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.
Featured Publications
- March 2018Snapshot
- November 2014Report
Middle Grade Indicators of Readiness in Chicago Public Schools
- June 2012Literature Review
The Role of Noncognitive Factors in Shaping School Performance
- July 2007Report
- May 2008Report
ACT Preparation--Too Much, Too Late
All Publications
Title | Type | Date Sort ascending |
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High School Graduation Rates through Two Decades of District Change The Influence of Policies, Data Records, and Demographic Shifts |
Report | Jun 2016 |
The Back on Track Study Using Online Courses for Credit Recovery |
Brief | Apr 2016 |
The Struggle to Pass Algebra Online vs. Face-to- Face Credit Recovery for At-Risk Urban Students |
Article | Mar 2016 |
Dropout Prevention A Previously Intractable Problem Addressed Through Systems for Monitoring and Supporting Students |
Book | Nov 2015 |
Suspending Chicago's Students Differences in Discipline Practices Across Schools |
Report | Sep 2015 |
Discipline Practices in Chicago Schools Trends in the Use of Suspensions and Arrests |
Report | Mar 2015 |
Looking Forward to High School and College Middle Grade Indicators of Readiness in Chicago Public Schools |
Report | Nov 2014 |
Free to Fail or On-Track to College | Brief | Sep 2014 |
Preschool Attendance in Chicago Public Schools Relationships with Learning Outcomes and Reasons for Absences |
Report | May 2014 |
The Influence of School Leadership on Classroom Participation Examining Configurations of Organizational Supports |
Article | May 2014 |