Jenny Nagaoka is the Deputy Director of the UChicago Consortium, where she has conducted research for nearly 20 years. Her research interests focus on policy and practice in urban education reform, particularly using data to connect research and practice and examining the school environments and instructional practices that promote college readiness and success. She has co-authored numerous journal articles and reports, including studies of college readiness, noncognitive factors, the transition from high school to post-secondary education, and authentic intellectual instruction. She is the lead researcher on the To&Through Project, a project that provides educators, policymakers, and families with research, data, and training on the milestones that matter most for college success. She is the lead author of Foundations for Young Adult Success: A Developmental Framework which draws on research and practice evidence to build a coherent framework of the foundational factors for young adult success, and investigates their development from early childhood through young adulthood and how they can be supported through developmental experiences and relationships.
Featured Publications
- April 2018Report
What We Know, What We Need to Know
- March 2008Report
Potholes on the Road to College
All Publications
Title Sort descending | Type | Date |
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The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2020 |
Report | Dec 2021 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2021 |
Report | Feb 2023 |
Approaching Chicago Student Attainment from a Community Perspective | Report | Nov 2021 |
Arts Education and Social-Emotional Learning Outcomes Among K-12 Students Developing a Theory of Action |
Report | Jun 2019 |
Authentic Intellectual Work and Standardized Tests Conflict or Coexistence? |
Report | Jan 2001 |
Barriers to College Attainment Lessons from Chicago |
Article | Jan 2009 |
Beyond Academic Readiness Building a Broader Range of Skills for Success in College |
Article | Feb 2017 |
CCSR's 2007 AVID Reports for Chicago Public Schools | Report | Jan 2008 |
Chicago Classroom Demands for Authentic Intellectual Work Trends from 1997-1999 |
Brief | Oct 2000 |
College During the Pandemic Immediate Enrollment and Retention of CPS Graduates in Fall 2020 |
Report | Apr 2021 |