Research led by the Education Lab, one of five Urban Labs at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, found that intensive tutoring can double or even triple the amount of math a high school student can learn in a single year, pointing out a way to mitigate learning loss brought on by the pandemic.
That research relied on a model from an innovative nonprofit, the participation of Chicago Public Schools, and funding from corporate, philanthropic, and government sources. It also points to the power and impact of public–private partnerships — a topic explored in a recent conference hosted by the Urban Labs and Harris School of Public Policy.
Titled Creating Social Change Through Public-Private Partnerships, the conference was held at the Keller Center and broadcast to a remote audience on November 1 and November 2, gathering researchers, policymakers, government officials, and funders. Panelists, speakers, and moderators included Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Obama Foundation CEO Valerie Jarrett, and experts from university research labs across the country, all digging in on action-oriented social science.
“Problems that society faces have become ones which no one institution has anything approaching the capacity to be able to address on its own,” said University of Chicago President Paul Alivisatos, whose keynote address opened the conference.
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