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 Schools Teachers Leave: Teacher Mobility in Chicago Public Schools The Schools Teachers Leave

Teacher Mobility in Chicago Public Schools

Report Jun 2009
The Role of Teacher Leadership in How Principals Influence Classroom Instruction and Student Learning The Role of Teacher Leadership in How Principals Influence Classroom Instruction and Student Learning Article Oct 2016
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
The Influence of School Leadership on Classroom Participation

Examining Configurations of Organizational Supports

Article May 2014
The Influence of Principal Leadership on Classroom Instruction and Student Learning: A Study of Mediated Pathways to Learning The Influence of Principal Leadership on Classroom Instruction and Student Learning

A Study of Mediated Pathways to Learning

Article Feb 2012
The Essential Supports for School Improvement The Essential Supports for School Improvement Report Sep 2006
The Effects of Tracking with Supports on Instructional Climate and Student Outcomes in High School Algebra The Effects of Tracking with Supports on Instructional Climate and Student Outcomes in High School Algebra Working Paper May 2010
The Educational Benefits of Attending Higher Performing Schools: Evidence From Chicago High Schools The Educational Benefits of Attending Higher Performing Schools

Evidence From Chicago High Schools

Article Oct 2016
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
The Back on Track Study The Back on Track Study

Using Online Courses for Credit Recovery

Brief Apr 2016
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