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...

Say you’ve got very good causal IDENTIFICATION. Can you say you have causality, can make a causal general claim, and can say what “THE causal effect” is?

NO

We explain why in new article at Journal of Causal Inference.

www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

Here’s a quick summary of our recent study on disability identification disparities 👇👇

The NIH Brain Development Cohorts (NBDC) Data Hub is now available!

•Researchers can explore ABCD & HBCD Study data in one place – with robust query & data analysis tools, documentation, & workflows
•Learn more & apply for data access: www.nbdc-datahub.org

@theabcdstudy.bsky.social

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/...

Last week I had the pleasure of sharing my advice on writing non-traditional papers w/ Notre Dame’s Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research led by @chloergibbs.bsky.social.

I hope this can support others to branch out & engage in the policy debate.

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notredame.zoom.us/rec/play/_VB...

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Interested in Dyslexia legislation impact across states? Come to our tomorrow’s session at #AEFP25!

My goal is to have a document anyone can use to wade through the overwhelm and advocate for the US Department of Education (and by extension all public education in the US).

Please feel free to share, save, message me with suggestions, etc:

🧵Censor, purge, defund - how Trump is following the authoritarian playbook on science & universities.

This isn't chaos - it's deliberate & well-established methods.

I've mapped 40 actions into 3 categories covering attacks on science, attacks on universities and international collaboration.

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Breaking News: A coalition of 21 Democratic attorneys general sued the Trump administration, days after the Education Department fired more than 1,300 workers.

#NIH funding cuts could hit red states and rural areas hardest—23 states, mostly pro-Trump in 2024, get just 6% of NIH funds. But a special program sent those states money to develop research infrastructure. A longtime husband-and-wife immunologist duo explains:
Prakash & Mitzi Nagarkatti @sc.edu 🧪🩺

Public health is under attack in America.
Maternal and child health is under attack in America.
Health research is under attack in America.

Ultimately it won't just cost us in advancements, it'll cost us lives.

Trump's tariffs on Canada and Mexico took effect this morning.

Have questions about tariffs? Here's everything you need to know but were afraid to ask: www.epi.org/publication/...

Remember last month, when you didn’t have to worry about the safety of the US nuclear arsenal? Or when you could get on a plane pretty sure you'd survive the flight?
Those were the days.

My @nytimes.com Guest Essay on DOGE, the wrecking ball crushing Americans' last remaining trust in government.

A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump's effort to indefinitely suspend the US refugee resettlement program, saying the Republican had exceeded his executive authority by abruptly shutting down the program reut.rs/4biKOay

🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨 Details see below 👇. Happy to talk over and answer any questions!

Heading to #AEFP2025? We've been thinking a lot about what's happening at the Institute of Education Sciences and what it means for the field. More news coming soon on programming updates.

For now, some thoughts with our SREE colleagues www.brookings.edu/articles/cut...

Finally made the jump from X to Bluesky! 🚀 Excited to be in a space that (hopefully) feels less chaotic during the uncertain time. Looking forward to sharing thoughts, connecting with new people, and having better conversations. If we followed each other before on X/Twitter, say hi! 👋