Check out our latest report: Educator Perceptions of HQIM Alignment, Adoption, and Implementation in Grades K-5, which captures the experiences and perceptions of district leaders, school leaders, and teachers who have implemented HQIM in Grades K-5 in TN. trrc.utk.edu/resources/hq...

The U.S. economy probably added half as many jobs in the 12 months ending in March as previously reported, according to the preliminary benchmark revision data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Tuesday. #NumbersDay www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

New podcast episode out this week! We're celebrating back to school talking about assessment. #SoR teachingliteracypodcast.com/e68strategic...

High school students had worse scores in reading and math on national tests in 2024 than they did before the pandemic. Only about 1 in 3 seniors were ready to do college-level work in math and reading.

The Ed Department cancelations jeopardize more than $30 million worth of federally funded efforts in 14 states to help educators better serve students with disabilities. 1/2 www.edweek.org/teaching-lea... #edusky #specialeducation #teachers Story by @marklieberman.bsky.social

“Defunding community parent-resource centers is a despicable act by the administration,” said Wexler, who worked on special education at the department for more than 35 years.

Ok spelling bee friends, how do we feel about the ‘s’ in yesterday’s puzzle?

🆓 🔓 Venker, C. E., & Lorang, E. (2025). Continuing the conversation about echolalia and gestalt language development: A response to Haydock, Harrison, Baldwin, and Leadbitter. Autism, 29, 821–824. doi.org/10.1177/1362... 🦋 #bskySPEECHIES

UT Knoxville is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Literacy! Please share with anyone who may be interested! Knoxville is a great place to live and work!!! Happy to answer questions! apply.interfolio.com/172346

Did Citizens United increase the propensity to form corporations, and LLCs in particular, to conceal one's identity when spending money in politics? Using a diff-in-diff design, I find the answer is "yes, it did!". See working paper (now on SSRN!) below. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

I am so very proud of @valentine-k.bsky.social, winner of the 2025 International Literacy Association Timothy & Cynthia Shanahan Outstanding Dissertation Award!! Katie ALSO won the APA Division 16 Outstanding Dissertation Award. VERY well-deserved. www.literacyworldwide.org/get-involved...

Big day on the farm today. In December my family sold the cows, today they are taking down the silo.

Keep the punctuation jokes coming

Is this the inflation I’ve been told about?

Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.” In the US alone. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This is an insane chart

Enroll and learn how to analyze structured data, how to use multilevel models to include predictors measured at different levels and how to effectively convey complex data information using data visualization data workflow management using R. More info: myumi.ch/egwxJ #ICPSR #SumProg25 #RStats

its crazy how dominant germany was in science (especially chemistry) in the 19th century, it was basically the international language for scientists, people came from all over the world to train at heidelberg etc, and then....

At the Education Writers conference, @ehanford.bsky.social compared reading scores for students in Maryland and Mississippi, among students eligible for free & reduced lunch. It’s striking. MS is now the leading state for underprivileged student reading performance. Via @alecmac.bsky.social

Cutting $20 billion to NIH over 25 years may save $500 billion on paper, but it’d end up costing $8.2 trillion in lost human health. But NIH isn't the only thing being cut. The budget also slashes all NSF-funded science by 73 percent. NASA faces “the biggest single-year cut to NASA in history."

In five years after removing fluoride from the water, 8% more U.S. children ages 0-19 would get cavities, affecting 25.4 million additional teeth and costing the country around $9.8 billion. www.statnews.com/2025/05/30/f...

So: In 2017, Congress made this happen: NIH: Proposed 22% cut --> 9% increase NSF: Proposed 11% cut --> 4% increase NOAA: Proposed 16% cut --> 4% increase Obviously, 2025 is not 2017. A lot is diff now. But still: 💰 Congress, not WH, sets budgets. 📞 Public support & calls to Congress matter.

The goal is plainly and literally to cut the number of people involved in basic science in the US by 70%

These funds are literally pennies in the grand scheme of the federal budget. But a $2M grant, like the one I have, and is slashed from this budget, created an innovative writing system & funded 4 new education scientists to get their PhDs.

You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).

Happening tomorrow 5/21, we'll be talking about how school psychs can support writing achievement. Register here. lnkd.in/e87WRYbX

"Women are PIs on 58% of the canceled grants, although they are PIs on only 34% of all active NSF grants. Similarly, Blacks are PIs on 17% of the terminated grants, although they make only 4% of the total pool. Hispanic PIs and those with disabilities were twice as likely to lose a grant."

Everyone needs to be talking about this. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

with quotes from me, @kbottemabeutel.bsky.social and David Mandell

Cutting federal funding for scientific research could cause long-run economic damage equivalent to a major recession, according to a new study from researchers at American University. #EconSky Story: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/b... Study: impa.american.edu/costs-of-cut...

“You don’t like AI therapists because they’re a threat to your income” No, I don’t like AI therapists because they are harmful!

The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy. These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households. If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?

BREAKING: We're suing the Trump administration to protect Head Start, which provides early education, childcare, and other services for low-income children and their families. President Trump doesn’t have the authority to dismantle this vital program.

I am asked this question a lot: What do you think the biggest data management issues are for education researchers? And from my experience (talking with researchers, working with researchers, and my own personal experiences), I think people struggle the most with the following things (a thread):

Where’s the healthy part? www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The chainsaw isnt just a metaphor www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

School offers peek at 'science of reading.' www.bridgemi.com/talent-educa... via @bridgemi.com

Bringing the Science of Writing to Your Classroom in Fun and Engaging Ways w/ @leslielaud.bsky.social – The Reading League Illinois Webinar Recordings il.thereadingleague.org/chapter-reso... TRL IL Donation: www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...

Vaccines save lives. Pass it on.

So excited to be in Chicago for #TRLsummit2025! I learned some fantastic ways to translate research today & looking forward to more tomorrow.

For decades, I’ve been hammering the difference between spending & investing, especially in the context of wrong-headed austerity cutting. We do a bad job explaining how NOT spending on things that save money or have an established return-on-investment actually COSTS us money. Carney gets that!

For every dollar invested in public research grants the economy benefits $2.56 (for medical research). I think auditing the rich returns us $12 for every dollar invested but that doesn’t appear to be on the table.

If DOGE is looking for actual "waste," voucher programs are a good place to start.

Update to @fordschool.bsky.social tool that lets you figure out how much federal funding public schools in your congressional district may lose Now includes that info by state legislative district as well. poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...

Congratulations, Dr. Toste! Excited to see the journal continue to have phenomenal editors!

I went to get a digital journal article from the library & found that it was no longer available because DOGE decided to cancel most of ERIC (the database of education journal articles that schools & researchers use to improve education practices). Y'all, this is tantamount to book burning.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights investigates discrimination in schools. It recently lost more than 40% of its staff.

More in No, Other People: New poll: “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory

Shocking... DOGE takes over federal grants website, wresting control of billions A DOGE engineer removed users’ access to grants.gov, threatening to further slow the process of awarding thousands of federal grants per year. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...