August 21, 2024 University of Chicago Urban Labs Education Lab Senior Research Director Monica Bhatt was quoted in a Politico story about the financial cliff American public schools face as pandemic aid packages run out. It does signal to us that keeping high-dosage tutoring, at the expense of other kinds of efforts even, seems really important if we care about student learning,” Monica Bhatt, senior research director at the University of Chicago Education Lab, said. Read the full story here: https://www.politico.com/news/2024/08/20/schools-pandemic-aid-runs-out-00175065 Upcoming Events More events Policy Research and Innovation Bootcamp (PRIB) Policy Hackathon Challenge Deep Dive Tue., February 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM Preparing for Harris: Teaching Assistantships Wed., February 11, 2026 | 8:30 AM Coffee Chat in Western Massachusetts Wed., February 11, 2026 | 9:00 AM Tunnel City Coffee 100 Spring St #102 Williamstown, MA 01267 United States
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