Current Projects
Current Projects
At the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, we are committed to producing actionable, data-driven insights that improve student outcomes. Below, we highlight the many active initiatives we are leading in partnership with school districts, states, and organizations across the country. These projects tackle pressing issues in education—from COVID-19 recovery to college access and success.
Arkansas Tutoring Project
Follow efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of virtual and in-person high-dosage tutoring providers across Arkansas.
Education Scorecard
Explore the Education Scorecard, an interactive, district-level look at learning loss and academic recovery across the country, revealing how communities are rebounding from the pandemic and the learning recession since 2013—and the work left to be done.
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Long-Term Outcomes of Charter Schooling
Explore the Long-Term Outcomes of Charter Schooling project, a groundbreaking national study tracking how charter school attendance impacts students’ future earnings, education, and life milestones using admissions lottery data.
Mathematical Quality of Instruction (MQI) Coaching
Learn how the Mathematical Quality of Instruction (MQI) project equips teachers with tools, training, and coaching grounded in research to enhance math instruction through structured observation and video reflection.
Partnering in Education Research (PIER) Fellowship
Follow Harvard doctoral students in the PIER Fellowship as they collaborate with school districts and state agencies to conduct meaningful quantitative policy research—and join PIER Public Seminars for impactful insights.
Proving Ground
Discover how Proving Ground partners with school districts to identify and test practical solutions to challenges like chronic absenteeism through data analysis, strategic advising, and continuous improvement.
READS Lab
Learn how the Harvard READS Lab, a close partner of CEPR, builds long-term partnerships with school districts to solve grand challenges in literacy and education by advancing the 3Rs of research—relevance, rigor, and replication.
Research Initiatives for College and Career Success (RICCS)
Learn about CEPR's portfolio of work advancing students' postsecondary access and success.
Road to COVID Recovery
Learn from a coalition of districts across the country analyzing which COVID-19 recovery interventions are working.
States Leading States (SLS) Initiative
Join a coalition of states working together to measure and share the impact of promising education policies.
Strategic Data Project
Collaborate with the Strategic Data Project to equip education leaders with the data, tools, and insights they need to improve outcomes.
