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I often write about research studies from various fields and how they can be applied to the classroom. I write individual posts about ones that I think are especially significant, and will continue to do so. However, so many studies are published that it’s hard to keep up. So I’ve started writing a “round-up” of some of them each week or every other week as a regular feature.

You can see all my “Best” lists related to education research here.

Here are some new useful studies (and related resources):

Wrote about my problems with that World Bank “ai tutoring” study. pershmail.substack.com/p/ai-is-mayb…

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— Michael Pershan (@mpershan.bsky.social) May 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM

An article in AERA Open found that the negative impacts of COVID-19 on language and literacy emerged late and increased over time for young children but were not driven primarily by remote learning. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/…

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— AERA (@aeraedresearch.bsky.social) May 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM

Taking intermittent quizzes reduces achievement gaps and enhances online learning, even in highly distracting environments is from The Conversation.

#FridayFeature: Student absenteeism remains a pressing concern in U.S. education policy, but how significant is its impact on academic outcomes?

Read more: https://t.co/8N9b130N8f@aefpweb #EFP pic.twitter.com/ekAba1P5c2

— Education Finance & Policy (@EFPJournal) May 16, 2025

🧪 What do seat choice, sleep, and self-talk have in common?

They’re all backed by research every teacher should know.

Check out the studies that could change your classroom: https://t.co/lM0zXTm5P2 pic.twitter.com/Bt5n6gL9X8

— InnerDrive (@Inner_Drive) May 21, 2025

I’m adding this post to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality:

Income and Wealth Inequality in the United States: An Update Including the 2022 Wave www.nber.org/papers/w3382…

“The 2022 data reveal that wealth remains highly concentrated, with the top 1% holding 35% of total wealth down from a peak of 39% in 2016…despite rising income inequality”

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— Paul Bruno (@paul-bruno.com) May 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM