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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Lessons from Chicago
All Publications
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CCSR A New Model for the Role of Research in Supporting Urban School Reform |
Model Paper | Feb 2009 |
Charting Chicago School Reform Democratic Localism as a Lever for Change |
Book | Aug 1998 |
Charting Reform Chicago Teachers Take Stock |
Report | Aug 1995 |
Charting Reform The Principals' Perspective |
Report | Dec 1992 |
Charting Reform The Teachers' Turn |
Report | Jan 1991 |
Chicago High School Redesign Initiative A Snapshot of the First Year of Implementation |
Report | Aug 2003 |
Chicago Public School Principals' Prior Experiences | Report | Jan 2023 |
Closer to Home More Equitable Pre-K Access and Enrollment in Chicago |
Snapshot | Oct 2020 |
CPS Gradebook Technical Report | Brief | Jan 2022 |
Ending Social Promotion Results from the First Two Years |
Report | Oct 1999 |