Tim Knowles
CPS expands math, sports mentoring program for troubled teens
UEI director Tim Knowles comments as $10 million in new federal funds will help support UEI's large-scale study of the BAM mentoring and Match tutoring companion programs.
Editorial: California judge rightly strikes down teacher job protection laws
UEI director Tim Knowles comments on the importance of ensuring high-needs schools attract and retain the best teachers in an editorial on the Vergara v. California ruling on teacher tenure laws.
Controversial report paints grim picture of teacher education
UEI director Tim Knowles comments on the need to measure success by meaningful outcomes as NCTQ releases a second edition of its controversial rankings of teacher education programs.
Charter schools subject of Urban Education Institute talk
UEI hosted Harvard economist Dr. Richard Murnane at a talk for his new book "Restoring Opportunity," featuring the UChicago Charter NKO Campus as a scalable solution for excellent schooling.
Editorial: The Great Teachers and Principals Act
An editorial revisits and questions the implications of the Growing Excellent Achievement Training Academies (GREAT) Teachers and Principals Act.
Latest high school directory drops letter grades, signaling changes to come
UEI director Tim Knowles weighs in on balancing accuracy with digestibility as New York City makes changes to its school report cards, including adding the on-track measure developed by the Consortium on Chicago School Research.
Year later, much has been learned about school closings
UEI director Tim Knowles weighs in as the Consortium on Chicago School Research embarks on a follow-up study of the impact of CPS's closing of 50 schools in 2013.
Editorial: California judge rightly strikes down teacher job protection laws
UEI director Tim Knowles weighs in on the implications of the landmark Vergara vs. California decision ruling the state's tenure, seniority, and other traditional job protection laws for teachers unconstitutional.
Leading economists feature UChicago Charter School NKO as a proven, replicable initiative in book, "Restoring Opportunity"
Two of the nation’s leading economists and education scholars—Harvard University’s Richard Murnane and University of California-Irvine’s Greg Duncan—showcase the UChicago Charter School North Kenwood/Oakland Campus in their most r
CPS implementing `five essentials` to create better schools, seeing results
UEI director Tim Knowles discusses the critical 5Essentials research and survey tool that CPS has been taking to heart for deep school improvement.
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