The Kindergarten Individual Development Survey new site is live now!
Unit: Center for the Study of Education Policy
2017 B-3 Conference materials posted
The Illinois Birth-to-Third (B3) Continuity Project is hosted its third annual conference June 14-15, 2017, in Normal, Illinois
Improving educator effectiveness through partnership and collaboration
Erika Hunt, Erika Hunt, senior policy analyst at Illinois State’s Center for the Study of Education Policy, participated on a panel titled “Improving Educator Effectiveness Through Partnership and Collaboration” May 12 at the U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Summit.
IL-PART and principal preparation in Illinois
Erika Hunt, senior policy analyst at Illinois State’s Center for the Study of Education Policy, and Geralyn Lawler, principal at St. Norbert School, presented IL-PART and Principal Preparation in Illinois, at the U.S. Department of Education Teacher Quality Summit in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, May 12.
Leadership development for all schools
Erika Hunt, senior policy analyst at Illinois State’s Center for the Study of Education Policy, along with Darlene Ruscitti, regional superintendent, and Geralyn Lawler, principal at St. Norbert School, spent time in Washington, D.C., last week talking with policymakers about the importance of leadership development for all schools: public, private, and charter.
Evidence in Action: Leadership Changes Everything
Be sure to check out Evidence in Action: Leadership Changes Everything, a blog post highlighting School Leader Recruitment and Support Program (SLRSP).
Hood joins conference panel on sustaining Head Start gains in K-12
Lisa Hood, Ph.D., presented on a panel at the National Head Start Association annual conference in Chicago on Sunday, April 9.
Dissertation has potential to influence practice of librarianship
Dallas Long, associate dean of Milner Library, was recently informed that his dissertation has been selected by the American Library Association to be featured in the May/June issue of American Libraries.
2017 Birth-to-Third Grade Continuity Conference
Sustained and aligned early childhood programs, birth through third grade (B-3), have the potential to be an educational game-changer. To support this work, the Illinois Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Development (OECD), the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), and the Center for the Study of Education Policy (CSEP), is pleased to announce an opportunity
Ready to be an Illinois principal?
Erika Hunt, of Illinois State’s Center for the Study of Education Policy, and Mary Kay Scharf, of Bloomington School District 87, presented April 1 to a meeting of statewide school service personnel organizations on House Bill 289