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EAF alum shares advice to education administrators on how to lead in a politically divided environment
Dr. Lee Rasch, Ed.D. ’90, presented to the EAF 512 Advanced Topics in Research Methodology: Educational Policy Analysis class on "Leading in a Politically Divided Environment."
New video captures principal coaching model in LEAD project and documents shift in coaching model as a result of COVID-19
A new video, produced by Michaela Fray and Anne Cashman at the Regional Office of Education #1, captures the coaching model within the LEAD Project and documents the shift in the coaching model during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
CSEP’s Leadership for Equity Micro-Credentials featured in Illinois School Board Journal
An article written by Dr. Mark Hansen on the Leadership for Equity (LFE) Micro-Credential Series for School and District Leaders was recently published in the Illinois Association of School Boards’ journal.
CSEP staff and researchers in Czech Republic connect and learn via Zoom
Staff in the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) connected with researchers from Prague, Czech Republic on Tuesday, September 8, to share strategies and practices for preparing and evaluating leadership preparation programs.
Dr. Erika Hunt presents a national Pre-K virtual convening on Illinois P-12 Principal Endorsement
Did you know that Illinois is one of only six states that require principals to take course work that covers early learning content during their principal preparation program?All Center News
Edited by Erika Hunt, Alicia Haller, Lisa Hood, and Maureen Kincaid
A Thought About Higher Education...
A new study makes a serious effort to provide a balanced non-partisan analysis of how decisions about budget reductions for public higher education affect student costs. It avoids some of the problems of more simplistic analyses and lays groundwork for further study of this issue.
What’s behind increased student college costs? One big reason...
In 2001, annual cost per student for public college tuition degree was $13,167 (state education contribution plus tuition). In 2016, cost was $13,259 (+$92 adjusting for inflation). State paid more than 70% of cost in 2001, but only 50% of cost in 2016 (SHEF report). Public colleges are less public today.