Elaine Allensworth

Elaine Allensworth is the Lewis-Sebring Director of the UChicago Consortium, where she has conducted research on educational policy and practice for the last 20 years. She works with policymakers and practitioners to bridge research and practice, providing advice to researchers across the country about conducting research-practice partnerships, and serving on panels, policy commissions, and working groups at the local, state and national level. She is recognized as an expert in the areas of students’ educational attainment, school leadership, and school improvement. Her research on the factors that predict whether students will drop out of high school has shifted the conversation from factors that schools cannot control to factors that schools can influence; school districts across the country have adopted early warning indicator systems based on her Freshman OnTrack research. She is one of the authors of the book, Organizing Schools for Improvement: Lessons from Chicago, which documents the ways in which organizational structures in schools influence improvements in student achievement. Elaine has been the principal investigator on research grants from funders such as the Institute of Education Sciences, the National Science Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has received a number of awards from the American Educational Research Association, including the Palmer O. Johnson award Division H awards outstanding publications. She was once a high school Spanish and science teacher.

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The Chicago Annenberg Challenge: Successes, Failures, and Lessons for the Future The Chicago Annenberg Challenge

Successes, Failures, and Lessons for the Future

Report Aug 2003
Principal and Teacher Leadership in Chicago: Early Evidence on Two Initiatives Principal and Teacher Leadership in Chicago

Early Evidence on Two Initiatives

Report Mar 2004
Ending Social Promotion: Dropout Rates in Chicago after Implementation of the Eighth-Grade Promotion Gate Ending Social Promotion

Dropout Rates in Chicago after Implementation of the Eighth-Grade Promotion Gate

Report Apr 2004
Graduation and Dropout Trends in Chicago: A Look at Cohorts of Students from 1991 to 2004 Graduation and Dropout Trends in Chicago

A Look at Cohorts of Students from 1991 to 2004

Report Jan 2005
The On-Track Indicator as a Predictor of High School Graduation The On-Track Indicator as a Predictor of High School Graduation Report Jun 2005
From High School to the Future: A First Look at Chicago Public School Graduates' College Enrollment, College Preparation, and Graduation from Four-Year Colleges From High School to the Future

A First Look at Chicago Public School Graduates' College Enrollment, College Preparation, and Graduation from Four-Year Colleges

Report Apr 2006
The Essential Supports for School Improvement The Essential Supports for School Improvement Report Sep 2006
What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools Report Jul 2007
Trends in Access to Computing Technology and Its Use in Chicago Public Schools, 2001-2005 Trends in Access to Computing Technology and Its Use in Chicago Public Schools, 2001-2005 Report Nov 2007
From High School to the Future: ACT Preparation--Too Much, Too Late From High School to the Future

ACT Preparation--Too Much, Too Late

Report May 2008
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