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
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Update Ending Social Promotion - Passing, Retention, and Achievement Trends Among Promoted and Retained Students |
Report | Sep 2000 |
Tracking Two-Year College Outcomes Comparing National Student Clearinghouse and Illinois Community College Board as Sources of Two-Year College Data |
Brief | Dec 2020 |
The Network for College Success A Capacity-Building Model for School Improvement |
Model Paper | Nov 2016 |
The Four Years Fallacy Four-Year vs. Six-Year Bachelor’s Degree Completion Rates |
Report | Dec 2023 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2015 |
Brief | Jun 2016 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2016 |
Report | Oct 2017 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2017 |
Brief | Oct 2018 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2018 |
Snapshot | Nov 2019 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2019 |
Report | Dec 2020 |
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students 2022 |
Report | Oct 2023 |