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 news story on an Oregon study linking the state's short school calendars to high chronic absenteeism. It cites Matthew Kraft's instructional-time paper (with Sarah Novicoff) to show how much less school Oregon students receive over their K-12 careers than students in other states.
An Education Week analysis of why recent large-scale tutoring programs have produced disappointing results. It centers on the SCALE Initiative study led by Elizabeth Huffaker of paraprofessional-led literacy and numeracy tutoring, and draws on Matthew Kraft's tutoring meta-analysis to argue that implementation and attendance drive effects.
An Education Week roundup of early evidence on school cellphone bans. It describes the Florida study by David Figlio and Umut Özek (linked via its NBER version), which found better attendance and scores in year two but a first-year spike in suspensions.
An Education Week overview of emerging research on universal private school choice programs. Part of it reports and links the working paper by Douglas Harris and Gabriel Olivier on how near-universal vouchers affected private school enrollment.
An Education Week story on a link between rising immigration arrests in Florida and lower test scores among Spanish-home-language students. It reports the working paper by David Figlio and Umut Özek (linked via its NBER version), quoting Figlio.
An Education Week explainer on research about how immigration raids disrupt schooling. It leads with Thomas Dee's new study of five Central Valley districts, which found absences rose 22% after raids began in January 2025.
An Education Week article on where post-pandemic public school enrollment losses are concentrated. It reports and links the working paper by Joshua Goodman and Abigail Francis, presented at an Annenberg Institute webinar, on Massachusetts enrollment shifts.
An Education Week story on how far school absences rose during the 2025 West Texas measles outbreak. It reports and links the working paper co-authored by Thomas Dee, quoting him on the toll from precautionary exclusions.
An Education Week article on whether four-day school weeks help districts recruit and keep better teachers. It is built on Cade Lawson's Annenberg working paper using Texas data, which found modest turnover reductions but no improvement in teacher quality.