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SLS Winter 2026 Newsletter

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Dear friends, Welcome to the inaugural edition of the States Leading States (SLS) newsletter! It’s been a whirlwind since I joined CEPR almost a year ago—from building our small but mighty team, to finding fantastic state partners, to identifying...

SLS Summer 2026 Newsletter

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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...

Look Up Your School District’s Test Scores

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Read more about why that’s happening: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/13/upshot/test-scores-school-districts-… Below, you can look up how test scores for your district have changed since 2015. (Note that some states — New York among them — are...

MQI Coaching with the IMplementation Reflection Tool Institute

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The MQI Coaching with the IMplementation Reflection Tool Institute is a collaboration between MQI Coaching and Illustrative Mathematics ® . Participating math coaches and instructional leaders will gain evidence-based routines and resources to provide...

SLS Fall 2026 Newsletter

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Dear friends, It may be early October, but it still feels like back-to-school season here at States Leading States! After a summer of planning research, signing data sharing agreements, and moving analysis forward, we’re all excited to make significant...

New States Leading States (SLS) Initiative Launches to Share Proven Strategies for State Policy Innovation

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A $10 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation will support this effort to spread the adoption of evidence-based state policies. (Cambridge, MA) The Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University is launching a new initiative...

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College and Career Readiness Data Infrastructure Matrix: User Guide

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The College and Career Readiness Data Infrastructure Matrix is a resource developed by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University to help states reflect on and strengthen their data infrastructure, with the ultimate goal of...

Growing debate as major school district scales back screen time

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Reduce Absences in Early Grades with Personalized Postcards: Technical Appendix

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This technical appendix provides more detail about the methods and analytic approach outlined in the step-by-step guide.

College and Career Readiness Data Infrastructure Matrix: Visual Summary Tool

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The College and Career Readiness Data Infrastructure Matrix is a resource developed by the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University to help states reflect on and strengthen their data infrastructure, with the ultimate goal of...

Why Education Research Matters: Policy

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Professor Thomas Kane, faculty director of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University, believes meaningful change in education starts with testing new ideas, learning what works, and scaling successful approaches. His research...