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Nic Pardo
@npardo.bsky.social
Doc student @ USC Rossier

Blue Devil
Too much TV, not enough camping
💍@jhoneycutt9.bsky.social
It is /very/ cold in Philly. I will begrudgingly wear a hat
January 2, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Homophobes see the gay agenda where nothing gay is happening.

A woman took a Frozen toy out of a toy drive and gave it to an adult (my husband) because it had a small rainbow on the packaging
January 1, 2026 at 7:48 PM
NBC add reassuring me their news

Facts. Clarity. Calm. With a sunset in the background 🤣
December 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
An LA/Ktown walk: 5 Waymo’s, 4 people smoking crack, 72 degrees and sunny in December
December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My computer is once again begging for mercy as I force I force it to run dozens of do files all day and night
a cartoon of a girl laying on the floor with the words leave me alone to die
ALT: a cartoon of a girl laying on the floor with the words leave me alone to die
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Fight On
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Takes me out every time people use the elevator at the gym.

Except the guy with one leg, he gets an elevator pass
November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Nic Pardo
Chef Rick Martinez, a James Beard award winner, helped an NPR host recreate a beloved Ecuadorian dish his family ate during Thanksgiving. Here's the recipe. n.pr/4pxSj3h
An Ecuadorian-style Thanksgiving: Recreating holiday memories of a childhood recipe
Chef Rick Martinez, a James Beard award winner, helped an NPR host recreate a beloved Ecuadorian dish his family ate during Thanksgiving. Here's the recipe.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Sad how close we were to kicking nicotine, then came vaped
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Not the messenger I expected but solid message
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Tap-to-exit on the metro means playing door Russian roulette. Do I keep walking and they open because it’s not a tap or they stay shut and I slam into doors
November 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Reposted by Nic Pardo
Over 20,000 students stayed home from school Monday in Charlotte amid ICE raids, representing 15% of enrollment

The district is nearly one-third Hispanic, per WBTV

www.wbtv.com/2025/11/18/n...
Nearly 21,000 Charlotte-Mecklenburg students absent from school on Monday, officials say
Officials did not make it clear if the absences were connected to the on-going immigration operation in the city.
www.wbtv.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fun read showing how aggregate test scores leave gains on the table for decision makers.
Do Test Scores Misrepresent Test Results? An Item-by-Item Analysis www.nber.org/papers/w34484
Do Test Scores Misrepresent Test Results? An Item-by-Item Analysis
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Desperate housewives and Jane the Virgin are on the same wavelength
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Most annoying part of a broken finger is when the splint gets wet 🤢🤢
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Reposted by Nic Pardo
Fresh off the presses today, new research on attendance from me and @npardo.bsky.social. We look at attendance by student group in NC and VA pre- and post-COVID, studying which groups saw the sharpest increases in absenteeism. We reach a few conclusions: www.aei.org/research-pro...
www.aei.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Food delivery robot fail
October 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I proposed in my fourth grade notebook that recess should be shortened for more time for learning

My first policy proposal
October 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My husband informed me I was shouting about “statistics” in my sleep earlier this week
Not quite sure what to make of this development
October 9, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I want a methods rosetta stone
September 10, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Something about JSTOR having ai based on its catalog feels icky
August 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
AERA proposal submitted straight to a table in Vegas
August 2, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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FYI: I've updated my list of Useful Data Resources, primarily with a bunch of (20-ish?) new links to state-specific public school datasets and data repositories.

go.illinois.edu/UsefulDataRe...

Suggestions/corrections are always welcome.
useful_data_resources
go.illinois.edu
July 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Death, taxes, and...
The #AERA2026 submissions deadline has been extended one week to August 1, originally scheduled for July 25. We hope this extension will provide support during a time of funding losses and disruptions to work. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
July 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
The CCD data is moving to the IES website…. Interesting
July 19, 2025 at 12:53 AM