Previous colloquium speakers, videos and materials are available here.
PEPG events are intended to create an open academic environment in which top scholars can present and discuss the best current thinking on education policy and governance. Towards this end, the program has hosted numerous conferences and seminars since its founding in 1996. And in 2003, we initiated the Education Policy Colloquium Series with the expressed purpose of providing the Harvard community with greater access to cutting-edge education research.
Colloquium archive
Empirical Methods in Education Reading Group
The Empirical Methods in Education Reading Group (EMERG) meets once a month to discuss recent methodological innovations in empirical/quantitative education research.
MONDAY, NOV. 24
College Application Mistakes and the Design of Information Policies at Scale
By Tomás Larroucau, Ignacio A. Rios, Anaïs Fabre and Christopher Neilson
11 a.m. WAPPP Cason Conference Room, Taubman 102, HKS
This session will be hybrid, with one room at HKS and one at UAndes (Chile). Cecilia Correa (UAndes) will lead the session, which will also be available on Zoom.
At each meeting, the Program on Education Policy and Governance will provide light snacks and beverages.
For more information on EMERG, email mkarnani@hks.harvard.edu.
Emerging School Models
Scaling for Success
Innovative school models are making significant strides across the American educational landscape. New micro schools, charter schools, private school models, career and technical education programs, and innovative forms of homeschooling are expanding at an accelerating pace. However, these emerging school models are at a critical crossroads. As they increasingly leverage school choice programs, there is greater pressure to demonstrate success to stakeholders. Scalability and sustainability remain core challenges, with school leaders striving to expand their models while preserving the essential attributes that define their schools.
To explore these issues, the Program on Education Policy and Governance at Harvard University hosted its fourth annual conference on emerging school models at the Harvard Kennedy School on Thursday, September 25 and Friday, September 26, 2025.
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For past events and conferences, please visit our archive.