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 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 LatinoWhite/Other 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-school reports Percent of freshmen on-track to graduate 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 leave the 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-12 th grade pathway  Training, support, incentives for teachers  Engagement of family and community

Black-White Achievement Gap for NKO 3 rd 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