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

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Universal school vouchers are reshaping the private school market. 🔍 Using national data, @douglasharris9.bsky.social & Gabriel Olivier find vouchers boosted private school enrollment by 3–4% and raised tuition 5–10%. 📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1293

What Makes Some CTE Programs Great While Others Fall Short? by Hannah Kistler, @doughesm.bsky.social & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social's Christina Claiborne www.the74million.org/article/what...

Wonderful summary and resource by Hannah C. Kistler and @doughesm.bsky.social —for policymakers and researchers interested in Career & Technical Education (CTE)!

Join us for the Annenberg 2025 Lecture with @tomdee.bsky.social, Barnett Family Professor at Stanford University, on understanding and addressing chronic absenteeism. 🗓️ October 22, 4:00 PM EDT 📍 MacMillan Hall, Room 117, Brown University. Register: buff.ly/U8JtaAO

We have a new EdWorkingPaper up, from @edutuan.bsky.social, @haeryunkim.bsky.social, Chanh Lam, Mariam Saffar Pérez, Jinyoung Hur, Colleen Lewis, and me: The Effects of K-12 Computer Science Education Policies on Postsecondary CS Participation edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1301

🚨Important paper alert🚨 "Who Wants to Be a Teacher in America?" "Lower interest among men, students of color, and high-achieving students... Recommenders rate students interested in teaching as having lower intellectual promise... but greater concern for others." edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1285

New paper on #EdWorkingPapers! A fantastic undergraduate and I provide the most detailed empirical examination to date of the makeup of local "Promise"/"Free college" programs in the USA. edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1169

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can more funding reduce bullying? 🔍 In Chile, @matmarti.bsky.social finds that a 10% rise in per-student revenue cut peer victimization by 7–10%, especially physical, verbal & social aggression. 📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1288

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Financial Aid For Future Educators: Assessing A Federal Grant's Impact On Students' Postsecondary Decisions” by @wesleytmorris.bsky.social! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #AnnenbergEdExchange

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Comparative Cost Analyses of Community College Student Success Initiatives” by @taylorodle.bsky.social! 📄 buff.ly/byZLKhG #AnnenbergEdExchange

What makes a Career & Technical Education program more than a set of electives? New research synthesizes decades of studies to highlight what works—and what doesn’t—in CTE → buff.ly/luCPS7F

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: A new study by @eburland.bsky.social and colleagues shows how administrative burdens and fractured responsibilities limit take-up of Michigan’s Tuition Incentive Program. 📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1283

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy & Practice Series: A summary of “Neighborhood Effects on STEM Major Choice” by the University of Houston’s Jeonghyeok Kim, Rohit Munshi, and Brian Murphy! 📄 Read the summary: buff.ly/FC0KNVK 🔗 View all summaries: buff.ly/T477kkQ

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do RCTs in higher ed risk contamination? From a large in-person college course intervention, @catherinematah.bsky.social, @katharinemeyer.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social show when individual-level randomization is preferred 📄 Full paper here: edworkingpapers.com/ai24-1083

📢 Applications are open for the EdWorkingPapers Review Board! Help shape the future of open access education research. Education researchers from all disciplines & areas of expertise are encouraged to apply. Deadline: Sept 29 → tinyurl.com/5mb3spze

📢 New from the #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series: A summary of “Asset-Based Implementation of Structured Adaptations in an Online Third-Grade Content Literacy Intervention” by Jackie Relyea and colleagues! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract... #EdExchange

🚨 New Annenberg report: RI’s 2024 Algebra 1 camps boosted fall math scores +4.5 points for students, especially those struggling most. Read the report: buff.ly/xSF8ZeV

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: What do community college success programs really cost? @taylorodle.bsky.social presents the first comparative cost analyses of 6 common initiatives, finding costs range from $570 to $1,320 per student, with wide variation in reach. 📄 Full paper here: buff.ly/LfYRaWo