Four‑day school weeks are gaining traction—but do they deliver on their promises? Hear new findings from @nwea.bsky.social’s Emily Morton & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social’s @andrewmcamp.com on April 22 at 1 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/4rNbwP3
Pipeline programs are commonly used to expand access to STEM, but rigorous evidence on their impact is limited.
Annenberg Research Scientist Sylvia C. Robles co-authors a new study using a randomized controlled trial of STEM summer programs for underrepresented students.
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Writing shapes whether students succeed in college, get hired, and can communicate what they know.
So why is it so underserved in schools?
New brief from #EdResearch4Action breaks down the evidence on effective secondary writing instruction.
📄: buff.ly/G3jWpWe
What a privilege to be among the amazing artists, scientists, and scholars named as 2026 Guggenheim Fellows. Feeling inspired and extremely grateful for all the wonderful people in my life. @guggfellows.bsky.social
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Line graph showing monthly absence rates for the 2024-25 school year. Two lines track students born inside vs. outside the U.S. from September through May. Both groups follow similar patterns through the fall, but diverge sharply at a vertical dashed line marking the January 20th inauguration. After that point, foreign-born students' absence rates remain elevated while U.S.-born rates decline as expected, eliminating the pre-inauguration gap.
NEW PAPER: We study the effects of immigration policy on student attendance in 2025. Students born outside the U.S. were 2.2pp more likely to be absent after Jan 2025 (a 37% increase).
That's ~2 extra missed days per semester.
LINK: edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1453
@annenberginstitute.bsky.social
We’re live today with Dr. Claudia Persico to discuss the "invisible" factors affecting student performance: pollution and environmental health.
Final call to join the seminar: buff.ly/qtjf7KU
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It’s not just about the environment—it’s about equity.
Dr. Claudia Persico joins @edsustainable.bsky.social to discuss how reducing pollution exposure at the school level can boost student success.
📆 4/15 | 🕐 1:00-1:45 PM EST
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Fewer than 1 in 3 secondary students write at grade level. Most teachers say they weren't trained to teach it.
New from #EdResearch4Action: a research-backed roadmap for what actually works in writing instruction.
Read the new brief 🔗 buff.ly/G3jWpWe
⚡New from #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series!
A summary of “Dual-Enrollment Dosage Design: Conceptualization and Measurement of Student Profiles and School Structures” by @mattgiani.bsky.social, Madison Andrews, & Rashi Agarwal.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-pract...
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Headed to @aeraedresearch.bsky.social this week? Take a look at the Annenberg faculty, postdocs, and staff who will be presenting. We hope to see you there! #AERA2026
CALDER Webinar: The Four-Day School Week: New Evidence for District Leaders and Policymakers Featuring Emily Morton and Andrew Camp
Four‑day school weeks are gaining traction—but do they deliver on their promises? Hear new findings from @nwea.bsky.social's Emily Morton & @annenberginstitute.bsky.social's @andrewmcamp.com on April 22 at 1 PM ET.
Register: bit.ly/4rNbwP3
Today’s @nber.org homepage highlights new research by Preeya P. Mbekeani, John P. Papay, Ann Mantil, and Richard J. Murnane, showing that high school quality has large impacts on college enrollment, graduation rates, and earnings at age 30.
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🚌 Did you know school bus pollution can directly impact test scores?
Join @edsustainable.bsky.social as Dr. Claudia Persico surveys the causal evidence on how environmental toxins—from highways to TRI sites—shape student achievement and health.
🗓️ 4/15 | 🕐 1-1:45 PM EST
🔗 Register: buff.ly/qtjf7KU
⚡New from #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series!
A summary of “Cheapskin Effects? The Heterogeneous Value of Industry-Recognized Certificates Earned by High School Students” by T. Sultana, M. Andrews, & @mattgiani.bsky.social
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can a simple notification nudge students into advanced coursework?
🔍 Austin et al. find no effects in Grade 10 but large increases in Grade 11 course planning (+22–24 pp for any advanced course).
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1427
As holidays, closures, & snow days pile up, students lose consistency, something research by Annenberg affiliate @matthewakraft.com shows really matters.
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What actually sets students up for long-term success? Research highlighted by The Harvard Gazette shows the power of 10th-grade gains + college plans, with insights from Annenberg affiliate Preeya Mbekeani.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Does free community college shift where students enroll?
🔍 @emileigharrison.bsky.social, Hallberg, Ruiz & Slaughter find students move from 4-year to 2-year colleges, but BA attainment does not decline.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1426
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‼️ REGISTRATION NOW OPEN ‼️
Limited spots are now available to attend the SustainableED Conference on May 1 in Providence, RI!
Join us for an intimate event connecting ed x climate research to practice.
Register: bit.ly/41D3Bcx
More info: bit.ly/4lYQfAG
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Do employer-rated professional skills predict college success?
🔍 Russell, Jabbari, Mei, Jimenez & @doughesm.bsky.social find no link to college entry, but strong associations with earning a 4-year degree.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1419
Cited in PR Newswire, an #EdWorkingPaper by @linzpage.bsky.social and Catherine Mata at the Annenberg Institute shows that when paired with human-centered outreach, AI tools can meaningfully improve student outcomes.
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This @educationweek article highlights research led by Annenberg affiliate @matthewakraft.com regarding the impact of time spent in school and the difficulty of covering full curricula in a compressed timeframe.
Brown University’s “Techno-Cultural Futures” course is bringing AS220 artists to campus to explore AI literacy, Black joy, and the creative process through the lens of Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower.”
Read more:
It was great to see John Easton, Senior Advisor on EdWorkingPapers Review Board. In the plenary session shortly after this selfie was taken, former U.S. Secretary of Education gave John & the Chicago Consortium for School Research a huge shoutout. We're honored to work with John on EdWorkingPapers.
📢 #EdWorkingPapers:
Using transcript data from Massachusetts, Patrick Denice & Shahar Dangur-Levy find that math advancement dropped due to COVID-19 disruptions during 2020–21, especially for students spending more time in remote instruction.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1422
📢 #EdWorkingPapers:
Using data on 14,000+ teachers in Virginia, Isabelle Fares, Anna Markowitz, & @dbassok.bsky.socia find that 38% of teachers left their center within one year, with wages, experience, education, and job roles linked to turnover.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1417
Studying K–12 science teaching?
The Science Instruction & Identity Collection is an open-access catalog of surveys & observation tools measuring student identity, teacher knowledge, NGSS practices, & socio-scientific instruction.
Explore →
tinyurl.com/msf4s543
#EdInstruments
📢 #EdWorkingPapers:
Veronica Minaya, @jscottclayton.bsky.social, & Adela Soliz find that Federal Work-Study offers boost enrollment among community college and independent students and a 27 percentage point increase in work-study job participation.
📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1400
We’re continuing our spotlight on researchers from the Annenberg Institute who will be presenting at the upcoming @aefpweb.bsky.social conference.
We’re looking forward to the conversations their work will spark at AEFP.
Want to see if NGSS science is happening in your classrooms?
The Science Instruction & Identity Collection gives districts & states tools to measure instruction, student engagement, & science identity.
Explore →
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