Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engage and Build Bridges in the Summer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Attendance Works, the Institute for Educational Leadership and our campaign partners for the second webinar in the 2026 Attendance Awareness Campaign series, with the theme: Your Presence Matter...

Join Attendance Works & @ielconnects.bsky.social on 5/13 for a webinar, "Engage and Build Bridges in the Summer." Learn how summer engagement can strengthen connection, support belonging, & build momentum for a strong return to school. #YourPresenceMatters

🔗Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

State of the Arts Convening 2026 Join Ingenuity for a pivotal gathering for stakeholders in the Chicago arts education community.

On April 29, Ingenuity will be hosting a State of the Arts convening to explore the future of @chipubschools.bsky.social arts education and strengthen a shared commitment to ensuring equitable access to high-quality #ArtsEd.

Register for the event: www.eventbrite.com/e/state-of-t...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Engage and Build Bridges in the Summer. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Join Attendance Works, the Institute for Educational Leadership and our campaign partners for the second webinar in the 2026 Attendance Awareness Campaign series, with the theme: Your Presence Matter...

How can student experiences in the summer months help strengthen attendance in the fall? Join Attendance Works & @ielconnects.bsky.social May 13 to hear practical strategies stakeholders can use to reconnect with students & families. #YourPresenceMatters

Learn more: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Out now: new article by @elaineallensworth.bsky.social, Alex Gordon, and Christopher Young in JREE.

📊Combining Early Grade Assessments to Study Literacy Skills: Addressing the Variability in Tests Taken Across Schools and Students 📊

Learn more: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

#ICYMI: Reema Amin shouted-out some of our new attendance findings in a @chalkbeat.org article on parent leaders in @chipubschools.bsky.social :

Read the article: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026...

Read our research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

We're so grateful to @abetterchicago.bsky.social for including our attendance research in their latest STATE OF OUR YOUTH report.

Read the report: www.abetterchicago.org/wp-content/u...

Read our research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

📢 Today’s the day!

Join Attendance Works at 12pm PT / 3 ET to learn how districts, schools and community partners are building cultures of belonging that support attendance and engagement.

🔗 Join here: www.attendanceworks.org/resources/we...

#YourPresenceMatters

Chicago students took 13,000 dual credit classes last year. Is it paying off? Dual credit can help students be better prepared for college and avoid debt. But some worry about watered-down curriculums and students ending up with credits that selective colleges might not accept.

Mila Koumpilova discusses the impact of @chipubschools.bsky.social dual-credit programs in a new article from @chalkbeat.org Chicago, citing one of our upcoming studies.

Read the story here: www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026...

🌟Join Attendance Works on April 1 for the first Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar! Explore how creating connections in the spring helps students show up. #YourPresenceMatters

🔗 Register: www.attendanceworks.org/resources/we...

Students who are regularly out of school miss opportunities to learn and build relationships with classmates & teachers. A new public television program, produced by REL Midwest, spotlights two @chipubschools.bsky.social working to support student attendance/engagement: ies.ed.gov/use-work/res...

Heading to the @aefpweb.bsky.social conference in #Chicago? Make sure to look for Consortium staff.

Access the #AEPF2026 conference program here, and make sure to add our researchers to your agenda: aefpweb.org/2026-program

A new executive order from @jbpritzker.bsky.social establishes a group to recommend a state attainment goal for post-secondary degrees. We're thrilled that this order shares our research, done with IWERC.

Order: www.illinois.gov/government/e...

Research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

Exciting news! Our latest research brief on chronic absenteeism in @chipubschools.bsky.social following the #COVID19 pandemic is now available in paperback.

See the brief: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...
Order your own copies: www.amazon.com/dp/0984193316

Development of CPS Safety Plan Can Serve as Model for Other School Districts: Study Nearly two years after CPS removed police officers from campuses and implemented a new holistic approach to school safety, officials believe that shift could serve as a replicable model for school dis...

Thanks @wttw.bsky.social for the coverage of our new report, "Co-Designing New Approaches to School Safety." And thank you to Chief Shableksi of @chipubschools.bsky.social for such kind words.

Read the article: news.wttw.com/2026/03/11/d...

Read the report: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

💡New Field Scan out today: What were the experiences and perspectives of @chipubschools.bsky.social officials and community-based organization (CBO) leaders who participated in the district’s Whole School Safety Steering Committee?

Read the Field Scan: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

GO FIGURE: Camille Farrington shares Figure 6 of Arts Education and SEL YouTube video by UChiConsortium

#ICYMI: We have a new episode of GO FIGURE, featuring Camille Farrington sharing the social context of #ArtsEd.

Watch the episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka30...

Read the report: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

GO FIGURE: Camille Farrington shares Figure 6 of Arts Education and SEL YouTube video by UChiConsortium

This week, Chicago will host the annual convention of @naea-arteducators.bsky.social and the Leaders of Color Institute of AATE. To mark the occasion, we have a new #ArtsEd episode of GO FIGURE.

Episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka30...

Research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

Chicago closures helped few students. Can Cleveland do better? Chicago closed 50 schools promising brighter futures. Studies later showed most students saw little academic benefit.

Thanks to Signal Cleveland for citing our research on school closings.

Read their article: signalcleveland.org/most-student...

Read our research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

What a great discussion! Catch up on our latest webinar: Using Data to Improve Schools.

Visit our event recap page to:

💻 Watch the recording
👀 Check out key takeaways (Including timestamps to re-watch or share them!)
🎒 Find related resources

Learn more: consortium.uchicago.edu/resources/us...

The National Equity Project is hosting a two-day Leading for Equity Institute in #Chicago for K-12 leaders and leadership teams.

Learn more: www.linkedin.com/events/leadi...

New Report: Students’ Attendance Still Matters—and Schools Do Influence It - Attendance Works This is a guest blog post by Elaine M. Allensworth, Meril Antony, William Delgado, and Marisa de la Torre of the UChicago Consortium on School Research. They share key insights from their January 2026...

The co-authors of our new attendance brief—Elaine Allensworth, Meril Antony, William Delgado, & Marisa de la Torre—wrote a blog for Attendance Works sharing some of key takeaways:

Read the blog post: www.attendanceworks.org/new-report-s...

Read the research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

Research Analyst I Department Consortium Research Nagoaka About the Department As one of the first schools of social work in the United States, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice has shaped the...

We're #hiring! The Consortium is looking for a research analyst to support the work of our research teams as they design and implement studies. Learn more, including how to apply, here: uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...

A big thanks to the California School Boards Association for sharing out a nice summary of some of our recent attendance research!

Read their blog post: blog.csba.org/school-clima...

Read our report: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Using Data to Improve Schools. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Far too often, educators are inundated with data that feels overwhelming, irrelevant, or disconnected from their day-to-day work. Join the UChicago Consortium on School Research and the Network for ...

Register to join the UChicago Consortium + Network for College Success webinar this Wednesday, 2/18 at 11 am CT! uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

📊How can educators use data strategically to support teaching, learning, and continuous improvement?

Free event: Promising Pathways: College and Industry Routes to Good Jobs

Come hear Consortium and IWERC researchers talk about post-secondary pathways at Forefront on Feb 25.

Learn more about the event: myforefront.org/event/promis...

Read the research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

What’s the first Chicago school named in honor of a Black person? Many of Chicago’s oldest schools are named after white men. The first one named after a Black person goes back to the 1930s.

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with a fascinating article from @wbez.org on @chipubschools.bsky.social history: www.wbez.org/curious-city...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Using Data to Improve Schools. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Far too often, educators are inundated with data that feels overwhelming, irrelevant, or disconnected from their day-to-day work. Join the UChicago Consortium on School Research and the Network for ...

📊How can educators use data strategically to support teaching, learning, and continuous improvement?

Join us + the Network for College Success February 18 at 11 am CT for a free webinar

Register here: uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Using Data to Improve Schools. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Far too often, educators are inundated with data that feels overwhelming, irrelevant, or disconnected from their day-to-day work. Join the UChicago Consortium on School Research and the Network for ...

💡How can educators use data strategically to support teaching, learning, and continuous improvement?

Join us and the Network for College Success on Wednesday, February 18 for a 60-minute, co-hosted webinar that brings research and practice together: uchicagogroup.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Chicago school closings may offer lessons for Philly | Opinion Chicago's experience with school closures may provide lessons for Philadelphia as it navigates underutilized buildings and declining enrollment, writes Marisa de la Torre.

Congrats to our own Marisa de la Torre on her op-ed in on school closings @inquirer.com!

Read the article: www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

Read our research: consortium.uchicago.edu/publications...

Did you miss our Tuesday webinar discussing the importance of attendance in @chipubschools.bsky.social and beyond? Catch the replay, featuring research findings and a panel discussion from frontline workers here: consortium.uchicago.edu/resources/st...