Public policy wonk who worked on education budgeting with @edfunding, also passionate about her family, her pets, her Kindle, and the Washington Nationals.
Washington, DC
Joined September 2016
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Tell me you have multiple pets with chronic health issues without saying you have pets with health issues (requisite large bag of pill pockets not pictured).
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At 12:25am, 25 minutes into DC’s July 5th fireworks show booming around our neighborhood, I am very thankful our three dogs are super chill and not freaked. Our first dog would have been barking and stressed every single minute of this rolling thunder-like experience.
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If you were this cat named Ovi who had an entire house - with sunny windowsills with views of birds, and couches with soft pillows - why would you choose to hang out on the very corner of kitchen counter?
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At the Capitol today for a discussion with the Senate Democratic Steering and Policy Committer about education funding (what else?). I highlighted advocacy of @edfunding and its members to protect investments, & the impact of @usedgov cutting funds & dismantling programs
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The rabbit was just taunting him! Right outside the kitchen door, hanging out, cleaning itself.
Clouseau was mesmerized.
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Sarah Abernathy retweeted
CEF in the news after the Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bipartisan FY 2026 education funding bill that rejected the President’s budget that guts Education funding and plans to dismantle the @usedgov
Senators—Including Republicans—Reject All of Trump's Proposed Education Cuts edweek.org/policy-politics/s…
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Press Release: Lucky Dog Animal Rescue receives PEDIGREE Foundation Program Development Grant to Launch Dog Behavior Resource Initiative arlnow.com/press-releases/lu…
Target’s new carts look like an army of robot soldiers ready for whatever (I approve of the cup holder but not the seat, which may be better for very small children but not for seeing through your cart or storing fragile items)
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Budget humor for the win in a week with otherwise only bad budget news: “Please note that the Senate parliamentarian has demanded we abide by an arcane and arbitrary set of eligibility requirements for this list”
washingtonpost.com/entertain…
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The Administration would eliminate Head Start funding arguing that it is wrong for the federal gov’t to mandate curriculum, while conditioning funding for K-12, higher education, & research funding on entities eliminating DEI curriculum - entirely conflicting reasoning (2/2)
Excerpt: mass layoffs of “more than 300 people cut from Federal Student Aid — two dozen of them from Federal Student Aid’s technology division. That included the entire team responsible for systems supporting the FAFSA form”
An hours-long outage Wednesday on , the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald Trump aims to dismantle the agency. apnews.com/article/student-l…
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The last 2 days have been a whirlpool - a devastating Administration order to withhold federal grants and loans, confusing attempts at clarifying which programs are exempt, judicial stays, rescinding the order but then White House spox says it’s on. I talked to a lot of reporters
Funding freeze throws education programs into chaos ow.ly/Kzok105Y8RP
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October surprise - an 82-degree day drew our menagerie to the smallest but sunniest room of the house (this cat is always one of the dog pack).
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Yesterday I was one of 80 education advocates who fanned out across Capitol Hill to talk to 47 congressional offices about the importance of education funding during the @edfunding Hill Day of Advocacy! Huge thanks to all who participated #CEFHillDay
After the thunderstorm, weather has cooled to 85 degrees at almost 9pm, and the sky is glowing in South Arlington @capitalweather
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Seeing the northern lights is a top item on my bucket list (have already crossed off Mont Saint-Michel, Key West, & Neuschwanstein), and on this day when I am agog at so amazing photos people are posting of the lights, I am sharing this: the 100% cloudy sky over my house. Boo.
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Had a great time on a panel with experts from different parts of the education continuum at the @amprog "2024 Summit on Education” last week. If you're interested, the panel starts at hour 2:51 of the video from day 1 at americanprogress.org/events/…
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Sarah Abernathy retweeted
BREAKING NEWS: I am freaking out with excitement to share that @noc_film will be streaming on @PrimeVideo May 28th!
Please share the trailer below with everyone so that, together, we can change the world. #ForLoveAndLife #NoOrdinaryCampaign
Sarah Abernathy retweeted
CEF's @SL_Abernathy is on a panel on funding the future of education at the @AmProg "2024 Summit on Education: Reset. Reframe. Reform” on Wednesday. You can register to attend online and see the event line up at americanprogress.org/events/…
