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Adam Gamoran

@agamoran.bsky.social

President of the William T. Grant Foundation and emeritus professor at UW-Madison

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Elizabeth Lanphier@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 4w ago

107,555 comments received as of midnight last night! Three days to go to comment on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposal to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance that would impact ALL federal funding of any kind. Public comments due by 11:59pm EDT on July 13th.

Elizabeth Lanphier@ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 4w ago

As of almost 24 hours ago, over 98,000 public comments have been submitted in response to the OMB Proposed Rule that would upend the allocation of over a trillion dollars of annual federal funding. I just added mine. Since they are public, might as well post them here!

Dear Mr. Vought: I am writing as a scholar working within the humanities and academic medicine, and as a concerned citizen, community member, and parent, to provide comment on Proposed Rule: Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034; FR Doc. 2026-10817). The proposed rule would usher in sweeping changes to the allocation of over a trillion dollars in federal grants. This would impact not only our academic research enterprises, but also essential shared goods that are important to the well-being of all Americans, like our public schools, public roads, and public assistance programs for basic needs like food and housing. I am the parent of a child in a Title I public school. I am concerned about the impact of the proposed rule changes on my child’s school, and that of many other children across the country whose families rely on schools to provide trusted education, safety, and meals to our children daily. Proposed rules in Section § 200.300 that would prohibit activities the administration deems related to “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” undermines the very idea of Title I funding. As defined by existing policy, Title I is designed specifically so that all children have an “opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education, and to close educational achievement gaps.” Equity is central to the role and function of Title I, as a matter of fairness and equal opportunity. If Title I funds are compromised, this would be a major loss to public schools in Ohio, where I reside, and where most children attend public school. Yet in Ohio the state budget will cover less than a third of public-school costs, already pushing a huge burden onto property owners to finance public education. Eroding Title I would only put further pressure on Ohio’s working middle-class property owners to fund public education, a public good that is owed to and expected of all children in the United States.
Sandy Darity@sandydarity.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My Juneteenth interview with Alice Jackson-Jolley at @Forbes on the magnitude of, origins of, and policies to eliminate the racial wealth gap in the United States: www.forbes.com/sites/ali-ja...

This Juneteenth, Economist William Darity Says True Freedom Has A Price Tag: $16 Trillion

For decades, William Darity has done the math that most policymakers won't touch. In this conversation, he breaks down the racial wealth gap household by household, makes the case for why neither entr...

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Stand Up for Science!@standupforscience.net · 2mo ago

Russell Vought’s grant proposal would give political appointees unprecedented influence over our federal research funding, threatening the independence of American science. That’s why we’re fighting back. Visit the link in our bio to take action, or go here: Article: zurl.co/AyP3y

I’ve spent 40 years in research. I have never seen a threat to science like the new grantmaking rule

The federal government is now proposing to fundamentally rewire scientific research review for no good reason.

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Steven Durlauf@durlauf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delighted that this wonderful conversation with Michelle Jackson @mivich.bsky.social has now posted. Much of the conversation involves two fascinating books she has written: The Division of Rationalized Labor and Manifesto for A Dream: Inequality, Constraint, and Radical Reform.

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility@ucstonecenter.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@mivich.bsky.social argues that inequality is too large a problem to be solved through incremental changes alone. In her episode of The Inequality Podcast, she applies that same structural lens to the changing nature of work, examining why job responsibilities keep expanding. Listen: bit.ly/4vtapq9

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 2mo ago

This is bad. Bad for researchers. Bad for science. Bad for universities. Bad for professional associations. For example: 1. Every award would be vetted by political appointees, who could overrule peer reviewers and deny the award if it doesn't advance the president's priorities. 1/🧵

elizabethginexi.bsky.social@elizabethginexi.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Summary of Key Changes in OMB’s Proposed Federal Financial Assistance Rule. Russell Vought is going destroy American Science. elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

Emily Penner@emilykpenner.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Interested in some highlights from our latest paper about the effects of Ethnic Studies while it scales district-wide? Our friends at EdWorkingPapers have you covered. edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...

Cultural Relevance at Scale: The Effects of an Ethnic Studies Expansion on Academic Outcomes

Ethnic Studies (ES) has emerged as a promising approach to address this challenge. By centering the histories, cultures, and lived experiences of communities of color, ES is designed to make learning ...

edworkingpapers.com

Alondra Nelson@alondra.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🧵 Trump administration AI policy is widely described as deregulatory. This description is misleading. What's happening is not the absence of governance but its rearrangement--intensive state intervention operating through mechanisms we don't typically call regulation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The mirage of AI deregulation

One of the most interventionist approaches to technology governance in the United States in a generation has cloaked itself in the language of deregulation. In early December 2025, President Donald Tr...

science.org

Adam Gamoran@agamoran.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Thank you, Connie Ballmer! I’m proud to say @wtgrantfdn.bsky.social is also a supporter of @npr.org (not quite at your level). You may know us from our NPR tagline, “The William T. Grant Foundation, supporting research to improve the lives of young people!”

NPR@npr.org · 4mo ago

"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million. n.pr/4tRK4RR

Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Rep. Chu brings up the fact that FEMA is approving disaster requests from Republican states but not Democratic states. She asks Vought about it, and he basically says it's not a problem. "No one has looked harder at FEMA funding than us."

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Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

In other words, impoundment was never legal. The first time it was adjudicated, they lost. The ICA didn't make impoundment illegal. It was always illegal. Vought is now illegally impounding tens of billions of dollars.