University of Chicago
For The Bright Line Watch Program
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Amount$150,000
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Program
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Date Awarded5/4/2021
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
One of the greatest threats to democracy is the idea that it is unassailable. At a time of potential danger to American democratic norms and institutions, it is more urgent than ever for scholars to highlight the risks to our system of government. In this spirit, Bright Line Watch brings together a group of leading political scientists to monitor democratic practices, their resilience, and potential threats. Building on its core surveys, Bright Line Watch will continue to field regular expert and public surveys about the health of American democracy, as well as expand and innovate its survey modules and survey populations. In addition, it will continue to organize high-profile public events and publish academic research that is broadly shared with the public.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.uchicago.edu
Address
5801 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for a research-practice partnership to test theories of diffusion and scaled impact
Outlier Research & Evaluation, housed at UChicago STEM Education, is a cross-disciplinary, diverse team committed to applied research and evaluation that directly informs educators and policymakers. Outlier will work with the Broward County Public Schools to help educators support critical thinking by having students consider alternate points of view, support statements with evidence, and communicate their thought processes to others. This work will present a replicable model that other districts and states can follow, while also introducing new theories about the spread of innovative practices. (Substrategy: District Deep Dives and Networks)
for research on the role of gender and race in high school experiences, behaviors, and grades
The mission of the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research is to conduct research of high technical quality that can inform and assess policy and practice in the Chicago Public Schools. The consortium seeks to expand communication among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners in support of the search for solutions to school reform problems. This grant will support a study on the grades earned by girls and boys in ninth-grade math across the Chicago Public Schools. Initial research has found that girls earn substantially better letter grades; further research will seek to understand why and identify remedies to improve math performance among boys.
