Jun 2023
Working on Womanhood- Research Brief
Learn more about the Working on Womanhood study:
Scaling Promising Practices in Youth Mentoring
This case study by Results for America highlights the Crime Lab and Education Lab’s role in the City of Chicago’s bold initiative to expand the evidence-based Becoming a Man group mentoring model to serve thousands of young men.
Randomized evaluation of a school-based, trauma-informed group intervention for young women in Chicago
Science Advances journal publication.
Seizing the Opportunity to Advance Education Equity
2021 Education Lab report on barriers to education faced by CPS students.
The Effect of Mentoring on School Attendance and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Evaluation of the Check & Connect Program
This National Bureau of Economic Research paper investigates the impact of a structured student monitoring and mentoring program called Check & Connect (C&C), aimed at mitigating the effects of reduced resources for school attendance enforcement in urban school systems.
Latest Updates
Anjali Adukia on restorative practices in schools
Crime Lab affiliate Anjali Adukia joins the Probable Causation Podcast with Jennifer Doleac to discuss research on the use of restorative justice practices in schools.
How to build and own your tutoring programs
Education Lab Executive Director Sadie Stockdale Jefferson and Saga Education CEO Alan Safran provide commentary on how a school district’s investment in a tutoring program is a commitment to long-term educational equity and success.
Scaling Up High-Dosage Tutoring: Early Lessons from the Personalized Learning Initiative
Hear from our MDRC partners Leigh Parise in conversation with Barbara Condliffe about early lessons learned from our Personalized Learning Initiative, an effort that is supporting and studying the expansion of high-dosage tutoring programs in school districts across the country.