Andrea Pellegrini
@apellegrini.bsky.social
educator | learner | creator | gamer | explorer
🎓🎨🎮🗺
Working in higher ed (f/t).
Pursuing a PhD in ed psych (p/t).
https://andreapellegrini.info
🎓🎨🎮🗺
Working in higher ed (f/t).
Pursuing a PhD in ed psych (p/t).
https://andreapellegrini.info
TIL that “Rent Now, Pay Later” loans exist and I’m furious about it.
Predatory lending—whether it’s Pay Day, Title, or now Rental Contract/Leasing Loans—extracts funds from the most vulnerable populations with no real benefit to anyone but the lenders.
Predatory lending—whether it’s Pay Day, Title, or now Rental Contract/Leasing Loans—extracts funds from the most vulnerable populations with no real benefit to anyone but the lenders.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
TIL that “Rent Now, Pay Later” loans exist and I’m furious about it.
Predatory lending—whether it’s Pay Day, Title, or now Rental Contract/Leasing Loans—extracts funds from the most vulnerable populations with no real benefit to anyone but the lenders.
Predatory lending—whether it’s Pay Day, Title, or now Rental Contract/Leasing Loans—extracts funds from the most vulnerable populations with no real benefit to anyone but the lenders.
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Congratulations to our very own Dr. Cherie M. Avent for receiving the AEA Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award! Dr. Avent received her award plaque at the 2025 #AEA Conference in Kansas City, MO. 🔷📚🔶
#Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation
#Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation
December 8, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Congratulations to our very own Dr. Cherie M. Avent for receiving the AEA Marcia Guttentag Promising New Evaluator Award! Dr. Avent received her award plaque at the 2025 #AEA Conference in Kansas City, MO. 🔷📚🔶
#Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation
#Illinois #EducationalPsychology #Evaluation
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We power progress across Illinois. 💪
With our $24.9B annual impact, we fuel jobs and opportunity while providing significant return on investment for residents, partners, and students. 📈
Drill down into the myriad ways our system boosts the state economy: https://economicimpact25.uillinois.edu
With our $24.9B annual impact, we fuel jobs and opportunity while providing significant return on investment for residents, partners, and students. 📈
Drill down into the myriad ways our system boosts the state economy: https://economicimpact25.uillinois.edu
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
We power progress across Illinois. 💪
With our $24.9B annual impact, we fuel jobs and opportunity while providing significant return on investment for residents, partners, and students. 📈
Drill down into the myriad ways our system boosts the state economy: https://economicimpact25.uillinois.edu
With our $24.9B annual impact, we fuel jobs and opportunity while providing significant return on investment for residents, partners, and students. 📈
Drill down into the myriad ways our system boosts the state economy: https://economicimpact25.uillinois.edu
The comparisons of edtech rollout for virtual learning during covid to generative AI today ignores the trauma teachers, students, & parents were all dealing with at the time.
We now have other types of stress, but focus on grades is a persistant stressor. How do we reduce that? #AIAndStudents
We now have other types of stress, but focus on grades is a persistant stressor. How do we reduce that? #AIAndStudents
January 14, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The comparisons of edtech rollout for virtual learning during covid to generative AI today ignores the trauma teachers, students, & parents were all dealing with at the time.
We now have other types of stress, but focus on grades is a persistant stressor. How do we reduce that? #AIAndStudents
We now have other types of stress, but focus on grades is a persistant stressor. How do we reduce that? #AIAndStudents
Going on Now: A new direction for AI and students: Findings from the Brookings Global Task Force on AI and Education www.brookings.edu/events/a-new...
A new direction for AI and students: Findings from the Brookings Global Task Force on AI and Education | Brookings
On January 14, 2026, join journalist Kara Swisher, Senior Fellow and CUE Director Rebecca Winthrop, and University of Virginia student Rida Karim as they discuss the findings from the Brookings Global...
www.brookings.edu
January 14, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Going on Now: A new direction for AI and students: Findings from the Brookings Global Task Force on AI and Education www.brookings.edu/events/a-new...
📊 Research opportunity: Learn about compound interest thru goal-setting activities. 1-hour online study, $15 drawing for 100 ppl.
Requirements: 18+ | in US | English fluent
Contact: [email protected]
PI: H Chad Lane, University of Illinois
go.uillinois.edu/finvizstudy
Requirements: 18+ | in US | English fluent
Contact: [email protected]
PI: H Chad Lane, University of Illinois
go.uillinois.edu/finvizstudy
January 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
📊 Research opportunity: Learn about compound interest thru goal-setting activities. 1-hour online study, $15 drawing for 100 ppl.
Requirements: 18+ | in US | English fluent
Contact: [email protected]
PI: H Chad Lane, University of Illinois
go.uillinois.edu/finvizstudy
Requirements: 18+ | in US | English fluent
Contact: [email protected]
PI: H Chad Lane, University of Illinois
go.uillinois.edu/finvizstudy
Considering the ads we are bombarded with during cyber Monday, this is an interesting read... www.brookings.edu/articles/equ...
When we avoid data on race, gender, & other traits, we lose the ability to keep people, organizations, & systems accountable in the age of Big Data & algorithms.
When we avoid data on race, gender, & other traits, we lose the ability to keep people, organizations, & systems accountable in the age of Big Data & algorithms.
Equal Rights Center v. Meta is the most important tech case flying under the radar | Brookings
David Brody discusses how a new decision provides a model for how states and advocates can use state laws to protect civil rights amid AI.
www.brookings.edu
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Considering the ads we are bombarded with during cyber Monday, this is an interesting read... www.brookings.edu/articles/equ...
When we avoid data on race, gender, & other traits, we lose the ability to keep people, organizations, & systems accountable in the age of Big Data & algorithms.
When we avoid data on race, gender, & other traits, we lose the ability to keep people, organizations, & systems accountable in the age of Big Data & algorithms.
SNAP is likely not to be funded for November.
I wrote an article to help people that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford groceries find food in their communities: blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/49...
Please share to help fight funger.
I wrote an article to help people that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford groceries find food in their communities: blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/49...
Please share to help fight funger.
SNAP Disruption: Where to Find Food Now
Struggling to afford food in the wake of the SNAP disruption from the federal government shut down? Read this blog post to find resources addressing food insecurity.
blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 PM
SNAP is likely not to be funded for November.
I wrote an article to help people that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford groceries find food in their communities: blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/49...
Please share to help fight funger.
I wrote an article to help people that rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to afford groceries find food in their communities: blogs.uofi.uillinois.edu/view/7550/49...
Please share to help fight funger.
“Sometimes, science involves asking weird questions and getting unexpected answers…” - John Oliver, Last Week Tonight
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Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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September 8, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Sometimes, science involves asking weird questions and getting unexpected answers…” - John Oliver, Last Week Tonight
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Tuition paid by international students is a driver of the American economy. Yet, the $44-billion case for foreign education doesn’t seem to resonate anymore. Why? chroni.cl/45AzOE9
How the Economic Case for International Students Lost Steam
Foreign students contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. The public doesn’t seem to care.
chroni.cl
August 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Tuition paid by international students is a driver of the American economy. Yet, the $44-billion case for foreign education doesn’t seem to resonate anymore. Why? chroni.cl/45AzOE9
Why do qualitative methods papers always like to refer to data quality in terms of “richness and thickness”?
It just makes me hungry for really decadent desserts… that sugar crash is not gonna help me finish these revisions.
#QualitativeResearch #PhDStudentThoughts
It just makes me hungry for really decadent desserts… that sugar crash is not gonna help me finish these revisions.
#QualitativeResearch #PhDStudentThoughts
a brownie with ice cream and chocolate sauce on a plate
Alt: a brownie with ice cream and chocolate sauce on a plate
media.tenor.com
July 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Why do qualitative methods papers always like to refer to data quality in terms of “richness and thickness”?
It just makes me hungry for really decadent desserts… that sugar crash is not gonna help me finish these revisions.
#QualitativeResearch #PhDStudentThoughts
It just makes me hungry for really decadent desserts… that sugar crash is not gonna help me finish these revisions.
#QualitativeResearch #PhDStudentThoughts
Voting with your dollars can include supporting organizations working on things you care deeply about…
For example, you can make a donation to the
@ACLU
today and fuel the fight to protect free speech, equality, and justice for all.
action.aclu.org/give/protect...
For example, you can make a donation to the
@ACLU
today and fuel the fight to protect free speech, equality, and justice for all.
action.aclu.org/give/protect...
Protect the Rights & Freedoms We Believe In
Fight back against bigotry, injustice, and inequality. Make your donation to the ACLU today.
action.aclu.org
June 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Voting with your dollars can include supporting organizations working on things you care deeply about…
For example, you can make a donation to the
@ACLU
today and fuel the fight to protect free speech, equality, and justice for all.
action.aclu.org/give/protect...
For example, you can make a donation to the
@ACLU
today and fuel the fight to protect free speech, equality, and justice for all.
action.aclu.org/give/protect...
I listened to the FLEC meeting today and tweeted some highlights for anyone interested: x.com/apelleg3/sta....
My #FinLit following is much stronger there than here, but I hope it's helpful to anyone interested in Measuring Effectiveness of Financial Literacy Programs. 😃
My #FinLit following is much stronger there than here, but I hope it's helpful to anyone interested in Measuring Effectiveness of Financial Literacy Programs. 😃
x.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I listened to the FLEC meeting today and tweeted some highlights for anyone interested: x.com/apelleg3/sta....
My #FinLit following is much stronger there than here, but I hope it's helpful to anyone interested in Measuring Effectiveness of Financial Literacy Programs. 😃
My #FinLit following is much stronger there than here, but I hope it's helpful to anyone interested in Measuring Effectiveness of Financial Literacy Programs. 😃
Anyone else pumped for the first Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) Public Meeting?
WEBCAST LINK: usdotyorktel.rev.vbrick.com#/events/78e3...
Goes til 1:45 PM CT.
WEBCAST LINK: usdotyorktel.rev.vbrick.com#/events/78e3...
Goes til 1:45 PM CT.
May 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Anyone else pumped for the first Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC) Public Meeting?
WEBCAST LINK: usdotyorktel.rev.vbrick.com#/events/78e3...
Goes til 1:45 PM CT.
WEBCAST LINK: usdotyorktel.rev.vbrick.com#/events/78e3...
Goes til 1:45 PM CT.
Reviewing job applications that are primarily generated with AI is absolutely mind numbing.
Pro tip: When you use AI to draft responses to questions in an application or your cover letter, it reads like literally every other application.
So don’t.
*Draft it yourself.*
Then use AI for corrections
Pro tip: When you use AI to draft responses to questions in an application or your cover letter, it reads like literally every other application.
So don’t.
*Draft it yourself.*
Then use AI for corrections
May 16, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Reviewing job applications that are primarily generated with AI is absolutely mind numbing.
Pro tip: When you use AI to draft responses to questions in an application or your cover letter, it reads like literally every other application.
So don’t.
*Draft it yourself.*
Then use AI for corrections
Pro tip: When you use AI to draft responses to questions in an application or your cover letter, it reads like literally every other application.
So don’t.
*Draft it yourself.*
Then use AI for corrections
Reposted by Andrea Pellegrini
AERA and Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Ask for Injunction to Protect Institute of Education Sciences democracyforward.org/updates/expe...
Experts Ask Court to Pause Unlawful Trump Cuts to Education Research That Benefits All Americans - Democracy Forward
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April 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
AERA and Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Ask for Injunction to Protect Institute of Education Sciences democracyforward.org/updates/expe...
It’s been a while since I posted a Friday frog feeding video.
#DartFrogs #amphibians #FrogFeedingFriday
#DartFrogs #amphibians #FrogFeedingFriday
April 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It’s been a while since I posted a Friday frog feeding video.
#DartFrogs #amphibians #FrogFeedingFriday
#DartFrogs #amphibians #FrogFeedingFriday
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ERIC!
“ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.”
Colleagues, this is catastrophic for educational research.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
“ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.”
Colleagues, this is catastrophic for educational research.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
Major Education Resource Set to Shut Down This Week
The federal Department of Education maintains an open access database of more than 2 million documents dating back to the 1960s. It will cease operating Wednesday due to DOGE cuts.
www.governing.com
April 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
ERIC!
“ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.”
Colleagues, this is catastrophic for educational research.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
“ERIC is scheduled to run out of money on April 23. After that date, no new documents can be added.”
Colleagues, this is catastrophic for educational research.
www.governing.com/policy/major...
My walk home from campus included blue skies, a honk, and some flowers which was a lovely distraction to share.
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My walk home from campus included blue skies, a honk, and some flowers which was a lovely distraction to share.
I’ve felt for a long time that researchers and academics are viewed as elite and out of touch by much of society because they fail to spread knowledge to the public in plain language terms.
I’m glad one thing coming from this horrible attack on science is improvement in science communication.
I’m glad one thing coming from this horrible attack on science is improvement in science communication.
A budding movement of scientists is devoting fresh attention to science communication. They’re gathering testimonials, documenting impacts of funding cuts, and building social-media followings. chroni.cl/3FVkYhd
As Cuts Pile Up, Can Scientists Win Back the Public?
A renewed focus on engagement, some researchers say, is urgent and overdue. “When science is sidelined,” one said, “people get hurt.”
chroni.cl
April 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I’ve felt for a long time that researchers and academics are viewed as elite and out of touch by much of society because they fail to spread knowledge to the public in plain language terms.
I’m glad one thing coming from this horrible attack on science is improvement in science communication.
I’m glad one thing coming from this horrible attack on science is improvement in science communication.
Reposted by Andrea Pellegrini
This article links to specific guidelines, including from NSF and DOE, for challenging grant terminations. #StandUpForScience #Academia #AcademicChatter
Five things to know if your federal grant is terminated
If you want to appeal the decision, know the rules that govern terminations, as well as the specific rationale given in your notice, science policy experts say.
www.thetransmitter.org
April 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
This article links to specific guidelines, including from NSF and DOE, for challenging grant terminations. #StandUpForScience #Academia #AcademicChatter
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Tom Skilling got a hero's welcome in Chicago — and raised the alarm about cuts at the National Weather Service.
The beloved weatherman said the president's mass layoffs of researchers amid climate change shows “a level of scientific ignorance.” buff.ly/0mKMrGp
The beloved weatherman said the president's mass layoffs of researchers amid climate change shows “a level of scientific ignorance.” buff.ly/0mKMrGp
April 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Tom Skilling got a hero's welcome in Chicago — and raised the alarm about cuts at the National Weather Service.
The beloved weatherman said the president's mass layoffs of researchers amid climate change shows “a level of scientific ignorance.” buff.ly/0mKMrGp
The beloved weatherman said the president's mass layoffs of researchers amid climate change shows “a level of scientific ignorance.” buff.ly/0mKMrGp
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"These guys don't give a f**k about free speech--they care about THEIR speech." Jon Stewart on the right's free speech crusade
March 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"These guys don't give a f**k about free speech--they care about THEIR speech." Jon Stewart on the right's free speech crusade
The SBA wouldn’t be able to handle the DoE student loan portfolio even with full staff, let alone a skeleton crew.
President Trump announced that he's moving the nation's $1.7-trillion federal student loan program "immediately" to the Small Business Administration. Skeptics say that's probably illegal and would throw the financial aid system into chaos. chroni.cl/4c17Kvu
Trump Plans to Move Troubled Financial-Aid Office to Decimated Small Business Administration
The Higher Education Act directs the Department of Education to administer student-aid programs, one advocate pointed out.
chroni.cl
March 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The SBA wouldn’t be able to handle the DoE student loan portfolio even with full staff, let alone a skeleton crew.