How have district policies affected students? What options does CPS offer families, and how might they be evaluated? What changes or interventions might CPS want to consider district-wide? Since 1990, Consortium researchers have explored these questions, and many more. Here’s what we’ve learned about district policies and their impact:
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Students’ Course Grades in Chicago Public Schools
A First Look at Ninth-Grade Applications, Offers, and Enrollment
Staff and Student Experiences and Academic Outcomes
Organizational Features, Enrollment, School Transfers, and Student Performance
2016
Experiences of CPS Teachers and Administrators Preparing for the New Standards
Key Findings from Consortium Research
Differences in Discipline Practices Across Schools
| Title | Type | Date Sort ascending |
|---|---|---|
English Learners in Chicago Public SchoolsA Spotlight on High School Students |
Report | Nov 2024 |
Removing Police Officers from Chicago SchoolsTrends and Outcomes |
Brief | Jun 2024 |
Mitigating the Academic Impacts of Proximity to HomicideThe Role of Schools |
Report | Jun 2024 |
Family Playbook: School Suspensions, Discipline & Restorative Justice |
Brief | Jun 2024 |
Change That MattersChanging the School System Improvement Narrative |
Article | Feb 2024 |
Forced to ChooseLessons Learned from Families of Students Within Special Education |
Article | Sep 2023 |
Moving the Needle on Bullying and Educational Outcomes |
Snapshot | Sep 2023 |
Beyond the StudentStructural Factors that Affect Grade Retention |
Snapshot | Sep 2023 |
Local Success in the Standards Era |
Article | Aug 2023 |
Lasting DifferencesMath Grades and Gender |
Report | Jun 2023 |
In partnership with Chicago Public Schools, the University of Illinois, Lurie Children's Center for Childhood Resilience, and four community-based organizations, we are working to understand how school communities implement CPS's Whole School Safety process and the impacts of removing school resource officers on students and schools.
To support learning acceleration post-pandemic, and ensure all teachers have access to high-quality instructional materials, Chicago Public Schools developed an all-inclusive system of online curricular resources, called Skyline, as well as related professional learning (PL). The Consortium is conducting a three-year mixed-methods study examining the ongoing implementation of Skyline+PL.
The UChicago Consortium is conducting a multi-year, mixed methods research project exploring the work of educators and schools serving students who live in Chicago communities experiencing high levels of violent crime. The project combines administrative data from the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), publicly available crime data from the Chicago Police Department (CPD), student and teacher…