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.
Featured Publications
- September 2017Report
- June 2005Report
- July 2007Report
- October 2008Report
The Pathway to 20
- January 2010Book
Lessons from Chicago
All Publications
Title | Type | Date Sort ascending |
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Teacher Evaluation in Chicago Public Schools Analysis of the REACH Educator Evaluation and Support System, Five Years In |
Brief | Mar 2020 |
School Effects on Socio-emotional Development, School-Based Arrests, and Educational Attainment | Working Paper | Feb 2020 |
The Predictive Power of Ninth-Grade GPA | Report | Sep 2017 |
Organizing Schools for Improvement Lessons from Chicago |
Book | Jan 2010 |
CCSR A New Model for the Role of Research in Supporting Urban School Reform |
Model Paper | Feb 2009 |
From High School to the Future The Pathway to 20 |
Report | Oct 2008 |
What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools | Report | Jul 2007 |
2006 ISAT Reading and Math Scores in Chicago and the Rest of the State | Brief | Jun 2007 |
Keeping New Teachers A First Look at the Influences of Induction in the Chicago Public Schools |
Report | Jan 2007 |
The Essential Supports for School Improvement | Report | Sep 2006 |