On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus speaks with David Figlio about school choice, accountability, and peer effects. Nat and David discuss how school choice programs affect students who ...

Economist David Figlio, who has extensively studied the intended and unintended consequences of accountability systems, recently made a move from the University of Florida over to Northwestern. Figlio ...

After a fourteen-year Northwestern career, SESP Dean David Figlio will conclude his time at NU in May to take on a new position as the University of Rochester’s next provost. Figlio began working as ...

Every single person reading this had a parent who chose their specific name for a specific reason. But how much do parents think about how that name will influence their child’s future? Northwestern ...

This is the fourth article in a series called “2020 Vision” which walks through the reflections and hopes student groups, administrators and others throughout Northwestern have on the past few years ...

Professor David Figlio explores the effects on students and schools. During the contentious confirmation hearing for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, a noted school choice proponent, both voucher ...