Dana Tofig
@dtofig.bsky.social
Full-time Communications Pro, Husband, Dad, Friend; Part-time Musician; Former Journalist; Always a fan of the Mets, UConn, Knicks. Embarrassed by the Giants. Opinions are my own (but brilliant)!
For my economist friends -- @americanprogress.bsky.social is hiring. A bonus: You get to work with an outstanding editorial director!
Bobby Kogan@bbkogan.bsky.social · last yr.Hello, EconSky! We are hiring a lead economist at CAP. My DMs are open if you want to talk through the position and CAP generally. Crucially, we are right next to a great bubble tea spot. www.americanprogress.org/job/senior-f...
You know how today, #AprilFoolsDay, you are skeptical of everything you see on the internet? DO THAT EVERY DAY!
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A Statement from Jessica Heppen, AIR President & CEO: “Like many organizations, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) has had to make difficult decisions in response to recent federal funding cuts, including reducing our workforce by 18%. (1/4)
Congrats to the great @laurashamilton.bsky.social!
American Institutes for Research@airinforms.bsky.social · last yr.AIR's @laurashamilton.bsky.social, an expert in education measurement and assessment, has been named as a 2025 @aeraedresearch.bsky.social fellow! 🎉 She joins 28 other exemplary scholars recognized for their outstanding contributions to #EdResearch. www.aera.net/Newsroom/AER...
Just talked with CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) about my NSF EDU-funded study on early stereotypes in STEM. With my @airinforms.bsky.social colleagues, the results show the importance of *sustained* and *evidence-based* funded efforts to expand opportunities for girls in tech at early ages.
Exploring kids’ early stereotypes about STEM
U.S. researcher David Miller discusses kids’ favouring boys in certain STEM subjects, while Canadian Association of Girls in Science CEO Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko shares ways to counter gender stereoty...
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Let’s not forget that the now defunded RELs helped make the Mississippi Miracle happen. www.alicoalition.org/mississippi-...
MISSISSIPPI MIRACLE | ALI Coalition
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The 74@the74.bsky.social · last yr.@chadaldeman.bsky.social: There really was a 'Mississippi miracle' in reading. States should learn from it.
This headline in the Washington Examiner demonstrates how little people know about what IES and NCES do. Suggesting that the head of NCES was put on leave because of dismal NAEP results is laughable. NCES is a statistical agency. It's job is to report the data as it is. 1/2
Going to CostCo on a Sunday. Rookie mistake.
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My friend & former colleague @marynmck.bsky.social in @nytimes.com doing what she does best: Explaining science in easy-to-understand language and bringing home the urgency of action (in other words, scaring the crap out of me). Read this! 🎁 Well done, Maryn www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...
Opinion | Bird Flu in Dairy Cows Is a Slow-Motion Disaster for Public Health (Gift Article)
The country’s poor public health response to the outbreak is rooted in the inability to bring in dairy farmers as partners.
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Randomized controlled trials are perhaps best known for testing medication effectiveness, but can also be used to assess programs and policies. Learn how they work and how AIR experts use them to generate evidence that improves peoples' lives.
Methods in a Minute: Randomized Controlled Trials
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This week has been crazy. Thank God it's …(checks calendar)…DAMMIT!
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All Americans want great schools, affordable, high-quality health care, safe neighborhoods, and good jobs.
Finding What Works: AIR’s History of Developing Insights to Drive Improvements to Practice and Policy | American Institutes for Research
Since 1946, AIR has worked diligently for the American people as a trusted government contractor and grantee. A nonpartisan social and behavioral science research organization, AIR has been committed ...
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
The highlight of my day — finding out @latenightercom.bsky.social is on Bluesky!
This is probably the greatest moment in @newyorkgiants.bsky.social history. But, did you know: That was the last catch of David Tyree's NFL career? He missed the entire 2008 season with a knee injury and had no catches in 2009 (with the Ravens).
New York Giants@newyorkgiants.bsky.social · 2y ago17 years ago today, Eli Manning and the Giants took down the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. 18 wins and 1 Giant loss.
That Doechii performance on the #grammys was absolutely amazing. Wow.
Great to see a student from the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf signing at the natty! Go Panthers!!!
I just finished S1 Ep 7 of Severance on @appletves.bsky.social. Am I staying up to watch episodes 8 & 9?
I had hip replacement surgery a month ago. Today, for the first time since then, I am wearing dress pants with a belt. It’s overrated.
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My colleague @davidimiller.bsky.social with great advice on dissemination and communications. David really understand the power of comms.
Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈@davidimiller.bsky.social · 2y agoHey #AcademicSky #EduSky! This year, I've thought a lot about the responsible dissemination of research findings. For the end of the year, thought I'd share some reflections on when, why, and how for mass media... [But there's many ways to broadly share findings! This is just one way.] 🧵 [1/16]
Gifts from my boys: - Tickets to a @Mets game at @CitiField in June. - Crystal highball glasses and a bottle of @WoodfordReserve. They get me.
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A thoughtful and sobering piece from my @airinforms.bsky.social colleague @davidimiller.bsky.social on early STEM stereotypes and the harm they can do.
American Institutes for Research@airinforms.bsky.social · 2y agoWhile diverse perspectives on privacy, safety, and ethics are crucial to #tech, the field is overwhelmingly dominated by men. A new study traces this imbalance to #STEM biases in kids as young as six. More in @sciam.bsky.social from lead author AIR's @davidimiller.bsky.social:
Billionaires who have avoided paying taxes for years and then say “we should privatize the government” can — to quote my late mother — take a long walk off a short pier.
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Happy holidays and warmest wishes from the American Institutes for Research ❄
