Comments on Thomas Nechyba's use of computational models to estimate the impact of school finance policies on schooling and residential decisions.

Examines the impact of state testing and accountability policies on Texas high schools during the 1990s reform era.

Models how increased state involvement in school funding affects district spending levels, assuming demand sorting rather than perfect income sorting.

Describes Michigan's school finance centralization, a large shift from property to sales taxes that favored small, rural districts.

An early assessment of Michigan's 1994 school finance reform, which shifted funding from local property taxes to state revenue.

Compares the quality of middle-grade schools attended by eighth graders who experienced Head Start, other preschools, or no preschool.

Dr. Jose Eos Trinidad will discuss his research on education policy, organizations, and institutional change, exploring how partnerships between schools and community organizations shape school improvement and public policy implementation.

Brown's Department of Education names master's student Isabella Arreola the 2021 Ruth J. Simmons Urban Education Policy Scholar.

In the Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard, Katharine Meyer and Ben Castleman make the case for stackable credentials as a path to new careers after pandemic job losses.

Education Week connects new research by Josh Bleiberg on the early effects of the Common Core, which helped well-off students more than disadvantaged ones, to Biden's plans for children and families.

Brown University announces three professors elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, including education scholar Carl Kaestle.

Chalkbeat describes how Brown researchers propose structuring a national tutoring program as evidence of pandemic learning loss piles up.

In The 74, Nate Schwartz and Sara Kerr describe how researchers are organizing evidence to help guide decisions about COVID, schools, and students.

The Providence Journal reports that Rhode Island SAT scores aren't keeping pace with graduation rates, with Ken Wong on the role of test preparation.

In Phi Delta Kappan, Heather Hill and colleagues identify the professional development approaches that improve STEM outcomes.

A medRxiv preprint quantifies the relationship between school closure timing and COVID-19 deaths and cases across U.S. states.

The Annenberg Institute introduces EdWorkingPapers, an open-source national portal for high-quality education research with strong policy implications.

Jonathan Collins's new research in Urban Affairs Review examines how teachers form assessments of schools and districts that shape their political behavior.

GoLocalProv reports that Rhode Island Education Commissioner Ken Wagner is stepping down to join the Annenberg Institute as Senior Fellow for Education Policy and Practice.

Providence Business News covers an Annenberg report finding Rhode Island schools still face numerous challenges after five years of pandemic upheaval.

CommonWealth Magazine examines the record of state takeovers of Massachusetts school districts and finds them no silver bullet.

News from Brown covers College Day, which brings Providence high schoolers to campus for a glimpse of academic and college life.

In The 74, a look at what states and districts can learn from the American Rescue Plan's ESSER funding as a once-in-a-generation opportunity.

News from Brown covers a study showing that more two-way dialogue at school board meetings could draw more diverse audiences and build public trust.

In the Brookings Brown Center Chalkboard, Min Sun draws on research with Susanna Loeb on School Improvement Grants to argue for reinvesting in school improvement as economic recovery.