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The Hamilton Project at @brookings.edu produces research and policy proposals on how to create a growing economy that benefits more Americans. www.hamiltonproject.org
Last week, the Trump administration announced $12 billion in aid for farmers impacted by tariffs and other economic challenges.

Our trade tracker lets you explore how changing tariff policies are affecting trade and the economy: www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
Tracking trade amid uncertain and changing tariff policies - The Hamilton Project
This data interactive allows users to monitor changes in U.S. trade flows, tariffs applied, and traded goods prices on an ongoing basis.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
COVID-related disruptions caused disparate learning loss among students, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell write in a new Hamilton Project analysis. Dive deeper into the data: #FigureFriday
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December 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“It’s really hard to work if you are hungry.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social discusses new changes to SNAP work requirements, in @texastribune.org: www.texastribune.org/2025/12/01/t...

More in this primer on SNAP work requirements: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
New federal work rules threaten SNAP access for some Texans
Under new requirements, “able-bodied” recipients could lose access to benefits for three years if they go three months without documenting working hours.
www.texastribune.org
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
AI systems that process large volumes of individual-level data have become increasingly interwoven in our everyday lives. But what if data inputs are not available for certain individuals or populations?

Read the proposal: www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
December 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“You can’t turn education—whether it's a state, or a school, or a district—around overnight.” Maryland State Superintendent Carey Wright joined us this Monday for a virtual event on accountability and performance in K-12 education. Watch the recording here: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
K-12 education: Accountability and performance on the 10th anniversary of ESSA - The Hamilton Project
On December 8, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event exploring measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools.
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December 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
New in @usatoday.com, @laurenhlb.bsky.social explains what the budget reconciliation bill’s cost-sharing provision means for SNAP: www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
December 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Did the effect of COVID-related disruptions differ depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year? In a new analysis, @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell follow cohorts over time to assess how the pandemic affected students at different ages:
Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit - The Hamilton Project
Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell assess whether the effect of COVID-related disruptions differed depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reposted by The Hamilton Project
Does it matter at what age a child experienced the COVID shock for subsequent learning?

Eileen Powell and I have taken a first stab by looking at math and English proficiency by grade cohorts. The answer: yep.

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December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEW: @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Eileen Powell assess the pandemic’s impact on student learning. Looking at students who were in kindergarten through 7th grade during the 2019–20 school year, they find COVID-related disruptions had larger impacts on older students’ proficiency rate trajectories.
Learning curves: Post-COVID learning trajectories differ by the grade a student was in when the pandemic hit - The Hamilton Project
Lauren Bauer and Eileen Powell assess whether the effect of COVID-related disruptions differed depending on the grade a student was in during the 2019–20 school year.
www.hamiltonproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
TODAY AT 12:00 PM ET: The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event on measurement, outcomes, and accountability in K-12 education. Register to watch:
K-12 education: Accountability and performance on the 10th anniversary of ESSA - The Hamilton Project
On December 8, the Hamilton Project will host a virtual event exploring measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools.
www.hamiltonproject.org
December 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
New policy proposal: Catherine Tucker explores the problem of algorithmic exclusion, when AI systems fail to make real-time predictions about an individual because of insufficient input data. 1/

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Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion - The Hamilton Project
In this proposal, Catherine Tucker makes the case for including algorithmic exclusion, defined as failure or harm arising from insufficient input data, in AI policies and regulations.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
STARTING NOW: The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event on AI regulation. Watch here: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/opport...
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
What if the training data for AI are not only biased, but also incomplete? In a new proposal, Catherine Tucker makes the case for including algorithmic exclusion—failure or harm arising from insufficient input data—in AI policies and regulations. www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Artificial intelligence and algorithmic exclusion - The Hamilton Project
In this proposal, Catherine Tucker makes the case for including algorithmic exclusion, defined as failure or harm arising from insufficient input data, in AI policies and regulations.
www.hamiltonproject.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Next week is the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Join us on Monday, December 8 to discuss accountability and performance in K-12 education:
K-12 education: Accountability and performance on the 10th anniversary of ESSA - The Hamilton Project
On December 8, the Hamilton Project will host a virtual event exploring measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools.
www.hamiltonproject.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This Thursday, join us for a virtual event on the opportunities and challenges of regulating AI. Hear from @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Every Student Succeeds Act, The Hamilton Project is hosting a virtual event to explore measurement, outcomes, and accountability in public schools. RSVP to watch: www.hamiltonproject.org/event/k-12-e...
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
How do we regulate AI? Join us on 12/4 at 10:00 a.m. ET for a virtual event with @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) not only helps families put food on the table; it can also help them, and the economy, weather tough times. This Thanksgiving, learn more about why SNAP matters: #FigureFriday
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In @nytimes.com, @laurenhlb.bsky.social discusses how SNAP plays a critical role both in combating hunger and acting as an automatic stabilizer during economic downturns: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/d...
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From search engines to resume screening, algorithmic AI has become increasingly common in our everyday lives. On 12/4, hear from @tarasinc.bsky.social, Catherine Tucker, Nicol Turner Lee, and Sanjay Patnaik on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Raising revenue via tariffs is:
❌ inefficient
❌ ineffective
❌ regressive

Learn more from @jaycshambaugh.bsky.social:
Tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise revenue - The Hamilton Project
In this explainer, Jay C. Shambaugh shows why tariffs are a particularly bad way to raise funds for the U.S. government.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“One way to think about the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it could end SNAP in some states, and it certainly ends SNAP as a national entitlement that is there for people in good economic times and bad.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social spoke to @Slate.com’s @shirinali.bsky.social about the OBBBA’s SNAP cuts:
Republicans Are Ripping a New Giant Hole in the Social Safety Net
After punishing hungry people during the government shutdown, the GOP has a new plan to make life harder for the most vulnerable.
slate.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI), particularly algorithmic AI, hold the potential to improve access to services, increase efficiency, and reduce bias. They also raise questions about discrimination and fairness.

On 12/4, join us for a virtual event on regulating AI:
Opportunities and challenges in AI regulation - The Hamilton Project
On December 4, The Hamilton Project will host a virtual event focusing on the opportunities and risks associated with the growing use of algorithms.
www.hamiltonproject.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
#FigureFriday: Amid ongoing uncertainty about SNAP funding, The Hamilton Project has created four figures visualizing federal outlays to SNAP for November 2025. The figures will update daily on weekdays, excluding federal holidays. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
November 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM