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The way we share education research isn't working for those who need it most. That's why we built the EdExchange – a 'town square' where researchers, educators, and policymakers can work together to improve schools. Learn more: annenberg.brown.edu/edexchange #EdExchange



📢 #EdWorkingPapers: Can preschoolers learn coding? A new RCT finds that a coding-readiness curriculum boosted computational thinking in Head Start classrooms by 0.66 SD! 🔍 @Chris_J_Doss, @JohnFPane, & @NatlHeadStart’s Victoria Jones 📄 buff.ly/C8EjawQ

In 2022, as I was tucking my 7-year-old son into bed he said to me in a sleepy haze "Dad, global warming is bad. What are we going to do?" This❓from out of the blue ROCKED me I've spent the last several years searching for an answer Let me tell you about where I've landed 🧵
🚨 Headed to #NNERPP25? Catch @ChristinaClaib1 and Brenda Santos as they lead a session on how RI superintendents and RPPs are co-creating actionable, locally grounded research. 🗓 Thursday, July 24 🕚 11:15 AM CT @RPP_Network
🌍 Thanks to everyone who joined our first #SustainableED webinar! We explored the complex relationship between the education system and climate change as well as directions for future research. Want to be in the network? Take our survey! buff.ly/Yug40Yy @MatthewAKraft
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: In Tennessee, charter and traditional public school students performed similarly during COVID-19, but charter students showed more growth post-pandemic. 🔍 @universityofky’s Adam Kho, @USC’s @shelbyleighsm, & @RonZimmer8 📄 buff.ly/g8LzhkT

Annenberg Affiliate Noliwe Rooks examines the idea of a constitutional right to education in the U.S., placing recent developments in historical and legal context. Read more in @TIME: buff.ly/RtMexU3
🎉 We're excited to welcome Dr. Edom Tesfa to Annenberg as a Postdoctoral Research Associate. Her research, using participatory and ethnographic methods, focuses on how schools and community organizations support immigrant youth and families. buff.ly/nzYV6c9
Schools are increasingly vulnerable to climate change & vital to advancing solutions Our synthesis illustrates why efforts to create more resilient schools & a more sustainable future need to be a central focus of education research, policy & practice edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1238 🧵
Noliwe Rooks, Annenberg Affiliate and Professor of Africana Studies, gave presentations at the Southern Association for Women Historians Conference. Learn more: buff.ly/VYhCwMl #WomenHistorians #AfricanaStudies
📢 Today’s the day! Join us at 1PM ET for the first #SustainableED webinar. We'll dig into how climate & education intersect. Still time to register ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

📢 Last day to register! Join us tomorrow (7/15 at 1PM ET) for the first #SustainableED webinar. Matt Kraft will share insights on the current state of education policy & climate. Don’t miss it! 📅 Register here: buff.ly/2IrefK2

🧠🌍 How and what do students learn about climate change? Join the #SustainableED team on 7/15 at 1PM ET for a webinar on climate education to learn what’s being taught, what’s missing, and why it matters. 📅 Register here: buff.ly/2IrefK2

📢 #EdWorkingPapers: States that reduced cosmetology licensing hours saw more completions, lower tuition, and no drop in wages. 🔍 @NAcevedoR93, @katiejblanchard, and @srcellini 📄 buff.ly/9HvwcND

🏫 How do schools impact the environment? From energy use to food systems, schools have a substantial ecological footprint. Join the #SustainableED team on 7/15 at 1PM ET to explore how schools can reduce their impact & lead on sustainability. Register: buff.ly/2IrefK2

Congrats to former Annenberg postdoc @Carly__Robinson for winning the 2025 Early Career Award from the Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, recognizing her contributions to educational research. Read more at buff.ly/HTb3DFY

📢 Join AIB affiliate Matt Kraft and the #SustainableED team–Grace Falken and Sohil Malik–on 7/15 for a webinar on how climate and education intersect. 🔗Register here: buff.ly/2IrefK2

🌱What does it mean for schools to be climate-smart? Join us 7/15 at 1PM ET for the first #SustainableED webinar, exploring how schools impact and are impacted by climate change, and the role they can play in driving community resilience. 🔗 Register: buff.ly/2IrefK2

📢 New #EdWorkingPapers Policy and Practice Series summary features @uozek’s “The Effects of High School Remediation on Long-Run Educational Attainment”! 📄 edworkingpapers.com/policy-practic… #EdExchange
📢 #EdWorkingPapers: High school remediation lowers college degree attainment by 20%, per @uozek. Half the effect is due to reduced access to advanced courses in high school. 📄 bit.ly/456aTbO
🌍 Join us for the first webinar by the #SustainableED team! We'll introduce the initiative and present new research on the connections between education and climate change. 📅 Tues. 7/15 at 1 pm ET 🔗 buff.ly/xbcXnIF @MatthewAKraft @EdSustainable

📣 Big news! Our latest EdResearch for Action brief was featured in @educationweek, @Chalkbeat, @The74, @educationgadfly, & the Marshall Memo! 🔗 Read the brief: buff.ly/jGWhAM5
