Mar 2024
Personalized Learning Initiative Research Brief
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Learn more below about the Personalized Learning Initiative, which builds upon our decade of research on high dosage tutoring to scale to students nationwide.
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How to Build It and Ensure They Will Come: Educators’ Advice on High-Dosage Tutoring Programs
Read a new brief from our partners at MDRC that highlights educators’ advice on implementing high-dosage tutoring programs.
NBER Working Paper: Can Technology Facilitate Scale? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation of High Dosage Tutoring
This paper outlines results from the Education Lab’s study of a high-dosage tutoring model–what we call “Saga Technology”–which found that substituting some tutor time with educational technology can reduce costs by one-third and halve the number of tutors needed without compromising effectiveness.
Realizing the Promise of High Dosage Tutoring at Scale: Preliminary Evidence for the Field
This technical report outlines preliminary results from the Personalized Learning Initiative showing that high dosage tutoring can be scaled and can work–even when delivered in the aftermath of the pandemic and in diverse academic settings.
Overcoming Pandemic-Induced Learning Loss
The Education Lab’s faculty co-directors, Dr. Jens Ludwig, professor at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Jon Guryan, professor at Northwestern University, published a paper commissioned by the Aspen Economic Strategy Group for its 2023 policy volume.
Latest Updates
Schools stare down fiscal cliff as federal pandemic aid runs out
Politico’s Mackenzie Wilkes spoke with Senior Research Director Monica Bhatt about the Education Lab’s preliminary research showing the use of pandemic aid on intensive tutoring during the school day resulted in improvements to student learning in Chicago Public Schools and schools in Fulton County, Georgia.
With $8.5M Investment, New Mexico Tries Once Again to Get Tutoring Right
Linda Jacobson of The 74 cites the Education Lab’s work to help scale high dosage tutoring in New Mexico as part of our Personalized Learning Initiative.
NYC expands restorative justice programs: ‘This is for them to come feel safe’
The Gothamist’s Samantha Max cites Education Lab research that found using restorative practices to address student behavior can reduce arrests and suspensions.
