Annenberg Institute researchers are presenting at the 2026 APPAM Fall Research Conference, Fifty States, Fifty Systems: State Policy Variations and Impacts, November 5–7 at the Marriott Copley Place in Boston. Across 18 sessions, Annenberg faculty, postdocs, and doctoral students are sharing new work on immigration and schools, teacher labor markets, school finance, college success, and more. If you’re attending, come find us — and follow along at #2026APPAM.

Annenberg at APPAM 2026

Thursday, November 5

  • 8:30–10:00 AM — Anjali Pai, Reproductive Health Policy and Residency Application Patterns: Evidence from Abortion Bans following Dobbs v. Jackson
  • 8:30–10:00 AM — Joshua Almes, Mapping Partisanship in U.S. School Districts Over Time
  • 1:45–3:15 PM — Andrew M. Camp, Groundhog Day or Musical Chairs? The Persistence of School Staff Vacancies
  • 1:45–3:15 PM — Anjali Pai, What You Don’t Know Might Deter You: Information Provision and Minority Retention in Undergraduate Economics
  • 3:30–5:00 PM — Aizat Nurshatayeva, The Hidden Hierarchy of Alphabetic Class Labels
  • 3:30–5:00 PM — Antonia Vazquez, Can We Save Failing Schools? Evidence from Los Angeles

Friday, November 6

  • 8:30–10:00 AM — Silvia C. Robles, Aizat Nurshatayeva, Anjali Pai & Annaliese Paulson, The Effect of Large Unconditional Donations to Institutions of Higher Education
  • 8:30–10:00 AM — Diana Quintero, Educational Outcomes of High School Newcomers: Evidence from Massachusetts
  • 10:15–11:45 AM — Andrew M. Camp (discussant), Salaries, Sorting, and Discrimination: Educator Compensation and Workforce Dynamics
  • 1:45–3:15 PM — Alexandra Cooperstock, Place-Based Education Investment and Racial Disparities in School Discipline
  • 3:30–5:00 PM — Andrew M. Camp, Immigration Policy, Student Enrollment, and District Finances

Saturday, November 7

  • 10:15–11:45 AM — Christopher Cleveland (chair), Aligning Resources with Student Need: How State Funding Designs Shape Resource Allocation
  • 10:15–11:45 AM — Alexandra Cooperstock, Person-Based and Place-Based Investments in Children
  • 10:15–11:45 AM — Andrew M. Camp (chair), The Teacher Pipeline Under Pressure: New Evidence on Interest, Certification, Hiring, and Retention
  • 12:45–1:30 PM — John Fallon, The Diminishing Returns to Human Recruiting in Online Labor Markets
  • 1:45–3:15 PM — Jonathon Acosta, Immigration Enforcement Actions and Empty Desks: Persistent and Acute Attendance Effects
  • 3:30–5:00 PM — Andrew M. Camp, Windfalls and Wages: The Fiscal Effects of Missouri’s Charter School Funding Surge
  • 3:30–5:00 PM — Lindsay Page & Catherine Mata, Proactive Communication for STEM Success: Impact of a Course-Specific Chatbot in Introductory Undergraduate Chemistry

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