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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.
- 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:
- 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.
- Today kicked off Blueprint’s 2026 International Perspectives on Higher Education Conference, sponsored by the Ardian Foundation in the US and France and in collaboration with @IPPinfo. Follow along as we share highlights from today’s sessions.

