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New Report Offers First In-Depth Look at Statewide School Climate Survey Results
In the first comprehensive analysis of Illinois’ statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions, a new report released Tuesday by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (UChicago CCSR) finds systematic differen
New Report Offers Comprehensive Look at What Kids Need to Succeed as Adults
CHICAGO (June 23) – Amid growing recognition that strong academic skills alone are not enough for young people to become successful adults, a new comprehensive report offers wide-ranging evidence to show what young people need to develop from pres
New Consortium study finds most students landed in higher-rated schools after closures, but faced barriers to attending top-tier schools
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Consortium report finds thousands more CPS students will earn four-year college degrees due to rising high school graduation and college enrollment rates
For Immediate Release
Contact: Emily Krone
University of Chicago
Consortium on Chicago School Research
Study finds increase in academic standards may backfire if students are disengaged
Consortium researcher Julia Gwynne speaks on new findings showing that raising academic standards can backfire if classroom order and student engagement decline.
Author Camille Farrington talks about need to redesign American high schools
The Consortium's Camille Farrington discusses the need to redesign high school to help adolescents learn, based on her new book “Failing at School” and her work on noncognitive factors of learning.
Chicago Mishandled School Closures, Says State Panel
The Consortium on Chicago School Research prepares to release a followup study of CPS school closings as the district faces scrutiny.
Editorial: Chicago’s graduation rates at new heights
UEI director Tim Knowles lays out how UChicago CCSR's freshman on-track indicator triggered a system-wide shift in graduation rates, urging other cities to learn from Chicago's example turning research into practice.
Editorial: How to improve graduation rates
An editorial reviews UChicago CCSR's new study showing 20 schools that focused on improving freshman on-track dramatically improved graduation rates, affirming that how a school organizes itself can make a huge difference.
Keeping ninth-graders ‘on track’ raises graduation rate: U. of C. study
UChicago CCSR director Elaine Allensworth comments as new research shows 20 schools that focused their efforts around the Consortium-developed freshmen on-track indicator saw dramatic improvements in graduation rates.
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