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.
Latest Updates
The Case for Doubling Down on Tutoring, a Proven Solution We Can’t Afford to Lose
Accelerate CEO Kevin Huffman and Education Lab executive director Sadie Stockdale Jefferson penned an op-ed that calls for doubling down on investing in tutoring programs as federal aid winds down and academic gaps persist five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Embedding High-Dosage Tutoring in Secondary Math Classes
MDRC published a blog post highlighting key takeaways from the implementation of a tutoring program in Fulton County, Georgia as a part of our Personalized Learning Initiative, offering a deeper look at the strategies that make tutoring successful and how schools can effectively implement them.

A restorative approach to student discipline shows promise in reducing suspensions and arrests
Suspensions are a common form of official discipline implemented in American schools, but can alternative approaches prove effective in reducing harmful student behavior?
