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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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.