In today's Chicago Tribune: Along with Rohen Shah Susan Mayer and Michelle Michelini, we draw on our research BIP Lab to argue for more effective ways to boost attendance and engage parents in public pre-K. Excited to begin our new work on this topic! chicagotribune.com/2024/09/16/opi…

Our signature program "Chat2Learn" BIP Lab The University of Chicago Harris Policy is government official at the US Patent and Trademark Office! So looking forward to working toward this year's implementation goals in the US and with our international partners in Peru and Australia.

Made it to Oxford! Excited to see Noam Angrist and for the What Works Hub for Global Education What Works Hub for Global Education conference.

Yesterday, we connected with 100 Chicago librarians about our partnership with Chicago Public Library to enroll families in Chat2Learn, our family engagement program: biplab.uchicago.edu/chat2learn/. Grateful to our sponsor McCormick Foundation for making Chat2Learn freely available to Illinois families.

Thrilled to have new research funded by Jana Gallus and the Center for Incentive Design UCLA Anderson School of Management. Can't wait to get started at BIP Lab Harris Policy The University of Chicago and learn from others in this terrific network of scholars.

What a treat to host Ingvild Almås Ingvild Almås and Bet Caeyers today at BIP Lab for a masterclass in design and implementation of early childhood development intervention at scale in their brilliant Tanzanian program Kizazi Kijacho.

Delighted that this wonderful conversation with the brilliant psychologists Mesmin Destin and Ariel Kalil (my colleague!) is now available.

Rohen Shah Harris Policy is on the job market! Rohen is a fabulous applied microeconomist working at the intersection of behavioral and labor economics. Check out his J-PAL North America - funded JMP here: uchicago.box.com/s/fh735yvmltuy… Website: sites.google.com/view/rohen-shah

Post-doc Derek Rury BIP Lab is on the job market! Derek is a fabulous economist in public/labor economics and the economics of education. His JMP provides new experimental insights into how information boosts students' human capital. Find it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1Cuv3Yl…

In partnership with Becker Friedman Institute for Economics we're looking for a talented Research Professional (Pre-doctoral Fellow) to join our team. Please share widely with candidates considering the PhD track who are excited about field research! job-boards.greenhouse.io/universityofch…

We've got a new paper BIP Lab! Super excited to share promising experimental results from our parent-child conversation tool, "Chat2Learn." Conversation prompts sent directly to parents by text significantly boost young children's vocabulary and parents' growth mindset.

Overflowing with pride for our BIP Lab graduating PhD student Rohen Shah. Graduating a superstar is one of the best feelings an academic advisor can be lucky enough to have! Rohen has contributed so much to our lab and I'm deeply grateful for all that I've learned from him.

The BIP Lab is absolutely thrilled that Derek Rury is headed to a dream AP job in economics in a wonderful place. Bravo! You've enriched our lab in so many ways with creative, innovative ideas. We will miss you!

The BIP Lab and Development Innovation Lab launched Chat2Learn Peru! Fantastic team and stakeholders meeting with representatives from the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, the Ministry of Education, the World Bank, and UNICEF.

What role do parents play in their children's success in school? UChicago Harris Policy Prof. @Ariel_Kalil examines how simple interactions—like reading 15 minutes a day—can close the achievement gap and spark learning. ms.spr.ly/6017qZrfL

Thank you Becker Friedman Institute for Economics for this 3-in-1 summary overview of our recent work on digital and non-digital program approaches to support parental investments in young children's learning. Check out this research brief to see what we're all about! bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/boost…

The BIP Lab is thrilled to announce the launch of our AI-powered responsive parenting tool, Chat2Learn. Thanks to tech partners MJV, partners in global research at the Development Innovation Lab and Ministerio de Desarrollo e Inclusión Social, and our funders at J-PAL North America & UChicago Global. harris.uchicago.edu/news-events/ne… .

"If Head Start disappears, working parents with few alternatives will lose child care options that enable them to earn a living," Ariel Kalil said. "Children who need extra support...will instead fall even further behind." edweek.org/policy-politic…