Family Playbook: School Suspensions, Discipline & Restorative Justice

Understanding student discipline and suspensions data and research can empower parents to help their children and school communities flourish. 

This playbook summarizes research and data that shows suspensions negatively affect all students; some students are suspended more than others; the positive effects of restorative justice; and more. It also includes actions parents can take to learn more about their child’s school’s approach to school discipline and school climate.

Q&A: Grades and Test Scores Video

What do standardized test scores and grades tell us? What don’t they tell us? How might they best be used? 

These questions are frequently discussed and debated among teachers, principals, parents, policymakers, and researchers. 

Maureen Kelleher of FutureEd talks with the UChicago Consortium’s Elaine Allensworth about what the research says about standardized tests and grades.

Nueva información dirigida a familias con estudiantes de inglés en las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago

Si su hijo es o ha sido un estudiante de inglés en CPS, puede que tenga preguntas acerca del rendimiento de los estudiantes de inglés. ¡Un nuevo estudio del Consortium on School Research de la Universidad de Chicago evidencia que los estudiantes de inglés están progresando adecuadamente en CPS! 

El mismo información en inglés aquí.

A First Look

Prospective high school students in Chicago have many options. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) offers more than 250 choice programs and 11 selective enrollment programs (SEHSs) in 132 high schools. This handout was published with our first GoCPS report in 2018 -- and the key takeaways are still important! 

Four Reasons Why Arts Education is Central to College Prep and Long-term Success

Did you know that dance instruction can improve reading? And acting out stories can improve academic skills? In fact, arts education has been shown to build the academic and soft skills our kids need to succeed in college and in life. 

Learn about four reasons why arts education is central to students' long-term success, including preparing for college and careers.

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