Resources

Over the last decade, we have sought to use rigorous research and data to pursue answers, insights, and scalable solutions, working closely with those most deeply affected by gun violence and educational inequity.

This video provides an overview of the Education Lab’s evaluation of the effect of restorative practices implemented in high schools across Chicago Public Schools.

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.

The Education Lab’s faculty co-directors, Dr. Jens Ludwig, professor at the University of Chicago, and Dr. Jon Guryan, professor at Northwestern University, published a paper commissioned by the Aspen Economic Strategy Group for its 2023 policy volume.

This document provides an overview of our work.

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

Read the working paper on the results of the Education Lab’s findings from a study of the implementation of restorative practices in Chicago Public Schools.

This research brief details the findings from the Education Lab’s study of the effect of restorative practices in Chicago Public Schools.

Overview of the Personalized Learning Initiative, a nationwide R&D initiative to scale the benefits of tutoring.

Science Advances journal publication.

Learn more about the Choose to Change program at the provider’s website.

2021 Education Lab report on barriers to education faced by CPS students.

An analysis of the effectiveness of youth summer employment with a reduction in youth involvement in violent crime.

An overview of the Coaching with Computer-Assisted Learning (CAL) program that aims to support math teachers of grades 3 to 9.

National Bureau of Economic Research paper on a significant challenge in social program implementation – the dilemma of scaling up.