PIER Public Seminar Series

PIER Public Seminar Series

The PIER Public Seminar Series is designed to explore important questions and insights in education research and policy. Seminars usually take place on Tuesdays from 4-5:30 p.m in person in Eliot Lyman Room, Longfellow Hall and via livestream. Stay tuned for the seminar calendar for the upcoming academic year. Contact pier_fellowship@gse.harvard.edu with questions.

View previous seminars in the video archive.

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October 7, 2026: Phone-Free Schools and Achievement Growth

Douglas Staiger

Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College

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Doug Staiger

November 10, 2026: How Private Tutoring Centers Impact Student Achievement and Education Inequality

Josh Goodman

Professor of Education and Economics, Boston University

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Josh Goodman

December 1, 2026: The Effects of Charter Schools on Economic Mobility

Sarah Cohodes

Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Michigan

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Sarah Cohodes

January 26, 2027

Christina Weiland

Professor, University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education

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Christina Weiland

February 16, 2027

Brendan Bartanen

Associate Professor, University of Virginia

Anna Bystran

Research Systems Support Specialist, Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Brendan Bartanen

April 6, 2027

Jack Mountjoy

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago

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Jack Mountjoy

April 20, 2027

Judy Scott-Clayton

Professor of Economics and Education, Teachers College Columbia University

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Judy Scott-Clayton

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Email pier_fellowship@gse.harvard.edu.

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