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The Consortium's research findings are featured frequently in broadcast and print media across the nation. Below is a list of the diverse news coverage we have achieved recently. State ACT scores rise, achievement gap widens
State Journal-Register, 8/13/2008 Durbin Introduces Bill to Boost College Enrolment for Low-Income Students
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin's website, 7/24/2008 Reforms require establishing a set of standards for implementation
University of Chicago Chronicle, 7/17/2008 Testing and Learning
New York Times, 6/19/2008 How test mania hinders learning
The State (South Carolina), 6/19/2008 Researchers: ACT 'not a test you can game'
Catalyst Chicago, 5/30/2008 Study finds ACT cramming counterproductive
United Press International, 5/27/2008 ACT prep work gets failing grade
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/27/2008 ACT Test-Prep Backfiring in Chicago, Study Finds
Education Week, 5/27/2008 Research Suggests More Not Better On ACT Test Prep
NBC-5 News, 5/27/2008 Study casts down on ACT drills
Fort Mill Times (South Carolina), 5/27/2008 Test prep can't teach what students need
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/27/2008 Doubts cast on ACT drills
Chicago Tribune, 5/26/2008 Washington U. expands role in city, area schools
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4/27/2008 Complex aid applications hinder poor students
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 3/31/2008 Revamping the path to college
Daily Herald, 3/22/2008 City students find Ivies not out of their league
Chicago Tribune, 3/22/2008 Beyond Price, Other Barriers to College Loom
Inside Higher Ed, 3/19/2008 Why good students don't reach college
Christian Science Monitor, 3/19/2008 Chicago Study Shows Barriers to College
Education Week, 3/18/2008 City students off to tour the future
Chicago Tribune, 3/17/2008 Schools don't do enough to help kids get into 4-year colleges, study says
Chicago Tribune, 3/13/2008 CPS students fail to navigate college maze
Chicago Sun-Times, 3/13/2008 Schools CEO Likes Mandatory 'How To Get Into College' Class
WBBM 780, 3/13/2008 Falta de información truncaría aspiraciones universitarias
Hoy, 3/13/2008 Chicago Public School's Chief Says CPS Can Do More to Help Students Apply to College
WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio, 3/12/2008 Study: Tough Time for CPS Students Looking to College
WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio, 3/12/2008 Chicago Public Schools' Chief Arne Duncan Proposes High School Curriculum Change
WBEZ-Chicago Public Radio, 3/12/2008 Study: CPS could do more to encourage college apps
ABC 7 Chicago, 3/12/2008 Educator: Don't prep for tests; learn
Daily Herald, 3/3/2008 Potholes swallow seniors
Catalyst Chicago, 3/1/2008 Study: Too few students ready to start college
Courier News, 2/24/2008 Urban Schools Aiming Higher Than Diploma
New York Times, 1/17/2008 Chicago's mixed record on school reform
The Christian Science Monitor, 1/9/2008 Poor marks for Chicago schools
Chicago Sun-Times, 11/16/2007 Schools ahead of the curve
Chicago Tribune, 11/1/2007 Study: Nearly tenth of Ill. high schools are 'dropout factories'
Associated Press, 10/29/2007 Freshmen reel from culture shock
Detroit News, 10/22/2007 Researchers to Study N.Y.C.'s School Improvement Efforts
Education Week, 10/15/2007 Politicians should let educators lead efforts on school reform
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10/11/2007 Team Forms to Analyze City Schools
New York Times, 10/3/2007 Disappearing Act dooms students; Freshman attendance is top predictor of whether students graduate
Chicago Sun-Times, 9/5/2007 Average CPS freshman: 19 absences, 2.6 F's
Chicago Sun-Times, 8/15/2007 Freshman Schooled on need to attend: Report links early no-shows , dropout rates in Chicago's public system
Chicago Tribune, 8/15/2007 Illinois News Summary
The Associated Press, 8/15/2007
John Q. Easton comments on CPS students' scores on the 2007 ACT. Freshman Grades, Attendance Striking Predictors of Later Graduation for Chicago High School Students
Targeted News Service, 8/15/2007 Minority students beat the odds
Chicago Sun-Times, 6/22/2007 Kids who cut class may be sorry now
Chicago Tribune, 6/22/2007 Black and Latino Elementary Schoolers Outperform Illinois Peers
Chicago Public Radio, 6/22/2007 Study reveals narrowing of test score gap between CPS students and students elsewhere in Illinois
University of Chicago News Office, 6/21/2007 Too Few CPS Grads Apply to College
Chicago Public Radio, 6/13/2007 NewSchools Venture Fund Invests $1.6 Million in Perspectives Charter Schools
PR Newswire, 4/11/2007 State high school scores level off
Chicago Tribune, 3/13/2007 Highest test scores go to Chicago schools
Chicago Sun-Times, 3/6/2007 City grade schools shine on tests
Chicago Tribune, 3/6/2007 Test scores better, but some question results
NBC-5 News, 3/6/2007 High schoolers compete in Chicago's drill championships
Methods Reporter, 2/28/2007 States try mentoring to hang on to teachers
Stamford Advocate, 2/4/2007 Mandatory mentoring leaves much to be desired for some novice teachers
Chicago Defender, 2/1/2007 Keeping New Teachers
District 299 CPS Blog, 1/26/2007 Many new CPS teachers get no help, study finds
Chicago Sun-Times, 1/26/2007 Rookies need hand to become veterans
Chicago Tribune, 1/26/2007 More mentoring needed for new teachers, report says
Chicago Public Radio, 1/25/2007 Little people go to big apple
District 299 CPS Blog, 1/16/2007 Education dept. becomes an open book
New York Post, 1/16/2007 Passing the Test: Chicago schools have improved since Mayor Richard Daley took over—but it hasn't come without controversy
Albuquerque Journal, 12/3/2006 Teamwork drives up scores at Marsh
Catalyst Chicago, 11/1/2006 Notebook
Catalyst Chicago, 11/1/2006 How the good schools do it
Catalyst Chicago, 11/1/2006 Task force to count, reclaim dropouts
Catalyst Chicago, 11/1/2006 Success begins with the principal
Catalyst Chicago, 11/1/2006 Getting Young People to Do the Right Thing
Phi Delta Kappan, 11/1/2006 State's poor, black students perform 'abysmally' on test
Chicago Sun-Times, 10/24/2006 School improvement
Education Week, 10/18/2006 Our view on school reform: Educators slow to wise up to the gender problem
USA Today, 10/13/2006 New data shows more earn 6-year degrees
Chicago Tribune, 10/13/2006 CPS college grad rate revised
Chicago Sun-Times, 10/12/2006 Private schools and school enrollment in Chicago
Chicago Fed Letter, 10/1/2006 Some schools denying students free pass to the next grade
Gannett News Service, 9/26/2006 High school fair puts programs on parade
Chicago Tribune, 9/24/2006 Faculty, staff who organized Consortium on Chicago School Research to celebrate 15 years of ‘informing school reform’
Chicago Chronicle, 9/21/2006
WebExtra: Comings and Goings
Catalyst, 8/11/2006
Chicago's Small Schools See Gains, But Not on Tests
Education Week, 8/9/2006
Smaller Chicago schools may not lead to high scores
Daily Southtown, 8/3/2006
You've got to believe in the magic of the tests
Mike Klonsky, 8/3/2006
Small schools gain, but test scores don’t show it
Chicago Sun-Times, 8/3/2006
Chicago Public Schools try something new: Small high schools
ABC 7 Chicago, 8/2/2006
Report: Smaller schools mean fewer dropouts
Chicago Tribune, 8/2/2006
Study finds benefits of smaller schools in Chicago
Medill News Service, 8/2/2006 Small schools have no big advantage (with audio)
Chicago Public Radio, 8/2/2006
Latest from Chicago's School 'Renaissance'
Mike Klonsky, 8/2/2006
Overview of findings from small schools report (audio)
WGN Radio, 8/2/2006
Sue Sporte comments on small schools report at press briefing (audio)
WGN Radio, 8/2/2006
Target at-risk freshmen to prevent dropping out
The Indianapolis Star, 7/12/2006 Closing 'Dropout Factories'
Education Week, 7/12/2006
Survey: Americans oppose creation of national student database
Belleville News-Democrat, 7/6/2006
Graduation Rates: What the Research Says
Education Week, 7/6/2006
Professorships at University of Chicago's School of Social Service
Administration to advance research on mental health and major urban
problems
University of Chicago News Office, 7/5/2006
The real dropout rate
Chicago Tribune, 7/5/2006
Opening Doors
Education Week, 6/22/2006
Cocooning ADDs up to X-Communication
Chicago Tribune, 6/13/2006 Signs of Early Exit for Dropouts Abound
Education Week, 6/12/2006
Dropping out is hard to do
The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 6/1/2006
Colleges earn mixed grades with urban students
Education Sector, 5/31/2006
Even among valedictorians, he's a superstar
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/30/2006
Students' futures
Chicago Tribune, 5/20/2006
The takeover king
LA Weekly, 5/17/2006
When the going gets tough, create your own study--News from Chicago's school 'Renaissance'
Mike Klonsky, 5/12/2006
Report says 46 percent of Chicago's 2005 graduates were in college by fall
Belleville News-Democrat, 5/11/2006
Report: 46% Of Chicago's 2005 grads in college
CBS 2 Chicago, 5/11/2006
Schools’ own study accents the positive
Chicago Tribune, 5/11/2006
CPS study paints rosier picture on grads
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/11/2006
In the news
University of Chicago Chronicle, 5/11/2006
Fixing high school (Editorial)
Chicago Tribune, 5/7/2006
A passing mention
Chicago Reader, 5/5/2006
In city's prep schools, girls rule
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/3/2006
Learning curve for black men and black boys (Letter)
Chicago Tribune, 5/2/2006
College is realistic goal for CPS students (Letter)
Chicago Tribune, 5/2/2006
Help students succeed (Letter)
Chicago Tribune, 5/2/2006
In wake of reforms, more CPS students are making the grade (Letter)
Chicago Sun-Times, 5/2/2006
From high school to the future: Chicago longitudinal study tracks high school graduates through college
Alliance for Excellent Education, 5/1/2006
Small schools are 'launching pad' for improved teaching
Catalyst, 5/1/2006
Study shows CPS graduates not reaching personal academic goals
University of Chicago Chronicle, 4/27/2006
The Associated Colleges of Illinois to launch new support system for at-risk students
Business Wire, 4/26/2006
Major college-going gaps found in Chicago
Education Week, 4/26/2006 Views Differ on Defining College Prep
Education Week, 4/26/2006
Only 6.5 percent of CPS freshmen finish college
Chicago Flame, 4/24/2006
Chicago Public Schools grads rarely earn B.A.
Peoria Journal Star, 4/22/2006
Chicago: Sólo 6,5% de estudiantes se gradúan de la universidad
AP Spanish Worldstream, 4/21/2006
Study: Only 6.5 percent of CPS freshmen finish college
Belleville News-Democrat, 4/21/2006
Of 100 Chicago Public Schools freshmen, only 6 will get a college degree
Chicago Tribune, 4/21/2006
2 schools alike in many ways, except college
Chicago Tribune, 4/21/2006
Tiene Chicago menos universitarios latinos
Hoy, 4/21/2006
Study: Only 6.5 percent of CPS freshmen finish college (text and video)
NBC-5 News, 4/21/2006
CPS college grad rate 'appalling'
Chicago Sun-Times, 4/21/2006 CPS Students and College
Chicago Public Radio, 4/21/2006
City schools do a poor job of college prep: Study
Crain's Chicago Business, 4/20/2006
Chicago gets $21M to retool schools
E-School News, 4/20/2006 Illinois
Board of Higher Education welcomes challenge to improve higher
education outcome for Chicago Public Schools, all Illinois students
US Fed News, 4/20/2006
CPS students have low college graduation rates
WBBM 780, 4/20/2006 Minority gender inequality in CPS
Chicago Public Radio, 4/20/2006 Minority gender inequality in CPS
Chicago Public Radio, 4/20/2006
City dropouts target of grant
Chicago Tribune, 4/18/2006
Gates foundation gives $21 million to Chicago Public Schools
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/18/2006
Improving teaching is a low priority at small high schools
Catalyst, 4/1/2006
Is separate better?
Chicago Magazine, 4/1/2006
Message from CEO Arne Duncan
Chicago Public Schools, 4/1/2006
University of Chicago to open new high school in Woodlawn
University of Chicago News Office, 3/22/2006
Chicago schools offer L.A. a cautionary tale
Los Angeles Times, 3/20/2006
Slow progress amid strife
Catalyst, 3/1/2006
Schools think small to expand learning
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/12/2006
District administration: Training day
InfoComm International, 2/9/2006
Special issue: Mayoral control (audio)
Catalyst, 2/1/2006
Failing students getting promoted: educators debate holding them back
Plain Dealer, 12/19/2005
City schools bring home better report cards
Christian Science Monitor, 12/8/2005
Chicago pupils trail among big cities
Chicago Tribune, 12/2/2005
City's schools cut racial gap in test scores
New York Times, 12/2/2005
High school magnets don't boost achievement
Catalyst, 12/1/2005
All-boys public school approved by the Chicago Board of Education
PR Newswire, 11/16/2005 |
