's so much), catalogued here by Nikole Hannah-Jones. The UVA president's resignation only adds fuel to tinderbox. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m... #AcademicSky #civilrights #votingrights #fairhousing
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
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My latest piece for Money. Full up with tips for how to find an affordable #college and how to keep on affording it once you're there. All rests on finding free money before committing (you can still back out if you said yes but can't afford it). money.com/how-to-pay-l... #EduSky #AcademicSky
The Ultimate Guide to Paying Less for College
From earning course credits in high school to saving on room and board, here are ways cut costs before, during and after college.
money.com
If you're wondering how to pay for college at this juncture, dig deep on College Money Matters. It's excellent. Go past the AI info at the top of the page. #payingforcollege #AcademicSky #financialaid #studentloans
collegemoneymatters.org
Marine veterans are speaking out against the troop deployment in Los Angeles. Across the country, they’re taking down their American flags that have flown in front of their homes for years. Remember, we have friends everywhere.
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
Why is it that face masks during Covid were emasculating but they aren't when you're kidnapping people off the street? Rhetorical question, course. I know the answer.
We need to stand up to these cuts to financial aid. Our kids deserve a chance to go to college as much as we did. #AcademicSky #EduSky www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...
Trump Proposes Cut to Max Pell in Order to Avert Shortfall
The administration’s proposed budget also defunds TRIO. Some programs are already losing funding, according to one association.
insidehighered.com
The cuts happening to NSF. Breaks my heard how many have had grad school acceptances rescinded and professional work compromised by lack of funding. #AcademicSky #EduSky #science
Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades (Gift Article)
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
nytimes.com
Have you heard of the PAYGO law? I hadn't. This is what the proposed federal budget could do to #Medicare. www.commondreams.org/news/cuts-to...
'They're Not Just Cutting Medicaid': GOP Bill Would Trigger Over $500 Billion in Medicare Cuts | Common Dreams
"This is what Republicans do—pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires by going after programs families rely on the most: Medicaid, food assistance, and now Medicare."
commondreams.org
This piece details the importance of DEI practices for the trades. Less than 5% of tradespeople are female and part of the reason is access and safety. hechingerreport.org/more-women-a... #EduSky #trades
More women are landing construction jobs. Trump’s war on DEI could change that
The administration has revoked executive orders encouraging the hiring of tradeswomen and signaled it will not prioritize investigating their discrimination claims.
hechingerreport.org
Starting to wonder if we took one for global civic democracy. Electing Trump basically seems to have knee-capped every revanchist far-right candidate in the world. You're welcome, world.
The student loan structure being proposed in the budget reconciliation bill is confusing and highly difficult to implement due to ED being gutted. Good overview here. #AcademicSky #highered #studentloans www.newamerica.org/education-po...
The Median Cost of College Plan: A Recipe for Student Aid Chaos
The House reconciliation bill proposes complex new student aid system with no clear data to support it.
newamerica.org
Whoa, I haven't this news until today. Why isn't this being more widely talked about? It's coming this fall. #EduSky #AcademicSky truthout.org/articles/new...
New Oklahoma School Curriculum Requires Students to Learn “The Big Lie” of 2020 Presidential Election
The new standards would require students to “identify discrepancies in 2020 elections results.”…
truthout.org
This thread demonstrates the critical importance of scientific research and why we need to protect the NIH and NSF. We all lose when we don't.
Stacey D. Smith@iochromaland.bsky.social · last yr.On Friday, my son stayed home from school because he had a sore throat and wasn’t feeling well. He went with my husband to his office for the morning while I handled our daughter. When he came back at lunch, he was not interested in eating, saying his throat hurt too much. 1/n
If you support Public Service Loan Forgiveness (or another education-related issue), you can submit comments to the federal government until Thursday May 8. Link at the end of this article. #AcademicSky #EduSky
Tips for Navigating the ‘Chaotic System’ of Student Loan Repayments (Gift Article)
Experts say recent graduates with loans should choose the repayment option that makes the most sense for them now and expect to make adjustments later.
nytimes.com
I wrote my reps and the Education & Workforce Committee about the student loan proposals. Here's what they want to do with PSLF for med/dental students. Rural areas will not be able to entice them now. Just one small piece of many harsh ideas. #AcadmicSky #EduSky #studentloans #Pell
Republicans Will Cut Off Student Loan Forgiveness For Medical Residents Under New Plan
Buried deep in a new bill is a major change that would cut off a popular federal student loan forgiveness program for medical and dental residents.
forbes.com
