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So much of my own research has used BLS data

Growing income inequality in who gets a college education - from NLSY79/97

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True of extracurricular activities more broadly as well-- a marker of "accomplishment" that isn't just about academics, but typically requires substantial time and/or financial resources from families to support it.

With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.

Thanks to James McCarthy who it seems must have bothered their line manager enough to say "guys, maybe this should be reported?" Which it now has been, a day later.
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And thanks to @nlygo.bsky.social for spotting.

Some resources to support evidence-informed use of those newly released Title 1-c and Title III-a dollars:

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#EdResearch #Multilingual #ESL #ESOL #ELL

In the past 3 weeks, how many hours did state and district leaders spend frantically re-arranging budgets, contracts, and staffing plans to address the budget uncertainty? Did that improve student outcomes?

What a ridiculous waste of scarce resources.

The administration & their useful idiots say editors & peer reviewers are gatekeepers with an agenda. As @jeremyberg.bsky.social’s shows, the only agenda is scientific integrity.

There is no substitute for a fair, evidence-driven, informed approach to editorial decisions.
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Heard from #AHRQ that the entire grants staff has been let go! They are unable to issue funds for grants already funded, let alone fund new grants. This is outrageous and will make Americans poorer and sicker. Why? A brief thread about just some recent AHRQ-funded research: #MedSky #HealthPolicy

I'm on Cambridge's 87 bus right now, heading to the Royal Sonesta to hear some great Economics of Education talks as part of the #NBER Summer Institute.

I'll try to live post as many as possible, so watch this thread!

@nber.org #EconSky

I’m no political strategist but if Trump wants to distract us from the Epstein Files, he could try fully funding NIH, EPA, NASA, NOAA, NSF, USDA, USGS, etc. We’d be so shocked that we won’t stop talking about it for months.

There’s not enough reporting, IMHO, on the targeted attacks on research and science across multiple fields: education, health, medicine, environment. Presumably, if they are killing the reporting and accountability mechanisms, they know what they’re doing will have negative consequences.

🚨 New update on threats to funding for STEM education and training of future scientists 🧪

In past week, early signs from Congress are: "we don't want to destroy NSF".

However, STEM education and training—which are vital to NSF's mission—remain particularly targeted.

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I—if I dare confess—love this.

See our thoughts & those of other scholars examining why the layoffs at the U.S. Department of Educations are so concerning for students and protecting their civil rights.

With @maithgopalan.bsky.social

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Absolutely essential time to build stronger infrastructures across states for education data, evidence use, research production, and brokerage/networking across all of them. Would love to see this span K-16+, and potentially also out-of-school supports and learning opportunities.

We need to be really clear about what the role of USED is, b/c the majority of public education decisions are at the state and local level. USED is about enforcement of students' civil rights and supplemental funding to assure a baseline of education for all students. 1/x @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social

The U.S. Supreme Court just gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to slash the Education Department.

I have been reporting on eduction for decades. If you have been impacted by this news, please reach out to me on Signal at jodireporter.88

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NEW: In an unprecedented move, the NIH will soon disinvite dozens of scientists about to take positions on advisory councils that make final decisions on grant funding.

NIH staff were told to select others aligned with the Trump administration and told to expect placements by political appointees.

"Early mRNA vaccine trials also indicated the recurrence of melanoma could be cut in half."
Rich white ppl don't worry about skin cancer? "lifetime risk of getting melanoma is ~3% (1 in 33) for Whites, 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for Blacks, & 0.5% (1 in 200) for Hispanic ppl." www.cancer.org/cancer/types...

"The unnecessary suffering, the broadening risk to many Americans, and the burden the disease is placing on our health care system are all the more distressing because measles is preventable. In fact, measles was declared eliminated [in 2000] because of successful vaccination efforts."

Most deaf and hard of hearing kids are at risk of a condition called language deprivation. Almost all are born to hearing families who don’t know a sign language, and even with hearing aids or cochlear implants and speech therapy, many kids don’t get enough access to spoken language early on. (2/16)

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The National Science Foundation has sent an email out to its members to collect signatures for a dissent declaration similar to the NIH’s Bethesda Declaration and the EPA’s Declaration of Dissent.

This comes on the heels of Lee Zeldin putting 139 EPA declaration signers on admin leave

AERA and 10 other education research groups urge Education Department leaders to act immediately to ensure the Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2025-26 school year. Read the letter: www.aera.net/Portals/38/U...

“It’s more complex than I thought. I used to think it’s just students who don’t put in the work, now I know it’s a collective effort.”

“I’ve always known relationships matter, but this project helped me better understand why some students feel left out and how to be more responsive.”