Center for the Study of Education Policy

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The Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) brings the results of research into the everyday world of educators, governmental leaders, and policymakers on the current and emerging policy issues affecting early childhood, K-12, and higher education.

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TEAM Lead project continues to support principals during the pandemic

This new video, produced by the Regional Office of Education (ROE) #1, shows how the LEAD project continues to support principals during the pandemic.

Center for the Study of Education Policy receives $4.3 million grant from U.S. Department of Education

The Study of Education Policy has been awarded a two-year, $4.3 million Supporting Effective Educator Development Renewal grant by the U.S. Department of Education.

State superintendent presents to education administrators on topic of equity

State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carmen Ayala presented on the topic of equity to doctoral students in the Education Administration and Foundations (EAF) department on Wednesday, September 30. Ayala served as guest speaker for EAF 512, a doctoral level policy methods class taught by Drs. Lisa Hood and Erika Hunt.

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.

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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