improving urban schooling – the promise and peril
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improving urban schooling –the promise and peril
Promise The Higher Your Educational Attainment, the More Likely You Are to: Live
Be employed
Stay out of prison
Earn higher income
Vote
Exercise
Volunteer
Give blood
Have children with higher educational attainment
Of 100 13 year olds,
how many….
Graduate high school by age 19
Enter a four-year college within one year after high school
Graduate from a four-year college within six years (by age 24 or 25) Total
African American
Female Male
Latino White/Other
Female Male Female Male
The Six to 100 Problem
The Urban Education Institute
Urban Education Institute Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR)
Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP)
University of Chicago Charter School (UCCS)
Tools for Schools
Evidence
Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) Inform policy, practice, public
Influence Chicago reform for 20 years
Use variety of formats and forums
High technical quality but accessible
Inspire creation of other consortia
Create indicators—influencing CPS, state and federal policy
District-Level Evidence
CPS adds on-track to HS accountability
CCSR publishes report using on-track
CCSR publishes school-by-schoolreports
CCSR publishes report detailing on-track indicator
CCSR publishes “What Matters”
CPS pilots freshmen interventions
CPS implements early warning system
Indicator Development
School-Level Evidence:Essential Supports for School Improvement
Effective Teacher Training,Support and Supervision
50% of urban teachers leavethe profession within 5 years
We currently have a broken system for preparing, supporting, and rewarding teachers.
The Typical Pathway to Teaching
The Vast Majority of Teachers Rated Excellent or Superior
Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP)
Training and retaining urban teachers
Extended residency
In-classroom coaching support UEI
95% retention rate in last 6 years
Secondary program (2009–10)
Shared instructional model with UCCS
Training/placing in schools with shared instructional model
Models of Excellent Schooling
University of Chicago Charter School (UCCS)Creating reliably excellent schools
Shared conception of strong instruction
Diagnostics/targeted intervention
Expanded instructional time
PreK-12th grade pathway
Training, support, incentives for teachers
Engagement of family and community
Black-White Achievement Gap for NKO3rd Grade Meets & Exceeds for Reading
High School Graduation Rates
Committee on Education Locus of scholarship in education
Diverse disciplinary perspectives
Fosters excellent scholarship in education
Interchange across disciplines
Interplay between researchers and practitioners
Faculty deeply involved in work throughout UEI