Education

College prep starts early in UEI program

Twenty-five eighth-graders stood in a circle at the Woodlawn campus of the University of Chicago Charter School, tossing a ball of pale-blue knitter’s yarn to each other as they traced their own social network.


William Harms

University hosts DC forum on health, education

Cabinet secretaries join national experts to examine reform efforts.


Jeremy Manier

The Economic Case for Early Education

James Heckman, the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor and a Nobel Laureate, argues that investing in early education offers the most cost-effective path to a whole range of social benefits.


Anjali Adukia

Title: Assistant Professor, Harris School of Public Policy and the College

Expertise: Artificial intelligence, Education

Departmental Website: https://harris.uchicago.edu/directory/anjali-adukia

Constantine Yannelis

Title: Associate Professor of Finance; FMC Faculty Scholar

Expertise: Education

Departmental Website: https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/y/constantine-yannelis

Thomas Miles

Title: Dean of the Law School; Clifton R. Musser Professor of Law and Economics

Expertise: Criminal Justice, Law and economics, Education, Immigration

University website: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/miles

Steven Levitt

Title: William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College

Expertise: Cheating

Departmental website: https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/steve-levitt

James Heckman

Title: Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and in the College and the Harris School of Public Policy

Expertise: Economics, Education, Early childhood development

Departmental website: https://economics.uchicago.edu/directory/james-j-heckman