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Thread of research relying on world-renowned data produced by the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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.

London Trans+ Pride brings 100,000 people to the streets Organisers say this year's edition was the highest attended, making it the largest such event ever.

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.

Promoting School Success for Immigrant-Origin Students - EdResearch for Action

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.

Graph comparing NSF actual budget for STEM ed ($1.2B in recent years) to CHIP authorizations levels ($2+ billion), asking where is it going to go next year?

🚨 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.

Trump free to begin gutting Department of Education after Supreme Court ‘shadow’ ruling − 5 essential reads The justices overruled a lower court that had paused the Trump administration’s plan to fire over 1,300 workers.

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

Help Us Report on How the Department of Education Is Handling Civil Rights Cases Have you recently filed a civil rights complaint or do you have a pending case? We need your help to get a full picture of how the dismantling of the Office for Civil Rights is affecting students, par...

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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Exclusive: NIH to dismiss dozens of grant reviewers to align with Trump priorities The move would undo years of work, leaving advisory councils understaffed, and without the full expertise needed for reviews.

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.”

Subcommittee Markup of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

🧪 BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding.

Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24.

See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it.

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A District-by-District Accounting of the $6.2 billion U.S. Department of Education Has Held Back from Schools The Education Department is refusing to release billions of dollars for public schools. See the impact by school system and congressional district.

re last repost, don't miss @zahavastadler.bsky.social and @newamerica.org's district by district look at who is losing $:

www.newamerica.org/education-po...

A map of the US with the states the republican senators are from marked in red and states the democratic senators are from marked in blue: Senator Susan Collins (Republican - Maine) Senator Mitch McConnell(Republican - Kentucky) Senator Lisa Murkowski(Republican - Alaska) Senator Lindsey Graham(Republican - South Carolina) Senator Jerry Moran(Republican - Kansas) Senator John Hoeven(Republican - North Dakota) Senator John Boozman(Republican - Arkansas) Senator Shelley Moore Capito(Republican - West Virginia) Senator John Kennedy(Republican - Louisiana) Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith(Republican - Mississippi) Senator Bill Hagerty(Republican - Tennessee) Senator Katie Britt(Republican - Alabama) Senator Markwayne Mullin(Republican - Oklahoma) Senator Deb Fischer(Republican - Nebraska) Senator Mike Rounds(Republican - South Dakota) Patty Murray(Democrat - Washington) Richard Durbin(Democrat - Illinois) Jack Reed(Democrat - Rhode Island) Jeanne Shaheen(Democrat - New Hampshire) Jeff Merkley(Democrat - Oregon) Christopher Coons(Democrat - Delaware) Brian Schatz(Democrat - Hawaii) Tammy Baldwin(Democrat - Wisconsin) Chris Murphy(Democrat - Connecticut) Chris Van Hollen(Democrat - Maryland) Martin Heinrich(Democrat - New Mexico) Gary Peters(Democrat - Michigan) Kirsten Gillibrand(Democrat - New York) Jon Ossoff(Democrat - Georgia)

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!

The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

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Another Education Department delay: release of NAEP science scores But administration relents on yanking data from researchers

NAEP science scores planned for release in June are now delayed, in the wake of Education Department cuts, via @hechingerreport.org @jillbarshay.bsky.social: hechingerreport.org/proof-points...