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Fernanda Gandara
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#Psychometrics & #Evaluation with a focus on #Gender #SEL & #Bilingualism. #Chilena en #Philadelphia. Views are my own.
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Insurance ≠ Healthcare
October 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Violence is always unacceptable, and threats of violence have no place in public discourse. Our thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.
September 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I'm sick after seeing the video of Charlie Kirk being shot.

Violence against civilians is never okay. Political violence — no matter who is hurt — will always beget worse political violence. And it has no place in our country.
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Here’s what just happened: Trump sent a peace deal to Hamas, Hamas met to discuss it in Doha, where the U.S. is mediating talks and has a base,and Israel bombed them, presumably with US support.
September 9, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This woman has a toddler at home. Superhero level ✨
Naomi Osaka says she’s not sad after losing to Anisimova at U.S. Open:

“I don’t feel sad. I just feel like I did the best that I could. It’s honestly kind of inspiring for me. It makes me want to train and try to get better.”

Great outlook. ❤️

(via US Open Press)
September 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This book was written at the time OpenAI was funded. Terrifying how darker our prospects have become ever after. Cant wait to read this 😶
September 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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#Seaweed farms are a dual solution for climate change & sustainable energy.
- don't require freshwater, fertilizer, or arable land to grow, making it one of the most eco-friendly resources
- naturally absorbs massive amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through photosynthesis helping
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September 2, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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If not morally shocked, are you not at least insulted?
Israel bombs a hospital. Kills several people, including a journalist.
Rescuers & journalists rush to the scene. And then Israel bombs them. On live TV.
And then Israel tells you they never target civilians, and were just trying to hit a camera.
August 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Vicky is the future! I loved that in her speech she started by thanking ball kids. I also thought her speech was raw and real and brief yet reflecting depth and maturity. So glad to see her rise. #mboko #nationalnbankopen
The moment 18 year old Victoria Mboko won the Canadian Open.

A photo you can feel.

Impossible to not root for this young lady. 🥹

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August 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Graduate students: There is still time to register for next week’s virtual informational session. Don’t wait, sign up today!
To support graduate students preparing for #NCME2026, the Graduate Student Issues Committee (GSIC) is hosting a virtual informational session with this year’s Annual Meeting Program Committee co-chairs, Pamela Kaliski and Stefanie Wind, on Monday, August 11 from 11am-12pm ET.
August 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📣 #ReportAlert - Our Girls' Ed. Program 2022-2024 Evaluation Report in #Banglasdesh is out. We identify notable improvements in aspirations as well as in #Gender Knowledge and Attitudes, #Emotional #Resilience and #Collaboration. More @: www.roomtoread.org/media/0t5pvx... #RoomtoRead
www.roomtoread.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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In a recent article in EM:IP, Cahalan Laitusis and Karvonen review the history of universal design and propose a new framework—universal design of assessment systems—to address contemporary issues and needs in the field.

Learn more: doi.org/10.1111/emip...

#NCMEResearch
A Case for Reimagining Universal Design of Assessment Systems
The 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing describe universal design as an approach that offers promise for improving the fairness of educational assessments. As the field reconside...
doi.org
August 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Venus Williams d. Stearns 6-3 6-4 in Washington

Unranked

Out for 16 months

Age 45

✅1st singles win since 2023

You can take a legend out of the game, but you can’t take the game out of a legend

What an honor to witness this icon once again

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July 23, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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CARLOS II, PRINCE OF CLAY 👑

#RolandGarros
June 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Alcaraz wins the 4th set 7-6(3) against Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros.

3 championship points saved.

Down a break.

No words for what we’re seeing from Carlos right now… simply INCREDIBLE.

One set to decide it all.
June 8, 2025 at 5:39 PM
My husband and oldest kid rooting Sinner, me and my youngest rooting Alcaraz. This match is insane and we are all nervous :) #rolandgarros
June 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Must listen to this interview, which touches on #ai #climate and also, #chile. Scary at best -> www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NzW...
"Empire of AI": Karen Hao on How AI Is Threatening Democracy & Creating a New Colonial World
YouTube video by Democracy Now!
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Getting ready for my son’s big day graduating from Kindergarten and performing with his peers. These are the moments we live for. #proudmama ✨💕
May 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The beauty of #fiction is not just the freedom to say or read things that ring true and may be controversial, but also the elegance with which some people articulate those things that we all feel or sense but can’t quite put into words. This is from #Orbital - a beautifully written novel.
May 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Sharing this invite to what I hope is a fluid conversation about evaluating Girls' Ed and the many implications for measurement and for how we think about building skills for all students -> forms.office.com/pages/respon...
May 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Pregnancy increases the risk of severe COVID. This is a bad policy and bad science
CDC ends Covid vaccine recommendation for healthy kids and pregnant women
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a Covid vaccine critic — made the announcement on X.
www.nbcnews.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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This intolerable attack on Harvard’s independence and academic freedom is plainly government retaliation for Harvard’s speech standing up for itself and the rule of law. America must rally to the side of Harvard and its students in court, in Congress and in our communities.
Trump Administration Halts Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM