Interested in charter school research but still seeking a partner?

Join Blueprint’s Charter School Research Collaborative’s virtual matchmaking event next Wednesday, May 15 to meet researchers and practitioners with similar interests: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

This week, School Access and Quality Fellows gathered for a challenge session focused on within-year movement - how can enrollment leaders address disruption caused by mid-year transfers?

Thanks to Steve Silvasy for leading a fascinating discussion!

On the Disruptors podcast with John Stackhouse, David Autor discusses what AI adoption means for jobs and labor markets, and how we can prepare the workforce.

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📢 Applications for Charter School Research Collaborative funding close tomorrow, April 17.

Submit your application by 11:59pm ET here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-for-fund…

How do families decide which school their children should attend? A new study by Blueprint Affiliate Chris Campos finds that social interactions play a critical role in families’ decision-making. Read the research here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/research/socia…

Applications for Charter School Research Collaborative funding close in one week, on April 17.

We seek research projects that address policy-relevant questions, with grants ranging from $10,000 to $500,000 based on research scope and stage. Apply today: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-for-fund…

Is four-year college education worth the cost? A new study by Blueprint Affiliate Jack Mountjoy finds that students marginally admitted to public Texas universities eventually earn 5-10% more than their rejected peers, enough to outweigh the costs. blueprintlabs.mit.edu/research/margi…

In yesterday’s challenge session, School Access and Quality Fellow Tom Epstein led an interesting conversation about building support for unified enrollment. Thanks to Tom and all of the rest of the Fellows who participated.

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Can AI benefit the middle-class? Blueprint co-director David Autor believes it is possible. In a recent profile for the The New York Times, Autor argues that AI could restore the middle of the US labor market, though this future is far from guaranteed.

nytimes.com/2024/04/01/bus…

“Simple measures of school quality… tend to be a misleading guide of what you can expect by sending your child to that school.” MIT News features Josh Angrist and Parag Pathak's work: quality measures often reflect student background more than school quality news.mit.edu/2024/perceptio…

Applications for Blueprint’s Charter School Research Collaborative funding will close in one month. We will fund research on charter school practices, long-term student outcomes, non-test score outcomes, and more. Read more in our research agenda: blueprintcdn.com/wp-content/upl…

New jobs alert🚨! We're hiring 2 positions that will help Josh Angrist, Parag Pathak, and David Autor research some of the most pressing questions in K-12 and higher education. See the MIT Blueprint Labs posting for full descriptions: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/careers/resear… #econtwitter

Don’t forget to submit a research proposal to the Charter School Research Collaborative!

We aim to fund research projects that investigate pressing charter school questions that inform policy and practice. Applications will close on April 17, 2024. blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-for-fund…

In last week’s challenge session, Blueprint’s School Access and Quality fellows discussed how to quantify and understand why students zoned for public schools choose not to attend them. Thanks to Atlanta Public Schools’ Taylor Garcia for leading an insightful discussion.

What do we know about preschool’s impacts on student outcomes, and what remains unanswered?

Blueprint affiliate Jesse Bruhn presented a review of lottery-based preschool research at #SXSWEDU and Blueprint led a conversation on pressing research questions. blueprintlabs.mit.edu/research/lotte…

During this afternoon’s webinar, Shannon Fitzgerald presented to Blueprint’s School Access and Quality Fellows about managing declining public school enrollment while supporting growing migrant student populations.

Thanks to Shannon and our fellows for a fascinating discussion.

Interested in receiving funding for your policy-relevant charter school research? Applications are open for charter research grants as part of Blueprint’s Charter School Research Collaborative. Consider submitting an expression of interest here by 2/21: web.miniextensions.com/HmKAZtfTKDuWYe…

At today’s virtual matchmaking session, over 40 charter school researchers and practitioners discussed their research interests and formed the foundations for new partnerships. Learn more about Blueprint’s Charter School Research Collaborative here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charter-collab…

Blueprint's School Access and Quality fellows came together for another exciting challenge session today. Damyionne Brown led an engaging discussion on fostering collaboration between charter schools and districts. Read about SAQ here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/impact/mit-sch…

Last week, we celebrated the official launch of our initiative with an energizing day of presentations and panels. Thanks to all our speakers and participants for contributing to such rich discussions around #AI , #WorkerVoice and the #FutureOfWork .