Media — Brian A. Jacob

2026

New York Times

Did School Cellphone Bans Work? New Study Finds Mixed Results

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
Washington Post

School cellphone bans don't affect test scores or attendance, study finds

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
Scientific American

School cell phone bans may boost student well-being—but not test scores, new study suggests

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
NPR

What actually happens when schools take away students' phones?

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
Education Week

Do Student Cellphone Bans Improve Academic Achievement?

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
The 74

Five Things to Know About Largest Cell Phone Ban Study

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 4, 2026
CNN

Study Finds School Cell Phone Bans Yield Mixed Results

Re: The Effects of School Phone Bans · May 5, 2026
The 74

3rd grade retention isn't really about the kids — it's about adults who teach them

Re: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention · May 12, 2026
New York Times

Mississippi Schools Transformation

Re: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention · January 11, 2026

2025

Education Week

Is 3rd-Grade Retention the Secret to Better Reading Outcomes?

Re: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention · May 2025
Annenberg Institute

Policy Brief: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention

Re: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention · 2025
Cato Institute

Research Brief: Impacts of Grade Retention Policy — Minimal Retention

Re: Assessing the Impact of Grade Retention · 2025

2024

American Enterprise Institute

How Did the Pandemic Change Schooling?

Re: Did COVID-19 Shift the Grammar of Schooling? · September 4, 2024
Education Next

The Education Exchange: How Have American Classrooms Changed Since Covid?

Re: Did COVID-19 Shift the Grammar of Schooling? · September 3, 2024
Phys.org

Transitional kindergarten: Early access boost

Re: Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten · August 2024
MSN

Transitional Kindergarten programs expand early education access and boost academic gain, study finds

Re: Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten · August 16, 2024
Fordham Institute

Early childhood education matters: Transitional kindergarten is a feasible option

Re: Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten · 2024
Bridge Magazine

Transitional kindergarten offers lessons for Michigan early learning investments

Op-ed with Christina Weiland · June 25, 2024
Detroit News

How the Flint water crisis set schoolchildren back

Re: The Psychosocial Effects of the Flint Water Crisis on School-Age Children · March 14, 2024
Washington Post

How the Flint water crisis set schoolchildren back

Re: The Psychosocial Effects of the Flint Water Crisis on School-Age Children · March 13, 2024
Phys.org

Study reveals racial disparities in school enrollment during COVID-19

Re: Racial Differences in Parent Response to COVID Schooling Policies · February 23, 2024

2023

Chalkbeat

Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness isn't helping fix educator shortages

Re: The Value of Student Debt Relief and the Role of Administrative Barriers · July 31, 2023

2022

2021

Detroit News

New kind of kindergarten gains momentum in Michigan

Re: Transitional Kindergarten research · October 25, 2021

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