A story on whether career-focused high schools can re-engage boys. It draws on the Connecticut technical high school study by Eric Brunner and Shaun Dougherty, which found larger benefits for boys.
A Proof Points column summarizing insights about chronic absenteeism from a research symposium. It reports Seth Gershenson's estimate that the learning cost of absences is somewhat smaller after the pandemic than before, the finding of his paper with Ethan Hutt and co-authors.
A Proof Points column on strategies schools are using to reduce absenteeism. It cites Thomas Dee's draft paper finding that immigration raids coincided with a sharp rise in daily student absences.
A Proof Points column on the first causal study of a cellphone ban's effect on learning, in a large Florida district. It reports the findings of David Figlio and Umut Özek, including attendance and test gains and an initial rise in suspensions for Black students.
A Proof Points column reviewing global research on school cellphone bans. It compares a new national study with the Florida cellphone-ban study led by David Figlio, describing its small academic gains and quoting him.
A Proof Points column on which Michigan schools are succeeding at reducing chronic absenteeism. It reports the study led by Jeremy Singer identifying effective schools and the role of frequent home visits.
A Proof Points column on an experiment suggesting students learn more when AI math practice requires them to review mistakes. It covers the working paper led by Philip Oreopoulos, naming its title and quoting him.
A Proof Points column on a two-year study of the Khanmigo AI tutor in Tennessee middle schools. It describes the draft paper by Philip Oreopoulos and Nina Low, which found students largely stopped using the tutor when it withheld answers.
A Proof Points column on placing struggling students in ninth-grade algebra with extra support rather than remedial classes. It reports and links to the EdWorkingPaper on instructionally supported detracking, describing its pass rates and later test score gains.
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.