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Drawing on Massachusetts longitudinal data, this study documents large income-based gaps in high school graduation and college-going — and shows those gaps narrowing substantially over the past decade.

A regression-discontinuity study examining how failing one or both Massachusetts exit exams affects teenagers' decisions about staying in school — extending the method to handle two tests at once.

A regression-discontinuity study finding that barely failing the Massachusetts math exit exam reduced graduation rates for low-performing urban students, while having no such effect on their suburban peers.

An Annenberg study using five cohorts of Massachusetts ninth graders to estimate how individual high schools shape students' college outcomes and adult earnings, focusing on students from low-income families.

We conduct a nationwide assessment of U.S. PreK-12 public and private schools’ proximity to known environmental hazard sites tracked by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Superfund sites, Brownfields, and Toxics Release Inventory facilities.

The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly visible across all aspects of the U.S. PreK-12 education system. Schools are both vulnerable to climate change and uniquely positioned to be part of the solution. We synthesize a broad body of interdisciplinary research and data to illustrate the bi-directional relationship between schools and our changing climate.

Chalkbeat reports on how the L.A. wildfires disrupted schooling for Latino and low-income students, with Brown's Matthew Kraft on the scale of climate-driven learning loss.

Andrea Flores

Inside Climate News reports on how the L.A. wildfires disrupted schooling for Latino and low-income students, with Brown's Matthew Kraft on the scale of climate-driven learning loss.

Education Week covers the launch of SustainableEd, an Annenberg initiative founded by Matt Kraft, and its first report on schools' emissions, climate risks, and lost learning time.

Coverage of SustainableEd's inaugural paper, which synthesizes existing research on schools and climate change and maps a five-part agenda for future work, from emissions to community resilience.

Brown News announces the launch of SustainableEd at the Annenberg Institute, a research hub on schools and climate change led by founding director Matthew Kraft.

The Hechinger Report covers schools scrambling as federal clean energy tax credits expire, citing Annenberg research on the emissions footprint of K-12 school infrastructure.

Brown's Department of Education announces the launch of SustainableEd and its inaugural working paper, published through the Annenberg EdWorkingPaper series, on five intersections of schools and climate change.

Join Annenberg's RPPL team supporting research on shared measures of teacher professional learning. Requires expertise in educational measurement and the practical use of measures. Doctorate required; one year, grant funded.

Small grants, typically up to $5,000, for Brown doctoral students whose work engages with education. Supports fieldwork, data, exploratory research, or partnership travel. Deadlines April 1, September 1, and January 1.

Join Annenberg's RPPL team supporting a large-scale evaluation of the Massachusetts Literacy Launch Initiative. Requires expertise in early literacy policy and practice. Doctorate required; one year, grant funded.

Andrea L. Ochoa

Join Annenberg's RPPL team supporting a large-scale evaluation of the Massachusetts Literacy Launch Initiative. Requires expertise in early literacy policy and quantitative methods. Master's minimum, PhD preferred; one year, grant funded.

A study using the 2008–18 Baccalaureate and Beyond data, finding that parental education — especially parents' graduate degrees — predicts whether students enroll in graduate school and which credentials they pursue.