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#FridayFeature In “Full-Day Kindergarten and Enrollment Patterns,” Minyan Ma and Abigail Francis use a difference-in-differences design to evaluate Full-Day Kindergarten, finding that the full-day policy increased public kindergarten enrollment by 9%.
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#TakeawayTuesday: In “The Effect of Compulsory Education on Age at First Marriage and Age at First Birth” @EdralAsker3 revisits a reform that increased Turkish girls’ compulsory schooling. He finds it increased girls’ graduation, decreased early marriages, and teenage births.

Read more: aefpweb.org/files/Asker_Su…

Full article here: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP.a…

#TakeawayTuesday: In “The Unintended Consequences of an International Student Shortage,” researchers Chung-Yoon Choi, Syngjoo Choi, Seonghoon Kim, and Jongkwan Lee find that international students play a crucial role in local economies. More here: aefpweb.org/files/Choi_Sum…

Full paper here: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article/2…

#TakeawayTuesday: In “Academic Benefits to Full-Time Schools: Evidence from Fortaleza,” Ricardo Estrada, Agustina Hatrick, and Cecilia Llambi use Instrumental Variables to evaluate the impact of lengthened school days, finding they increased graduation rates and math achievement.

Read more here: aefpweb.org/files/Estrada_…

Full paper available here: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article/2…

Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal for #AEFP2027! Reviews are now underway, and decisions will be shared by December 11, when registration also opens. In the meantime, keep an eye out for updates on award nominations (now open!) and conference funding opportunities.

#FridayFeature In “Navigating Conflicting Pressures: How Districts Spend Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds,” Emily Rauschner, Daniel R. Alvord, and Jordan Mosby used mixed methods to examine how districts spent Federal COVID-19 relief funds across four states. doi.org/10.1162/EDFP.a…

#TakeawayTuesday. In “Bridging the Gap to Access? Impact of Pre-Collegiate Summer Program on College Outcomes,” Dr. Prasiddha Shakya studies the impact of the Bridge Scholars Program, finding higher levels of college persistence. aefpweb.org/files/Shakya_S…

You can read the full article here: direct.mit.edu/edfp/article/2…

#FridayFeature: In “Interdistrict Magnet School Openings and Enrollment Dynamics in Nearby Schools,” Yerin Yoon finds that magnet school expansion reduced the share of white students in private school and increases the share of Free and Reduced Lunch students in public schools

Read more here: doi.org/10.1162/EDFP.a…

Summer 2026 @EFPJournal Takeaways are now posted on the AEFP website. Each takeaway offers a one-page overview of a recently published article to help you quickly identify the research most relevant to your work. aefpweb.org/efp-takeaways

Everyone knows (or should know) how important teachers are for student achievement. I think there's some low-hanging fruit when it comes to improving teacher quality through better hiring decisions. Want to know more (all in 1 page!), see @EFPJournal's aefpweb.org/files/S26_Gold…

#TakeawayTuesday: In “Teacher Effectiveness in Remote Instruction,” @mcadelawson and Tim Sass show how teachers’ value-added varies with virtual instruction. Read more here: aefpweb.org/files/Lawson_S… #RemoteInstruction #ValueAdded #Covid19 #EdResearch #EducationPolicy

🚨New Publication Alert🚨 A chapter from my dissertation, "Who Leaves? Interdistrict Magnet School Openings and Enrollment Dynamics in Nearby Schools," is now out in @EFPJournal! (1/n)

#AEFP2027 Call for Proposals is out! Submit your paper, poster, Policy Dialogue, or Conversation Group by October 2. Read the full call: aefpweb.org/callforproposa…