Chalkbeat Ideas article on two new studies showing that third-grade retention rules can spur learning even for students who are not held back. One of the two is the EdWorkingPaper by Sarah Souders and Robert Bifulco on Ohio's retention threat, which the article links and describes.
Chalkbeat Tennessee story on a Vanderbilt study (with Jason Grissom) of why Tennessee superintendents leave, finding internal hires stay longer. It links that EdWorkingPaper and a second EdWorkingPaper on superintendent instability and student achievement.
Chalkbeat Detroit explainer on the stakes of the 2026 Detroit school board election, including the superintendent's future. It links the EdWorkingPaper on superintendent instability and student achievement to note that leadership churn can hurt achievement.
Chalkbeat Ideas feature on why pandemic-era high-dosage tutoring fell short of expectations. It draws on the EdWorkingPaper on Nashville's district-operated tutoring program coauthored by Matthew Kraft to describe implementation problems.
Chalkbeat story built around a two-year experiment finding middle schoolers rarely engaged with Khan Academy's Khanmigo AI tutor. It links and credits EdWorkingPaper 26-1551 ("One Click Away") and a companion EdWorkingPaper by Philip Oreopoulos and colleagues on a mastery-based AI math program.
Chalkbeat Philadelphia story on a district report about its growing summer learning programs and their uncertain academic impact. It links the EdWorkingPaper meta-analysis of summer programs' effects on math achievement as national evidence that such programs can help.
Chalkbeat Ideas research roundup on school funding, teacher turnover and related topics. It links the EdWorkingPaper on teacher sorting under Texas performance pay for its finding that merit pay drew some teachers toward more-advantaged schools.
Chalkbeat Ideas look at research on who benefits from attending a four-year college. Among the studies it reviews, it links the EdWorkingPaper on Massachusetts students near state college admission thresholds and their later economic gains.
Chalkbeat Ideas analysis of why falling test scores have not become a major campaign issue. It links the EdWorkingPaper on the fall of federal education accountability politics and a second EdWorkingPaper finding school board incumbents are rarely punished for test results.
Chalkbeat article on new data showing chronic absenteeism remains high well after the pandemic. It cites the linked Annenberg EdWorkingPaper on immigration enforcement actions and attendance for its finding of persistent absence increases among foreign-born students.