Join us for our EdWorkingPapers Webinar Series where we bring timely, policy-relevant research to life through live conversation and learning.
Whether you’re a longtime reader of EdWorkingPapers or you’ve just begun following the latest in education research, our webinars offer an engaging, accessible way to connect with the work and the people behind it. All are welcome, no prior reading required. Come with questions!
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June 2026 - Improving Student Attendance in the ICE Era
In this webinar, researchers describe the effects of immigration enforcement actions on student attendance and the strategies schools are using to improve attendance and build trust with families.
Summaries of each paper, from our Policy & Practice Series, are available here:
- Immigration Enforcement Actions and Empty Desks: Persistent and Acute Attendance Effects (Camp et al., 2026)
- What are schools doing to improve attendance? Evidence from Michigan and Georgia (Singer et al., 2026)
Authors of Immigration Enforcement Actions and Empty Desks: Persistent and Acute Attendance Effects
Andrew M. Camp
Senior Research Associate
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Jonathon Acosta
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Janelle Haire
Independent Researcher
Edom Tesfa
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Annenberg Institute at Brown University
Authors of What are schools doing to improve attendance? Evidence from Michigan and Georgia
Jeremy Singer
Assistant Professor
University of Michigan-Flint
Sarah Winchell Lenhoff
Leonard Kaplan Endowed Professor
Wayne State University
Jerome Graham
Assistant Professor of K-12 Educational Administration
Michigan State University
Richard O. Welsh
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University
Moderating by
Thomas Dee
Barnett Family Professor
Stanford University
November 2025 - The Bigger Picture: Key Trends in America’s Changing Education Landscape
Are the enrollment and achievement declines we’re seeing just pandemic fallout, or something deeper? The papers featured in this webinar provide essential context for evaluating common narratives about recent changes in student achievement and enrollment.
Policy and practice summary of each paper here:
- School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic (Francis & Goodman, 2025)
- Puzzling Over Declining Academic Achievement (Wyckoff, 2025)
James H. Wyckoff, presenting Puzzling Over Declining Academic Achievement
Abigail Francis, presenting School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic
Joshua Goodman, presenting School Enrollment Shifts Five Years After the Pandemic
Susanna Loeb, EdWorkingPapers Review Board member, facilitating the conversation and Q&A
May 2025 - Following the Money: New Evidence on School Funding Effectiveness
Our inaugural webinar focused on school funding, featuring two recent papers that examined when and how money matters most for student outcomes.
Emily Rauscher presenting findings from "When Money Matters Most: Unpacking the Effectiveness of School Spending"
Christopher Candelaria discussing "The Impact of Additional Funding on Student Outcomes: Evidence from an Urban District Using Weighted Student Funding and Site-based Budgeting"
Christina Weiland (EdWorkingPapers Review Board member) facilitating the conversation and Q&A