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Dr. Nadine Gaab

@gaablab.bsky.social
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www.gaablab.com Professor @Harvard @hgse: 🧠 #brain #dyslexia #LearningDifferences #LearningDisabilities #reading #literacy #screening, #neuroscience #neuroimaging #cogdev #neuroscience #psychology #education #edtech #EduSky. Mom of 3! Posts are my own

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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 14h
October is #Dyslexia Awareness Month! This month, we’re dedicated to busting 31 myths about #dyslexia through daily posts designed to educate, advocate, and increase understanding in the community! Follow along on our social platforms! You can also find all myth-busting posts at www.gaablab.com.
Happy Dyslexia Awareness Month from the GaabLab! Dyslexia definition: “Dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography. These difficulties occur along a continuum of severity and persist even with instruction that is effective for the individual’s peers. The causes of dyslexia are complex and involve combinations of genetic, neurobiological, and environmental influences that interact throughout development. Underlying difficulties with phonological and morphological processing are common but not universal, and early oral language weaknesses often foreshadow literacy challenges. Secondary consequences include reading comprehension problems and reduced reading and writing experience that can impede growth in language, knowledge, written expression, and overall academic achievement. Psychological well-being and employment opportunities also may be affected. Although identification and targeted instruction are important at any age, language and literacy support before and during the early years of education is particularly effective.” How much do you know about dyslexia?  Test your dyslexia awareness with daily TRUE or FALSE questions for the month of October! 
True or False? You can only see signs of dyslexia after 2-3 years of formal reading instruction? False! It is a myth that you can only see signs of dyslexia after 2-3 years of formal reading instruction. What we know. Many longitudinal studies show that dyslexia risk can be identified before reading begins., This supports the need for targeted individualized early intervention as early as before teh first day of formal reading instruction. Check out www.gaablab.com
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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Help spread the word about the fully funded 4-yr PhD places available at the Max Planck School of Cognition. Pursue a passion for research & advance the understanding of cognition, mentored by a network of world renowned scientists. @maxplanck.de @mps-cognition.bsky.social More info & how to apply:
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Application
Application; application procedure; FAQs; handbook
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Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) @bcbl.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
[2/2] 🗣️ We will have with us @drmluciano.bsky.social, from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social; @gaablab.bsky.social, from Harvard; @standehaene.bsky.social, from @college-de-france.fr; and @jyeatman.bsky.social, from Stanford. 📍 #Donostia 📆 October 7 and 9. +info👇 www.bcbl.eu/events/iword...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Reading Brain from Womb to Classroom: Typical and Atypical Development and Implications for a Preventative Education Model - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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The Reading Brain from Womb to Classroom: Typical and Atypical Development and Implications for a Preventative Education Model
Learning to read is a process and milestone with far-reaching implications for education, vocation, and health. Most models and empirical studies of reading development, however, focus on school entry...
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Hope Sparks @hope-sparks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
To any doctoral students out there in #DevLangDis or #dyslexia or related areas, Boys Town National Research Hospital has an open cycle postdoctoral T32 grant. Check it out! www.boystownresearch.org/careers-and-...
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Postdoctoral Training | Boys Town Research
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Dr. Jessie Stern @jessastern.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Please share widely: We're hiring!📣 The Departments of Psychological Science and Neuroscience at @pomonacollege.bsky.social are seeking candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Psychological Science and Neuroscience. academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32248
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Pomona College, Psychology
Job #AJO32248, Assistant Professor of Psychological Science & Neuroscience, Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, California, US
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Yarrow Dunham @yarrowdunham.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yale is hiring in developmental psychology (open rank )! We're especially interested in complementing and broadening our area, including via somewhat less traditionally central such as cross-cultural and comparative approaches. Feel free to reach out with questions!
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I saw this shirt today while shopping with my teenagers. If we’re going to say “reading is hot,” I’d love for it to signal more than a catchy slogan: early identification, evidence-based literacy practices, treating reading as an equity issue. #ReadingIsHot
a stack of t-shirts with the print "Reading is hot"
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Matthew Robison @matthewrobison.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The Department of Psychology at Notre Dame is hiring! We have two TT Asst Prof ads out, one in cognitive psychology and another in developmental psychology. Come be my colleague in South Bend!
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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Massachusetts is a leader in public education -- but not for students with disabilities
Those navigating the state’s special education complaint process often describe experiences marked by lengthy delays, procedural obstacles, limited remedies, and a growing perception that the system i...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Massachusetts Legislature Passes Bill Strengthening Early #Literacy Instruction malegislature.gov/PressRoom/De...
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Legislature Passes Bill Strengthening Early Literacy Instruction
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: black;">The Massachusetts Legislature today passed landmark literacy l...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Hello NYC!
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Kid 2 went to SixFlags on a field trip and won a small stuffed animal.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Kid3 (11); son of 2 scientists: "Mama, the MCAS we are taking soon will test all the #science we learned in elementary school". Me: "Oh" Kid3: "I think we have a problem. The only things I remember are the tadpole stages and Artemis." Defintely raising a future Nobel Prize winner in this house.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Wherever you are, whatever you celebrate…I hope this puts a smile on your face! From my family to yours! Reflecting on what is really important in life!
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Sam Gershman @gershbrain.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Among the frustrating aspects of the funding situation in the U.S. is that the strategic response is to apply for more grants, with the result that the equilibrium success rate is pushed lower (up to a point). Scientists get less while spending more time writing grants rather than doing science.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
There are a number of persistent myths about #dyslexia floating around out there.It came to our attention that this week, some of those myths have been given a big megaphone & reached a wide audience. So, we’d like to gently (and a bit nerdily) set the record straight www.gaablab.com/dyslexia-myths
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I’m very much looking forward to speak at the 5th #iWORDD conference this October! Please join us! Info below!
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bergelsonlab @bergelsonlab.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Great, remote classes and cancelled daycare and school, the worst of all possible worlds for working academic parents
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Im am very thrilled to share a new preprint I wrote with @teddyturesky.bsky.social: “The #Reading Brain from Womb to Classroom: Typical and Atypical Development and Implications for a Preventative Education Model” We’d love your feedback and perspective. You can find it here: lnkd.in/e57CEUAW
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Kim Weeden @weedenkim.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Good news: after 390 years of manels, single-gender events are officially forbidden at Harvard. Oh. Never mind. Single-gender events are fine as long as all participants are men and occur "accidentally".
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Mara Breen @mbreen.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
My dept - Psychology & Education at Mount Holyoke College - is searching for a 1-yr visitor in developmental psych. 3/2 teaching load with research support mtholyoke.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job...
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology
Job no: R-0000003072 Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology Work Type: Faculty Full time In-Person Start Date: 07/01/2026 Job Description: The Department of Psychology and Educatio...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Mass. Senate unanimously approves long-awaited overhaul of state’s #reading curriculums www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/29/m...
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Mass. Senate unanimously approves long-awaited overhaul of state’s reading curriculums - The Boston Globe
Once reconciled and signed by Governor Healey, the legislation will mark a major increase in state oversight of local school districts.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
I enjoyed participating in the Literacy Summit during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT! Thanks for having me in this important space! I learned a lot from the speakers! [Also, I had a blast exploring Sundance & may have spotted a few celebrities 🙂] #dyslexia #reading #LearningDisabilities
Ben Scherz and Nadine Gaab in front of backdrop with several logos uncluding "HILL for literacy", "Heretic Films", "monumental Media", "rasa", "Full Armor" Nadine Gaab in front and busy scene in the background with people preparing for the event and livestream
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Excited for the 1/23 Literacy Summit during the #Sundance film festival in Park City, hosted by HILL for Literacy. We’ll explore #literacy as a public health imperative— #dyslexia, student-centered storytelling, documentaries as a reform catalyst & the transformation of learning science with AI.
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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
A reminder as Congress finalizes NIH appropriations: the bill must limit multiyear funding (MYF), Vought's way of cutting the NIH budget without cutting the budget. MYF will devastate the research workforce. @safa-science.bsky.social wrote this in July. Still relevant: substack.com/@scienceandf...
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A Quiet Policy Shift That Could Devastate American Science
Why NIH’s sudden move to multi-year grant funding should alarm every principal investigator and university
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I'm honored to be named the Pascucci Professor in Learning Differences @harvardeducation.bsky.social . Grateful to follow the late Tom Hehir, whose visionary advocacy for disability rights transformed the field. Im deeply committed to carrying his mission forward www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...
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Nadine Gaab Awarded Named Chair
Renowned expert in the neurobiology of learning differences assumed the role on January 1
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Check out this article featuring our work via BBC Science Focus. Thank you, Nate Scharping, for a thoughtful piece on #dyslexia and its causes: "Why we keep getting the cause of dyslexia wrong." www.sciencefocus.com/wellbeing/wh...
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Why we keep getting the cause of dyslexia wrong | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Genetics, audio processing and environment can all impact how our brains connect sounds to the symbols we use to read
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Marco Palombi @ocrampal.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
When we try to formalize a neuron computationally, we don't translate biology into code—we perform a violent collapse. www.ocrampal.com/what-a-neuro... #philosophy #science #psychology #AI #intelligence #physics #biology #philmind #philsci #philsky #philpsy #neurosky #neuroskyence
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What a Neuron Teaches Us About Computation's Limits
When we try to formalize a neuron computationally, we don't translate biology into code—we perform a violent collapse. We lock causation into fixed arrows when biology lives in causal ambiguity. We sy...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Massachusetts schools rank first, but for how much longer? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/m...
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Massachusetts is the most highly-educated state. But its perch atop the education hierarchy is in jeopardy. - The Boston Globe
Massachusetts students still lead the country in test scores, but their advantage has been shrinking.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Will NIH’s new director reform his agency—or destroy it?
Jay Bhattacharya is struggling to make the case he’s in charge and has the agency’s best interests at heart
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Check out this piece in @newyorker.com “#Dyslexia and the #Reading Wars,” by David Owen. I had the pleasure of meeting David this summer at the GaabLab and chatting with him about dyslexia, the brain, and the critical importance of early identification. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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Dyslexia and the Reading Wars
Proven methods for teaching the readers who struggle most have been known for decades. Why do we often fail to use them?
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
New article in The Lancet on the NIH situation over the past year and into the future. www.thelancet.com/action/showP... 1/3
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Grants under threat at the US National Institutes of Health
Changes to how research grants are assessed and awarded are undermining the world's largest public funder of biomedical research. Washington Correspondent Susan Jaffe reports.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/n...
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Eric Adams Pledged to Help Dyslexic Students. Many Say He Fell Short.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Kid 3 made pancakes this morning!
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Juan Moreno-Cruz @jmorenocruz.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
It's happening! Canada launched two programs to recruit international researchers. Canada Impact+ Research Chairs (1 million/yr for 8 yrs +) Canada Impact+ Emerging Leaders. I will do my best to facilitate the process for those interested. Hit me up. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers - Canada.ca
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I feel so fortunate to have such an extraordinary group of women junior‑faculty friends @harvardeducation.bsky.social They are brilliant scholars & fierce, unwavering supporters throughout the challenges of tenure‑track life: Thank you @ebonawitz.bsky.social, Gabi Oliveira & @danacmccoy.bsky.social
Candle with lable that states" smells like you'are officially tenured" (Scented Candle)
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
This is what Thanksgiving soccer in Massachusetts looks like! There is even a dust of snow on the ground ⚽️❄️🦃🥶
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A federal law funding special education survived 50 years under Republicans and Democrats. But can it survive...? www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...
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A federal law funding special education survived 50 years under Republicans and Democrats. But can it survive Trump? - The Boston Globe
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act sends billions of dollars a year to states to fund special ed services.
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turrigiano.bsky.social @turrigiano.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Re-upping this - Neuropeeps! We have a TT Job in my wonderful department at Brandeis! First consideration to applications received by Dec 15 (but why wait?) www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Assistant Professor in Biology and Neuroscience Program - Waltham, Massachusetts (US) job with Brandeis University | 12848464
The Department of Biology and the Program in Neuroscience at Brandeis University invite applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor positio...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
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As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I am honored to be promoted to Professor of Education with tenure at the Harvard Graduate School of Education @harvardeducation.bsky.social !!! Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey. ❤️ www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...
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Gaab Named Professor of Education
Nadine Gaab, a leading researcher of atypical learning trajectories in language and literacy, joined the Ed School in 2020
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
As 2025 slowly ends, it is time to reflect on the ups & downs. This has probably been the hardest year ever as the principal investigator of the Gaablab, due to funding disruptions and the many uncertainties. That said, this GaabLab team is incredible. They give me a reason to advocate and fight 1/2
The picture shows 10 GaabLab members in a bowling alley.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
An incredible disability activist and human being leaving us too early. Thank you for your dedication, hard work, and advocacy. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/u...
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Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51 | CNN
Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: ‘The science world is ending’ www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Top researchers consider leaving U.S. amid funding cuts: 'The science world is ending'
A poll from the journal Nature found that 75% of researchers in the U.S. are considering leaving the country. That includes a man who’s been dubbed the "Mozart of Math." Stephanie Sy examines what’s b...
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Drive safely tonight and please be kind 👇!!!!
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Mass. House passes reading bill years in the making, rebuffing powerful teachers union www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/29/m...
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Mass. House passes reading bill years in the making, rebuffing powerful teachers union - The Boston Globe
The bill’s passage marks a rare setback for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, although the legislation still needs Senate approval.
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
The Gaablab celebrated #Halloween today at the Harvard Graduate School of Education! Thank you to this AMAZING Team for all their hard work, dedication, and most importantly, for all the fun!!!
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Tokyo 2025
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Dr. Nadine Gaab @gaablab.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Ready for my talk at Hiroshima University today!
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