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Blueprint Labs is hiring two Postdoctoral Associates on our Education Team. Previous Blueprint postdocs have gone on to tenure-track positions in academia. Apply by 10/31 to be considered on our main timeline. Details below 🧵 #EconTwitter
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Postdoctoral Associate, Charter Schools: help lead the Charter School Research Collaborative and conduct research on charter schools nationwide. Work closely with Josh Angrist (@metrics52) and Parag Pathak (@prof_parag).
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Postdoctoral Associate, AI in Education: help lead research on how AI is affecting US education systems. Work closely with Parag Pathak (@prof_parag) and partner schools.
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How do Indiana's charter schools compare to traditional public schools?
Charter School Research Collaborative grantees found that charter students outperformed their traditional public school peers on ELA and math tests after the pandemic.
Learn more: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/resear…
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Conducting charter school research? The Charter School Research Collaborative funds projects that take on pressing charter school questions and inform policy and practice. Apply to our open RFP by October 5 here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charte…
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In LA, only 20% of students apply to a school choice program. Those least likely to apply, low-income students and English learners, gain the most when they enroll.
Read the research from @cqcampos @jmb112485 @EricChyn @antoniaavazquez: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/resear…
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What do children take away from preschool that still shapes their education years later?
Guthrie Gray-Lobe, @prof_parag, and @c_r_walt find Boston public preschool raised HS graduation (+6 pp) and on-time college enrollment (+8.3 pp).
Read the research: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/resear…
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Do you have a charter school research question but no partner site? The Charter School Research Collaborative has connected 144 research partners, and our next matchmaking session is on September 16. Spaces are limited: reserve yours today! #EconTwitter forms.gle/Qt36138GvbWpzKxF6
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Where does the evidence on charter school effectiveness stand today?
Our new memo shares early findings from selected work supported by the Charter School Research Collaborative.
Read the full memo: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/resear…
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Looking for funding for your charter school research? The Charter School Research Collaborative's sixth request for proposals is now open. Submit the required letter of inquiry by October 5th: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-…
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Looking to connect with other practitioners working on enrollment and school quality?
Don't miss your chance to join the 2026-2027 School Access and Quality Fellowship! Applications close TODAY (August 24) at 5 PM ET.
Learn more and apply here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/mit-sc…
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The Charter School Research Collaborative’s sixth request for proposals is now open. Blueprint aims to fund policy-relevant charter school research studies of varying sizes and scopes, with grants ranging from $10,000–$400,000.
📚️Learn more and apply: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charte…
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"Periodic warnings in the last two centuries that automation and new technology were going to wipe out large numbers of middle class jobs" [have] never come true, says @MITEcon professor @davidautor. qz.com/ceo-pivot-doom-reassu… @qz
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Interested in funding for your charter school research? MIT Blueprint Labs’ Charter School Research Collaborative funds rigorous, actionable charter school research projects. Applications for our 6th funding round open on August 20th. Learn more here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charte…
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(1/) How do you set goals that meaningfully improve school quality? For former School Access and Quality (SAQ) fellow Haki Perry, his peers helped him see what was possible.
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(2/) Applications are now open for the 2026-27 SAQ Fellowship! Fellows learn from leading researchers and policy experts, explore how technology and AI can advance educational equity, and join a network of peers from across cohorts working to address similar challenges.
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(3/3) Learn more about the SAQ Fellowship and apply here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-…
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Applications are open for Blueprint’s 2026-27 School Access and Quality Fellowship, a one-year program where education leaders learn about enrollment, school performance, and technology, address the challenges they face, and build community.
Apply here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-…
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📣 We're hiring! Blueprint Labs is recruiting Predoctoral Researchers based at MIT in Cambridge, MA. You'll work on policy-relevant research in education, health care & AI, and the workforce. A great step for junior researchers considering a PhD. 🧵
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📅 Priority deadline: August 2, 2026, 11:59pm ET. Rolling after that. Learn more and apply 👇 blueprintlabs.mit.edu/career… #predoc #economics #research #MIT
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Planning to apply for a Blueprint predoc? The priority deadline is 11:59pm ET this Sunday, August 2nd. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis after that. blueprintlabs.mit.edu/career…
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Welcome to Day 2 of the Higher Education Conference! Blueprint Director Josh Angrist opened today, presenting 'The Long-Term Impacts of Scholarship Aid.' The study draws on a Nebraska RCT of scholarships to show how student support shapes student earnings and employment outcomes.
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For our final session, Common App's Jenny Rickard, Scholarship America's Mike Nylund, and uAspire's Jaclyn Piñero joined MIT Blueprint Labs Executive Director Eryn Heying to discuss how data and evidence are used to improve equity in higher education and enact lasting change.
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Thank you to all who joined us for the 2026 International Perspectives on Higher Education Conference. We also thank the Ardian Foundation in the US and France for their support and our collaborators at the Institut des Politiques Publiques.
ALT Policy Panel (from left: Jaclyn Piñero, Jenny Rickard, Mike Nylund, and Eryn Heying) at Higher Ed Conference
ALT Gustave Kenedi presenting at the Higher Ed Conference
ALT People discussing at the Higher Ed conference
ALT Anaïs Fabre presenting at the Higher Ed Conference
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