John Q. Easton is Senior Advisor in the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern University. Prior to his work at Northwestern, he served as Senior Fellow at the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. Earlier in his career he was Deputy Director and Executive Director at the UChicago Consortium. In addition to working at university-based research centers, Easton also has held governmental and foundation positions. He was Director of the Institute for Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education and Vice President for Programs at the Spencer Foundation. He is actively involved in several Advisory Boards at non-profit organizations, including the Illinois Economic Security Advisory Board and the Research Visiting Panel at the Educational Testing Service. He is Chair of the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative Advisory Board and Chair of the Early Childhood Research Alliance for Chicago Launch Committee. He just completed a two-year term on the Chicago Public Schools Accountability Redesign Committee.
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All Publications
Title | Type | Date Sort descending |
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How Do Barton Graduates Perform in CPS High Schools? | Report | Aug 1999 |
How Do Kenwood Graduates Perform? | Report | Aug 1999 |
Ending Social Promotion Results from the First Two Years |
Report | Oct 1999 |
Improving Chicago's Schools Harding School |
Report | Jan 2000 |
Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999 | Brief | May 2000 |
Update Ending Social Promotion - Passing, Retention, and Achievement Trends Among Promoted and Retained Students |
Report | Sep 2000 |
Testing and Assessment in Illinois School Districts | Report | Nov 2000 |
Annual CPS Trend Review, 2000 | Brief | Jan 2001 |
Calculating a Cohort Dropout Rate for the Chicago Public Schools | Report | Jun 2001 |
Improving Chicago's Schools Pablo Neruda High School |
Report | Sep 2001 |