Harvard Strategic Data Project

‼️ The SDP Partnership Application deadline for education organizations looking to hire an #SDPfellow for Cohort 17 (Fall 2025 - Summer 2027) has been extended until Monday, April 7th, 2025!

Learn more about Juan Cortes’ journey from #SDPfellow at Cleveland Metropolitan School District to Doctoral Candidate at Johns Hopkins University School of Education during our next informational webinar for prospective SDP Fellowship candidates on Monday, March 17th, 2025 at 12:00PM ET. Register here: https://buff.ly/4hdDmyZ. All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar. 🖥️ Visit our website to learn more about joining a powerful and growing network of 600+ education data leaders: https://buff.ly/uSb50MH

Improving student outcomes requires more than data -- it requires talented people to use those data to generate important insights. At the Strategic Data Project, an initiative of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University, we recruit mission-driven data leaders through the SDP Fellowship, partnering with school districts, state education agencies, and postsecondary institutions to accelerate their use of data in service of student success. Partnering with SDP allows your organization to: 🧠 Build your data dream team: Hire talented SDP fellows, recruited through a competitive nationwide search. Fellows bring impressive credentials in statistics, research methods, and policy analysis. 📊 Produce actionable insights: Advised by renowned faculty members and industry experts, SDP fellows carry out a transformative data project commissioned by your organization. 👥 Join a community of experts: Become part of an extensive network of education researchers and data leaders who are committed to sharing insights, best practices, and lessons learned. The deadline for organizations to apply to hire an #SDPfellow for Cohort 17 (Fall 2025 - Summer 2027) is fast approaching on Monday, March 17th. Visit our website to learn more about the benefits of partnering with SDP: https://buff.ly/ixVFWAd

👋 Meet Navi Dhaliwal Next up in our series profiling members of #SDPfellow Cohort 15 (2023-2025) is Navi, a current fellow at the Research Institute at Dallas College, which produces research findings and analytical tools to inform student-centered decision-making, both at Dallas College and at institutions across the region, state, and nation. Read our Q+A with Navi and his supervisor, David Mahan, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cohort 15 fellows in the coming weeks. 🔗 https://buff.ly/Sk2IinO

SDP is heading to Washington DC for the 50th Annual Association for Education Finance and Policy Conference! Stop by our Exhibitor Table to meet #SDPfellow alumni and to learn more about Strategic Data Project! #AEFP2025

Learn more about Virginia Spinks, MPP and her experience as an #SDPfellow at the MA Department of Early Education and Care during the upcoming SDP Fellowship informational webinar on Monday, March 17th at 12:00 PM ET. Register here: https://buff.ly/4hdDmyZ All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar.

Today we celebrate the graduation of the 3rd Cohort of SDP-CTE Fellows! This cohort of postsecondary data leaders has embraced SDP's mission of transforming the use of data in education to help students thrive. Congratulations to SDP-CTE Cohort 3! #SDPfellow 📈 If your education agency is looking to strengthen its analytic capacity and produce actionable insights, visit out website to learn more about the benefits of partnering with the Strategic Data Project: https://buff.ly/41vrRhA

👋 Meet Meghan Scrimgeour! Next up in our series profiling members of #SDPfellow Cohort 15 (2023-2025) is Meghan, a current fellow at Wake County Public School System. Meghan is using a data-driven approach to provide the district with insights about students' emotional and behavioral wellbeing. Read our Q+A with Meghan and her supervisor, Colleen Paeplow, Ph.D. (she/her/hers), and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cohort 15 fellows in the coming weeks. 🔗 https://buff.ly/tak2rAu

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Announcing our next informational webinar for prospective SDP Fellowship candidates on Monday, March 17th at 12:00pm ET. Join #SDPfellow Virginia Spinks, MPP and #SDPfellow alumnus Juan Cortes to learn more about their fellowship highlights, capstone projects, and career pathways. Register here: https://buff.ly/4hdDmyZ All registrants will receive a recording of the webinar.