News
The work of the Urban Education Institute often is featured in the news. Here is a sampling.
The University of Chicago launches Urban Education Institute
University of Chicago News Office, 6/3/2008
Study finds ACT cramming counterproductive
United Press International, 5/27/2008
ACT Test-Prep Backfiring in Chicago, Study Finds
Education Week, 5/27/2008
Doubts cast on ACT drills
Chicago Tribune, 5/26/2008
Read more news coverage of the research findings at the Consortium on Chicago School Research at the Urban Education Institute.
University to open new middle school campus for its charter school
University of Chicago News Office, 12/11/2007
Hands-on Learning
In directly running a growing stable of charter schools, the University of Chicago is part of a trend among higher education institutions nationally.
Education Week, 10/10/2007
John Dewey for Today: Chicago refines the role of the research university in urban schools
Timothy Knowles, Stephen Raudenbush, and Henry S. Webber.
Education Week, 7/18/2007