Center for the Study of Education Policy
Emphasizing Research that Matters
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.
Stone Foundation grant awarded to CSEP
The Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP) has received a Stone Foundation grant for $60,000 that will run from October 1, 2018, through September 29, 2019.
KIDS webinar series
The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) recently released the first-ever statewide snapshot of kindergarten readiness in Illinois.
Training announcement: Developmental Appropriate Practices
Two different Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP) Trainings have been planned. Pat Chamberlain and Julie Kallenbach will provide these in-person events where you will receive hands-on training and be able to network with others working to implement play-based instruction! Training materials and lunch will be provided.
Illinois explores partnerships to support college and career readiness at the eighth annual College Changes Everything® Conference
Why do students choose not to pursue college, or drop out of college, even when they are provided with significant college counseling, external encouragement, and assistance in accessing financial aid?
I Believe in Play: Professional development resources now available
Summer is a great time to plan for and even execute professional development for early education. The B-3 Continuity Project partnered with Pat Chamberlain and Julie Kallenbach to present a series of trainings on Developmentally Appropriate Practices. Through further collaboration, we are now happy to offer a comprehensive professional development option.All Center News
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.