The Charter School Research Collaborative brings together practitioners, policymakers, funders, and researchers to advance actionable, rigorous research. This year’s invite-only conference will convene key stakeholders to reflect on the Collaborative’s first two years, explore emerging findings from our grantees, and develop strategies for translating research into policy change moving forward. To learn more about the Collaborative’s latest work, see our funded projects or our recent publications.
For your convenience, we’ve selected a few hotels near MIT that offer comfortable stays in Cambridge. Each option is within easy walking distance or a quick ride to campus. Please see below for the MIT preferred discount codes to use when booking your stay:
1) Boston Marriott Cambridge: MT2
2) The Kendall Hotel: MIT7
3) Hotel Marlowe: 100216750
Registration
4:00 – 4:30pm
Welcome and Opening Remarks
4:30 – 4:40pm
Early Insights from MIT’s Research
4:40 – 5:30pm
Panel Discussion: How Today’s Context Shapes the Next Decade of Policy and Research
5:30 – 6:15pm
National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA)
Dinner
6:15 – 7:30pm
Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30am
Welcome
8:30 – 8:35am
Emerging Findings from the Collaborative’s Funded Projects
8:35 – 9:35am
University of Chicago Education Lab and Crime Lab
Practitioner Perspectives on Emerging Research
10:00 – 10:45am
Keynote: Lessons Learned from Research-to-Policy Translation in Other Contexts
11:15am – 12:00pm
Lunch
12:00 – 1:00pm
Research Roundtables: Takeaways, Dissemination, and Future Questions
1:00 – 1:45pm
From Evidence to Action: Translating Charter Research into Policy
2:00 – 3:15pm
Closing
3:15 – 3:20pm
The event is located at MIT Morris and Sophie Chang Bldg E52, 50 Memorial Drive, 6th Floor, Dining Room 5 & 6, Cambridge, MA 02142.
We recommend entering through the entrance on Wadsworth Street. Input 30 Wadsworth Street, Cambridge into rideshare or walking directions. Upon arrival, enter the Morris and Sophie Chang Building E52 via the glass doorway with the light-up installation. Take the elevators to the 6th floor. If you enter via Memorial Drive, please also proceed to the elevator bank. When you arrive at the 6th floor, follow the signage to Dining Rooms 5 & 6.
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