College Changes Everything conference materials have been posted

Graduation

The Center for the Study of Education Policy was proud to assist in planning and supporting the sixth annual College Changes Everything (CCE) conference—the state’s premier college access and success event—which took place on July 21. This one-day conference focused on effective practices and showcased resources available to help with increasing college access and college

Birth to Third Grade Continuity Project Updates

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Dear IL Birth to Third Grade (B-3) Community, I hope you all are enjoying a lovely summer. I write with mixed feelings as I share the news that I will be moving on from my role as Birth Through Third Grade (B-3) director. I have been offered a fantastic opportunity to build upon previous experience

CSEP releases Principal Preparation Program Toolkit

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CSEP utilized several grants to develop principal preparation program tools to assist in the implementation of the new standards and requirements for the licensure of school principals and assistant principals.

CSEP staff moderate research forum

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Erika Hunt, senior policy analyst and researcher at the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP), moderated a research forum hosted by the Joyce Foundation for the release of a new study by the Illinois Education Research Council (IERC) of human resources management in Illinois charter schools. The study, “Laboratories of Reform? Human Resources Management

Illinois Teacher Leadership Report

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For the past year and a half, the Illinois P-20 Council Teacher and Leadership Effectiveness (TLE) Committee examined the topic of teacher leadership by looking at the issue of teacher leadership through the lens of district and school based positions in an effort to assure that the university-based teacher leadership endorsement programs are designed to meet the needs of districts. As such, the committee has focused on the following activities: