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Roderick, Melissa; Easton, John Q.; Sebring, Penny Bender – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2009
The Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) at the University of Chicago was founded in 1990, two years after the passage of the Chicago School Reform Act that decentralized governance of the city's public schools. Since then, CCSR has distinguished itself as a unique organization, conducting research of high technical quality that is…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Research, Educational Change, Consortia
Roderick, Melissa; Easton, John Q.; Sebring, Penny Bender – Consortium on Chicago School Research, 2009
Since its founding in 1990, the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) has been viewed as making significant contributions to school reform, both through the findings and implications of specific research studies and more broadly by improving the capacity of the district to use data, build effective strategies, and evaluate progress. In this…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Educational Change, Educational Research, Role
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2010
Longitudinal Data Systems (LDS) house student data spanning multiple years and schools. First and foremost among LDS information resources is the Data Quality Campaign (DQC). The DQC is a nationwide consortium assembled to support states, districts, and schools as they design and implement data systems to improve student outcomes. The research and…
Descriptors: Information Management, Evidence, Longitudinal Studies, Consortia
George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Inst. for Educational Leadership. – 1976
Articles from a conference on nontraditional education and state-level issues are presented. The first article by Frederic Jacobs and George B. Weathersby summarizes some of the major trends and policy issues regarding nontraditional education. Next Samuel B. Gould considers why states should support nontraditional education and what strategies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Students, Consortia, Educational Policy
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Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Graduate School of Management. – 1976
Activities, results, and recommendations of a 2-year effort to implement and test a model for vocational and occupational education planning in Illinois are described. An introductory section presents an overview of the rationale and plan for establishing a Regional Occupational Education Coordinating Council composed of representatives of the…
Descriptors: Consortia, Coordination, Data Collection, Economic Development
Angelis, Jane, Ed. – 1983
These proceedings consist of papers presented at a conference devoted to educational resource sharing. Included in the volume are the following papers: "Educational Resource Sharing: The Challenge for Illinois" by Lewis D. Patterson; "Resource Sharing: The Test Is Yet to Come," by John W. Huther; "A Response to the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Consortia, Cooperative Planning