Melissa Roderick
CPS Graduation Rate Jumps 4% to Record High: Ninth Grade "On-Track" Focus Continues to Drive System-wide Improvements
AUGUST 26, 2014 – The city announced that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) posted a record high graduation rate of 69.4 percent, a 4 percent increase over the previous year and the largest two-year increase in the district's history.
Study: Focus on 9th Graders Boosted Chicago's Graduation Rates
A new UChicago CCSR report shows that improving freshman on-track rates translated into dramatic improvements in graduation rates at a diverse set of early CPS implementers.
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.
Chicago's Focus on Ninth Grade On-Track Triggers Climb in High School Graduation Rates
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The 2014 RHSU Edu-Scholar Public Influence Rankings
UChicago CCSR's Elaine Allensworth and Melissa Roderick are ranked in the top 200 for scholars influencing the public education discussion.
Prescription for double-dose algebra proves effective
A study by UChicago CCSR's Takako Nomi and Elaine Allensworth revealed positive effects of CPS' double-dose algebra emerged five years after implementation, demonstrating the importance of long-term education research.
Report Finds CPS Must Rethink Senior Year for Rigorous College/Career Preparation
Network for College Success has graduation focus
IB Program Adds Career-Pathway Certificate
UChicago CCSR senior director Melissa Roderick comments on the studied, positive effects of the IB program as the program prepares to add career-pathway certificates.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Students in Chicago's Neighborhood High Schools More Likely to Go to College, Persist
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB DP), an internationally recognized academic program, significantly increased the chances that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students in neighborhood high schools would attend selective colleges, a
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