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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.
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.
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.
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.
CPS Kids "On-Track" to Graduate
As rates of CPS students on-track to graduate reach all-time highs, UEI director Tim Knowles discusses how UChicago CCSR's research and the focused work of CPS teachers and school leaders helped move an entire system.
Barack Obama College Prep and the importance of Freshman year
Melissa Roderick discusses the new UChicago CCSR report showing 20 schools that focused on freshman on-track saw dramatic gains in graduation rates, and how on-track triggered from the bottom-up Chicago's climbing high school graduation rates.
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.
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