Research snapshot on wholistic education released
Parent perspectives on quality education in Chicago Public Schools A research snapshot, based on a subset of 20 interviews with parents and caregivers from schools closed in May 2013, reports on parent...
View ArticleReport on CPS enrollment patterns in special education
A longitudinal comparison of charter and neighborhood public schools A new report, A Longitudinal Comparison of Enrollment Patterns of Students Receiving Special Education Services in Chicago Charter...
View ArticleNew Report on Parent Perspectives on School Closures
Study reveals effects on academic performance, social/emotional well-being, safety and family involvement On May 22, 2013, Chicago’s appointed Board of Education voted to close 50 schools, turn around...
View ArticleCharter Schools and Inclusion of Special Education Students
Interview with UIC Professor Federico Waitoller on charter school inclusion CEJE research indicates charter schools in Chicago are serving a smaller proportion of students with special education needs...
View ArticleCharter Schools and Special Education Access
Interview with UIC Professor Federico Waitoller on special education access in charters Across the nation, special education students are concentrating in higher proportions in public schools in...
View ArticleCharter Schools Serving Students with Autism
Interview with UIC Professor Federico Waitoller on charter schools and students with autism Assistant professor of special education and CEJE faculty affiliate Federico Waitoller, PhD, discusses how...
View ArticleAl Jazeera America Reports on Chicago School Closings
CEJE Director and UIC Professor Pauline Lipman Discusses Research on School Closings CEJE Director and UIC Professor of Educational Policy Pauline Lipman discusses CEJE research on the impact of...
View ArticleReport Highlights Failures of Appointed CPS Board
New research details the failures of Chicago’s mayor-appointed school board The report, “Should Chicago Have an Elected Representative School Board? A New Review of the Evidence,” assesses the agenda...
View ArticleJoint UIC Statement
Joint Statement Regarding the anti-Semitic, anti-Black, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim Posters on UIC’s campus On March 16, a series of flyers was posted on UIC’s campus that exploit social justice issues...
View ArticleNew Research on Chitown & Chile
The Chicago-Chile Connection: Solidarity and Shared Learning from Below Pauline Lipman, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) educational policy studies professor and Collaborative for Equity and...
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