Elaine Allensworth, director of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research, analyzes the positive – and negative – impacts of attending a higher performing school.

She also discusses findings and implications of her study, “The Educational Benefits of Attending Higher Performing Schools: Evidence from Chicago High Schools,” published in Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.

Featured research: Allensworth, Elaine M., Paul T. Moore, Lauren Sartain, and Marisa de la Torre. “The Educational Benefits of Attending Higher Performing Schools: Evidence From Chicago High Schools.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 39, no. 2 (June 2017): 175–97