Research Briefs

Standards-Driven Instructional Improvement: Lessons Learned in Chicago

UChicago Consortium on School Research, Elaine M. Allensworth, Sarah Cashdollar, Amy Cassata, and Julia A. Gwynne with Jeanne Century, Debbie Leslie, Lisa Sall, and Nick Tallant

Brief Summary: Learning During the Pandemic in Illinois Series

Cashdollar, S., Barragan Torres, M., Wang, Y., & Bates, M. (2022). Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)

Trends in School Instructional Modality During the 2020-21 School Year. Learning During the Pandemic in Illinois Series

Barragan Torres, M., Cashdollar, S., Wang, Y., & Bates, M. (2022). Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)

Does School Instructional Modality Predict Average School Achievement? Learning During the Pandemic in Illinois Series

Cashdollar, S., Wang, Y., Barragan Torres, M., & Bates, M. (2022). Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)

Does Student Instructional Modality Predict Student Achievement? Learning During the Pandemic in Illinois Series.

Cashdollar, S., Barragan Torres, M., Wang, Y., & Bates, M. (2022). Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)

Research Brief: Career and Technical Education in the Era of College and Career Readiness.

Cashdollar, S.E. (June, 2021).

Common Core State Standards in Chicago Public Schools: Instructional experiences and student outcomes

Gwynne, J. & Cashdollar, S. E. (September, 2018). UChicago Consortium on School Research Working Paper.

Editorials and Other Public Writing

Ogden-Jenner school merger: Review of related literature.

Cashdollar, S.E. (2016). Ogden-Jenner school merger: Review of related literature. Commissioned by Jenner-Ogden Steering Committee and NextLevel NPO LLC

Read more about the merger decision here

Aspirations, teen pregnancy linked

Cashdollar, S. E. (2015). Albuquerque Journal. Avoid the paywall here

Under ESSA, will education research still gather dust?

Cashdollar, S.E. (2016). Education Week
OpEducation. 

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PRESS MENTIONS

Trade Schools Might Be a Better Option Than Colleges. Here's Why. 

By Justin Chan

July 24, 2020