Overview
MIT SEII, with Brown University and MITili, present “Covid-19 Challenges and Opportunities in K-12 Education.”
The two-day event will feature perspectives from education leaders and researchers who are working to ensure students can learn at home or in-person.
Presented By
Speakers
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Joshua Angrist
Director
Blueprint Labs
Conference Organizer
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Emily Oster
Blueprint Labs
Conference Organizer
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Parag Pathak
Director
Blueprint Labs
Conference Organizer
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John Friedman
Professor of Economics and International and Political Affairs
Brown University
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Shalinee Sharma
CEO and Co-founder
Zearn
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Doug Harris
Professor and Department Chair of Economics
Tulane University
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Elizabeth Setren
Blueprint Labs
Discussant
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Engy Ziedan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Tulane University
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Angélica Infante-Green
Commissioner of Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
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Bob Hughes
Director of K-12 Education, United States
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Sal Khan
Founder and CEO
Khan Academy
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Sanjay Sarma
Vice President
MIT Open Learning
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Joshua Goodman
Associate Professor of Education and Economics
Boston University
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Sarah Cohodes
Blueprint Labs
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Eric Hanushek
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow
Stanford University
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Joshua Angrist
Director
Blueprint Labs
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Janice Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Chicago Public Schools
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Parag Pathak
Director
Blueprint Labs
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Clémence Idoux
Research Associate
Blueprint Labs
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Richard Kahlenberg
Director of K-12 Equity & Senior Fellow
The Century Foundation
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Brenda Cassellius
Superintendent
Boston Public Schools
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Paul Reville
Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration
Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Richard Carranza
Chancellor
New York City Department of Education
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Thomas Kane
Walter H. Gale Professor of Education and Economics
Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Susanna Loeb
Director, Annenberg Institute Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs
Brown University
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Phil Oreopoulos
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of Toronto
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Mark Schneider
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
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Eric Ashton
Executive Director for School Performance
New York City Department of Education
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Brian Gill
Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Laboratory
Mathematica Policy Research
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Carrie Conaway
Senior Lecturer on Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Agenda
February 11, 2021February 12, 2021
Using Data and Evidence to Inform Covid-19 School PoliciesThe Economic and Learning Impacts of Covid-19The Effects of School Re-openings on Covid-19 HospitalizationsThe Rhode Island ResponseAdapting to Life Online: How Non-Profits and Technology are Meeting Educational DemandsHousehold Adaptation to Covid-Induced Schooling ShocksThe Economic Impacts of Learning Losses
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Using Data and Evidence to Inform Covid-19 School Policies
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Emily Oster
Blueprint Labs
Event Organizer
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The Economic and Learning Impacts of Covid-19
February 11, 2021
11:45 am - 12:25pm Eastern
Speakers
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John Friedman
Professor of Economics and International and Political Affairs
Brown University
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Shalinee Sharma
CEO and Co-founder
Zearn
Event Organizer
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The Effects of School Re-openings on Covid-19 Hospitalizations
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Doug Harris
Professor and Department Chair of Economics
Tulane University
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Elizabeth Setren
Blueprint Labs
Discussant
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Engy Ziedan
Assistant Professor of Economics
Tulane University
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The Rhode Island Response
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Emily Oster
Blueprint Labs
Moderator
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Angélica Infante-Green
Commissioner of Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
Back to agenda
Adapting to Life Online: How Non-Profits and Technology are Meeting Educational Demands
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Bob Hughes
Director of K-12 Education
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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Sal Khan
Founder and CEO
Khan Academy
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Sanjay Sarma
Vice President
MIT Open Learning
Moderator
Back to agenda
Household Adaptation to Covid-Induced Schooling Shocks
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Joshua Goodman
Associate Professor of Education and Economics
Boston University
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Sarah Cohodes
Blueprint Labs
Moderator
Back to agenda
The Economic Impacts of Learning Losses
February 11, 2021
Speakers
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Eric Hanushek
Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow
Stanford University
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Joshua Angrist
Director
Blueprint Labs
Discussant
Chicago Public Schools: Aspirations for a Post-Pandemic FutureMeasuring the Initial Effects of NYC’s School Diversity PlansCovid-19 Perspectives: Boston Public SchoolsCovid-19 Perspectives: New York CityAddressing Learning Gaps with High-Dosage Tutoring InterventionsPost-Pandemic School Accountability
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Chicago Public Schools: Aspirations for a Post-Pandemic Future
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Janice Jackson
Chief Executive Officer
Chicago Public Schools
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Parag Pathak
Director
Blueprint Labs
Moderator
Back to agenda
Measuring the Initial Effects of NYC’s School Diversity Plans
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Clémence Idoux
Research Associate
Blueprint Labs
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Richard Kahlenberg
Director of K-12 Equity & Senior Fellow
The Century Foundation
Back to agenda
Covid-19 Perspectives: Boston Public Schools
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Brenda Cassellius
Superintendent
Boston Public Schools
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Paul Reville
Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Moderator
Back to agenda
Covid-19 Perspectives: New York City
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Richard Carranza
Chancellor
New York City Department of Education
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Thomas Kane
Walter H. Gale Professor of Education and Economics
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Moderator
Back to agenda
Addressing Learning Gaps with High-Dosage Tutoring Interventions
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Susanna Loeb
Director, Annenberg Institute Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs
Brown University
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Phil Oreopoulos
Professor of Economics and Public Policy
University of Toronto
Discussant
Back to agenda
Post-Pandemic School Accountability
February 12, 2021
Speakers
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Joshua Angrist
Director
Blueprint Labs
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Mark Schneider
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
U.S. Department of Education
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Susanna Loeb
Director, Annenberg Institute Professor of Education
Brown University
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Eric Ashton
Executive Director for School Performance
New York City Department of Education
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Brian Gill
Director, Mid-Atlantic Regional Laboratory
Mathematica Policy Research
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Carrie Conaway
Senior Lecturer on Education
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Moderator