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The Boston Foundation hosted a forum on Annenberg's "Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs," where Ann Mantil presented the findings alongside state officials, district leaders, and researchers. Video and slides available.

Alexander Lyte

The Boston Globe reports on a Racial Imbalance Advisory Council finding that more than 225,000 Massachusetts students attend segregated schools with lower graduation rates and test scores than their peers.

The Boston Globe covers "The MCAS as a Graduation Requirement," an Annenberg report drawing on more than 15 years of research to inform Massachusetts' November ballot question — with evidence for both sides.

A Boston Globe editorial on why too few Massachusetts community college students transfer to four-year schools, and what dual admissions and clearer transfer pathways could change.

WBUR's voter explainer on Ballot Question 2 draws on Annenberg's MCAS research, citing findings on who fails the exam and how scores predict long-term outcomes.

The Boston Globe reports on rising MCAS failure rates ahead of the November ballot question, with Annenberg's John Papay on what test scores and course grades each signal about student performance.

The 74 covers the national stakes of Massachusetts' Question 2 fight, with Annenberg director John Papay on what test scores and grades each reveal about student preparation.

This Stateline piece, published by the New Jersey Monitor, tracks the national decline of high school exit exams after Massachusetts voters repealed the MCAS requirement, with Brown's John Papay on what drove the shift.

Stateline tracks the national decline of high school exit exams after Massachusetts voters repealed the MCAS graduation requirement, with Brown's John Papay on what drove the shift and what the tests still predict.

A follow-up to "Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs," this report examines how Massachusetts districts serve newcomer students — English learners in their first year of U.S. schooling — and where the path to graduation breaks down.

An Annenberg study of Massachusetts' science testing graduation requirement, finding that performance improved across subgroups even as failure rates grew more unequal — with English learners heavily overrepresented among those who never passed.

Alexandra Cooperstock

A synthesis of more than 15 years of Annenberg research on educational opportunity and state testing in Massachusetts, offered as evidence for the debate over the MCAS graduation requirement.

Produced through Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts, this study follows ten cohorts of community college entrants to assess how transfer policies affected who moves to four-year institutions and who earns degrees.

An Annenberg study finding that barely passing the Massachusetts math exit exam changes outcomes — but at different points in the educational pipeline for low-income and higher-income students.

An Annenberg brief documenting how the pandemic reversed a decade of gains in Massachusetts college-going, with the class of 2020 enrolling at the same rate as the class of 2005.

A look at 20 years of Massachusetts education reform, tracing students' high school performance, college attainment, and earnings — and finding persistent gaps at every point in the pipeline.

A regression-discontinuity study finding that the performance label attached to a state test score — not just the score itself — has lasting effects on whether urban, low-income students go to college.

Alyssa Bilinski