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The Case for Doubling Down on Tutoring, a Proven Solution We Can’t Afford to Lose
Op-Ed
The 74
Mar 2025

The Case for Doubling Down on Tutoring, a Proven Solution We Can’t Afford to Lose

Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman and Education Lab executive director Sadie Stockdale Jefferson penned an op-ed that calls for doubling down on investing in tutoring programs as federal aid winds down and academic gaps persist five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Embedding High-Dosage Tutoring in Secondary Math Classes
Web Post
MDRC
Mar 2025

Embedding High-Dosage Tutoring in Secondary Math Classes

MDRC published a blog post highlighting key takeaways from the implementation of a tutoring program in Fulton County, Georgia as a part of our Personalized Learning Initiative, offering a deeper look at the strategies that make tutoring successful and how schools can effectively implement them.

A restorative approach to student discipline shows promise in reducing suspensions and arrests
Op-Ed
Brookings
Feb 2025

A restorative approach to student discipline shows promise in reducing suspensions and arrests

Suspensions are a common form of official discipline implemented in American schools, but can alternative approaches prove effective in reducing harmful student behavior?

NAEP scores: It’s worse than you think but there is a solution
Press Release
UChicago Education Lab
Feb 2025

NAEP scores: It’s worse than you think but there is a solution

The latest NAEP scores are devastating—but as bad as they are, the real problem is even bigger. Test scores have been declining since 2013 and then got exponentially worse during the pandemic. What is going on?

Jens Ludwig: Parents of private school students like the Lab School are also worried about the future of education
Op-Ed
The Chicago Tribune
Jan 2025

Jens Ludwig: Parents of private school students like the Lab School are also worried about the future of education

Education Lab faculty co-director Jens Ludwig pens and op-ed about parents’ concerns with America’s public schools.

Partner Spotlight: How AJ Gutierrez is increasing educational equity through collaboration and evaluation
Media Mention
J-PAL
Dec 2024

Partner Spotlight: How AJ Gutierrez is increasing educational equity through collaboration and evaluation

Over the past ten years, Saga’s growth and success has been bolstered through collaborations with researchers, community organizations, and research centers like J-PAL North America and the University of Chicago’s Education Lab.

What America can learn from ‘Toyota Way’ to improve education outcomes
Op-Ed
The Chicago Tribune
Dec 2024

What America can learn from ‘Toyota Way’ to improve education outcomes

Jens Ludwig and Randall Stephenson present a transformative idea to improve learning outcomes in the U.S.

Roseanna Ander: From Commune to Crime Fighter
Podcast
HerStories
Dec 2024

Roseanna Ander: From Commune to Crime Fighter

Roseanna Ander joins The Chicago Network’s HerStories Podcast to discuss how her background led to her work today in reducing gun violence and advancing justice as Founding Executive Director of The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab.

Making the most of tutoring: 4 strategies for success
Media Mention
District Administration
Oct 2024

Making the most of tutoring: 4 strategies for success

MDRC’s Barbara Condliffe and Shira Mattera share successful strategies from the Personalized Learning Initiative, our national study of the impact of high-dosage tutoring across the country.

Leaders Asked for More Tutors, and Schools Got Them. Is That Enough?
Media Mention
EdSurge
Oct 2024

Leaders Asked for More Tutors, and Schools Got Them. Is That Enough?

EdSurge’s Daniel Mollenkamp highlights the preliminary findings from the Education Lab’s Personalized Learning Initiative, which suggests in-school tutoring can lead to math gains.