Oct 2023

2023 Video- University of Chicago Education Lab: Looking Back and Forward

Watch our latest video about the Education Lab’s history and vision for the future.

See shorts below.

Video Shorts

Education Lab Executive Director Sadie Stockdale Jefferson, PhD discusses the Education Lab’s mission.

Saga Education Co-Founder AJ Gutierrez talks about the Education Lab’s data-driven approach.

Hope Chicago CEO and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson, EdD talks about the value of partnership with the Education Lab.

Watch a 45-second promo of the video.

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