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

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Crime Lab affiliate Anjali Adukia joins the Probable Causation Podcast with Jennifer Doleac to discuss research on the use of restorative justice practices in schools.

Education Lab Executive Director Sadie Stockdale Jefferson and Saga Education CEO Alan Safran provide commentary on how a school district’s investment in a tutoring program is a commitment to long-term educational equity and success.