NEW from @PEERResearch.bsky.social: We estimated how #highered programs measure up against the accountability standard in the reconciliation law. Overall, few programs fall short, but low-earning programs are concentrated in some schools, fields. www.american.edu/spa/peer/one...

Here's a fun way to make words out of letters that appear in satellite images science.nasa.gov/specials/you...

She was hilarious! Don't call her Mrs. Bucket! It's Bouquet, accent on the second syllable, dear! 😂

Excellent historic tile content from @chicagovtfloor.bsky.social

🚨The PEER Center is hiring! We currently have two positions posted (details below). We're a #highered research center (led by @srcellini.bsky.social @jdmatsudaira.bsky.social) focused on generating actionable research for state, federal policy. Put your data skills to work for an important purpose!

twenty five years ago today, on September 25, 2000, the United States men's basketball team was playing France in the Sydney Olympics

with sixteen minutes left in the second half and the USA up 69-54, Vince Carter stole the ball

between him and the rim was 7'2" Frederic Weis

then he did this

Have you tried the Data Rescue Project? Not sure if it has what you need, but might be worth a shot at least as a stopgap measure: portal.datarescueproject.org/datasets/com...

ED is requesting public comments on the direction that they should take the Institute of Education Sciences. Feedback is due October 15.

public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18608.pdf

A very happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day to all

www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

LINK ROT: 38% webpages that existed in 2013 were no longer available 10 years later.

Even among pages that existed in 2021, 22% no longer accessible just two years later. This is often because individual page was deleted or removed on otherwise functional website.

Many implications for knowledge 🧪

New The Effect materials today: introductions to basic coding and data manipulation in R, Stata, and Python. Get the wheels turning on using these languages with data with these intro pages and exercises:
nickchk.com/Coding%20and...
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The National Center for Education Statistics is hiring two researchers to work on NAEP, the first green shoots after DOGE came through back in February. They limit to 150 applications, so move fast if interested.

www.usajobs.gov/job/844948000

www.usajobs.gov/job/844947600

When my family was trying out different churches when I was young, I still remember the whiplash I got when going from “trespasses” at one church to “sins” at a second and “debts” at a third. (It was “trespasses” at the one my family ultimately joined.)

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

📢 Interested in excess mortality methods, and want a challenge? I'm organising the "One Epidemic, Many Estimates" (1EME) project! Register *now* as a many analyst team (submissions due 15 March 2026), and then join us at LSE for a workshop on 21-22 May 2026! (1/n)

www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...

“The Office of Personnel Management did not answer questions regarding how the federal government will administer a survey of the 16 core Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey questions, which are spelled out in statute.”

www.govexec.com/oversight/20...

Call for Papers! 🧵

The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)

Abstract Deadline: Sept 19

www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...

How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums Are Going Up in 2026
www.kff.org/health-costs...

This example in a piece on colleges suing to protect their brands made me chuckle at 5:00 on a Monday morning. May your workweek start with the same type of joy.

www.insidehighered.com/news/busines...

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

Today is the final day of work for many dedicated, talented employees at the Institute of Education Sciences. I am thankful for their service, and I hope that they find new roles that continue their mission of supporting education research that serves as a public good.

Over the past ten years, #RIHE has published >80 articles that used NCES data as a primary data source. In this special collection, we highlight key RIHE articles that used NCES data to provide important insights for research, practice, and policy. #highered link.springer.com/collections/...

Missed opportunity to call it wikifeetia

Wow, the amount of Seattle-area homes with AC nearly doubled over the past decade.
Really shows the rapid pace of climate change and how it is spurring adaptations by residents of the historically cool Pacific Northwest.