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An animated explainer showing how small classroom interruptions add up over a school day. It is built on Matthew Kraft and Manuel Monti-Nussbaum's Providence study of external interruptions, including its estimate of instructional time lost.

A roundup of four teacher-workforce studies presented at the APPAM conference. One section covers Sofia Baker's analysis, with Cory Koedel, of Illinois teacher-survey data, which found that working conditions kept declining after the pandemic.

A Flypaper review of research on New York City's kindergarten school-choice process. It reports findings from Rebecca Shmoys, Sierra McCormick, and Douglas Ready's working paper showing that admission priorities largely explain racial gaps in first-choice matches.

A K-12 Dive story on a California district's detracking reform that placed all 9th graders in Algebra I with added supports. It reports the Annenberg working paper by Thomas Dee and Elizabeth Huffaker, which found higher 11th grade math achievement.

A Proof Points column questioning whether tutoring meaningfully improves school attendance. It discusses the paper by Monica Lee and colleagues analyzing tutoring schedules in Washington, D.C., which found students were less likely to be absent on tutoring days.

Chalkbeat Chicago story about a lawsuit challenging the Minority Teachers of Illinois scholarship. It cites the linked Annenberg working paper on teachers of color (random assignment of teachers to classes) to describe the benefits of having a teacher of color.

A year-end roundup of 2024 education charts. It describes Shaun Dougherty’s paper showing Catholic schools lost students when charters opened nearby.

A Morning Edition segment by Cory Turner on how much time U.S. students spend in school, aired across member stations. It features Sarah Novicoff and Matthew Kraft's time-in-school research (journal version of their EdWorkingPaper), including state variation and Kraft's warning about four-day weeks.

A Flypaper review of Sequoia Union High School District's effort to place below-grade-level ninth graders in Algebra I. It summarizes Thomas Dee and Elizabeth Huffaker's random-assignment study of the initiative.

A Flypaper review of research on how much instructional time U.S. students receive. It summarizes Matthew Kraft and Sarah Novicoff's synthesis of causal studies and their international and state-by-state comparisons.

A Chalkboard piece on trends in the STEM teacher workforce in high-need schools. The authors summarize their study using 30 years of national teacher survey data.

A news analysis of the politics of eliminating the Education Department. It cites the study co-authored by David Houston on how presidential positions polarize public opinion on education.

A news article devoted to Matthew Kraft and Sarah Novicoff's study of instructional time, published in Education Next. It reports their findings on state time requirements, time lost to interruptions and absences, and when added time helps students.

A Flypaper research review of a new study on why U.S. teacher strikes happen and what follows them. It describes the strike database and findings from Melissa Arnold Lyon, Matthew Kraft, and Matthew Steinberg's working paper.

An article by Matthew Kraft and Sarah Novicoff on unequal access to instructional time across U.S. schools. It cites and links to the multi-state EdWorkingPaper on four-day school weeks by Emily Morton, Paul Thompson and Megan Kuhfeld for its test score effects.

A Chalkboard piece on school-based referrals to the juvenile justice system. The authors present their study of North Carolina linked school and court records, by Lucy Sorensen and colleagues.

An Education Exchange podcast episode in which Michael Hartney discusses union endorsements in school board elections. The episode page promotes and links to his EdWorkingPaper with Vladimir Kogan on the politics of teachers' union endorsements.

A Chalkboard piece on the resurgence of teacher strikes and their effects. The author, Melissa Lyon, reports her working paper with Leslie Finger and Hyesang Noh finding strikes reduce Republican turnout and vote share.

Chalkbeat Philadelphia piece about the district's plan to involve community input in its facilities and school-closure process. It links the EdWorkingPaper on the long-run effects of school closures to support the point that closures have lasting negative effects.

An opinion piece on improving remedial education in college. It links to the EdWorkingPaper on corequisite remediation in Tennessee and uses its findings on course completion versus graduation.