amanda sanchez
@aaadnamaaa.bsky.social
civic techie! they/them! stinkyburgh, pa! free palestine 🇵🇸
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🧵 Your team is trying to make solutions to help users do <something>. You are in the team build "space" or mindset.
What if we expand the frame to people's <something> and understand their cognitive approaches to it?
What if we expand the frame to people's <something> and understand their cognitive approaches to it?
August 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🧵 Your team is trying to make solutions to help users do <something>. You are in the team build "space" or mindset.
What if we expand the frame to people's <something> and understand their cognitive approaches to it?
What if we expand the frame to people's <something> and understand their cognitive approaches to it?
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🧓🏽🤝 How can older adults co-create the research that shapes their lives?
Join us at #BSG2025 for a symposium from the new COST Action PAAR-net, spotlighting participatory approaches with older adults across Europe and beyond.
#CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch #Ageing
Join us at #BSG2025 for a symposium from the new COST Action PAAR-net, spotlighting participatory approaches with older adults across Europe and beyond.
#CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch #Ageing
June 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
🧓🏽🤝 How can older adults co-create the research that shapes their lives?
Join us at #BSG2025 for a symposium from the new COST Action PAAR-net, spotlighting participatory approaches with older adults across Europe and beyond.
#CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch #Ageing
Join us at #BSG2025 for a symposium from the new COST Action PAAR-net, spotlighting participatory approaches with older adults across Europe and beyond.
#CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch #Ageing
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Just as our new Public Health Lab - which was built on key lessons learned during COVID - was set to open, the necessary funding for its operation was just pulled by DOGE/HHS.
That operation, critical to safety and public health in San Diego.
Gone.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/04/s...
That operation, critical to safety and public health in San Diego.
Gone.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/04/s...
San Diego to take a $40 million hit in federal funding for public health
Ninety-one grant-funded positions could be affected by cancellation of grants.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Just as our new Public Health Lab - which was built on key lessons learned during COVID - was set to open, the necessary funding for its operation was just pulled by DOGE/HHS.
That operation, critical to safety and public health in San Diego.
Gone.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/04/s...
That operation, critical to safety and public health in San Diego.
Gone.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/04/04/s...
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In one low-income Phoenix ZIP code, ProPublica estimates that only one voucher was used per 100 kids.
That’s compared to a wealthy ZIP code where an estimated 28 vouchers were used per 100 kids.
(Published Oct. 2024)
That’s compared to a wealthy ZIP code where an estimated 28 vouchers were used per 100 kids.
(Published Oct. 2024)
In a State With School Vouchers for All, Low-Income Families Aren’t Choosing to Use Them
Working-class parents often express interest in vouchers. But in Arizona, the nation’s school choice capital, these families aren’t using them due to the inaccessibility of private schools and the…
propub.li
April 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
In one low-income Phoenix ZIP code, ProPublica estimates that only one voucher was used per 100 kids.
That’s compared to a wealthy ZIP code where an estimated 28 vouchers were used per 100 kids.
(Published Oct. 2024)
That’s compared to a wealthy ZIP code where an estimated 28 vouchers were used per 100 kids.
(Published Oct. 2024)
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Some findings from @pewresearch.org
Pew: 42% of Latinos Fear Deportation for Themselves or Others They Know
The March 31 edition of The Latino Newsletter by @julito77.bsky.social
The March 31 edition of The Latino Newsletter by @julito77.bsky.social
Pew: 42% of Latinos Fear Deportation for Themselves or Others They Know
Even as deportation fears grow, Latino support for enforcement isn’t one-sided
thelatinonewsletter.org
April 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Some findings from @pewresearch.org
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FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
March 28, 2025 at 10:30 PM
FACT: Social Security has a fraud rate of 0.00625%, which is far lower than private sector retirement programs.
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Ursula Le Guin: The Dispossessed | May BISR Online Courses | buff.ly/fH5Q0kc
March 31, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ursula Le Guin: The Dispossessed | May BISR Online Courses | buff.ly/fH5Q0kc
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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...
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
» Federal Education Funding Data Dashboard
poverty.umich.edu
March 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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...
Now includes that info by state legislative district as well.
poverty.umich.edu/federal-educ...
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Many people with disabilities are forced to keep their incomes low so they can remain on Medicaid, because employer-provided insurance doesn’t cover support services they rely on to live independently. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Many People With Disabilities Risk Losing Their Medicaid if They Work Too Much - KFF Health News
As politicians demand that more Medicaid recipients work, many people with disabilities say their state programs’ income and asset caps force them to limit their work hours or turn down promotions.
kffhealthnews.org
March 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Many people with disabilities are forced to keep their incomes low so they can remain on Medicaid, because employer-provided insurance doesn’t cover support services they rely on to live independently. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
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If you’re a victim of bureaucratic violence, no one will ever tell you that the system was designed to hurt you.
You’ll be told you filed the wrong paperwork. You violated a policy. That things have to be complicated because other people abuse the system.
You’ll be told you filed the wrong paperwork. You violated a policy. That things have to be complicated because other people abuse the system.
March 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you’re a victim of bureaucratic violence, no one will ever tell you that the system was designed to hurt you.
You’ll be told you filed the wrong paperwork. You violated a policy. That things have to be complicated because other people abuse the system.
You’ll be told you filed the wrong paperwork. You violated a policy. That things have to be complicated because other people abuse the system.
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New_ Public's Local Lab is looking for a founding engineer. The Lab is building a new platform for local community and connection and looking to launch an MVP in 5 communities this year!
As a tech R&D nonprofit, this is an essential role. And you'll get to work with some really great colleagues.
As a tech R&D nonprofit, this is an essential role. And you'll get to work with some really great colleagues.
We are seeking an Engineering Lead to join our Local Lab team!
Your strategic and technical skills will go toward building a new online platform that encourages meaningful connections with local community.
newpublic.org/jobs/head-of...
Your strategic and technical skills will go toward building a new online platform that encourages meaningful connections with local community.
newpublic.org/jobs/head-of...
Job: Head of Engineering, Local Lab | New_ Public
We are seeking an Engineering Lead to join our Local Lab team! This role is the technical foundation of our Local Lab, a small, cross-functional team dedicated to developing a new community platform f...
newpublic.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:33 PM
New_ Public's Local Lab is looking for a founding engineer. The Lab is building a new platform for local community and connection and looking to launch an MVP in 5 communities this year!
As a tech R&D nonprofit, this is an essential role. And you'll get to work with some really great colleagues.
As a tech R&D nonprofit, this is an essential role. And you'll get to work with some really great colleagues.
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The new @aefpweb.bsky.social Live Handbook is an awesome source for quick comprehensive looks at key education policy topics. No better time for resources showing the value of research to policymakers & the public. I'm grateful to have contributed a chapter on state takeovers of districts.
Takeovers of School Districts
Explore K-12 school district takeovers in the U.S., including state & mayoral control. Discover impacts on student outcomes, finances & politics.
livehandbook.org
March 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
The new @aefpweb.bsky.social Live Handbook is an awesome source for quick comprehensive looks at key education policy topics. No better time for resources showing the value of research to policymakers & the public. I'm grateful to have contributed a chapter on state takeovers of districts.
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“Sometimes when the game is fixed, you have to overturn the tables.”
March 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
“Sometimes when the game is fixed, you have to overturn the tables.”
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A great thread to introduce this #CHI2025 paper PolicyCraft: supporting collaborative and participatory policy design through case-grounded deliberation.
#cmuhcii #PolicyDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #CoDesign
#cmuhcii #PolicyDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #CoDesign
How can we help communities collaboratively shape policies that impact them?
In our #CHI2025 paper, we present PolicyCraft, a system that supports ✨collaborative policy design✨ through case-grounded deliberation.
(🧵/11)
In our #CHI2025 paper, we present PolicyCraft, a system that supports ✨collaborative policy design✨ through case-grounded deliberation.
(🧵/11)
March 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A great thread to introduce this #CHI2025 paper PolicyCraft: supporting collaborative and participatory policy design through case-grounded deliberation.
#cmuhcii #PolicyDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #CoDesign
#cmuhcii #PolicyDesign #HumanComputerInteraction #CoDesign
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Objective, comprehensive, rigorous, timely, and useful:
A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research.
#EdResearch #EdPolicy
livehandbook.org
A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research.
#EdResearch #EdPolicy
livehandbook.org
Evidence-Based Education Policy Research | Live Handbook
Explore evidence-based education policy research at our digital hub. Access data-driven insights to improve learning outcomes and shape effective policies.
livehandbook.org
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Objective, comprehensive, rigorous, timely, and useful:
A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research.
#EdResearch #EdPolicy
livehandbook.org
A digital hub for evidence-based education policy research.
#EdResearch #EdPolicy
livehandbook.org
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Hallway Track 011: The DOGE shitshow
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
March 3, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hallway Track 011: The DOGE shitshow
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack
Now with @waldo.net, Angie Quirarte, @sarahschacht.bsky.social, @emilytav.bsky.socialP, and @rebeccawilliams.info
verylittlegravitas.com/hallwaytrack