Oded Gurantz
@odedgurantz.bsky.social
Associate Professor, CU Boulder; https://sites.google.com/site/ogurantz/
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Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Opinion | America is in an ‘education depression.’ This solution is a no-brainer.
Democrats can regain the educational (and moral) high ground with this federal program.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Former EdSec @arneduncan.bsky.social is wrong.
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
Govs likely won't be able to "ensur[e] that the students with the greatest needs are prioritized" by Trump's SGO/voucher program. wapo.st/3LkhIP7.
Welner explains why: nepc.colorado.edu/publication/....
@joshcowenmi.bsky.social @carolburris.bsky.social
We wrote up a Brookings Post related to my recent paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer: www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
We wrote up a Brookings Post related to my recent paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer: www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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October 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Wanna to go to a virtual No Kings rally that focuses on healthcare (with a side of "vaccines are good, actually" and "eugenics is bad, actually")?
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
Organized by disabled folks who can't go to an in-person event.
Join Saturday at 2:30pm Pacific time, zoom link: us06web.zoom.us/j/8467741742...
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Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Please share with your networks: The California Policy Lab is hiring a policy director to amplify our policy impact in Sacramento. We're looking for a seasoned policy professional with deep experience in California state government. First review date is Oct. 10th: capolicylab.org/careers/poli...
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The White House has withdrawn its nomination of a woefully unqualified partisan hack — EJ Antoni — to be BLS Commissioner, and sometimes the system actually works.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics
The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.
www.cnn.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:22 AM
The White House has withdrawn its nomination of a woefully unqualified partisan hack — EJ Antoni — to be BLS Commissioner, and sometimes the system actually works.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
When will these people stop spamming my phone? ;) @joshcowenmi.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
When will these people stop spamming my phone? ;) @joshcowenmi.bsky.social
My paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer now accepted in Econ of Ed here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
My paper with Ari Anisfeld, @drelizabethbell.bsky.social, and Dennis Kramer now accepted in Econ of Ed here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti....
A little help: I want to know about what is affecting higher education changes that are NOT part of federal legislation (but could be federal actions). For instance: $100K H1s; cancelling research grants; firing ED dept staff; changes to PSLF qualifications; changes to undoc in-state tuition, etc.
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
A little help: I want to know about what is affecting higher education changes that are NOT part of federal legislation (but could be federal actions). For instance: $100K H1s; cancelling research grants; firing ED dept staff; changes to PSLF qualifications; changes to undoc in-state tuition, etc.
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A short 🧵 so everyone can learn that political violence is nothing new in America.
Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7
Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7
September 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A short 🧵 so everyone can learn that political violence is nothing new in America.
Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7
Of the 1,331 Black officials who served during Reconstruction, 158 (10.4%) were subjected to political violence. 1/7
How much could an H1 cost Michael? $100,000?
September 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
How much could an H1 cost Michael? $100,000?
An international student left the country and came back in with no problems and I breathed a sigh of relief. Sad state of affairs.
September 17, 2025 at 3:40 PM
An international student left the country and came back in with no problems and I breathed a sigh of relief. Sad state of affairs.
Nothing new, but If I was writing this while this *stuff* was happening, I might have thought a little deeper.
September 1, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nothing new, but If I was writing this while this *stuff* was happening, I might have thought a little deeper.
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I wrote about the significant technical problems with the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component that ED wants to IPEDS. A couple quick points from the piece: 🧵
bit.ly/4mQRfX0
bit.ly/4mQRfX0
Will ACTS Survey Deliver Trustworthy Data for Higher Ed?
The ACTS survey could undermine college admissions transparency with flawed data collection methods and unrealistic deadlines for institutions.
bit.ly
August 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I wrote about the significant technical problems with the Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) survey component that ED wants to IPEDS. A couple quick points from the piece: 🧵
bit.ly/4mQRfX0
bit.ly/4mQRfX0
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Anyone know of good estimates of the effect of BBB on college enrollment? Ideally by state? Thanks!
August 19, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Anyone know of good estimates of the effect of BBB on college enrollment? Ideally by state? Thanks!
Reading the Project 2025 doc for the first time. I know irony is dead, but in the education section writing "Stopping executive overreach. Congress should set policy—not Presidents through pen-and-phone executive orders, and not agencies through regulations and guidance." is...
August 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reading the Project 2025 doc for the first time. I know irony is dead, but in the education section writing "Stopping executive overreach. Congress should set policy—not Presidents through pen-and-phone executive orders, and not agencies through regulations and guidance." is...
REQUEST: I will be on a CU panel about the feds and higher education - where are we going, etc. I have not followed the day to day "policy" re: feds. If you have anything that you've read that you think is good - incl. things that are not policy per se but about our context - plz share!
August 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
REQUEST: I will be on a CU panel about the feds and higher education - where are we going, etc. I have not followed the day to day "policy" re: feds. If you have anything that you've read that you think is good - incl. things that are not policy per se but about our context - plz share!
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For 6 months, I’ve followed ELLIS, a Bronx HS for newcomers, to understand what it means to educate immigrant students in Trump’s second term.
Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive.
www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive.
www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
‘They’ve given her a lot of hope’: A NYC school fights to educate an undocumented teen under Trump
For Bridget and Marta, ELLIS Prep often felt like the only public institution with its arms open in a city and country that seemed not to want them.
www.chalkbeat.org
August 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For 6 months, I’ve followed ELLIS, a Bronx HS for newcomers, to understand what it means to educate immigrant students in Trump’s second term.
Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive.
www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
Proud to share the 1st of 2 stories about ELLIS, Bridget, an undocumented teen, & the fight to keep her education alive.
www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025...
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“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study
Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”
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Look at how Trump's tariffs are affecting retail prices.
August 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Look at how Trump's tariffs are affecting retail prices.
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It’s time to purchase tickets for our two LA shows coming up Friday and Saturday. PRR is tiny, the Smell is big.
www.thesmell.org/eventtickets...
dice.fm/event/eoq99o...
www.thesmell.org/eventtickets...
dice.fm/event/eoq99o...
August 5, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It’s time to purchase tickets for our two LA shows coming up Friday and Saturday. PRR is tiny, the Smell is big.
www.thesmell.org/eventtickets...
dice.fm/event/eoq99o...
www.thesmell.org/eventtickets...
dice.fm/event/eoq99o...
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Kellan is very excited to start reading @drkevinrmcclure.com’s The Caring University
July 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Kellan is very excited to start reading @drkevinrmcclure.com’s The Caring University
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ICE attorney Adam Boyd resigns in protest, calling krasnov’s mass deportation policies “morally indefensible.”
Boyd says ICE is targeting families, asylum seekers, & longtime residents & not just criminals.
MORE OF THIS.
Boyd says ICE is targeting families, asylum seekers, & longtime residents & not just criminals.
MORE OF THIS.
ICE employee quits: "Had to make a moral decision"
Adam Boyd, a 33-year-old attorney, quit the legal department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month, The Atlantic reported.
www.newsweek.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
ICE attorney Adam Boyd resigns in protest, calling krasnov’s mass deportation policies “morally indefensible.”
Boyd says ICE is targeting families, asylum seekers, & longtime residents & not just criminals.
MORE OF THIS.
Boyd says ICE is targeting families, asylum seekers, & longtime residents & not just criminals.
MORE OF THIS.
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She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life. 19thnews.org/2025/07/ice-... via @19thnews.org
She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life.
Nory Sontay Ramos thought her immigration check-in was routine. Five days later, she and her mother were swiftly deported to Guatemala — a country she barely remembers.
19thnews.org
July 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
She was a rising senior on the honor roll. ICE just upended her life. 19thnews.org/2025/07/ice-... via @19thnews.org
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Here’s one effort along these lines: theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
Disappeared In America
A mother and her three children were seized by ICE in a pre-dawn raid near Trump’s border czar Tom Homan’s home, despite deep roots in their community. After ten days in a Texas detention center and a...
theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com
July 8, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Here’s one effort along these lines: theimmigrationhub.shorthandstories.com/disappeared-...
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Our band has 132 followers on Bluesky. Spin magazine just reviewed our band's new record. This is a new low for Spin magazine.
The Mae Shi Are Dead. Long Live HLLLYH
Rambunctious rockers the Mae Shi haven’t released a record since 2007’s HLLLYH, the California art punk collective’s most linear and acclaimed album. Foll
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July 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Our band has 132 followers on Bluesky. Spin magazine just reviewed our band's new record. This is a new low for Spin magazine.