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Adam Gamoran
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President of the William T. Grant Foundation and emeritus professor at UW-Madison

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Adam Gamoran is an American sociologist.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Sep 25
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 · Sep 25
📢 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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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3d
New, at Can We Still Govern?
Poverty is not some insurmountable problem, we can fix it.
A group of National Academies of Science researchers review the temporary expansion of the Child Tax Credit during the pandemic, showing it cut child poverty in half. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/what-have-...
What have we learned about child poverty in America?
Members of a National Academy of Sciences committee share insights
donmoynihan.substack.com

Reposted by Adam Gamoran, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Pam Herd @pamherd.bsky.social · 7d
I have been loathe to suggest any impacts of political pressure on federal statistical agencies, but this is worrying to me.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics published technical explanations ahead of both of this week’s major reports to explain how they would handle shutdown-related distortions. For the jobs report, which was published on Tuesday, the B.L.S.’s approach was generally in line with what most economists expected. But for the inflation report, many economists were caught off guard by the way the B.L.S. handled the distortions, which is part of why they are casting so much doubt on the numbers published today.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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Reposted by Victor Asal, Adam Gamoran

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 9d
Let's be clear: the US National Science Foundation's decision to reduce the role of expert panelists and outside reviewers does not limit the burden on NSF workers; it empowers them to make funding decisions without scientific oversight.

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NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org

Reposted by Dani Rodrik, Adam Gamoran, Jonathan Hopkin

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Herman van de Werfhorst 🟥 @hermwerf.bsky.social · 10d
Always wanted to have gini coefficients and other inequality statistics of different sources in one dataset? Here you are. The Integrated Inequality Data, from WIID, Worldbank, LIS, and SWIID. osf.io/5cguq/overview
OSF
osf.io

Reposted by Bruce D. Baker, Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran

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Matt Barnum @mattbarnum.bsky.social · 15d
I enjoyed joining @michaelpetrilli.bsky.social to discuss the new mythologies of higher education. Net tuition is not soaring, the value of a degree is not plummeting and neither is four-year college enrollment.

educationgadflyshow.substack.com/p/is-the-col...
Is the “college enrollment crisis” a myth?
Episode 998 of The Education Gadfly Show
educationgadflyshow.substack.com

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Robert Kelchen @robertkelchen.com · 19d
Without a higher education program, the University of Nebraska is going to have a hard time recruiting and keeping the next generation of higher education leaders when competing institutions offer the chance for staff members to further their education. This decision will backfire.
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 19d
The irony of Indiana’s magical football season while politicians and university leaders are destroying its academic greatness (see www.indystar.com/story/opinio...)
Indiana's attack on IU is gutting academic programs | Opinion
IU is being transformed into a sad shell of a once-proud global research university.
www.indystar.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Richard E. Lenski, Joe R. Feagin , and 8 more

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20d
“What have I done!” 🤡

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NBER @nber.org · 20d
Online education expands access but diverts students from higher-quality in-person programs. Greater competition lowers tuition but reduces the supply of in-person degrees, from Nano Barahona, Cauê Dobbin, and Sebastián Otero www.nber.org/papers/w34522

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Anna R. Haskins @annarhaskins.bsky.social · 22d
Postdoctoral opportunity in the social sciences at Notre Dame! apply.interfolio.com/177620
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Reposted by Bruce D. Baker, Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran , and 2 more

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Jill Barshay @jillbarshay.bsky.social · 25d
A lot has happened this year. If you'd like a recap of what's happened to education research and statistics, here's my attempt. This might be a good one to listen to on your commute today. (Audio play button below headline. 16 minutes long.) hechingerreport.org/proof-points...
How Trump 2.0 upended education research and statistics in one year
Decades of carefully built infrastructure aimed at improving and tracking how American children learn vanished in an ideological attack
hechingerreport.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Nov 19
Glad to see research by @uwsoc.bsky.social alum Daniel Long reported in @washingtonpost.com on the persistence of racial and ethnic inequality in academic course taking www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Race is linked to who gets to take algebra, data shows
Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.
www.washingtonpost.com

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Nov 14
New GAO report: Agencies are not following OMB guidance to identify and reduce administrative burdens in safety net benefits, least likely to pay attention to learning and compliance costs.
www.gao.gov/products/gao...
Graph show learning, compliance and psychological costs

Reposted by Adam Gamoran, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · Nov 13
He wants to push us back to the 1930s, and then trap us there, by preventing us from electing another FDR.
brian-goldstone.bsky.social Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · Nov 13
This is far worse than anyone expected.

Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.

All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com

Reposted by Adam Gamoran

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Andrew Ho @andrewdeanho.bsky.social · Nov 10
On Friday, I moderated a National Academy of Education panel on the state and future of education research, with Peggy Carr, @agamoran.bsky.social, Pam Grossman. Many calls for resilience, creativity, advocacy, engagement, and alliances for funding, data, freedom. Photo credit: @aadukia.bsky.social

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 29
For more on the Wash U - B & G Club partnership, a @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Institutional Challenge Grant, see: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/advan...
Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men - William T. Grant Foundation
This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Suppo...
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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 29
Researchers & community partners working hard for youth in St. Louis: appreciated the chance to visit Wash U’s exec vice provost Mary McKay, Sandro Galea, dean of the new Schl of Public Health, and their colleagues; and Brandon Williams, visionary president of the Boys & Girls Club of St. Louis.

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 29
For more on the Wash U - B& G Club partnership, a @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Institutional Challenge Grant, see: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/advan...
Advancing the Social and Economic Mobility of Black Male Youth and Young Men - William T. Grant Foundation
This grant will strengthen the partnership between Washington University in St. Louis, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Foundation. , and the Fathers and Families Suppo...
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Sheila Liming @seeshespeak.bsky.social · Oct 26
BREAKING: economist discovers “second shift,” a concept coined by sociologists almost 50 years ago; gives it new, stupider, and less explicitly labor-oriented name
Highlighted quotation: “As an economist, Low searched for a more precise term to describe how she and other working moms often find themselves stretched for time and energy. She came up with “the squeeze”, and it’s backed by data that shows how women often get burnt out trying to manage competing demands at home and work, especially when they are parenting young children.”

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
And the article by @emilyrauscher.bsky.social, @greermellon.bsky.social, @susannaloeb.bsky.social, & Abbot documents positive achievement returns to school spending, benefits that are larger for students in low-spending & hi-poverty districts. See also: wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/when-...
When Can Money Close Achievement Gaps? School Funding and Class Inequality of Educational Achievement - William T. Grant Foundation
What is the relationship between school funding and inequality in academic achievement by socioeconomic status, and does this relationship vary by funding source?
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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
The article by Hamilton, Eaton, and Cheng shows that as universities become designated as Hispanic-serving, White enrollment tends to decline, leaving Latine students more isolated - for info on the grant, see wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/how-d...
How Does Institutional Context Matter? Shaping Success for Disadvantaged College Students - William T. Grant Foundation
What are the organizational features of colleges and universities that promote success for low-income, Black, and Latino students?
wtgrantfoundation.org

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 21
I’m proud to see two studies funded by @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social featured in the latest issue of @soceducation.bsky.social @asanews.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/toc/SOE/curr...
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 Joshua Goodman, Adam Gamoran

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Lucy Sorensen @lucy-sorensen.bsky.social · Oct 10
New working paper on contemporary child labor in the U.S. and its impacts on school attendance ⬇️

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With absolute dream team @mimiarnoldlyon.bsky.social @stevebholt.bsky.social & PhD student Ji Hyun Byeon
Contemporary Child Labor and Declining School Attendance in the U.S.
The United States has experienced a 400% increase in reported child labor violations over the past decade, coinciding with declines in K-12 school attendance and enrollment. We examine the causal rela...
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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
For more on Monica Bhatt’s research funded by @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social see wtgrantfoundation.org/grants/reduc...
Reducing inequality in academic outcomes through personalized learning - William T. Grant Foundation
Does high dosage tutoring at scale reduce academic inequalities by race, ethnicity, and economic standing?
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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off the panel on the power of research-practice partnerships in Chicago #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Inspiring @sreesociety.bsky.social plenary organized by Shanette Porter @uchiconsortium.bsky.social featuring @chipubschools.bsky.social chief of teaching & learning Nicole Milberg & former @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social Disting Fellow Deborah Gorman-Smith, dean of Crown Fam School of Soc Work #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 10
Monica Bhatt, another @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social grantee, kicks off a panel discussion on the contributions of @uchiconsortium.bsky.social

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
I’m proud to say that @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social supports the Hedges Lecture at #SREE2025

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Adam Gamoran @agamoran.bsky.social · Oct 9
The Hedges lecture is named for the founder and first president of SREE, Northwestern’s Larry V. Hedges, who taught me introductory statistics when I was a grad student at the University of Chicago.