From March 2-3, IPA Kenya organized a workshop In collaboration with the Directorate of Policy, Partnership, and East Africa Community Affairs, Ministry of Education to support the conceptualization of a research coordinating mechanism to advance the use of evidence/data in the formulation and review of policies within the State Department of Early Learning and Basic Education. IPA Kenya is a member of Education Evidence for Action (EE4A) which aims to catalyze the institutionalization of data and evidence-based policymaking within the education sector in Kenya. Policymakers, think tanks, and evidence producers were in attendance.