College of Education students Kisha Milam Brooks and Dayo Harris are implementing a service learning curriculum at Village Leadership Academy that empowers youth to create social change.
MEd Youth Development alumna Kim Meares is piloting a program that creates opportunities for young adults living with developmental disabilities to build life and career skills.
Chicago is in need of new special educators, and alumna Valerie Jones, PhD Special Education '13 is working to prepare new special education teachers with small group intervention skills.
Through a National Science Foundation grant, we're recruiting for the next generation of African American and Latina/o science teachers and leaders to transform Chicago Public Schools.
While most resources focus on Spanish-speaking children learning English, alumna Meredith Chambers is preparing early learners of immigrant Chinese parents to tackle the English language.
At the College of Education, we are gearing our work around the idea of impacting 500,000 children’s lives over 10 years. A big chunk of that 500,000 is 47,490 CPS students impacted by…
Carlitta Tucker-Powell, MEd Special Education, was recently featured by CBS 2 Chicago discussing her insights into what it takes to succeed as a special educator in Chicago Public Schools.
Professor Aerika Brittian is investigating how racial bias impacts student performance and how affected students engage in coping with the effects of discrimination.