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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.
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
UEI initiative forges a path to college education for impoverished children
UEI's partnership with the Ounce aims to create a "Birth-to-College" model of education for Chicago and cities around the nation.
Chicago Educators Seek to Instill Academic Mindset Early On
In the "Birth-to-College" partnership, the UChicago Urban Education Institute and the Ounce of Prevention Fund aim to build and sustain academic mindsets.
New Chicago program seeks to span achievement gap through birth-to-college education
UChicago UEI and the Ounce of Prevention Fund partner to develop a birth-to-college model of education to close the achievement gap.
Chicago Groups Work on Developing Birth-to-College Education Model
The latest study from the UChicago Urban Education Institute and the Ounce of Prevent Fund partnership finds encouraging data for birth-to-college preparation.
Smart Cities: Chicago's Collaborative and Chaotic Reform Record
Education experts highlight the UChicago Urban Education Institute and other innovative engines of Chicago school improvement.
Reville, Roundtable on Achievement Gap, Early Education
A Chicago prekindergarten director discusses how Educare's partnership with the UChicago Charter School is strengthening the birth-to-college continuum (28:00).
Birth-to-College Collaborative Releases New Case Study, Highlights Professional Learning Communities
The newest in a planned series of case studies on building a Birth-to-College Model of Education released by the University of Chicago Urban Education Institute (UEI) and the Ounce of Prevention Fund outlines how to create Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) of teachers, administrators and family support staff spanning the early childhood to K-12 spectrum.