Strategic Data Project Convening 2026
Welcome to the SDP Convening 2026 event site! We look forward to welcoming you in person at the , in Cambridge, MA.This year’s SDP Annual Convening theme is Proof Positive—our twin commitments to proof that guides decisions and positivity that sustains progress. With skepticism in science rising and research priorities shifting, the burden of proof is on us to demonstrate where our students stand and what works in education. But proof isn’t the whole story. In a time when facts seem hard to discern from fiction, we can light the path, build trustworthy data systems, strengthen relationships with the decision-makers who use them, and share data-informed wins openly and often.
This year’s SDP Annual Convening calls on our network to share the positive breakthroughs in practice, research, and data work that are improving outcomes for our students and systems. No false positivity, however. This convening is intended to help one another turn fatigue into focus and equip one another with renewed strategies for the deeply important work ahead.
Keep checking back here for speaker announcements, agenda and session details, and lots more!
We can't wait to see you in May!
Special thanks to this year's sponsor, .
