Opportunity Insights

A non-partisan research + policy institute based at @Harvard focused on improving economic opportunity. Led by Raj Chetty, John Friedman, & Nathaniel Hendren.

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We’re Opportunity Insights, a nonpartisan research + policy institute located at @Harvard. Led by economists Raj Chetty, @John_N_Friedman & @NHendren82, our mission is to translate insights from scientific research into policy change via an interdisciplinary approach to #BigData

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📢 Also introducing our inaugural Opportunity Fellows cohort: 24 educators working with us to bring real-world data into teaching.

Learn more:
🔗 https://t.co/B2RhKFiQox

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🚀 We’re launching Opportunity Insights in Classrooms, a new effort to bring research on economic mobility into classrooms and expand who engages with this work. ⬇️

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The launch of DREAM ON from EdRedesign is tomorrow! The premiere highlights @CISNational and draws on research by OI affiliates Jamie Gracie & Benjamin Goldman on place-based supports for students.

🗓️ May 5, 12pm ET
🔗 https://t.co/CnhzZuEi00

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🔗 Read now: https://t.co/Hs8V4qczIN

🔗 Subscribe: https://t.co/0iCEbM3xzt

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📢 OI’s Winter ’26 Newsletter is live!

This issue covers:

🔎 New research on the HOPE VI program

🚀 Launch of the Opportunity Fellows Teaching Fellowship

📚 A presentation and discussion of our new @CISNational research with its program leaders

and more!

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Seeking teachers in civics, econ, stats, or data science — we’d love to have you.

🔗to learn more and apply (deadline April 6, 2026): https://t.co/2VMm6rQRfQ

🎧 Join an upcoming info session on 3/19: https://t.co/14JqTXkJos

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🚀 New Initiative: The Opportunity Fellows Teacher Fellowship Program!

OI is partnering with educators nationwide to co‑design classroom resources using big‑data tools like the Opportunity Atlas to help students explore inequality + economic mobility.

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🗓️ Tuesday, 3/3, 4pm ET

📍 Bloomberg Center for Cities | Virtual 

🔗 Event details and registration: https://t.co/uUBJLQxOUB

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Join @OppInsights, @CenterforCities, and The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE) next week for a discussion about closing opportunity gaps for low-income students through place-based, personalized supports.

Details below ⬇️

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***🧵NEW RESEARCH w/ @OppInsights *** Can we create opportunity by transforming neighborhoods? Our latest study examines the HOPE VI program—$17B invested to revitalize 262 high-poverty public housing projects into mixed-income communities across the US.

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If you want to learn more about our new study on the effects of HOPE VI program, join this webinar ⬇️

[Robert Puentes @rpuentes]

Join @BrookingsInst and @OppInsights THIS MONDAY for a webinar where we'll examine the findings from this important work and their implications for housing policy and economic opportunity more broadly.

Register today --> https://t.co/ymvQQDseQE

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Reminder - Applications for @OppInsights's predoctoral fellowship that begins summer 2026 are due February 4th. More info on this opportunity below.

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We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2026. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step.

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Here's some good news for a change. One of America's most intractable problems is intergenerational poverty. Now a major new study from @harvard and @OppInsights shows one path to break these cycles of poverty: harness kids to influence kids. https://t.co/b87zL4AeT1

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🔍 Review Key Findings: https://t.co/5uj1kERogc

📰 Read media coverage:

NYT (https://t.co/Vg30gyM0h2)
WSJ (https://t.co/HSTkOYu1A5)
NPR (https://t.co/mLyf86W2Ro)
Atlantic (https://t.co/B0hBe1RS6t)

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Today, @OppInsights released new research about how low-opportunity neighborhoods can be transformed to offer improved mobility for low-income children using insights from the $17 billion HOPE VI program.

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➡️ Main Finding:
Children who grew up in revitalized public housing earn ~50% more as adults, largely due to more mixed-income social interactions. Place-based investments that connect low-opportunity areas to surrounding neighborhoods can substantially boost economic mobility.

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Applications for our summer 2026 predoctoral research fellowship are due February 4th. Join our webinar to find out more about this opportunity!

🗓️ Wednesday, January 21

🕐 1:00 PM ET

🔗 to register: https://t.co/R0yZ1SvstS

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We are hiring several full-time predoctoral #research fellows to start in summer 2026. If you are considering a PhD, interested in #bigdata, #economicopportunity, or #mobility scholarship, a #predoc fellowship at @OppInsights could be a great next step.

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📢 OI’s Fall ’25 Newsletter is live!

🔎 New research on personalized student supports
📊 4th Annual Mobility Conference highlights
🌎 Global research + local journalism initiative

Read now: https://t.co/0qpo4U6V96
Subscribe: https://t.co/XVpaT5BEJY

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🔍 Review Key Findings: https://t.co/TS2QZnYsLU

📜 Explore the paper: https://t.co/6oLoWo5JJy

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📚 Today, @OppInsights, in partnership with The EdRedesign Lab (HGSE), released new research about successful approaches to improve outcomes for low-income students, evaluating insights from @CISNational.

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➡️ Main Finding:
Pairing in-school services like tutoring with out-of-school resources like food/housing assistance significantly improves both short-run academic outcomes and long-run future earnings.