News Archive: 2013


The work of the Urban Education Institute (UEI) is often featured in the news. Here is a sampling.

 

Editorial: Trying to make separate equal

June 13, 2013
Chicago Reader

An editorial feature on Chicago's long reform history cites the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research's work on school organization and the eras of CPS reform. 

Local teacher headed to Library of Congress

June 12, 2013
Hyde Park Herald

UChicago Charter teacher Brian Pletsch has been selected for the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Summer Teacher Institute.

Chicago Charter Network Specializes in Dropouts

June 6, 2013
Education Week

UChicago CCSR's Elaine Allensworth comments on Chicago's alternative high schools, credited for reducing the CPS dropout rate by 7% in the last decade.

Reading woes

June 6, 2013
Catalyst Chicago

UChicago CCSR's Elaine Allensworth comments as educators struggle with adolescent literacy, discussing findings that showed few results to double-dose English. 

Boosting basic literacy

June 6, 2013
Catalyst Chicago

UChicago CCSR's data on adolescent literacy reflects the difficulty of boosting reading skills for high school students years below grade level.

Editorial: The biggest irony in Chicago’s mass closing of schools

May 30, 2013
The Washington Post: Answer Sheet

An editorial take on the history of CPS reform and school closings cites the work of the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research.

Chicago simmers over school closings. Is that bad for Mayor Emanuel?

May 29, 2013
The Christian Science Monitor

UChicago CCSR's Marisa de la Torre comments on the importance of receiving school quality as debate over CPS school closings continues.

Editorial: Moving forward in the wake of school closings

May 29, 2013
Chicago Tribune

An editorial observes the temporary academic slump of school closings shown in UChicago CCSR research and urges CPS to strengthen receiving schools. 

Educational leaders participate in Innovation Summit

May 28, 2013
MSNBC

UChicago Charter alum Marcus Prince speaks at a national education innovation summit on the digital learning opportunities with UChicago Charter that shaped his educational aspirations.

CPS high school graduation rates continue to rise

May 28, 2013
Chicago Tribune

CPS graduation rates continue to climb, coming after reform efforts to monitor freshman "on-track rates" for graduation, a measure developed by UChicago CCSR.

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