Chalkbeat Chicago story on Illinois removing race-conscious language from its teacher diversity scholarship. It cites the linked 2021 Annenberg working paper on teachers of color to describe the benefits for students.
National Chalkbeat story on a new study by David Figlio and Umut Özek (NBER version of EdWorkingPaper 25-1336) finding that increased immigration enforcement lowered Spanish-speaking students' test scores in a Florida district. It also describes Thomas Dee's Central Valley raids study and links Kirsten Slungaard Mumma's attendance study.
Chalkbeat Chicago story on attendance declines at schools in Latino immigrant neighborhoods during an ICE operation. It links the EdWorkingPaper by Kirsten Slungaard Mumma on immigration enforcement and English learners' attendance as evidence of similar drops elsewhere.
Chalkbeat analysis of whether Southern states have outpaced the nation on NAEP and why. It links the EdWorkingPaper on the effects of early literacy policies as the strongest causal evidence for those states' reading reforms.
National Chalkbeat story devoted to a new study of a Florida district's school cellphone ban, finding modest test score gains after an initial rise in suspensions. The study by David Figlio and Umut Özek is cited in its NBER version; the same paper is EdWorkingPaper 25-1315.
Chalkbeat New York story on NYC schools' solar installations and the expiring federal tax credits. It uses the linked EdWorkingPaper synthesizing evidence on education and climate change for an estimate of school buildings' carbon emissions.
National Chalkbeat explainer on how the federal tax and domestic policy bill would affect children and schools, including immigration enforcement funding. It links Thomas Dee's EdWorkingPaper showing that Central Valley immigration raids raised student absences.
Chalkbeat Newark article on a state report flagging overcrowding in Newark's middle grades. It cites the linked EdWorkingPaper on investments in new school facilities for its finding that attendance improves modestly after students spend three years in a new building.
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.
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.