Cannot stop looking at how well members of the U.S. House and Senate did investing in 2021, as visualized in this report by unusual_whales.unusualwhales.com/i_am_the_senat…

This is a really quick and easy but thought-provoking read. Instead of feeding our impulse to lecture and "teach," we should just fill the need. bit.ly/2VpRAc1

If you work in #eddata and you are an analyst, you deal with data requests. There is little written about these requests and they often feel like a burden. In EDDR we show you how they can be an opportunity. Get a free copy now: bit.ly/2nP1h2G #datagovernance #k12

Arrests by campus police for DUIs and drunkenness are down since a peak in 2009, while marijuana possession arrests have been steadily increasing since 1990. Learn more about trends in campus policing from our full report: bit.ly/3bzbq80 #highered #college

How can SEAP help? There are a number of ways SEAP strives to assist Southern organizations already doing the good work in their communities - from microgrants to data training. We’ve got you covered. Connect w/ our team today! theseap.org/how-can-we-hel…

We believe it's important to explain data prep & analyses in plain language so someone can understand how the results were produced w/out reading code. That extra work is time-consuming so we hope someone finds it useful! civilytics.com/posts/2021/pri…

Another book we read recently -- fewer pithy quotes than Deborah Stone's book but lots of useful reminders: how hard the frequentist view of probability is to accurately explain, the problem w/ significance tests & large samples, etc. Check it out! jordanellenberg.com/how-not-to-be-…

At Civilytics we help government analytics teams build capacity. We’ve seen a lot of good and bad practices. But, when getting started, best practices can be too hard to replicate. So we wrote about the worst practices you should avoid. Read it here: bit.ly/2WvMyH4

We gotta admit we only read the book review not the book... but the review (and, no doubt, the book itself!) are worth your time to put the 1,000 takes on what the Census data all means and how America is changing in context: bit.ly/3ys1SGV

In an era filled with armchair epidemiologists, our talented friend and a credentialed epidemiologist, Dr. Paul Creswell has given us all a delightfully funny song and music video about the father of modern epidemiology. bit.ly/3nCOihr

Jared talked w/ Leanpub Leanpub Podcast about how he learned R and other computer programming. It involved a lot of self-teaching, plus some books, courses, and trial-and-error! leanpub.com/podcasts/front…

When the complete picture of crime data and LASD costs is laid out, it’s difficult to see how contract cities benefit from the LASD’s monopoly over public safety narratives and budgets. In fact, it’s as difficult to see as a stolen phone in a crowded, dark nightclub.

The SEAP is still collecting responses for it’s #AmericanRescuePlan Community Needs Survey. If you would like to see your community come out of the pandemic stronger than before, let your leaders know what you need. 📝 docs.google.com/forms/d/14wA8n…

The BIG LOCAL NEWS site offers a free service for any journalist to store massive datasets. Log in. Drag and drop a couple files. Boom, you’re done. That’s handy. But even a few minutes of manual work can be an obstacle. That’s where the Big Local News API comes in.🧵

NEW! Understanding #ARP Videos: 🎥 SEAP recently published 4 one-minute resource videos to help you, your community and organization better understand the #AmericanRescuePlan. Check them out on our #YouTube channel 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾 m.youtube.com/channel/UCcIE-…

The student loan relief is such a breath of fresh air. Government doing something tangible with direct benefit for so many. It can be done. More of this please.

This month in our Civic Pulse newsletter Civilytics, I wrote about how you can defend your data when your argument gets criticized by those in power. Read and subscribe below! Defend your data, by Jared Knowles 📈 civilytics.substack.com/p/defend-your-…

Three ITP alums receive AERA research grants! Congratulations to @Garret__Hall, and to Hannah Miller and Jared Knowles 📈 at Civilytics. 🏆🏆🏆 aera.net/Newsroom/AERA-…

Airbnb and landlord associations are investing heavily in city council races. Why? Look at how LA reported expenditure for the $1.28 billion American Rescue Plan Act COVID-relief funds. These numbers are striking.

Wondering how PAD benefits Fulton County? A new report from Civilytics shows that diversions to PAD have resulted in over $500,000 in savings to Fulton County, but $2.8M spent by Fulton on incarcerating people that could have been diverted.🧵rl.com/costanalysisdi…