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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Title | Type Sort descending | Date |
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Chicago Public School Principals' Prior Experiences | Report | Jan 2023 |
Investing in Adolescents High School Climate and Organizational Context Shape Student Development and Educational Attainment |
Report | Apr 2023 |
Lasting Differences Math Grades and Gender |
Report | Jun 2023 |
2006 ISAT Reading and Math Scores in Chicago and the Rest of the State | Brief | Jun 2007 |
Selected Indicators from the U.S. Census and Chicago Public Schools Records Related to the Lives and Schooling of Children | Brief | May 2004 |
Teacher and Principal Responses to the Grow Network A Preliminary Evaluation of Use in Chicago Public Elementary Schools |
Brief | Jan 2004 |
How Do They Compare? ITBS and ISAT Reading and Mathematics in the Chicago Public Schools, 1999 to 2002 | Brief | Feb 2003 |
Annual CPS Trend Review, 2000 | Brief | Jan 2001 |
Annual CPS Test Trend Review, 1999 | Brief | May 2000 |
Adjusting Citywide ITBS Scores for Student Retention in Grades Three, Six, and Eight | Brief | Dec 1998 |