early childhood education
Early Learning Needs Accountability Too
The Consortium's five essentials for organizing schools for improvement are cited in this piece on the importance of holding schools accountable for early childhood learning, and for using more than test scores to do so.
New Case Study Honors Parent Voice in Educating Children from Birth-to-College, Highlights Need for Greater Family-School Partnership
The final case study from The Ounce and the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute (UEI) Birth-to-College Partnership addresses the disconnect between the essential value parents bring to their children's education and the lack of attention given to parental voice in the birth-to-college discussion.
Chronic absenteeism in preschool effects long-term job and life possibilities
UChicago CCSR researcher Stacy Ehrlich discusses the importance and impact of preschool attendance on Chicago Public Radio.
Editorial: Voice of the People, Sep. 24
David Hiller, president and CEO of the McCormick Foundation, writes on UChicago CCSR's compelling new findings on the importance of consistent preschool attendance.
UChicago CCSR Report Highlights Critical Importance of Consistent Preschool Attendance
Students who attend preschool regularly are significantly more likely than chronically absent preschoolers to be ready for kindergarten and to attend school regularly in later grades, a new report from the Univer