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Adam Gamoran
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President of the William T. Grant Foundation and emeritus professor at UW-Madison

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Adam Gamoran is an American sociologist.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Sep 25
I’m excited to see this report released, and proud that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is supporting outreach to encourage engagement with the report.
sbs.nationalacademies.org Social & Behavioral Sciences at NASEM @sbs.nationalacademies.org · Sep 25
📢 New report: Pathways to Reduce Child #Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. The report explores the expanded #Child Tax Credit and #EITC in 2021 which lifted 2M+ kids out of poverty. 📘 Explore the report: buff.ly/r6GQLLU
New Report: Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. To the right is a picture of two children holding hands as they walk on a sidewalk.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 6d
Glad to see research by @uwsoc.bsky.social alum Daniel Long reported in @washingtonpost.com on the persistence of racial and ethnic inequality in academic course taking www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Race is linked to who gets to take algebra, data shows
Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 11d
New GAO report: Agencies are not following OMB guidance to identify and reduce administrative burdens in safety net benefits, least likely to pay attention to learning and compliance costs.
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Graph show learning, compliance and psychological costs

Reposted by Adam Gamoran, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 12d
He wants to push us back to the 1930s, and then trap us there, by preventing us from electing another FDR.
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 13d
This is far worse than anyone expected.

Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.

All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · 15d
On Friday, I moderated a National Academy of Education panel on the state and future of education research, with Peggy Carr, @agamoran.bsky.social, Pam Grossman. Many calls for resilience, creativity, advocacy, engagement, and alliances for funding, data, freedom. Photo credit: @aadukia.bsky.social

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 28d
For more on the Wash U - B & G Club partnership, a @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Institutional Challenge Grant, see: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/advan...
Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men - William T. Grant Foundation
This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Suppo...
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 28d
Researchers & community partners working hard for youth in St. Louis: appreciated the chance to visit Wash U’s exec vice provost Mary McKay, Sandro Galea, dean of the new Schl of Public Health, and their colleagues; and Brandon Williams, visionary president of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · 28d
For more on the Wash U - B& G Club partnership, a @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Institutional Challenge Grant, see: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/advan...
Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men - William T. Grant Foundation
This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Suppo...
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · Oct 26
BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
Highlighted quotation: “As an economist, Low searched for a more precise term to describe how she and other working moms often find themselves stretched for time and energy. She came up with “the squeeze”, and it’s backed by data that shows how women often get burnt out trying to manage competing demands at home and work, especially when they are parenting young children.”

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
And the article by @emilyrauscher.bsky.social, @greermellon.bsky.social, @susannaloeb.bsky.social, & Abbot documents positive achievement returns to school spending, benefits that are larger for students in low-spending & hi-poverty districts. See also: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/when-...
When Can Money Close Achievement Gaps? School Funding and Class Inequality of Educational Achievement - William T. Grant Foundation
What is the relationship between school funding and inequality in academic achievement by socioeconomic status, and does this relationship vary by funding source?
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
The article by Hamilton, Eaton, and Cheng shows that as universities become designated as Hispanic-serving, White enrollment tends to decline, leaving Latine students more isolated - for info on the grant, see wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/how-d...
How Does Institutional Context Matter? Shaping Success for Disadvantaged College Students - William T. Grant Foundation
What are the organizational features of colleges and universities that promote success for low-income, Black, and Latino students?
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
I’m proud to see two studies funded by @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social featured in the latest issue of @soceducation.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOE/curr...
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
journals.sagepub.com

Reposted by Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran

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Lucy Sorensen @lucy-sorensen.bsky.social · Oct 10
New working paper on contemporary child labor in the U.S. and its impacts on school attendance ⬇️

edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1302

With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
Contemporary Child Labor and Declining School Attendance in the U.S.
The United States has experienced a 400% increase in reported child labor violations over the past decade, coinciding with declines in K-12 school attendance and enrollment. We examine the causal rela...
edworkingpapers.com

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
For more on Monica Bhatt’s research funded by @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social see wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/reduc...
Reducing inequality in academic outcomes through personalized learning - William T. Grant Foundation
Does high dosage tutoring at scale reduce academic inequalities by race, ethnicity, and economic standing?
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off the panel on the power of research-practice partnerships in Chicago #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Inspiring @sreesociety.bsky.social plenary organized by Shanette Porter @uchiconsortium.bsky.social featuring @chipubschools.bsky.social chief of teaching & learning Nicole Milberg & former @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Disting Fellow Deborah Gorman-Smith, dean of Crown Fam School of Soc Work #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off a panel discussion on the contributions of @uchiconsortium.bsky.social

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
I’m proud to say that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social supports the Hedges Lecture at #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
The Hedges lecture is named for the founder and first president of SREE, Northwestern’s Larry V. Hedges, who taught me introductory statistics when I was a grad student at the University of Chicago.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
SREE has done a great job of bringing researchers from outside of education research to give the Hedges Lecture — an important avenue for new knowledge entering our field #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
Appreciate the opportunity to learn from economist and criminal justice scholar @meganstevenson.bsky.social as she delivers the Hedges Lecture at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness #SREE2025

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · Oct 6
I shared a few thoughts on the concerns I see with cuts to the Department of Education's data and research capacity, although there are also a few green shoots that are worth watching.
Months After Deep Cuts, Education Researchers See Reason for Cautious Optimism
New hiring and talk of modernization led one researcher to say, ‘I am more hopeful than I was three months ago.’
www.the74million.org

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Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · Oct 5
Universal school choice programs are expanding—but who benefits most?

Analisa Pines, Jon Valant, and Nicolas Zerbino examine six states and find that without income-based restrictions, these programs disproportionately benefit wealthy families.
Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it | Brookings
Authors analyze six states’ universal school choice programs, showing how income rules shape who benefits most.
brook.gs

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 5
Peer review is the backbone of scientific progress. Discarding peer review threatens to undermine the quality of scientific innovation.
malar0ne.bsky.social Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · Oct 5
IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
kffhealthnews.org

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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · Oct 5
IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
kffhealthnews.org

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Thomas S. Dee @tomdee.bsky.social · Oct 3
🚨Do you know a school, system, or network doing amazing work in support of student success in high school, particularly through a continuous-improvement approach?

Let's recognize them! Encourage them to apply for the Carnegie Award for Impact (cfdn.at/4o4gp58).
Applications due on November 10.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 1
For a historical perspective on @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social see wtgrantfoundation.org/about/history
History - William T. Grant Foundation
About Us / History About Us Who We Are History Financials & Annual Reports Careers
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 1
Sorry to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall, a grantee of @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social in the 1970s.

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
www.npr.org

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AEFP @aefpweb.bsky.social · Oct 1
Join the Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group on October 15 at 2 PM ET for an engaging forum on dual enrollment research. Register today: aefp.zoom.us/meeting...

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Sep 26
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov