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Early Childhood

February 2022
Brief
Meeting Families' Needs
Attendance Rates in Full-Day vs. Half-Day Pre-K
June 2021
Brief
A Path to Equity
From Expanded Pre-k Access to Success in Elementary School

Does pre-k attendance matter? How can we prepare students to transition from pre-k to kindergarten? What tools could help early childhood education leaders improve their programs and their students’ development?

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Elementary & Middle School

December 2019
Report
English Learners in Chicago Public Schools
A New Perspective
October 2018
Report
Hidden Risk
Changes in GPA across the Transition to High School

What is the best indicator in elementary and middle school that students will be ready for high school? How is attendance related to school performance in the primary grades? How are eighth-graders using the GoCPS system for high school admission?

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High School

May 2019
Report
GoCPS
A First Look at Ninth-Grade Applications, Offers, and Enrollment
February 2018
Snapshot
Selective Enrollment High Schools in Chicago
Admission and Impacts

How can high school educators improve graduation rates, starting in ninth grade?

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College & Career

February 2023
Report
The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students
2021
October 2018
Report
Hidden Risk
Changes in GPA across the Transition to High School

What academic and non-academic factors influence students’ college choices, access, and success?

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Teachers & Leaders

January 2023
Report
Chicago Public School Principals' Prior Experiences
May 2022
Report
Reaching for Improvement
Teacher Evaluation and its Role in Instructional Improvement

How can principals and teachers best improve student learning gains? What do we know about teacher evaluation in Chicago? How have changes to Illinois principal preparation requirements affected education in the state?

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District & Policy

September 2022
Report
Student Engagement in Learning during COVID-19
Students’ Course Grades in Chicago Public Schools
May 2019
Report
GoCPS
A First Look at Ninth-Grade Applications, Offers, and Enrollment

How have district policies affected students? What options does CPS offer families, and how might they be evaluated?

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Learning & Development Group

April 2023
Report
Investing in Adolescents
High School Climate and Organizational Context Shape Student Development and Educational Attainment
October 2019
Working Paper
Do Classroom Environments Matter for Noncognitive Aspects of Student Performance and Students' Course Grades?

If we applied the best research on how human beings learn and develop, what would classrooms, schools, and districts look like? How might we change the narrative and vision for educational equity to include the recognition of the brilliance and potential of every single child?

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Surveys

April 2023
Report
Investing in Adolescents
High School Climate and Organizational Context Shape Student Development and Educational Attainment
December 2021
Report
5Essentials Survey in CPS

What supports could help educators partner with students to improve their daily experiences of school? What tools and data could help school leaders improve their students’ learning gains?

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