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Brian J. Reiser (he/him)

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Professor of Learning Sciences, Northwestern University. Advocate for empowering learners to investigate their world.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Every #climate scientist today to every elected official: Dammit it, we told you so for decades and you ignored us. You reap what you sow, and you sowed carbon dioxide. This is what we're reaping today.
Dangerous levels of air quality throughout the north and eastern United States from Canadian wildfires, as shown on the Purple Air map.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 15/07/2026
Life expectancy in Chicago can fluctuate by two decades, largely based on how close to polluting facilities you live. A proposed Illinois law would require the state to consider the health of overburdened communities before approving new polluting projects.
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Opinion: Your ZIP code shouldn't determine how long you live
Depending on your neighborhood, life expectancy in Chicago swings by two decades.
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Jan Kirsch, M.D., M.P.H. @drjanicekirsch.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A new OMB rule would allow the executive branch to cut scientific research funds on behalf of corporate interests and against marginalized people. Please submit public comments before the deadline on Monday July 13. This link gives excellent instructions: www.faseb.org/science-poli...
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Defend Research
We advance health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences through collaborative advocacy and service to our societies and their members.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
Here's the article. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
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Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are the personal views of the authors (S.E. Kahn, C.A.M. Anderson, J.B. Buse, and E. Selvin) and do not represent
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 06/06/2026
The criticism of Trump, Kennedy, and Bhattacharya that was so subversive that the ADA had to eject the Editor-in-Chief of their flagship journal from their annual meeting for sharing it? Prior today it had fewer than 1000 views. Do your thing.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean monitoring network 900+ sensors tracking climate currents, fishery health, ocean carbon absorption, and coastal flooding along the East Coast. Ships go out in June to start pulling it up. Congress funded it twice after Trump
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Sam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
AAUP members, call them and ask that they defend their members from this attack, by litigating. www.aaup.org/staff academicfreedom@aaup.org (202) 737-5900
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Contact information and staff directory.
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 27/02/2026
The EPA was created to protect Americans from polluters, but it's undermining its own ability to protect people from climate pollution, abandoning its core mission. Alongside our partners, we’re suing the EPA for this unscientific, illegal, and irresponsible move.
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E.P.A. Faces First Lawsuit Over Its Killing of Major Climate Rule
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ACLU @aclu.org · 18/02/2026
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide. This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 05/02/2026
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr. (1/2 🧵)
Top of the photo in white text reads: "BREAKING OVER 680 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEMBERS, INCLUDING 10 NOBEL PRIZE LAUREATES, ENDORSE IMPEACHING RFK JR." Below that in black text is a statement reading: "We, the undersigned Members of the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering, writing in our private capacities, endorse the Articles of Impeachment introduced in the House of Representatives on Dec 10, 2025 by Representative Haley Stevens." Below that is the red "STAND UP FOR SCIENCE " logo. Below that is a link in white text reading: "standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr".
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Education Week @edweek.org · 04/02/2026
Educators Sue Over ICE Activity on School Grounds and Nearby: The challenge targets the Trump administration's revocation of a policy that limited immigration enforcement at schools.
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Educators Sue Over ICE Activity on School Grounds and Nearby
The challenge targets the Trump administration's revocation of a policy that limited immigration enforcement at schools.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Thank you, Patagonia! Sign: www.patagonia.com/actionworks/...
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Boundary Waters - Patagonia Action Works
Congress is about to force a vote that will pave the way for copper mining in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a 1.1-million-acre public area with federally protected forests and fre...
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Wow! Yay! The Senate just rejected Trump’s proposed science cuts, voting 82–15 to boost funding for NOAA, NASA, and the NSF. The bill already passed the House 397–28. Strong bipartisan support for science still exists.
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US Senate passes bill to boost federal science spending after White House sought major cuts
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve billions of dollars in funding for federal science agencies, rejecting deep cuts proposed by President Donald Trump in space and other areas.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 30/11/2025
World AIDS Day is tomorrow. US government doesn’t want us to champion it - we can anyway. Honor lives stolen. Fight like hell for everyone living with HIV. Do everything we can to prevent new infections. Show up. Speak up. At the very least: 🔴 wear a red ribbon tomorrow to work 🔴
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Home - World AIDS Day
Get Involved There are loads of ways to get involved: in school, college or university, in your workplace or in any other setting.In your school Never too young to raise awareness (and money) to help ...
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Whitney Zahnd @whitneyzahnd.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Statement from @health.nationalacademies.org "...based on our body of work on this topic and the overwhelming scientific consensus, we support the statement that vaccines do not cause autism." www.nationalacademies.org/news/stateme...
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National Academies - Statement on CDC’s Updated Vaccine Guidance
National Academies respond to CDC’s updated vaccine guidance, offering scientific context and clarity on vaccine safety.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 27/10/2025
Help slow down ICE’s terror. Talk to local businesses about putting up signage to protect employees from ICE raids and show solidarity with immigrant communities: act.indivisible.org/signup/signs...
(over an image of the Statue of Liberty) WE STAND WITH IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
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Leah @leah.myatproto.social · 18/10/2025
#ScienceSky 🧪
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AAUP @aaup.org · 17/10/2025
Four down. Five to go. Let’s go. Join our National Teach-In on Trump’s Loyalty Oaths. Register Here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #DefendHigherEd
A take on Benjamin Franklin’s Join, or Die political cartoon originally published by The Pennsylvania Gazette on May 9, 1754. Franklin’s cartoon was based on a superstition that if a snake was cut in pieces and the pieces were put together before sunset, the snake would return to life. The original cartoon is a woodcut showing a snake cut into eighths, with each segment labeled with the initials of one of the American colonies. This version replaces the colonies with universities targeted by the Trump administration for a ‘loyalty oath’ compact to ensure federal funding. The schools are M.I.T., Penn, Brown, UVA, Dartmouth, USC, Vanderbilt, University of Arizona, and the University of Texas. So far, M.I.T, Brown, Penn, and USC have all rejected the offer.
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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
4 universities have now said no—to Trump’s Faustian bargain- Penn, USC, Brown, and MIT. Standing up- by AAUP and AFT, our members, our students & our communities- is working. www.cnn.com/2025/10/16/u...
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4 universities decline White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in exchange for demands. Here’s what we know | CNN
The battle for academic freedom and institutional sovereignty in higher education continues to play out as another university has rejected a White House offer for expanded access to federal funding in...
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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2025
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere. Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself. Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 28/08/2025
It’s outrageous that Sec. Kennedy is trying to fire the CDC Director — after only a few weeks on the job — for her commitment to public health & vaccines. The Sen. HELP Committee must hold a hearing with Kennedy & the CDC Director as soon as possible. Vaccines save lives. Period.
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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 12/08/2025
Please sign and share our petition to remove RFK Jr. www.change.org/p/rfk-jr-mus... abcnews.go.com/Health/trump...
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Trump previously called mRNA vaccines a 'medical miracle.' Now, RFK Jr. cut $500M in funding
The top public health officials during Trump's first term praised mRNA vaccines. In the second term, officials seem to be retreating from them.
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Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Y’all really loved this post! I wanted to wax poetic for a minute about Lysenkoism. I’m adding the rest of the thread below and then I’ll ~explain~
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Brian J. Reiser (he/him) @reiserbrianj.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Good news about this weather data, for now. But why is this even a question whether to continue this important work?!?
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Just released. My Nature piece: "Never before has the USA seen such an anti-intellectual, anti-science assault... History tells us that there are times when the dangers of inaction become sufficiently threatening to individuals or the planet that scientists... rdcu.be/eo3Hb
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More US scientists must speak out
Nature Human Behaviour - The Trump administration has launched an extraordinary and dangerous attack on US science. Climate and water scientist Peter Gleick calls on scientists who are able and...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 27/05/2025
When Americans raised concerns about RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine views, he said he was "not gonna take away vaccines from anybody." But now he's taking them away from millions of mommas and babies. Vaccine recommendations should be based on science, not RFK Jr.'s political agenda.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 11/05/2025
NSF is undergoing a massive shake-up: over 80 senior staff cut, remote work banned, the equity-in-STEM division eliminated, and hundreds of research grants scrapped. This isn’t budget efficiency—it’s a direct attack on U.S. science, education, and equity. www.eenews.net/articles/nsf...
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NSF initiates more layoffs amid major agency shake-up
The agency will also reassign all remote employees to in-person work at its Alexandria, Virginia, headquarters.
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Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
The National Science Foundation marks its 75th anniversary this week. Rather than celebrate, it's time to save it. www.savensf.com/nsf-at-75-to...
NSF at 75 years, image of planetary shapes and starlight
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 07/05/2025
The Trump administration has dismissed the scientists behind the U.S. climate report. Now scientific societies are stepping in to finish the job—because the climate crisis doesn’t pause for politics. Science will not be silenced. apnews.com/article/clim... #ClimateScience #StandUpForScience
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Scientific societies say they'll step up after Trump puts key climate report in doubt
Two major scientific societies say they will try to fill the void from the Trump administration’s dismissal of scientists writing a cornerstone federal report on what climate change is doing to the Un...
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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
You can do your own research, just go to med school first. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 29/04/2025
My statement on the Antisemitism Awareness Act ahead of tomorrow's Senate markup:
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 29/04/2025
🚨SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE: TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS 🚨 In his first 100 days, Trump has declared war on science—slashing budgets, censoring facts, and meddling in research. From climate to cancer care, real lives are at risk. Here’s a thread on Trump’s assault on science so far—and why it matters: (🧵)
A protest graphic titled “TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS” with bold red blocks reading “SCIENCE UNDER SIEGE.” Black paint drips from the top, and a grayscale crowd of protestors hold signs like “Save Science,” “Keep Your Hands Off Our Pipettes,” and “No Science, No Future.” A U.S. flag waves on the right.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 28/04/2025
Here is a link to the full @60minutes.bsky.social segment! 👀 a nice surprise at 5:25 AND one of our very own, Kristin Weinstein makes an appearance at 9 mins. #StandUpforScience #scienceforall #saveourscience www.cbsnews.com/news/scienti...
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Scientists fear Trump administration cuts to NIH could impact the health of Americans for generations
Former National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who abruptly left his NIH research lab in February, fears aggressive downsizing could impact Americans' health.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 26/04/2025
We need the best educated workforce in the world. We need the best teachers in the world. We need to pay our teachers fairly for the important work they do. No teacher in America should begin at less than $60,000 a year.
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Ilana Horn @ilanahorn.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
#EduSky #AcademicSky
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 22/03/2025
WHY DO YOU STAND UP FOR SCIENCE? ☀️ Tell us how science has impacted your life. We’ll share stories with your representatives, from local reps to Capitol Hill—and on our website, so you can use them to advocate too. ➡ forms.gle/fHekXH8vAmRu...
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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · 12/03/2025
The cuts to the Department of Education are cruel and illegal. This department provides vital services and funding to schools of all levels in all 50 states that are now in jeopardy.
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School of Education and Social Policy @sesp-nu.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Early exposure to civic education is essential to a functioning society, but it’s often taught too late in life or not at all, says SESP learning scientist Matt Easterday. #Civics #CivicSaturday #CivicEngagement #PBNorthwestern 👉 More: sesp.northwestern.edu/news-events/...
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Without NIH funding for research, "your mother's cancer will wait for a cure. Your child's genetic disorder will wait for a breakthrough. The research that could save lives may be delayed or never come." ~Melissa Byrn, UChicago @standupforscience.bsky.social #StandUpForScience2025
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National Center for Science Education @ncse.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Our Safeguarding Sound Science podcast, debuting March 12, explores the science of #CimateChange and the efforts to sow confusion and doubt its human causes. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s... #standupforscience2025
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Safeguarding Sound Science
Earth Sciences Podcast · 1 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Rain, snow, we'll stand in whatever weather it takes to make sure research has a future in America. ~US Sen Dick Durbin (IL) Thank you, Senator @durbin.senate.gov, we're counting on you to use all your power to fight for funding for science & the future it promises. @standupforscience.bsky.social
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MySingularPerspective @mangaboon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Despite snow throughout, Chicago's Stand Up for Science rally drew hundreds of enthusiastic protesters. The data is conclusive: Trump's antiscience agenda is harming America.
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Brian J. Reiser (he/him) @reiserbrianj.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Despite cold rain and snow in Chicago - large energetic turnout for Stand Up For Science. Protesting research cuts, silencing of research & educ on climate change & resilience, firings at sci agencies, & cuts to education funding @standupforscience.bsky.social @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social
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Danny Edelson @dcedelson.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/03/2025
On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone. Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
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Philip Bell @philipbell.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
Why public funding of education matters… "A new attempt to measure corporate influence in Canada's public schools has found there are more than 50 oil and gas companies and their industry groups involved in shaping the way students learn about #ClimateChange." www.coastreporter.net/human-resour...
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Nearly 40 fossil fuel companies shaping Canadian K-12 curriculums, report finds
Report found more than 50 oil and gas companies and industry groups influenced 34 educational institutions across Canada, who, in turn, provided education to K-12 students
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AAUP @aaup.org · 27/02/2025
“Colleges must refuse to obey these illicit commands; sue to protect their rights & the rights of their students faculty, & staff against an oppressive government.” Must Read from John K. Wilson in @insidehighered.com #Academicsky www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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A St. Valentine's Day massacre of academic freedom (opinion)
The Feb. 14 Dear Colleague letter was one of the worst attacks on academic freedom by the government in American history, John K. Wilson writes.
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Brian J. Reiser (he/him) @reiserbrianj.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
2025 Sandra K. Abell Inst. funded by @narst.bsky.social at Northwestern School of Educ & Social Policy @sesp-nu.bsky.social - Mentorship from scholars in Sci Ed & Learning Sciences, critical friends groups, & writing workshops. Aps from PhD Sci Ed candidates & mentors due 2/28/25 bit.ly/skaids2025
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Brian J. Reiser (he/him) @reiserbrianj.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Data are essential to evidence based policy making and NCES has played a critical role in decades of critical data gathering and analysis.
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