A Flypaper review on whether high-performing teachers stay as effective after taking incentive pay to move to low-performing schools. It summarizes Matthew Kraft, John Papay, Jessalyn James, and Manuel Monti-Nussbaum's study using Transfer Talent Initiative data.
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 Flypaper review of research on which college applicants are interested in teaching. It summarizes Brendan Bartanen, Andrew Avitabile, and Andrew Kwok's analysis of Common App data showing declining interest in the profession.
An Ohio Gadfly Daily commentary by Vladimir Kogan arguing Ohio should not have weakened its third-grade retention law. It relies on a new study led by Sarah Souders showing that the threat of retention alone produced learning gains.
An Ohio Gadfly Daily review asking whether the usual 10 percent chronic absenteeism cutoff is too high. It summarizes Tiffany Wu, Christina Weiland, and Thomas Staines's working paper testing alternative attendance measures and a lower threshold.
An Ohio Gadfly Daily review of research on direct admissions, where colleges admit students before they apply. It summarizes Taylor Odle and Jennifer Delaney's experimental evidence from four states on applications and enrollment.
An Ohio Gadfly Daily review of research on pairing girls with female math tutors. It summarizes Joshua Bleiberg and colleagues' study of tutor gender match and girls' STEM interest, engagement, and performance.
An Ohio Gadfly Daily review of research on Tennessee charter schools' pandemic recovery. It summarizes Adam Kho, Shelby Smith, and Ron Zimmer's comparison of charter and district students' test scores during and after COVID-19.
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 charter school competition affects traditional public schools. It summarizes David Figlio, Cassandra Hart, and Krzysztof Karbownik's working paper on whether private school competition changes those effects.