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“Five Studies That Inspired Our Thinking in 2025,” recently published by the Overdeck Family Foundation, features three Annenberg #EdWorkingPapers.

Check out the article below ⬇️

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Five Studies That Inspired Our Thinking in 2025
Year-round, we keep our ears to the ground to identify new and interesting research that can spark ideas and deepen our understanding of the education landscape. Here, Meghan McCormick reflects on…
overdeck.org
December 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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.
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 Call for Papers 📢

The Annenberg Institute’s 2026 Workshop on Educational Measurement—led by @jessebruhn.bsky.social—takes place May 15 at Brown. Keynotes: Matt Wiswall (JHU) & Ben Domingue (Stanford). Travel/lodging support for selected papers.

Submit: buff.ly/saRAgXl
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Math achievement has been stagnant for decades, & the pandemic widened inequities.

Research is clear: classroom conditions matter for math learning, especially for marginalized students.

This week, we’ll release 2 new resources on EdInstruments.org to help measure what matters in math instruction.
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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
December 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
🎯 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
December 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 #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
December 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Professor Emeritus of Education Policy Kenneth Wong offered commentary on executive-driven school systems.
Should the Indianapolis mayor hold more power over district and charter schools?
Some groups have suggested increasing mayoral control of schools, either by reducing the number of charter authorizers, having the mayor appoint IPS school board members, or both. But how has that…
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December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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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
December 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
📢 #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
December 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Looking to design or scale tutoring in your state or district?

See how the New Jersey Tutoring Corps, guided by our EdResearch brief, built an evidence-aligned model that works.

Read the case study 🔗 edresearchforaction.org/resources/gr...
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Professor of Education @matthewakraft.com provided commentary on the challenges and hopes of implementing successful tutoring at scale.

www.edweek.org/leadership/w...
Why Hasn't Tutoring Been More Effective?
Recent studies of tutoring programs show small or no effects. Why?
www.edweek.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Did you catch our webinar on enrollment shifts? A new @EdWeek.org article highlights a core finding: the biggest enrollment declines are in the wealthiest 20% of districts, with little sign of rebound. buff.ly/VkNiNdg
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
📢 #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
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 Today’s the day!

Join us at 1PM ET for the #SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series. We'll dig into how climate change impacts our youngest learners.

Still time to register ⤵️https://buff.ly/BD7cCv5
December 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📢 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
November 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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:
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November 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Coming up on Monday!

Register for Dr. Cuartas' seminar on climate change and childhood development here:

buff.ly/BD7cCv5
Join our #SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series with @jorgecuartas.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at NYU and director of the CARE Lab, whose work explores how climate change shapes child development and family well-being.

🗓️ 12/1 | 🕐 1:00-1:45 EST
🔗 Register here: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Join our #SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series with @jorgecuartas.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at NYU and director of the CARE Lab, whose work explores how climate change shapes child development and family well-being.

🗓️ 12/1 | 🕐 1:00-1:45 EST
🔗 Register here: brown.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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@edsustainable.bsky.social is hosting our first annual interdisciplinary conference!

Research at the intersection of education and the environment. 🎓🌎

May 1st, 2026

Providence, RI

Easy one paragraph abstract submission ⬇️
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Please share w/ your networks!
November 20, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🌍How does climate change impact our youngest learners?

In our new #SustainableED Speaker Series, @jorgecuartas.bsky.social will explore emerging evidence connecting climate change and child development.

🗓️: 12/1 | 🕐 1:00-1:45 EST

Register here: buff.ly/BD7cCv5
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
🚨 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...
November 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Launched in 2021 to tackle pandemic learning loss, the @corps_nj has become a model for how states can translate research into scalable tutoring.

See how #evidence from our #EdResearch4Action brief guided every step:

📘 Read the new case study:
November 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📢 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 ”
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📢 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...
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM