The White House announced Santos’ appointment on Tuesday.
Santos, who was born and raised in San Antonio and lives in Austin, is currently the vice president and chief methodologist at the Urban Institute, a think tank in Washington. He’s an expert in survey sampling, survey design, and social science and policy research, with more than 40 years of experience.
Santos is president of the American Statistical Association and previously served as president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research and as an elected member of the International Statistical Institute.
In 2019, he co-authored a report warning that underfunding and the last-minute introduction of a citizenship question could result in serious miscounts of Blacks, Latinos and others in the 2020 Census.
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While some consider public opinion polls critical to democratic accountability, others question the ability of today’s pollsters to accurately reflect the public’s preferences on issues and candidates.
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will host a virtual forum Jan. 21 to examine the future of polling. The event, at 6 p.m., is free and open to the public; registration is required.
A panel of polling, media and survey research experts will discuss what we can and should expect from public opinion polls. Panelists will examine the importance of polls for democratic representation, evolving survey methodologies and how the media is likely to use polls in the future.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has presented parents with an opportunity to reassess what their children are being taught in schools across the country. The pandemic created “accidental homeschoolers” of more than 50 million school-aged children and their parents, and in so doing, gave many the opportunity to take an in-depth look at what public schools are teaching. This opportunity came at the same time that schools began to adopt
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