Our latest brief from NashvillePeer examined more than 19,000 MNPS graduates to better understand how participation in the AVID program relates to students' progression from high school into college.
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2025 PISA Results webinar
Join Vanderbilt and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on Tuesday September 8, 2026, from 2-3 pm ET for the live webinar release of results from the 2025 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and a live discussion of the findings. I will be participating on an expert panel with my colleagues Carolyn Heinrich and Jonathan Seiden.
Read MoreLeague of Women Voters panel on school choice and civic education
I will be joining a panel on school choice and civic education hosted by the League of Women Voters of Murfreesboro-Rutherford County on Monday, October 27 from 5:30-7 at the Rutherford Co BOE
Read MoreFirst PEER policy brief on early postsecondary coursetaking
Our Nashville PEER working group on postsecondary readiness published its first policy brief in March 2024. This brief is a preliminary look at the association between early postsecondary coursetaking (EPSOs) in Metro Nashville Public Schools and later student outcomes.
Read MorePeabody scholars share guidance on school voucher policy
In this terrific article for Vanderbilt News, Jenna Somers summarizes the current state of voucher legislation in Tennessee and gets the perspectives of Peabody scholars on what the research says.
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