π Congressβs big reconciliation bill puts vital programs like Medicaid and SNAP at risk, threatening the well-being of millions across the U.S.
@NewAmerica.orgβs Family Economic Security and Well-Being programs consider the far-reaching consequences.
π go.newamerica.org/family-feder...
Much more excited about his free childcare policies, but like you said it canβt hurt!
Congrats! @katestepleton.bsky.social , @hwippick.bsky.social , Elina Morrison, Michele Abbot, Kia Heryadi, Allie Burns, and Sofia Torres on a completing this important work.
Before I came to Roosevelt I worked at MEF Associates on contracts including this one for The Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families assessing the feasibility of a state child allowance. My colleagues have now released the final report!
mefassociates.com/project/wash...
Mathematica 65,991 followers 1d β’ β’ β’ β’ To our clients, partners, and peers: We want to let you know that we are reducing our workforce to align with the needs of our clients and ensure the continued, exceptional support we've offered for decades to the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. The staff we are letting go are skilled, experienced, and passionate about their work. Any organization would be fortunate to have them. Please don't hesitate to reach out if we can be of assistance.
Dan Gaylin β’ 2nd President and CEO, NORC 10h β’ λ + Follow Like many of our peer organizations, this week NORC had to reduce our staff to ensure we are operating effectively and have the right mix of skills to align with client needs. The people departing NORC are highly talented and capable professionals, and they have made important contributions to our mission of delivering trustworthy and reliable data and analysis to inform society's most important decisions. They will be valuable employees and colleagues wherever their careers take them next. To each of you who are leaving, and on behalf of everyone at NORC, I offer our deepest thanks and appreciation for your dedicated service and the lasting impact you've made on our organization.
marc MDRC 15,135 followers 9h β’ 0 To our collaborators: Like many of our peer organizations, MDRC has had to reduce our staff in recent days, letting go of many talented and highly skilled professionals. Each of these colleagues would be an asset to another organization, and we encourage you to consider them for any career opportunities you may have. MDRC remains committed to our mission of learning what works to improve policy, practice, and people's well-being.
// Westat Westat 35,042 followers 22h β’ In light of recent industry changes, Westat is making strategic reductions to our workforce to better align with our clients' needs. The talented professionals who are leaving Westat have made significant contributions to our mission and embody our values of uncompromising excellence, client commitment, and innovation. They are current and future leaders in their fields and will undoubtedly be an asset to any organization they join. We remain committed to our mission to improve lives by delivering exceptional data-driven research and technical assistance, fostering insights and solutions to advance health, education, and social and economic opportunity.
Heartbreaking to see announcements of major layoffs at most research organizations that have played a vital role in supporting federal statistics for education and developing high-quality evidence about what policies/practices actually work.
Below are just a few examples from my LinkedIn feed.
Anthony Douglas, 67, and Franklyn Dominguez, 35, were pronounced dead after they were found unresponsive in their respective cells at the Ossining prison. The deaths happened as corrections officers continued a wildcat strike at more than two dozen prisons across the state
this Adrienne Rich poem from the @yalereview.bsky.social archives sucker punched me this am
list of banned keywords
π¨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
Tweet from Jason Hickel on Jan 6 2022 saying: "The climate crisis reveals that our civilization has never really been organized around science, contrary to the usual Enlightened narrative. It is organized around capital. Science is embraced when it serves the interests of capital, and is often ignored when it does not."
found this @jasonhickel.bsky.social screenshot on FB
