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2018 Video- University of Chicago Education Lab: Science in Service of Students

The University of Chicago Education Lab, launched in 2011, is proud to partner with the Chicago Public Schools, city government, and local nonprofits to co-produce evidence about how Chicago and other cities can improve schooling outcomes for youth and reduce disparities in educational achievement and attainment.

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Students may need more daily tutoring after COVID pandemic
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WBEZ Reset
Nov 2023

Students may need more daily tutoring after COVID pandemic

In this episode of WBEZ’s Reset, Sadie Stockdale Jefferson, PhD and Luke Pardue, PhD, economic policy fellow at Aspen Economic Strategy Group sit down with Sasha-Ann Simons to discuss the Education Lab’s latest paper, released as part of the Aspen Economic Strategy Group’s annual policy volume.

Overcoming Pandemic Learning Loss: Bringing High-Dosage Tutoring to Students Nationwide
Event
Aspen Economic Strategy Group
Dec 2023

Overcoming Pandemic Learning Loss: Bringing High-Dosage Tutoring to Students Nationwide

The Aspen Economic Strategy Group (AESG) is hosting an event related to the publication of a new paper by the Education Lab’s faculty co-directors, Dr. Jens Ludwig and Dr. Jon Guryan, titled “Overcoming Pandemic-Induced Learning Loss.”

America’s Students Need an Operation Warp Speed
Op-Ed
The Hill
Oct 2023

America’s Students Need an Operation Warp Speed

The Education Lab’s faculty co-directors, Dr. Jens Ludwig, professor at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Jon Guryan, professor at Northwestern University, make the case for a large-scale tutoring program designed to compensate for pandemic-era learning loss and equalize educational opportunities in the long-term.