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Northwestern Professor Larry Hedges wins 2018 Yidan Prize for education research

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Northwestern University Professor Larry Hedges, a preeminent scholar and global heavyweight in education research, has been awarded the 2018 Yidan Prize, the world’s largest prize in education research. 

Northwestern president Morton Schapiro, Director of The Institute for Policy Research Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, and Associate Professor of Statistics Beth Tipton all explain the impact Hedges has had on education research.

The 2018 Yidan Prize for Education Research, which comes with $3.9 million in support, was announced by the Yidan Prize Foundation on Saturday, recognizing Hedges for his ground-breaking statistical methods for meta-analysis, which serve as a foundation for much of the rigorous, evidenced-based education policy across the country and the globe. 

Hedges is chairman of the department of statistics at Northwestern and a professor of education and social policy, psychology, and medical social science. Among the most influential applied statisticians in the world, Hedges’ work allows policymakers, educators and the general public to see the evidence for “what works” in the field of education, and makes it possible to take a scientific approach to improving education for future generations. 

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/september/worlds-largest-prize-for-education-research-honors-first-generation-college-student/ ____

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