As part of the PIER Public Seminar, researcher Ben Castleman discusses how conditional cash transfers — and other nudges — can improve college-going behavior.

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Data and evidence leaders work together to close gaps for students and educators. 

Cambridge, Mass. (October 13, 2020)—The Strategic Data Project (SDP), an initiative of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University, launched its twelfth cohort of SDP fellows, exemplary research and data leaders helping to transform education through the power of evidence....

Big data can be used for good, not bad. Here’s how, writes a Harvard specialist.... Read more about From Pasco to St. Paul, how to target kids for success, not crime

Cambridge, MA (December 7, 2020)—The Strategic Data Project for Postsecondary Career and Technical Education (SDP-CTE), an initiative of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University, launches its first cohort of SDP-ECMCF fellows today. Over the next year, these talented data analysts will address pressing challenges related to student success for their organizations and add to the body of rigorous research on CTE in the higher education sector.... Read more about Harvard’s Strategic Data Project Announces Inaugural Fellowship Addressing Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

The Council gathers 16 highly accomplished educational researchers and innovators to foster collaboration and drive education progress globally... Read more about CEPR Faculty Director, Tom Kane, invited to join Yidan Prize Foundation’s international Council of Luminaries