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Adam Gamoran is an American sociologist.

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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Joshua Goodman

robertkelchen.com
I shared a few thoughts on the concerns I see with cuts to the Department of Education's data and research capacity, although there are also a few green shoots that are worth watching.
Months After Deep Cuts, Education Researchers See Reason for Cautious Optimism
New hiring and talk of modernization led one researcher to say, ‘I am more hopeful than I was three months ago.’
www.the74million.org
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

brookings.edu
Universal school choice programs are expanding—but who benefits most?

Analisa Pines, Jon Valant, and Nicolas Zerbino examine six states and find that without income-based restrictions, these programs disproportionately benefit wealthy families.
Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it | Brookings
Authors analyze six states’ universal school choice programs, showing how income rules shape who benefits most.
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
Peer review is the backbone of scientific progress. Discarding peer review threatens to undermine the quality of scientific innovation.
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Mallory Harris, PhD @malar0ne.bsky.social · 3d
IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit

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Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, David Brady, Scott A. Imberman , and 2 more

malar0ne.bsky.social
IMO this hasn't gotten enough attention: a recent memo at NIH announces that peer review will be devalued in determining which grants get funded, granting more power to political appointees to make decisions based on the admin's whims over scientific merit

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Changes at NIH Give Political Appointees Greater Power To Fund or Block Research - KFF Health News
The National Institutes of Health’s long-held standard of peer review for grantmaking has been subverted by President Donald Trump and NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya, who gave unprecedented power to po...
kffhealthnews.org
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by Thomas S. Dee — Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

tomdee.bsky.social
🚨Do you know a school, system, or network doing amazing work in support of student success in high school, particularly through a continuous-improvement approach?

Let's recognize them! Encourage them to apply for the Carnegie Award for Impact (cfdn.at/4o4gp58).
Applications due on November 10.
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
For a historical perspective on @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social see wtgrantfoundation.org/about/history
History - William T. Grant Foundation
About Us / History About Us Who We Are History Financials & Annual Reports Careers
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
Sorry to hear of the passing of Jane Goodall, a grantee of @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social in the 1970s.

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/4...
Jane Goodall, legendary primatologist, has died at age 91
Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.
www.npr.org
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

aefpweb.bsky.social
Join the Policymakers & Practitioners Community Group on October 15 at 2 PM ET for an engaging forum on dual enrollment research. Register today: aefp.zoom.us/meeting...
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Lisa W. Fazio, Nancy Kanwisher , and 15 more

dangaristo.bsky.social
New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)
www.nsf.gov
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
I’m excited to see this report released, and proud that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is supporting outreach to encourage engagement with the report.
sbs.nationalacademies.org
Social & Behavioral Sciences at NASEM @sbs.nationalacademies.org · 12d
📢 New report: Pathways to Reduce Child #Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. The report explores the expanded #Child Tax Credit and #EITC in 2021 which lifted 2M+ kids out of poverty. 📘 Explore the report: buff.ly/r6GQLLU
New Report: Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. To the right is a picture of two children holding hands as they walk on a sidewalk.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

sbs.nationalacademies.org
📢 New report: Pathways to Reduce Child #Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. The report explores the expanded #Child Tax Credit and #EITC in 2021 which lifted 2M+ kids out of poverty. 📘 Explore the report: buff.ly/r6GQLLU
New Report: Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. To the right is a picture of two children holding hands as they walk on a sidewalk.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

brucelesley.bsky.social
Millions of Children Left Behind: The Truth About the Latest Child Tax Credit
open.substack.com/pub/bruceles...

Trump's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' fails children, and nobody should be fooled otherwise.
Millions of Children Left Behind: The Truth About the Latest Child Tax Credit
Don’t Be Fooled: The One Big Beautiful Bill Fails Our Children
open.substack.com
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Joshua Goodman, Scott A. Imberman

robertkelchen.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
public-inspection.federalregister.gov
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
A great day to visit WCER, ITP, and @uwsoc.bsky.social!
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
Yesterday @innovatingjustice.bsky.social, I had the chance to welcome former NIJ director Nancy LaVigne as the new dean of @runscj.bsky.social, along with another former NIJ director and great colleague, Jeremy Travis. Congrats on your new role, Nancy!
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

brucelesley.bsky.social
Last week, HHS released its Make Our Children Healthy Again strategy. We should be stunned by what it included, but more so, by what it ignored.
open.substack.com/pub/bruceles...
What’s Missing from the MAHA Report? Real Health Care Solutions for Children
“Children are the world’s most valuable resource and its best hope for the future.”
open.substack.com
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Douglas N. Harris

zahavastadler.bsky.social
Really valuable work by @douglasharris9.bsky.social and Gabriel Oliver on how #schoolvouchers are transforming the private school landscape (even as #publiced advocates are largely focused on how they affect public school systems). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/u...
Voucher Push Is Reshaping Private School Education, Study Finds
www.nytimes.com
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

paul-bruno.com
Slow Progress: School Finance Reforms and Racial Disparities in Funding journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.3...

"Results highlight limitations of class-based state reforms to address racial/ethnic disparities."
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

emilyrauscher.bsky.social
Great coverage of my new paper with Jeremy Fiel @ricesocsci.bsky.social in @edweek.org
www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
How Efforts to Fund Schools More Equitably Actually Worsened Racial Inequality
Researchers examined three decades of school finance reforms in 40 states.
www.edweek.org
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

chrisuggen.bsky.social
New National Academies report on school active shooter drills (free download) calls for:
-trauma-informed drills
-ban high-sensorial, hyper-realistic, deceptive drills
-national guidance
-staff & police training
-accessibility & equity
-research & funding nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/291...
Active Shooter Drills in Schools: Protecting Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health
Active Shooter Drills in Schools: Protecting Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Health
nap.nationalacademies.org
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

education.nationalacademies.org
While the internet has transformed our daily lives, its use involves a myriad of security challenges. Math plays an essential role in protecting users against evolving threats on the internet. Check out our resource for math educators and classrooms: buff.ly/a97W7vU
The Mathematics of Internet Security. The Internet is a transformative network that is an integral part of our daily lives—but, unfortunately, its use involves many security challenges. With roots in abstract mathematics, some new and some very old, a tree of technologies (cryptosystems and authentication schemes) has grown to meet evolving threats. As users of the Internet, we routinely enjoy this tree’s fruits and may not appreciate their origins. The right side shows a diagram of a tree illustrating how math forms the basis of modern internet security technologies.
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
Informative update on science funding: not all bad news, but very challenging.
jtimmer.bsky.social
John Timmer @jtimmer.bsky.social · Sep 2
I wrote an entire article arguing the point made in this thread. It's great that Congress is funding the science agencies. But if they don't OMB-proof that funding, it won't help anybody.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Ben Bond‐Lamberty

jtimmer.bsky.social
I wrote an entire article arguing the point made in this thread. It's great that Congress is funding the science agencies. But if they don't OMB-proof that funding, it won't help anybody.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Stephen P. Jenkins, Steven N. Durlauf , and 25 more

pengzell.bsky.social
WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

chrismurphyct.bsky.social
A message for JD Vance and anyone else in this Administration that is pretending they care about the safety of our kids.

They don’t. All they care about is the political approval and profits of the gun industry. And they show it every day.
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

oliver-kathryn.bsky.social
Please join us on Tuesday 9th Sep at LSHTM for a seminar with Professor Mel Craike on what universities can do as organisations to maximise social impact. Should be a good discussion! Bring your lunch in person or see you online!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-i...
Building Institutional Capacity for Societal Impact: Lessons from Victoria
Join us for a hybrid lunchtime seminar learning from Professor Melinda Craike about how to build universities' capacity to enable impact.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran, Rosemary A. Joyce, Gernot Wagner , and 2 more

sahilkapur.bsky.social
CBO analysis of the One Big Beautiful Bill and how it impacts different parts of the income spectrum:

—A net resource increase of $13,600, on average, for the top one-tenth of U.S. earners.

—A net resource decrease of $1,200, on average, for the bottom one-tenth of U.S. earners.
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by Adam Gamoran

agamoran.bsky.social
Field trip! @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is at @yankees.com today!
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

wtgrantfdn.bsky.social
On Sept. 2 from 3-4:30pm ET, @agamoran.bsky.social will join the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading's webinar "Beyond Decoding NAEP: The Federal Role in Promoting Efficacy, Equity and Accountability" as a commentator.

Register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/479qQPz
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GLR Learning Tuesdays affirms CGLR's commitment to get better at getting better by learning with and from each other. We are using these webinars as a portal through which to access and explore the be...
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Reposted by: Adam Gamoran

johnpfaff.bsky.social
Why is this, AP? Why do most Americans think crime is still a major problem amidst historic declines?

I'll note that this piece, LIKE ALL OF THEM, will include a link when say "violent crime is down" but never--NEVER--give the ACTUAL MAGNITUDE OF THE DECLINE.
the vast majority of Americans, 81%, see crime as a “major problem” in large cities
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