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📣 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: buff.ly/jRAPEwY
How do race and social class shape students’ experiences & the support they receive in college?
Join Sherelle Ferguson for a conversation exploring race, class, & opportunity in higher education.
Nov. 5 | 4 PM EST
164 Angell Street, Room 202
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Annenberg director John Papay talks with @OSMediaRI about flat RICAS results, classroom instruction, and Providence's school board.
Listen to the full conversation 👇
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Annenberg Institute at Brown retweeted
Viewing climate change as central to ed policy is about creating a healthier planet and more productive learning environments. Supporting students’ development & academic growth increasingly requires that schools become more resilient and sustainable.🎓🌎
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A test score is a summary. What can we learn from the information behind it? @LMiratrix will facilitate a discussion grounded in recent work by @jmb112485, @jensottoludwig, @m_sendhil, & more to explore how we measure & interpret student achievement.
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Students show greater understanding & engagement when learning connects to their own lives & communities.
Our new brief w/@EdSustainable shares research on teaching Planetary Health, with ideas like using local data & community partners.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Studying NYC’s Discovery Program, which reserves exam-school seats for disadvantaged students, Michael Darisse finds offers raise math scores despite a short-lived GPA dip, with little to no achievement cost for displaced students.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Reviewing evidence on teacher evaluation, Wyckoff finds achievement gains in Cincinnati, Dallas, Chicago & DC but little effect in 44 states & Houston, and argues the policy failed in implementation, not design.
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⚡New from the #AnnenbergEdExchange:
Summary of “The Effect of Retention Threat on Student Learning Gains: Evidence from Ohio” by Sarah Souders & Robert Bifulco
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Teaching that focuses on solutions and hope motivates students more than messages of doom. Our new #EdResearch4Action brief, produced with @EdSustainable unpacks what works and what to avoid when teaching Planetary Health.
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Post-pandemic absenteeism is often called a crisis. Tracing U.S. attendance since 1870, @jeremylsinger finds the recent decline—now about 2 extra missed days per student—is a small setback within a long rise in school participation.
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We are pleased to welcome Pam Grossman as our 2026 Distinguished Lecturer for a conversation on “Investing in Teachers, Investing in Teaching: The Role of Philanthropy and State Policy.”
📅 Oct. 13 | 4-5:30 p.m.
📍 Kassar House, Foxboro Auditorium
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📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Synthesizing 141 studies of reading & math apps for kids ages 3–9, Gilbert and colleagues find a moderate positive effect (d = .40), larger on researcher-developed measures and smaller in RCTs & larger studies.
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Happening today at 3 p.m.! Join Dr. Mica Pollock at the Annenberg Institute for a timely conversation on how restrictions on teaching about race and LGBTQ+ issues are reshaping schools and communities.
Register here: buff.ly/2ospc2q
Schools across the country are implementing policies to limit student phone use. What does the research tell us about their effects? Our fall Education Policy Seminar Series kicked off with Brian Jacob, who shared national evidence on school phone bans.
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Annenberg Institute at Brown retweeted
EdResearch for Action Director @ChristinaClaib1 will lead a masterclass at the University of Chile, exploring how evidence can be mobilized to drive impact in education.
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EdResearch for Action Director @ChristinaClaib1 will lead a masterclass at the University of Chile, exploring how evidence can be mobilized to drive impact in education.
Learn more about the session: buff.ly/wMQBUAi
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: In Pune, India, STEM college students—trained, coached & given scripts—partly replaced math & science teachers. Ganimian and colleagues find this raised achievement in math, science & language.
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Register for an October session of “Resiliency After: Strategies for Moving Beyond the Stress” to learn about the science of coping in times of stress and trauma and practical strategies for moving forward during complicated times.
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Restrictions on teaching about race and LGBTQ+ issues are changing classrooms. What does that mean for schools and communities?
Dr. Mica Pollock joins us Oct 5, 3–4 p.m. at the Annenberg Institute.
Register here: buff.ly/2ospc2q
Happening today! Join us for an Education Policy Research Seminar featuring Brian Jacob, presenting “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches.”
📅 Today | 4:00 PM EDT
📍 Watson School, Room 155
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