Sergio Cárdenas is a professor in the Department of Public Administration at the Center for Economics Research and Teaching (CIDE) in Mexico. He has been a lead researcher in several major research projects, including the evaluation of technology-based school interventions, a national study on distance education initiatives, an evaluation of the impact of school uniforms programs, as well as the first large-scale evaluation in Mexico of an early childhood care program for rural and indigenous populations. He is also part of a network comprised of public officials and scholars promoting the use of evidence in the design and implementation of education programs in local education systems in Mexico. Dr. Cárdenas received his doctorate in education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.