The 2025 winners of the newly established David Cox Medal for Statistics are Eric Tchetgen Tchetgen (causal inference), Nancy Zhang (statistical genomics & biomedical research), and Richard Samworth (methodological & theoretical statistics). tinyurl.com/ysyxxxvk

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Congratulations to A. Philip Dawid, David Cox Foundations of Statistics Award winner. As a statistics professor at Cambridge, Dawid has made groundbreaking contributions that have shaped statistical science. He will receive the award and deliver a lecture at JSM2025. www.amstat.org/your-career/...

After Gutting Staff, Education Department Remains Quiet on Future of NAEP… | Ron Wasserstein The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has been reduced to just THREE staff members, creating a critical emergency for our education data…

NCES shuttering negatively impacts NAEP at a critical juncture. www.linkedin.com/posts/ron-wa...

The Threat to Federal School Data Is a Threat to Us All (Opinion) The erosion of this fundamental information will create immediate blind spots for districts and states.

The time to restore NCES is now. Congress, the administration, and the public must recognize that protecting our statistical infrastructure isn’t just a technical issue. It’s an essential investment in America’s educational future.

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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: The abrupt termination of most National Center for Education Statistics… The abrupt termination of most National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) staff at the Department of Education yesterday represents an alarming and…

The abrupt termination of most NCES staff yesterday represents a shortsighted decision that threatens the integrity of our educational data infrastructure.

NCES must be restored before irreplaceable institutional knowledge and data continuity are permanently lost

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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: Commerce Secretary’s Comments Raise Fears of Interference in Federal Data Recent suggestions to remove the public sector from GDP accounting are troubling. The public sector is a large and important component of the nation’s economy.…

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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: The American Statistical Association has learned that five statistical… | 33 comments The American Statistical Association has learned that five statistical science advisory committees under the Department of Commerce have been disbanded. These… | 33 comments on LinkedIn

Incredibly important that the disbanded statistical science advisory committees key to federal statistical agencies be restored. Quality and integrity of federal data and essential accountability mechanisms are at stake.
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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: The placement of Dr. Peggy Carr as Commissioner of the National Center for… The placement of Dr. Peggy Carr as Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics on administrative leave is profoundly disappointing and indeed…

Grave concerns about the Department of Education placing Commissioner Carr on administrative leave

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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: Monday’s termination of scores of Department of Education contracts… Monday’s termination of scores of Department of Education contracts includes virtually all contracts that the National Center for Education Statistics relies…

Without NCES products, families, communities, and decisionmakers throughout the country will be left in the dark on many aspects of our education system. This funding urgently needs to be restored.

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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: With the reports of new Administration officials accessing sensitive data… With the reports of new Administration officials accessing sensitive data systems, I call upon policymakers in Congress and the White House to take all…

With the reports of new Administration officials accessing sensitive data systems, I call upon Congress and the White House to take all necessary actions to forbid access to the data collected by the federal statistical agencies by individuals outside those agencies.
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Ron Wasserstein on LinkedIn: Census.gov | U.S. Census Bureau Homepage Without explanation, the U.S. Census Bureau's website (census.gov) was taken offline for two hours on January 31, 2025, raising serious concerns about access…

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Will do! Thanks!

The matter is important to me as well: I have queer family members and I have family of child-bearing age. I understand the very valid fears! So, not ignoring you. But also not able to sit and write a thoughtful response. @amstatnews.bsky.social

Chad: I will reply when I get settled. I am traveling to various meetings in the western US. And I would love to schedule a meeting with you to discuss. (Do you have time Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week?) @amstatnews.bsky.social