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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Schools across the country are implementing policies to limit student phone use. What does the research tell us about their effects? Our fall Education Policy Seminar Series kicked off with Brian Jacob, who shared national evidence on school phone bans. 🎥 buff.ly/xoqXwEI
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Recording Available – The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches
The recording is now available from Brian Jacob's September 30 talk in the Annenberg Institute Education Policy Seminar Series.
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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MONDAY 10/5: @joshua-goodman.com will be presenting the first of this year's SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series at 1pm EST. Open to all and hosted on Zoom! Register: tinyurl.com/22jrpect
Top banner advertises the SustainableED 2026-27 Virtual Seminar Series. Below, presentation information for Joshua Goodman's seminar is listed alongside his headshot. The talk title listed is, "Something in the Air - Environmental Conditions, Student Learning, and School Infrastructure." The seminar will be held Monday, October 5, 2027, from 1:00 - 1:45 pm EST.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EdResearch for Action Director Christina Claiborne will lead a masterclass at the University of Chile, exploring how evidence can be mobilized to drive impact in education. The session will draw on lessons learned from the team's work at the intersection of research and practice. 🔗: buff.ly/wMQBUAi
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: In Pune, India, STEM college students—trained, coached & given scripts—partly replaced math & science teachers. Ganimian and colleagues find this raised achievement in math, science & language. 📄 buff.ly/IfiwRW8
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Register for an October session of “Resiliency After: Strategies for Moving Beyond the Stress” to learn about the science of coping in times of stress and trauma and practical strategies for moving forward during complicated times. Learn more and register: buff.ly/L6qnfby
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Programming and Events
Brown is made up of many communities. The Ever True Roadmap to Recovery brings together events and programming focused on community-building, healing and connection.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Restrictions on teaching about race and LGBTQ+ issues are changing classrooms. What does that mean for schools and communities? Dr. Mica Pollock joins us Oct 5, 3–4 p.m. at the Annenberg Institute. Register here: buff.ly/2ospc2q
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Happening today! Join the Annenberg Institute for an Education Policy Research Seminar featuring Brian Jacob, presenting “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches.” 📅 Today | 4:00 PM EDT 📍 Watson School, Room 155 Register here: buff.ly/sHzV8Wl
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to Professor of Sociology and Annenberg affiliate Prudence Carter, recipient of the 2026 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association! Read more here: buff.ly/oTsY5kR
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Prudence Carter Receives Career Award From the American Sociological Association - Women In Academia Report
A leading sociologist of education, Dr. Carter currently serves as an endowed professor and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University in Providence,…
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The New York Times’ Upshot features research from@matthewakraft.com in a look at ideas for improving schools and what the evidence tells us about which approaches may make a difference. Read the article: buff.ly/KVgqHBP
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nearly all RI LEAs offer Algebra 1 in 8th grade, but many academically ready students don’t enroll. New analysis from Evidence in Action RI explores why and how districts are responding. Read the full analysis to explore the findings: buff.ly/WaWmkFe
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Staying on Track
As Rhode Island phases in a tougher math graduation requirement, this brief examines how districts are shifting Algebra 1 to 8th grade — and what's standing in the way.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Pre-K programs are widely seen as proven policy but how strong is the evidence base? Anamarie Whitaker & colleagues show in their systematic review that the answer depends heavily on research design. 📄 Full paper here: buff.ly/c2mQo9n
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What does the evidence tell us about school phone bans? Attend the Annenberg Institute seminar: Brian Jacob presents “Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches.” 📅 Sept. 30 | 4:00 PM EDT 📍 Watson School, Room 155 Register here: buff.ly/sHzV8Wl
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SustainableED @edsustainable.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 Announcing the 26-27 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series! We're hosting 4 seminars synthesizing research at the intersection of education and climate change: 10/5 @joshua-goodman.com 11/16 Cassandra R. Davis 2/1 Patricia Fabian 3/8 Oren Pizmony-Levy Register: linktr.ee/edsustainable
Seminar series poster sharing the headshots, speaker names, talk titles, and times for the 2026-27 SustainableED Virtual Seminar Series. The talks listed proceed as follows:

- October 5, 2026, Joshua Goodman, "Something in the Air - Environmental Conditions, Student Learning, and School Infrastructure"

- November 16, 2026, Cassandra R. Davis, "A Call to Justice: Understanding how Environmental Disasters Disrupt our Schools, Students, and Communities and Providing Guidance to Enact Change"

- February 1, 2027, Patricia Fabian, "Lessons from the First U.S. School Districts with Real-Time Indoor Environmental Quality Sensors in Classrooms"

- March 8, 2027, Oren Pizmony-Levy, "Does the Public Support Climate Change Education? What Americans Think Schools Should Teach About Climate Change"
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
SREE is here! The Annenberg Institute team is in Baltimore for the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness conference, September 23–25. AIB researchers are presenting their latest work throughout the conference. Hope to see you there!
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
An @edweek.org article highlights research from @matthewakraft.com on high school education academies and the teacher pipeline, exploring how early exposure may shape the future of the profession. Read the EdWorkingPaper: buff.ly/48aGkSC Read the EdWeek article: buff.ly/rT2H2je
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High School Teacher Academies Work. But There's a Break in the Pipeline
Aspiring teachers of color often hit a wall before making it to the classroom, a new study finds.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Using 1 billion student-item responses linked to adult earnings, Jonathan Moreno-Medina, Eric Nielsen, & Viviana Rodriguez find that conventional achievement measures may obscure important differences in the labor-market value of skills. 📄 buff.ly/pkUEpqA
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join us 9/24 at 4:30 pm for a screening of Tara Erica Moore’s documentary Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow, exploring the lasting effects of South African apartheid. The event includes a brief reception & post-film discussion with the filmmaker. Register here: buff.ly/ofTgBsb
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Annenberg Institute is heading to SREE! The AIB team is looking forward to joining colleagues from across the education research community in Baltimore this week, September 23–25. Here’s a look at the Annenberg team presenting and participating at SREE!
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Join the Annenberg Institute for an Education Research Policy Seminar featuring Brian Jacob, presenting “The Effects of School Phone Bans: National Evidence from Lockable Pouches.” 📅 Sept. 30 | 4:00 PM EDT 📍 Watson School, Room 155 Register here: buff.ly/sHzV8Wl
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join us 9/24 at 4:30 pm for a screening of Tara Erica Moore’s documentary Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow, exploring the lasting effects of South African apartheid. The event includes a brief reception & post-film discussion with the filmmaker. Register here: buff.ly/ofTgBsb
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Tutoring a few kids raises reading scores for the whole school, including kids who were never tutored. A new RCT by Paul Bingley & colleagues finds a social multiplier of at least 3. 📄 Full paper here: buff.ly/c7r7rW2
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"Choosing the right measure depends on the question you're trying to answer. We hope this collection helps researchers and practitioners identify tools that fit their goals and contexts." – Jessica Mislevy 👉 Browse the collection of measures of self-directed learning: tinyurl.com/54k2z6d5
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: A new study by Liliana Carolina Santos-Deonizio, @jmalamut.bsky.social, Ramón Antonio Martínez & Dorottya Demszky shows that students must be part of validating AI measures of student talk. 📄 Full paper here: buff.ly/NpZAITc
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Looking for expert guidance to help you choose a survey? EdInstruments now includes notes from experienced researchers on each instrument profile. See commentary from Krystal Thomas of @srieducation.bsky.social tinyurl.com/54k2z6d5
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Two new papers co-authored by Annenberg Research Scientist @andrewmcamp.com examine how monetary and non-monetary incentives, including four-day school weeks, affect teacher retention. Read the papers: 🔗 buff.ly/EehijmO 🔗 buff.ly/NMzJf6V
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Raising the Floor: Teacher Retention Effects of a Statewide Minimum Salary Increase
Abstract. Attracting and retaining a high-quality teacher workforce is a central challenge for education policy, and higher teacher salaries are often proposed as a solution. The LEARNS Act increased…
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Christopher Cleveland @christocleve.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“The Lingering Legacy of Redlining on School Funding, Diversity, and Performance” is now out in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The consequences of redlining persist today. @brownedudept.bsky.social @annenberginstitute.bsky.social
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
📢A pandemic-era federal program gave 23M low-income households subsidized broadband. N. Pardo and colleagues find that, in districts with greater uptake of the subsidy, economically disadvantaged students had lower reading & math achievement. 📄 bit.ly/4xFPKAM
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In online courses, instructors have less insight into how students are doing. Self-report questionnaires offer one way to gather information about how students are monitoring their own understanding & managing their time. View a collection of these surveys here : tinyurl.com/54k2z6d5
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Self-Directed Learning | EdInstruments
Explore the new Self-Directed Learning Collection
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Using data from Los Angeles Unified, Lucrecia Santibañez & colleagues find that dual-language immersion is associated with higher attendance for all student groups, including English Learners 📄 buff.ly/3WVsldO
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What actually makes students “life-long learners”? ✔️Motivation ✔️Metacognition ✔️Applied learning We just released a new online repository of surveys to measure these self-directed learning skills. buff.ly/C0AXUfQ @srieducation.bsky.socia
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join us 9/24 at 4:30 pm for a screening of Tara Erica Moore’s documentary Legacy: Apartheid’s Shadow, exploring the lasting effects of South African apartheid. The event includes a brief reception & post-film discussion with the filmmaker. Register here: buff.ly/ofTgBsb
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Yu Hung Yaow, Seth Gershenson, @david_blazar, & Ethan Hutt find absences continue to negatively affect student achievement, although their impact on test scores was modestly smaller in 2022–23 than before Covid-19. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1490
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can schools sustain effective literacy tutoring across multiple years, at scale, and on a real budget? A 4-year RCT says yes. 🔍 @jilli-jung.bsky.social, @carlyrobinson.bsky.social, T. Ripma, K. Cortes, K. Kortecamp & @susanna-loeb.bsky.social 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1548
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: @micahybaum.bsky.social, @jendara.bsky.social, & @annaliesep.bsky.social find that despite fears of political indoctrination, Democratic college professors have no causal effect on their students' partisan identity. 📄 edworkingpapers.com/ai26-1538
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Interested in joining the Annenberg Institute team? We’re hiring Research Scientists and Sr. Research Associates with expertise in early literacy or educational measurement. Learn more and apply below: 🔗 Research Scientist: buff.ly/mme5fOV 🔗 Research Scientist: buff.ly/WNcCn6H
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
In a recent PBN op-ed, David Cicilline explores how philanthropy is evolving into strategic, long-term investment & highlights how the Annenberg Institute partnered with the RI Foundation's Blue Ribbon Commission to develop recommendations for RI's school funding formula. 🔗 : buff.ly/h7BicTQ
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Reimagining philanthropy as ‘a strategic investment’
Five years ago, Rhode Island was emerging from the darkest days of the COVID-19 crisis. Over the next few years, all of us figured out how to deal with unprecedented uncertainty and need on the road…
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A new study by @ellenbryer.bsky.social, @aizatnurshat.bsky.social & @linzpage.bsky.social finds that data availability & local priorities shaped how colleges identified students, leading to very different approaches under the same policy. 🔗 buff.ly/YnMOo2G
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Equity in Context: Institutional Agency in Targeting Student Supports in Massachusetts Community Colleges
How do related, but independent community colleges operationalize and implement an equity-oriented initiative? In 2021, Massachusetts established the SUCCESS initiative to provide nonfinancial…
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
New report co-authored by Research Scientist @andrewmcamp.com unpacks how Missouri charter schools are spending new education funding (hiring teachers, reducing class sizes, & increasing teacher salaries) & provides early evidence on the effects for students. 📄 fordhaminstitute.org/national/res...
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Moving Target: The Success and Failure of Missouri’s Charter School Funding Surge
In 2022, the state of Missouri made a concerted effort to eliminate its charter school funding gap. But how much progress has it actually made? And what have charters done with the additional funds?
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Watson School Dean John N. Friedman was interviewed about his research on standardized tests and Ivy Plus academic performance; the article notes Brown reinstated testing. Read the article: www.highereddive.com/news/elite-c...
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Elite colleges are returning to the SAT and ACT. Will others follow?
Top-ranked colleges and the Trump administration are embracing the exams, but that doesn’t mean test-optional policies are falling out of favor everywhere.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Brown University's Education Department and Annenberg Institute invite applications for two tenure-track positions in U.S. education policy, with 50/50 appointments between the units. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/190527
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Matthew A Kraft @matthewakraft.com · 11/08/2026
The #SustainableED team's first publication is out in @pnas.org. We document the scale of potential pollutant & carcinogen exposure across US K12 schools. 8% of all schools are within a few blocks of EPA registered hazard sites. Exposure risk is highly inequitable. 🧵
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
ICYMI: Our new report, Land of Opportunity? Immigrant Newcomers in Massachusetts High Schools, was featured in @walthamtimes.bsky.social. The story spotlights how districts support newcomer students’ progress toward English proficiency & help them meet academic standards. 🔗 buff.ly/Nq3ZJjt
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New study spotlights gains and gaps in how Waltham High serves immigrant English learners – Waltham Times
Report cover of "Land of Opportunity: Immigrant Newcomers in Massachusetts High Schools." A new study from Brown University’s Annenberg Institute
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Congrats to @linzpage.bsky.social, catherinematah.bsky.social, and co-authors on their published article “Let’s Chat: Leveraging Chatbot Outreach for Improved Course Performance.” The study shows AI-enabled outreach can boost student engagement, learning, and course performance. 🔗 : buff.ly/eU5S6UL
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Emily Oster, professor of economics and Annenberg affiliate, offered commentary on the decline in reading scores among elementary school students in New York City. Read the article: www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2026...
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As NYC reading scores plummet amid literacy overhaul, officials investigate
NYC saw dramatic declines in reading proficiency, nearly wiping out last year’s gains. Officials say the sharp swings deserve “careful, rigorous analysis.”
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Joshua Goodman @joshua-goodman.com · 04/08/2026
We originally did this work to study the pandemic's impact on families' school choices. But some of what we're seeing in the last 1-2 years is driven by recent federal immigration policy, as highlighted in this new report from @annenberginstitute.bsky.social: annenberg.brown.edu/edopportunity
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Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts | Annenberg Institute at Brown
Educational Opportunity in Massachusetts is a long-standing research-practice partnership between researchers at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University and the Massachusetts Departments of Elemen...
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
The Hechinger Report spotlights research from EdExchange’s EdWorkingPapers on geographic access to public colleges. Read the article: hechingerreport.org/under-politi...
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Facing political attack and falling enrollment, colleges take the fight to … each other
Competition is intensifying among institutions and recruiters for a dwindling supply of students
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
A new #EdWorkingPapers published by Inside Higher Ed explores the impact that failing dual-enrollment courses has on high school students’ decision to attend college. Read the article:
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Students Who Fail Dual Enrollment Still Enroll in College
A new study out of Brown’s Annenberg Institute explores the impact that failing dual-enrollment courses has on high school students’ decision to attend college.
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Today at 1 ET: live webinar on the Elementary Science Collection with Dr. Bill Penuel, EDC's Drs. Megan Silander and Sania Zaidi. Join them to explore what exists, what's missing, and how to find the right tools. Join here: buff.ly/GqzD3sO
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our new report, Land of Opportunity? Immigrant Newcomers in Massachusetts High Schools, examines how districts serve immigrant newcomer English learners & the main challenges to their progress toward English proficiency & graduation. 🔗Read the report: buff.ly/yrboHDS
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Annenberg Institute @annenberginstitute.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One week away: join Dr. Bill Penuel, EDC's Drs. Megan Silander and Sania Zaidi on Wednesday July 29, 1–2 ET for a live webinar on the Elementary Science Collection — 63 instruments across 7 domains, and guidance on how to use them. Register: buff.ly/GqzD3sO
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