MIT Blueprint Labs

How can the U.S. best respond to China’s rapid innovative sector growth? In a New York Times op-ed, Blueprint Co-Director @davidautor and Gordon Hanson outline 4 core principles that could help the U.S. manage what they describe as “China Shock 2.0”: nytimes.com/2025/07/14/opi…

"One of the great challenges of our era is to figure out how to create tools, AIs, that support people using their expertise better and learning faster." Hear more from @davidautor on the Possible podcast with @reidhoffman and @AriaIrene: youtu.be/MGKUTVyqJlI

The MIT Shaping the Future of Work Initiative is now the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work. Hear from our co-directors @DAcemogluMIT, @davidautor, and @baselinescene about our mission and goals for the years ahead.

A recent article from @StanfordHAI highlights insights from co-director @davidautor on how automation affects jobs — and why focusing solely on a job's exposure to automation misses the point. hai.stanford.edu/news/assessing…

Blueprint Co-Director @davidautor and Affiliates @DAcemogluMIT and @baselinescene will launch the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work in July, thanks to a generous gift from the Stone Foundation. Read more: news.mit.edu/2025/mit-econo…

In recently-published research in the New England Journal of Medicine, Blueprint Co-Director @metrics52, Affiliate @instrumenthull, RA Carol Gao, and co-author Robert Yeh make the case for using instrumental variables methods in clinical trials: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/research/instr…

What have SAQ Fellows enjoyed the most about the Fellowship? For Seth Paddock, it was joining a group of education leaders working towards a common goal. Interested in joining the Fellowship? Applications close tomorrow, July 9. Apply now: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-to-the-s…

In this short clip, Sheyvette Dinkens @EdtoEdu discusses her experience sharing learnings from the School Access and Quality Fellowship with her colleagues at Show Me KC Schools. Interested in joining the Fellowship? Applications are now open: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-to-the-s…

Interested in receiving funding for your charter school research? The Charter School Research Collaborative’s fourth request for proposals is now open, with grants ranging from $10,000-$500,000. Apply for funding: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-for-fund…

Interested in learning about the School Access and Quality Fellowship from a former Fellow? Hear Keila Aramboles share her thoughts about the community of enrollment leaders she built during the Fellowship in this short video. Learn more about SAQ: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/mit-school-acc…

Since its launch in fall 2023, the Charter School Research Collaborative has funded 23 charter research projects, some of which are generating exciting early-stage results. Read about early results and other news in Blueprint’s latest blog: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/blogs/approach…

📢 The Charter School Research Collaborative’s fourth request for proposals is now open. Blueprint aims to fund policy-relevant charter school research studies of varying sizes and scopes, with grants ranging from $10,000–$500,000. Learn more and apply: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-for-fund…

📢 Applications are now open for Blueprint’s 2025-2026 School Access and Quality Fellowship, a one-year program where education leaders learn about enrollment and school performance, address the challenges they face, and build community. Apply here: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/apply-to-the-s…

Blueprint is thrilled to announce that the Charter School Research Collaborative will fund six exciting new research projects, which will study charter authorizer practices, Louisiana literacy practices, and more. See the funded projects: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/charter-collab…

Interested in finding a research-practice partner for your work understanding charter school effects? Blueprint’s virtual Charter Collaborative matchmaking sessions give practitioners and researchers the chance to meet and build partnerships. Sign up now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Recent Blueprint research suggests that both a school’s impact on test score growth and its student survey results predict some measures of long-term student success. Read the research and the policy brief: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/research/putti…

In Blueprint’s latest blog post, School Access and Quality Fellowship alum Daniel Hildreth discusses his enrollment work at New York City Public Schools and his experience in the SAQ Fellowship. Read the post: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/blogs/saq-alum…

After a year of learning and community-building, the end of the City Learning Visit signifies the end of the ’24-’25 SAQ Fellowship. Many thanks to CPS for hosting the CLV and to all our Fellows for their enthusiastic participation! Learn more about SAQ: blueprintlabs.mit.edu/impact/mit-sch…

At the City Learning Visit, Blueprint’s School Access and Quality Fellows visited Muchin College Prep, a school from the Noble Schools charter network. Many thanks to Robert Amey and the rest of the Noble team for leading this hands-on visit.

At the City Learning Visit this afternoon, enrollment consultant Shannon Fitzgerald led a conversation on preschool enrollment. How do early education programs differ in districts nationwide?