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Unit: Center for the Study of Education Policy
CSEP receives funding to develop early childhood resources videos
The Illinois State University Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) has been granted a three-year grant to develop a library of early childhood teaching videos by the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Teacher incentive recommendations for School, College, and Career Readiness Committee
The Illinois P-20 Council Teacher and Leader Effectiveness (TLE) Committee has released a report that contains recommendations to the Illinois P-20 Council School, College and Career Readiness (SCCR) Committee regarding how to incentivize more high school teachers to receive their certification or credential requirements in order to teach dual credit courses in high school.
CSEP at recent conferences
Center for the Study of Education (CSEP) staff and partners have been busy during April. Learn more about recent activities below.
Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know
Linda L. Lyman, a professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations at Illinois State University, has edited the book Brain Science for Principals: What School Leaders Need to Know.
Testify at an ESSA listening session
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), in conjunction with the Regional Offices of Education, is hosting a listening tour on the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
P-20 Council hosts dual credit webinar
The Illinois P-20 Council on Teacher and Leadership Effectiveness will host a dual credit webinar from 10 a.m. to noon (Central time) on Tuesday, April 5.
Social Work Day focuses on juvenile justice issues
“A Call to Action: Disrupting the (In)Justice of the School to Prison Pipeline” will be the theme of the Social Work Day Conference on March 28.
Principal Supply and Demand white paper released
Illinois Public Act 096-0903 was enacted in 2010 and reformed the way principals were recruited, prepared and credentialed throughout the state of Illinois. The new Act mandated that all programs seeking to prepare principals apply for state approval under the new requirements; and in 2012, the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) began accepting applications
Redbird education alums invited to New Teacher Conference, June 17
All teacher education alumni who are completing their first or second year in the field are encouraged to register for the New Teacher Conference on June 17.