#  Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University 

 



##  Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University 

We seek to transform education through the power of quality research and evidence.



 

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##  Latest News 

 



  [### Using Multimodal Classroom Data to Measure Student Competencies for Upward Mobility

 ](/news/2026/05/using-multimodal-classroom-data-measure-student-competencies-upward-mobility) May 05, 2026 

 

   [### Overdeck Family Foundation Awards $17.2 Million in Grants in Q4 2025

 ](/news/2025/11/overdeck-family-foundation-awards-172-million-grants-q4-2025) November 20, 2025 

 

   [### Nine States Join Inaugural Cohort of States Leading States Initiative to Discover and Share What Works in Education 

 ](/news/2025/10/nine-states-join-inaugural-cohort-states-leading-states-initiative-discover-and-share) October 23, 2025 

 

  

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##  Our Impact 

 



300+

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650+

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The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) is uniquely focused on seeing that research findings are put to practical use. We consult with [education leaders ](/role/advisory-board)and our broad network of [partners](/improvement-networks "Improvement Networks") to ensure we’re studying the most pressing issues. We offer trainings for [teachers](https://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/), [coaches](https://mqicoaching.cepr.harvard.edu/), and the next generation of [data leaders](https://sdp.cepr.harvard.edu/). And we present our [findings](/research "Accessible Research") as briefs, toolkits, and step-by-step guides. Learn more about our [impact](/impact "Impact").



 

 

### Accessible Research 

 

Answering critical questions for educators and policymakers



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 Fellow Spotlight 

While a Strategic Data Project Fellow at Chicago Public Schools, Meghan Lane noticed an increased demand for substitute teachers in Chicago Public Schools was leaving an average of 350 classroom substitute teacher requests unfilled each school day. The large majority of these schools were serving racially diverse and economically disadvantaged students. Lane looked to the data to understand substitute preferences, identify schools with low fill rates, and developed a stipend program to incentivize substitute teachers to work in the schools with historically higher empty classrooms.



 

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### Training & Support 

 

Supporting schools and systems dedicated to using evidence for progress



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##  In the Press 

 



  [### SLS Summer 2026 Newsletter

 ](/news/2026/06/sls-summer-2026-newsletter) June 17, 2026 

 Dear friends, It’s been a busy season for States Leading States as the weather has warmed up! Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the 2026 Strategic Data Project (SDP) Convening in Cambridge, and it reminded me how hard so many people are working... 

 

 

   [### Schools Must Do the Hard Work If High-Dosage Tutoring Is to Help Every Student

 ](/news/2026/05/schools-must-do-hard-work-if-high-dosage-tutoring-help-every-student) May 27, 2026 

 There is a temptation in education to abandon projects rapidly and instead chase a new solution as a magic bullet for improving student outcomes. Too often, when an investment doesn’t have an instant payoff, it’s abandoned for the next shiny thing. New... 

 

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   [### What's behind the decade-long 'learning recession' for American students

 ](/news/2026/05/whats-behind-decade-long-learning-recession-american-students) May 22, 2026 

 William Brangham: As the school year is coming to a close, a new analysis shines yet another harsh spotlight on what's being called a learning recession for America's students. And it's a problem that started long before the pandemic. That's according to... 

 

 

  

 

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### Improvement Networks 

 

Equipping education agencies with the skills to uncover and use evidence



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