Dr. Sadie Stockdale Jefferson is the Executive Director for the Education Lab. Sadie spent the last 10 years working in Chicago both in the Government and Nonprofit sectors. Most recently, Sadie ran the foundation for Chicago Public Schools and prior to that, served as Deputy Chief of Staff for then CEO, Dr. Janice Jackson. Prior to that work, she was the Director of Education for Mayor Emanuel.
Sadie recently graduated with her Ph.D. in Educational Policy from Loyola University where she studied the role of neighborhood factors in school choice.
Personalized Learning Initiative Research Brief
Overview of the Personalized Learning Initiative, a nationwide R&D initiative to scale the benefits of tutoring.
Personalized Learning Initiative
The Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI) is a moonshot to overcome pandemic learning loss and aims to bring high-dosage tutoring to students nationwide.
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UChicago Education Lab leaders on NAEP scores: It’s worse than you think but there is a solution
The latest NAEP scores are devastating—but as bad as they are, the real problem is even bigger. Test scores have been declining since 2013 and then got exponentially worse during the pandemic. What is going on?
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.
Inside the Lab: Using tutoring to reverse pandemic-era learning loss
The University of Chicago goes inside the Education Lab to learn how experts are working with public school districts nationwide to tackle learning loss and scale solutions to set students up for future success.
