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

Every Choice Has Opportunity: Inside the ECHO Curriculum
Event
UChicago Education Lab
Apr 2026

Every Choice Has Opportunity: Inside the ECHO Curriculum

The Crime Lab and Education Lab hosted a webinar to provide an in-depth look at the research behind ECHO, our approach to creating it, and an overview of resources and tips to get started with using the curriculum.

Philadelphia’s tutoring program shows promise but faces familiar obstacle: expanding it effectively
Media Mention
Chalkbeat Philadelphia
Dec 2025

Philadelphia’s tutoring program shows promise but faces familiar obstacle: expanding it effectively

The Education Lab’s John Wolf spoke to Rebecca Redelmeier for Chalkbeat Philadelphia about our research showing high-dosage tutoring works—but only when students receive enough of it each week to produce measurable gains.

A Promising Start for Personalized Learning in Miami-Dade
Web Post
Griffin Catalyst
Nov 2025

A Promising Start for Personalized Learning in Miami-Dade

Griffin Catalyst highlights its three-year gift to the Education Lab to bring an innovative, high-dosage, math tutoring initiative to middle schools in Miami-Dade County to support and accelerate student learning in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Initial results from the program are promising, suggesting that this approach can help tackle learning loss and enable students to catch up to grade level.