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.

Massachusetts is widely lauded as a national model for K-12 education, given its consistently high levels of academic achievement and educational attainments. In our 2020 report, Lifting All Boats?, we detailed the substantial progress the state’s educational system has made since the Education Reform Act of 1993, as well as the ways in which focusing on average improvements concealed substantial inequalities throughout the system, with a particular focus on disparities by family income.

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.

Education Week draws on Annenberg's "Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs" to ask what other states can learn from Massachusetts about supporting newcomer students in high school.

John Eason and Chloe Haimson will discuss research on communities of color following prison closures, exploring how changes in incarceration shape families, local economies, and opportunities for youth.

The Boston Globe reports on Annenberg's "Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs," which documents a tripling of immigrant newcomers in Massachusetts high schools and the support gaps those students face.

Chinyere Odim will discuss research on Black elite parents and cultural transmission, exploring how families navigate education, identity, and the preservation of cultural values across generations.

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.

New immigrant student enrollment plunges 20 percent in Mass. high schools, report says

WBUR reports on Annenberg's "Rising Numbers, Unmet Needs," which finds newcomer students among the fastest-growing populations in Massachusetts high schools — and highlights how widely their backgrounds and outcomes vary.

Elly Field will discuss research on school choice and demographic change, exploring how access to school choice options shapes patterns of enrollment, school composition, and neighborhood dynamics.

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 highlights research from Brown University examining widening racial and socioeconomic gaps in college completion and earnings among Massachusetts public high school graduates with similar MCAS performance

A screening of Tara Moore's documentary Legacy: Apartheid's Shadow, co-hosted by Annenberg and Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre. Thursday, September 24 at 4:30 p.m.