UChicago Charter School
Coffee Break: Chicago Principal Sonia Wang on How Community Context Makes a Difference in the Classroom
UChicago Charter Principal and UChicago UTEP alum Sonia Wang explains the importance of culture and context in the field of education.
At 125th anniversary panel, the past and future of civic engagement
UChicago Charter School CEO Shayne Evans presented at the University of Chicago's 125th Anniversary event on the importance of helping more students get through college.
New state report cards highlight UChicago Charter School's college-going success
Chicago Tribune cover story shows UChicago Charter's college-enrollment rate as #2 among all high schools in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs.
CPS soliciting bids for 3 schools closed last year
Chicago Public Schools solicits bids for three of the nearly 50 school buildings closed in 2013, including the building occupied by a UChicago Charter campus and the relocated Wadsworth School.
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.
Urban Teens Publicly Debate Financial Topics That Will Shape Their Futures And Ours
UChicago Charter students Daniel McGary and Gerard Gueringer win a debate championship focused on financial literacy, as Forbes urges businesses to engage urban youth in public discussion of important topics.
Hyde Park schools to adopt new CPS computer science curriculum
The UChicago Charter School Woodlawn Campus is among the 46 CPS schools selected to pilot the city's new computer science curriculum.
Making College Dreams a Reality: Ten Outstanding Illinois Charter Public School Seniors Honored in Charter-to-College Scholarship Competition
Priscilla Agbeo, a UChicago Charter School Woodlawn senior headed to Stanford University, is the top $10,000 winner in the Charter-to-College Scholarship competition.
Helping Low-Income Children Succeed
A blog highlights the success of the UChicago Charter School, one of three solutions for inequality highlighted in Greg Duncan and Richard Murnane's book, Restoring Opportunity: The Crisis of Inequality and the Challenge for American Education.
Urban Education Institute appoints prominent Chicago educator William Olsen to advance exemplary practice in urban schooling
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Contact: Seong-Ah Cho
University of Chicago
Urban Education Institute
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