We provide early evidence on the impact of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks on learning opportunities, and the schooling disruptions that the growing number of low-coverage communities could face if outbreaks continue to spread. See working paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1358

Creating Coherence: Does Instructional Alignment Affect the Impact of Tutoring? edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1332 was featured in Overdeck's Five Studies That Inspired Our Thinking in 2025! 🎉 overdeck.org/news-and-res...

"Eliminating a graduate degree wage premium for teachers led to a 27% enrollment decline in education fields alone .... This drop subsequently reduced institutional tuition revenue and related state funding." @taylorodle.bsky.social edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1364

🚨New from @edsustainable.bsky.social #SustainableED "U.S. Schools’ Proximity to Environmental Hazard Sites: A National Analysis" We document how students' potential exposure to environmental toxins while at school is both widespread and highly inequitable. edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1384 🧵

Useful working paper overall. Compositional effects feel attenuated to me because the comparison is public institutions in states with pre-existing bans (meaning places like Texas A&M are incorrectly coded as allowing race-conscious admissions). edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1392

How can we stop "Summer Melt" & increase student enrollment? From @NCANetwork: Annenberg members @linzpage.bsky.social, @aizatnurshat.bsky.social, @ellenbryer.bsky.social, & Christina Claiborne offer evidence-based strategies to support students transitioning from K-12 to college. buff.ly/e0TWM7e

📣 New from the Annenberg EdExchange: Our first-ever Evidence Hub is LIVE—focused on improving middle & high school math pathways. Research syntheses, emerging studies, and data tools all in one place. 🔗 Explore the Evidence Hub now: annenbergexchange.org/math-pathway...

We are pleased to announce the 2026 EdWorkingPapers Board, which reviews submissions & helps guide the scholarly & strategic direction of the series. We welcome new members @dbassok.bsky.social, @drflorespolicy.bsky.social, Jennifer Jennings, & Constance Lindsay! 🔗 edworkingpapers.com/board-members

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can shorter courses help community college students succeed? @kmatheny.bsky.social and colleagues find that condensed courses boost grades and reduce withdrawals at Tennessee’s community colleges, though effects on persistence are more mixed. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1346

Student mental health needs are rising, but staffing shortages and crisis response dominate many schools’ efforts. Research shows better organization—not just more staff—can make a difference. Learn how in our new brief. #EdResearch4Action 🔗 buff.ly/SS5qOzA

⚡Key takeaways from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series! A summary of “Labor Market Strength and Declining Community College Enrollment” by @joshua-goodman.com and Joseph Winkelmann 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How do predictive analytics companies sell student success? Catalina Vasquez & colleagues analyze 15 vendors’ marketing materials & find that tools framed as equity-oriented often center on institutional finances & are misaligned with the problems they define. 📄 bit.ly/4a0BXvD

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Valerie Bostwick & Tuan D. Nguyen analyze 10+ years of data from a large Midwestern university and find that students in triweekly classes earn lower grades and are less likely to continue in the subject, particularly in STEM. 📄 Read more: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1363

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @taylorodle.bsky.social & @isabelmcmullen.bsky.social evaluate Advise TN’s expansion across 33 communities and find the program increased college enrollment by 6%. 📄 Read more: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1371

Now posted on @annenberginstitute.bsky.social EdWorkingPapers: What are schools doing to improve attendance? Based on school leader surveys in MI and GA, we describe the prevalence of various attendance practices and organizational systems. We find little variation, both between and within states.

I've updated my study on remote learning in 2020-21 and post-COVID attendance in MI. 1) More remote learning led to lower attendance post-pandemic, though not a linear relationship. 2) Remote learning explains overall a small amount of post-COVID attendance decline. edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1196

📢 A Chalkbeat article cites a #EdWorkingPaper finding sharp drops in attendance and rises in chronic absenteeism among Connecticut English learners since Trump’s inauguration. 📄 Access here: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025...

An #EdWorkingPaper, “Who Wants to Be a Teacher in America?” was featured by @the74.bsky.social, appearing in their 2025 education charts roundup. Check out the article below.

Excited to share a new @annenberginstitute.bsky.social working paper, co-authored w/ Rebecca Jacobsen. We’ve been exploring what happens when national partisan politics reach one of the most local arenas of American democracy—school board elections? edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1360

Summer isn’t just vacation; it’s a critical moment for college-intending students. Our new #EdResearch4Action brief explains how schools can stop summer melt in its tracks. bit.ly/4pxmEiU

🎯 Essential takeaways from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series! A summary of “The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida” by David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can paraprofessionals deliver effective personalized instruction? Two RCTs show no overall impacts though higher-dosage tutoring improved numeracy by 0.28 SD. 🔍 Elizabeth Huffaker, Monica Lee, Helen Zhou, Carly Robinson, @susanna-loeb.bsky.social 📄 bit.ly/3XPmOpq

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Why are college enrollments declining? @joshua-goodman.com & Joseph Winkelmann show that the drop is concentrated in 2-year colleges and about 60% of the post-Great Recession decline is explained by the pull of stronger labor markets. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1338

As the ripple effects of the SFFA decision eliminate many race-affiliated scholarships, place-based scholarships (which are a good idea anyway) can play an important role in increasing multiple forms of campus diversity.

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Carycruz Bueno, Za Eng Mawi, @linzpage.bsky.social, and Jonathan Smith show that Achieve Atlanta scholarship recipients take out fewer loans, borrow less, earn more credits, and achieve higher GPAs in their first semester of college. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1337

Coming up on Monday! Register for Dr. Cuartas' seminar on climate change and childhood development here: buff.ly/BD7cCv5

Annenberg affiliate Susan Moffit, Postdoctoral Research Associate Cameron Arnzen, and their coauthors analyze data from over 11,000 U.S. school districts to reveal how bureaucratic regulations and political settings impact public access to school board meetings. 🔗 Read the article:

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Does Expanding Access to High Quality Technical Education Induce Participation and Improve Outcomes?” by @yerinyoon.bsky.social and @doughesm.bsky.social! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

🚨 New report! “The Road to SUCCESS” documents how Massachusetts built a statewide student support initiative across all 15 public community colleges. Comprehensive support services. Local flexibility. Rapid scale-up. Report 👉: annenberg.brown.edu/publications...

Cool new open-access paper by @gzamarro.bsky.social & team on non-cognitive skills & college success: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Increasing Applied STEM Curricular Opportunities in High School and Impacts on Early Post-Secondary Outcomes: The Effect of Project Lead the Way ”

📢 New postdoc opportunity at Annenberg! The Annenberg Institute is seeking a postdoctoral research associate for a 2‐year appointment to join a diverse community of scholars committed to educational equity and improvement! More info here: annenberg.brown.edu/opportunitie...

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @jessebruhn.bsky.social, Michael Gilraine, Jens Ludwig & @sendhil.bsky.social analyze 1.31 billion student-item responses from Texas and find that item-level data contain rich, decision-relevant information that aggregate scores miss. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1343

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Tutoring is powerful but expensive to scale. Across 12 rapid A/B tests, @noamangrist.bsky.social, @ccullen.bsky.social, & @janicalapati.bsky.social optimize a tech-enabled tutoring program, boosting efficiency & finding low-cost ways to double learning impact. 📄 bit.ly/49MbmC8

Come and work with us on the @cgdev.org Global Education and Child Well-Being team! centerforglobaldevelopment.applytojob.com/apply/UovitG... Position closes on Monday, November 17.

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: How does the surge in US immigration enforcement affect students? David Figlio and @uozek.bsky.social find that heightened immigration enforcement in 2025 reduced test scores for both US-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students. 📄https://buff.ly/ejMnGpY

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: What if school closures don’t really end when the doors shut? @francis_pearman & Amanda Lu show that schools are adaptive ecosystems and their social, cultural, and institutional networks often persist long after “closure.” 📄 buff.ly/KqC3Mky

📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣 "The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct" Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu

New evidence on how ICE is affecting student learning https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “The Effects of Universal School Vouchers on Private School Tuition and Enrollment: A National Analysis” by @douglasharris9.bsky.social & Gabriel Olivier! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

Excited to see our new paper out exploring the dynamics of faculty–staff collaboration in implementing low-touch, technology-based student support interventions. 📄 Read the full EdWorkingPaper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Behind the scenes of student success interventions: Faculty & staff collaborate and make key changes that strengthen low-touch supports 🔍@ellenbryer.bsky.social, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1314

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @yerinyoon.bsky.social and @doughesm.bsky.social show that in Massachusetts, CTE expansion increased participation by 11.5% and improved early employment for Black or Hispanic students and earnings for male students. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1312

Are the enrollment and achievement declines we’re seeing just pandemic fallout, or something deeper? Hear directly from the authors of recent studies and join the conversation, moderated by Susanna Loeb. ➡️ Register now: edworkingpapers.com/webinar-series

The evidence is clear: when students apply knowledge through authentic, challenging, and sustained work, achievement rises. Our new #EdResearch4Action brief shows what makes applied learning succeed and how systems can support it. 🔗bit.ly/applied_learning

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Who Wants to Be a Teacher in America?” by Brendan Bartanen, @andrewavit.bsky.social, and @profkwok.bsky.social! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do K–12 computer science education policies boost CS majors in college? Using 20+ years of data, Paul Bruno & colleagues show these policies are often too light-touch to matter, reflecting, not driving, rising CS interest. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Bathroom security or surveillance? @drsamviano.bsky.social & colleagues find that schools increasingly treat restrooms as sites of control, using vape detectors & staff patrols. Students are skeptical; administrators are supportive. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1307

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Using data from 11 million college applicants, Brendan Bartanen, @andrewavit.bsky.social, & @profkwok.bsky.social show that interest in becoming a teacher fell 20% over the past decade. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1275

📉 Why did student achievement start declining before COVID? How are school enrollment patterns shifting five years after? Join us for our Nov 13 EdWorkingPapers webinar featuring James H. Wyckoff, @abbyfrancis.bsky.social, and @joshua-goodman.com edworkingpapers.com/webinar-series