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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Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools? Examining Heterogeneity in High School Impacts |
Working Paper | Dec 2020 |
What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools | Report | Jul 2007 |
Update Ending Social Promotion - Passing, Retention, and Achievement Trends Among Promoted and Retained Students |
Report | Sep 2000 |
The Predictive Power of Ninth-Grade GPA | Report | Sep 2017 |
The On-Track Indicator as a Predictor of High School Graduation | Report | Jun 2005 |
The Essential Supports for School Improvement | Report | Sep 2006 |
Testing and Assessment in Illinois School Districts | Report | Nov 2000 |
Teacher Evaluation in Chicago Public Schools Analysis of the REACH Educator Evaluation and Support System, Five Years In |
Brief | Mar 2020 |
Teacher and Principal Responses to the Grow Network A Preliminary Evaluation of Use in Chicago Public Elementary Schools |
Brief | Jan 2004 |
Small Schools on a Larger Scale The First Three Years of the Chicago High School Redesign Initiative |
Report | Jul 2006 |