In the diverse Evanston/Skokie school district, where more than 50 languages are represented, alumna Samantha Richardson works to ensure all parents are equipped to teach literacy in the home.
Doctoral student Rachel Harper poses a fascinating question in her new exhibit "Seen and Heard": when we talk about knowledge, why do we never consider the knowledge generated by children?
Alumnus Daniel Morales-Doyle facilitated a Dean's Community Engagement project providing forums for Little Village teens to investigate issues of environmental justice.
Alumnus Dave Stieber, MEd Policy Studies '12, responds to Governor Bruce Rauner's allegation that the Chicago Teachers Union's 40,000 teachers comprises a dictatorship.
When alumna Amani Ghusein asks her students to draw a picture of a scientist, most draw a mad scientist. Few draw self-images. Check out Amani's strategies to strengthen science identity.
Alumna Janice Jackson, new Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools and former CPS principal and network chief, was featured on Chicago Tonight discussing CPS' school budget crunch.
At CPS Taft High School, Jessie Ann Foley teaches creative writing using story workshops, the same techniques she employed in publishing her award-winning young adult fiction novel, "The Carnival at Bray."
MEd Youth Development alumnus Danton Floyd is re-imagining how urban institutions and spaces can foster restorative healing from trauma in Chicago's Black communities.
Dayo Harris, MEd Language, Literacies and Learning student, works with students at Village Leadership Academy to understand racial identity within the context of current events.
