John Q. Easton

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.

All Publications

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Lasting Differences Lasting Differences

Math Grades and Gender

Report Jun 2023
Investing in Adolescents Investing in Adolescents

High School Climate and Organizational Context Shape Student Development and Educational Attainment

Report Apr 2023
On the Path to Becoming a Chicago Public School Principal Chicago Public School Principals' Prior Experiences Report Jan 2023
Reaching for Improvement: Teacher Evaluation and its Role in Instructional Improvement Reaching for Improvement

Teacher Evaluation and its Role in Instructional Improvement

Report May 2022
CPS Gradebook Technical Report CPS Gradebook Technical Report Brief Jan 2022
A Path to Equity A Path to Equity

From Expanded Pre-k Access to Success in Elementary School

Brief Jun 2021
NBER 28194 Cover Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools?

Examining Heterogeneity in High School Impacts

Working Paper Dec 2020
Linking Social-Emotional Learning to Long-Term Success Linking Social-Emotional Learning to Long-Term Success

Student Survey Responses Show Effects in High School and Beyond

Article Oct 2020
Closer to Home: More Equitable Pre-K Access and Enrollment in Chicago Closer to Home

More Equitable Pre-K Access and Enrollment in Chicago

Snapshot Oct 2020
A New Method for Describing Chicago Neighborhoods A New Method for Describing Chicago Neighborhoods Brief Oct 2020
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