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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The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students A Focus on Four-Year College Degrees |
Brief | Dec 2014 |
The College Match Indicator Linking Research to Practice |
Book | Sep 2016 |
The Chicago Annenberg Challenge Successes, Failures, and Lessons for the Future |
Report | Aug 2003 |
Teaching Adolescents to Become Learners The Role of Noncognitive Factors in Shaping School Performance |
Literature Review | Jun 2012 |
Supporting Social, Emotional, & Academic Development Research Implications for Educators |
Literature Review | Oct 2018 |
Sample Individual School Reports Results about Postsecondary Preparation |
Report | Apr 2006 |
Readiness for College The Role of Noncognitive Factors and Context |
Article | Nov 2013 |
Practice-Driven Data Lessons from Chicago's Approach to Research, Data, and Practice in Education |
Report | Oct 2018 |
Potholes on the Road to College High School Effects in Shaping Urban Students' Participation in College Application, Four-year College Enrollment, and College Match |
Article | Jul 2011 |
Patterns of Two-Year and Four-Year College Enrollment Among Chicago Public Schools Graduates | Report | Oct 2017 |