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Jim Kohlmoos
@jimkohlmoos.bsky.social
Principal, EDGE Consulting Partners, Arlington VA & Leadville CO, education policy, knowledge mobilization, democratizing evidence, civic education. avid skier, fat tire biker, father, grandfather, spouse, sibling, friend. Opinions are my own.
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Conferences are a great way to democratize access to knowledge, to refine research methods, and to put research-practice principles into action.
June 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Join us for the NNERPP Annual Forum this summer! We’ll gather from July 23-25 in St. Louis, MO! Please register here: signup.rice.edu/NNERPPAF25
Reminder: Early registration ends June 15, 2025 #NNERPP25 #RPPs
June 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Did you know? Applications for @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social’s Institutional Challenge Grant are now open! buff.ly/ChXhAdC This award supports research institutions in building sustained #RPPs w/ public agencies or nonprofit orgs to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. Apps are due 9/15
Institutional Challenge Grant - William T. Grant Foundation
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit…
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May 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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A return to a prewar model of private funding would be a “very, very significant loss for the nation,” @agamoran.bsky.social told @chronicle.com in a recent story on how private funders are responding to federal cuts to research:
As the Nation’s Research-Funding Model Ruptures, Private Money Becomes a Band-Aid
Some foundations are offering much-needed stopgaps for researchers. But that’s not a permanent fix, scientists and advocates say.
www.chronicle.com
May 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything

The U.S. is slashing funding for scientific research, after decades of deep investment. Here’s some of what those taxpayer dollars created.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/s...
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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A powerful statement from @alondra.bsky.social upon her resignation from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council time.com/7285045/resi...
Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress
I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Are you headed to #AERA25 this week? So are we + many of our #NNERPP members! You can find a sampling of #RPP-related presentations in our most recent newsletter!
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NNERPP Newsletter 9(7): Postsecondary | neighborhoods | foster youth | pre-K | artists and the workforce | handwriting | job opportunity
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April 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Educators Kata Solow & @callielowenstein.bsky.social urge everyone in the Science of Reading movement to band together to defend IES & reading research and to protect our children’s education.

@standupforscience.bsky.social
@thereadingleague.org

www.shankerinstitute.org/blog/stand-r...
Stand Up for Reading Research
Stand Up for Reading Research
www.shankerinstitute.org
March 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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On March 4 thousands of parents, educators, students & community allies held 2,000+ actions to say NO MORE FEDERAL CUTS to public education. Kids need this funding & we must #ProtectOurKids. We are running this ad in Politico on Tuesday so Congress knows we will continue to fight to #ProtectOurKids
March 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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ICYMI: The @aasadvocacy.bsky.social blog has a summary of the two education-specific executive orders released yesterday

www.aasa.org/resources/bl...
Updated Information from Executive Orders from January 29
President Trump issued two executive orders related to K-12 education on January 29. Here's what we know.
www.aasa.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Excellent opportunity! careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...
University of Delaware - Details - Director, Education Knowledge Broker Network
careers.udel.edu
January 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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📣New Blog Post📣

Q: What does federal law say about the aspects of President Trump’s recent executive order, "Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” that attempt to influence what's taught or even discussed in K-12 public school classrooms?

A: A lot

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tinyurl.com/CurriculumEO
EducationCounsel - “Consistent With Applicable Law”: Critical Statutory Constraints on President Trump’s Executive Order about K-12 Curricula
In one of his latest executive orders, President Trump is attempting to influence decisions that traditionally belong entirely to state and local governments, namely what topics, ideas, and texts are ...
educationcounsel.com
January 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Also, follow @jimkohlmoos.bsky.social - his work around democratizing evidence www.democratizingevidence4.us/home was one of the inspirations for this essay.
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November 25, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Just returned to the USA from Cape Town. Participated in the transcendent Transforming Evidence Network biennial conference. www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Transforming Evidence Network to Co-Host International Conference in South Africa, Nov. 19-21
The Pew Charitable Trusts, Pan-African Collective for Evidence, and African Center for Equitable Development will co-host the 2024 Transforming Evidence Network (TEN) Conference, which takes place Nov...
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November 23, 2024 at 11:00 PM