Located at Illinois' first public university, Center initiatives support the University's goals of serving the citizens of the state and beyond.
Center Projects & Initiatives
Important to the mission of the Center is the intersection of research and practice as represented by publications, conferences, and service to education institutions, professional organizations, and government. Periodically, the Center writes and publishes original research and policy studies on topics of current interest across the educational spectrum. In addition, the Center conducts performs public service activities on current and emerging education policy issues.
Publications & Presentations
Current Projects
Completed Projects
Annual Initiatives
Key initiatives within the Center include:
- IL-SAELP Initiative: The Illinois State Action for Education Leadership (SAELP) Project focuses on strategies to address both the conditions that enable effective leadership and leadership development in Illinois schools. Aligned with the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation, these strategies center on strengthening leaders' decision-making authority and ability to address issues of student achievement and stimulating administrator preparation and professional development programs that focus on improving student achievement. For more information, contact Erika Hunt
- Leadership to Integrate the Learning Continuum (LINC): The LINC initiative, funded by the McCormick Foundation, is focused on supporting leaders in early childhood and K-12 to develop and nurture a seamless learning continuum centered on children's learning and development. The intended outcome of this initiative is to develop and implement policies and practices that address the missing links in creating a learning continuum to support the whole child from birth to beyond and the role that early childhood and K-12 school leaders play in their efforts to collaborate with families, support agencies, and community and state stakeholders to provide high quality learning and developmental opportunities for all children. A LINC web site includes information on the work of the advisory committee, related articles and studies, state, national and international policy information, and research collected specific for the LINC initiative. For more information, contact Lisa Hood
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ESEA Improving Teacher Quality Grant Evaluation Project: Through this project funded by the Illinois Board
of Higher Education (IBHE), faculty affiliated with the Center of the
Study of Education Policy provide technical assistance and program
support to staff at the IBHE and the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) related to IBHE's ESEA Improving Teacher Quality. For more information, contact Lynn Haeffele
- National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF):
From Crisis to Opportunity: Building a 21st Century Workforce. Led by the NCTAF, with funding from the Joyce Foundation, this project will develop a current, data-based profile of the education workforce in Illinois and Indiana and an analysis of how current workforce structures and policies impact teaching quality in those states. For more information, contact Lynn Haeffele
