Center for the Study of Education Policy

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CME Group Foundation awards nearly $3 million in grants to support kindergarten readiness and K-12 programming in Chicago and Illinois

CME Group Foundation today announced that it has awarded nearly $3 million in grants to further support kindergarten readiness and K-12 programming across Chicago and Illinois.

CSEP releases COVID-19 Recovery Phase Resources

The Center for the Study of Education Policy, with its partners from Leading Ed Partnerships—which include ROE #1, ROE #17, ROE #19, ROE #28, ROE #21, and ROE #50—recently released Module No. 1 of their COVID-19 Recovery Phase Resources.

SB 814 passes General Assembly, brings funding support for New Teacher Mentoring and New Principal Recruitment and Mentoring

Senate Bill 814 passed in the General Assembly late in the legislative session and includes funding support of $6.5 million in funding for New Teacher Mentoring, $1.2 million in funding for New Principal Mentoring and $1.8 million in funding for New Principal Recruitment through combined state and federal stimulus funding.

A principal from MC2 STEM High School talks with a student about the inspiration for her painting during a school art show.

CSEP submits public comment for US Department of Education FY 21 Grant Competition

The Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) submitted public comment regarding proposed priorities for the FY 21 Competition for the Effective Educator Development (EED) Division at the U.S. Department of Education.

Center for Study of Education Policy receives $500,000 in external funding for support of leadership for Early Learning Micro-Credentials

The Center for the Study of Education Policy is the recent recipient of a $300,000 grant from the McCormick Foundation and a $200,000 grant from the CME Group Foundation to support the pilot and validation of Leaders for Early Learning Micro-Credentials.

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New White Paper - Tapping into Type 75 Certificate Holders to Immediately Address the Leadership Shortage Crisis in Illinois' Schools
New White Paper - Leadership Hubs: A Statewide System of Support for Education Leaders
New White Paper - Recommendations for Principal Prep and Development
LaHood, Davis Announce $4.3M Grant Award to Illinois State University's Center for the Study of Education Policy.

Reforming Principal Preparation at the State Level: Perspectives on Policy Reform from Illinois

Edited by Erika Hunt, Alicia Haller, Lisa Hood, and Maureen Kincaid

Illinois Partnerships Advancing Rigorous Training (IL-PART) Toolkit