Consortium On Chicago School Research

In the first comprehensive analysis of Illinois' statewide survey of school climate and learning conditions, this report finds systematic differences among schools in the degree to which students and...

Social and emotional learning is a topic of increasing focus in the education sector. Though definitions and terminology vary, at its core this trend reflects an increased interest among educators,...

W. DAVID STEVENS is Director for Research Engagement at UChicago CCSR. He received his PhD in sociology from Northwestern University. LAUREN SARTAIN is a research analyst at UChicago CCSR. She has a...

More than 76 percent of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students who begin kindergarten as English Learners (ELs) become proficient in English by fifth grade. Outcomes showed that students who achieved...

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are one of the most significant educational initiatives in the last decade. Aimed at addressing persistently low levels of student achievement in the United...

In April 2017, the Chicago Board of Education adopted a common application for all high school choice programs, including charter schools, with one deadline and a single best offer. GoCPS, CPS's...

This report builds on prior Consortium research on GPA loss across the transition from eighth to ninth grade. It explores how CPS students' grades declined during the transition to high school in...

In districts across the country, school practitioners rely on early warning indicator systems (EWI) to identify students in need of support to graduate high school and be prepared for college. By...

Students' course grades matter. Research studies show that students' grades are more predictive than test scores of their future academic success, including high school and post-secondary outcomes...

High-quality, well-implemented early childhood education (ECE) positively affects the learning trajectories of children who start school with lower skills than their peers, according to decades of...

As a college degree is increasingly seen as an essential step in a student's path to a successful future, this new report from the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the...

National context: Schools across the United States have long grappled with the role and impact of school-based police officers, often referred to as school resource officers (SROs). Proponents for...

Nearly all students displaced by Chicago's 2013 mass school closure enrolled in schools with better academic ratings than their closed school. However, only one-fifth landed at top-tier schools and...

The Common Core State Standards in Mathematics (CCSS-M) were released in 2010 with a goal to improve critical thinking skills and prepare all students to thrive in college, careers, and as informed...

This report finds teachers with the lowest scores on the REACH Students teacher evaluation system are overrepresented in schools serving the most disadvantaged students, while teachers with the...

This report finds that the overwhelming majority of teachers and principals in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) believe the overhaul of the district's teacher evaluation system has promoted teacher...

The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students : 2019Author: Jenny Nagaoka, Shelby Mahaffie, Alexandra Usher, Alex SeeskinPublisher: Consortium On Chicago School ResearchPublication...

The University of Chicago Consortium on School Research and the To&Through Project's annual look at Chicago Public Schools students' likelihood of obtaining a college degree within 10 years of...

The Forgotten Year : Applying Lessons from Freshman Success to Sophomore YearAuthor: Shelby Mahaffie, Alex Seeskin, Alexandra UsherPublisher: Consortium On Chicago School ResearchPublication Date:...

As parents and teachers know, and research has demonstrated, ninth grade is a critical year for students. It is when students' high school habits and mindsets are formed and their ninth- through...

Trends in Computer Science Education: Access, Enrollment, and Performance in CPS High SchoolsAuthor: Lisa Barrow, Silvana Freire, Marisa de la TorrePublisher: Consortium On Chicago School...