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Paul L. Morgan

@paulmorganphd.bsky.social

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Empire Innovation Professor, Social and Health Equity Endowed Professor, and Director of the Institute for Social and Health Equity at the University at Albany, State University of New York

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · 24d

It was a pleasure to discuss our work with Learning Disabilities Association of America including two new studies on disparities in disability identification and on reading difficulties. #disabilities #reading podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

Uncovering Inequities in Special Education: A Conversation with Dr. Paul Morgan

Podcast Episode · The LDA Podcast · 09/17/2025 · 37m

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Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD @erichengyuhu.bsky.social · 26d

Check out our new study on state dyslexia laws impact on learning disabilities identification and reading achievement using #NAEP from 2003 to 2022. 🔗 link.springer.com/10.1007/s118...

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · 26d

We have a new study examining how enactment of state #dyslexia legislation is related to learning #disabilities identification rates and reading achievement in U.S. #schools, led by @erichengyuhu.bsky.social. Link here (link.springer.com/article/10.1...) and abstract below!

Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great overview of the research on school-based #mindfulness programs, by @debschussler.bsky.social for the @us.theconversation.com. theconversation.com/mindfulness-...

Mindfulness is gaining traction in American schools – but it isn’t clear what students are learning

Understanding the nuances of what mindfulness can look like in a classroom can help educators, parents and policymakers decide whether it belongs in their schools.

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Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · Jun 3

A fed judge in DC today denied a preliminary injunction that 4 ed research organizations had wanted. That means the Education Department doesn't have to rehire all the employees it axed and reinstate contracts while the courts decide whether the Trump admin exceeded its exec authority. (1/7)

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Krystal Vasquez @kvasquez.bsky.social · Jul 17

From the Senate committee bill summary:

NSF: $9 billion
NASA: $24.9 billion
NOAA: $6.1 billion
NIST: $1.6 billion

www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

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Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty, Paul L. Morgan

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · Jul 10

The Senate Committee on Appropriations gave the first signs Congress will push back on Trump's proposed budget cuts to science and instead keep funding flat, though an unrelated issue (the location of the FBI headquarters) stalled any vote today.

@alexwitze.bsky.social and I report:

US senators poised to reject Trump’s proposed massive science cuts

Committee gives first hint that policymakers might preserve, rather than slash, funding for US National Science Foundation and other agencies.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jul 8

My @psychologytoday.com write up on our new @aeraedresearch.bsky.social study on #disparities in #disability identification in U.S. elementary schools. @erichengyuhu.bsky.social www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/chil...

Disparities in Disability Identification Are Still Occurring

Students who are white or from English-speaking families are still relatively more likely to be identified as having disabilities while attending U.S. elementary schools.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jul 6

Informative article including about potential solutions. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/06/u...

Nearly Half of America’s Murderers Get Away With It

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jun 24

With two of our studies investigating these disparities available here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... and here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Interviewed for this story in the @the74.bsky.social on disparities in school suspension including by disability, race and ethnicity, and gender. @albany.edu www.the74million.org/article/for-...

Suspensions for Students with Disabilities Are Far More Frequent in These States

Exclusive analysis by The 74 of 2022-23 IDEA data reveals stark disparities among students already subject to disproportionate punishment in school.

www.the74million.org

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Paul Bruno @paul-bruno.com · Jun 17

"Black and Hispanic students were less likely than similarly situated White students to be identified with disabilities including across specific conditions. Students from non-English-speaking households also were less likely to be identified" journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jun 16

With a freely available version of the study available here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL-BASED DISABILITY IDENTIFICATION 1 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in School-based Disability Identification

PDF | Whether racial and ethnic disparities in disability identification are currently occurring across elementary school is unclear. We analyzed the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Jun 16

Our new study in Educational Researcher finds continuing evidence of sociodemographic disparities in disability identification, both generally and across eight specific conditions. @aeraedresearch.bsky.social @erjournal-aera.bsky.social #healthequity journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/...

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · May 31

This plot depicts inflation- adjusted budgets (in FY 2024 terms) at NIH, NASA, and NSF, with the current proposal by the Trump administration, via @joshuasweitz.bsky.social

An appalling self-induced harm to our health, wealth, and security.

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The White House Vision for Dismantling Science in One Simple Plot

Proposed NIH, NSF, and NASA budgets would be catastrophic for innovation and discovery. But they aren’t reality yet. The time to speak up is now.

joshuasweitz.substack.com

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Reposted by Jesse H. Kroll, Karen R. Lips, David Broockman , and 1 more Jesse H. Kroll, Karen R. Lips, David Broockman, Paul L. Morgan

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · May 30

Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · May 23

New paper examines the labor market effects of Florida's 2022 post-tenure review policy, which weakened tenure protections. The policy increased faculty exits-particularly among high-performing researchers. Also, there were no productivity gains among incumbents. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Fight or Flight: The Impact of Post-Tenure Evaluations on Faculty Productivity and Selection

This paper examines the labor market effects of Florida's 2022 post-tenure review policy, which weakened tenure protections at public universities. Using a diff

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Reposted by Steven L. Salzberg, Michael Wagner, Michael S. Rosenberg , and 3 more Steven L. Salzberg, Michael Wagner, Michael S. Rosenberg, Hugo Mercier, Paul L. Morgan, Ana Silva

Gc Rox @gcrox.bsky.social · May 23

All of NIH funding to Northwestern University is frozen. This pause includes noncompeting approved funding, new and competing grants with fundable scores. No reimbursements for money already spent have been received since March. This situation is rarely reported so please Please get the word out!

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Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · May 21

ED research and data legal update. Hearing tomorrow (Wed, May 21) in federal court in MD at 10am to ask a judge to temporarily restore research, data and personnel cuts at Ed Dept, while the court takes time to decide if Trump Admin violated Congressional statute and exceeded its authority. 🧵(1/6)

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · May 2

“This country’s status as the global leader in science and innovation is seemingly hanging by a thread at this point,” one NSF staffer says. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · May 2

A 56% proposed cut to NSF in the new federal budget request. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Read Trump’s 2026 Discretionary Budget Request

The White House has released its budget request to Congress for the 2026 fiscal year, calling for about $163 billion in cuts to non-defense funds.

www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Michelle L. Mazurek, Paul L. Morgan

Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · May 1

The latest cuts at NSF targeted education research h/t @dangaristo.bsky.social and @noamross.net hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Another DOGE attack 'absolutely pummeled' education research

Education sector accounts for 40 percent of National Science Foundation cuts

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Apr 11

Great to see our registered report on the effects of special education services on the reading achievement of students with #disabilities now out in print. We find evidence of positive effects in the later elementary grades including for students of color. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Nicholas A. Christakis @nachristakis.bsky.social · Apr 8

A randomized trial of 8-week chatbot therapy for depression and anxiety in 210 people demonstrated significant symptom improvement and user satisfaction. And participants rated the therapeutic alliance as comparable to that of human therapists. ai.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Randomized Trial of a Generative AI Chatbot for Mental Health Treatment

Generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) chatbots hold promise for building highly personalized, effective mental health treatments at scale, while also addressing user engagement and retention ...

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Apr 7

The gold standard for measuring U.S. student achievement is at risk. Story by @jillbarshay.bsky.social. hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

NAEP, the Nation's Report Card, was supposed to be safe. It's not

Funding pauses, layoffs and looming budget cuts threaten a critical test

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Emily Hanford @ehanford.bsky.social · Feb 20

What if I told you that in a small, rust belt city, where abandoned buildings line the streets, kids are doing better in reading than in some of the richest school districts in America? www.youtube.com/shorts/KsBNf...

The Outlier: Steubenville, Ohio

YouTube video by APM Reports

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Mar 28

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Educators outline impacts of funding freeze on health research in New York

The NIH funding freeze threatens $850 million in New York, jeopardizing 30,000 jobs and critical research.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Mar 28

Spoke on the negative impacts of federal research cuts including at the Institute of Education Science here, as covered by WAMC @npr.org www.wamc.org/news/2025-03...

UAlbany researchers push back on proposed federal research and development cuts

Federal funding freezes are already having an impact in the Capital Region, where research is a key sector of the economy.

www.wamc.org

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Mar 27

Holy cow. 10,000 people at Health and Human Services to be laid off. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...

Trump Live Updates: Mass Layoffs Announced at Health and Human Services Dept.

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Paul L. Morgan @paulmorganphd.bsky.social · Mar 25

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‘Breathtakingly Irresponsible’: Former Workers Decry Decimation of Education Dept.’s Data Warehouse

Fired NCES and IES employees describe a mad dash to save data that has informed higher education policy and practice since the days of Abraham Lincoln.