Dec 2014

Summer Jobs Reduce Violence among Disadvantaged Youth

Sara Heller

This article in the journal Science explores the impact of a summer employment program in Chicago on disadvantaged youths and their propensity for violent crimes.

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

UChicago Education Lab leaders on 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.