There are 44 million adults over the age of 24 who hold a high school diploma, and another 35 million adults who have some college credit, but have not earned their college degree. These numbers make adult learners a viable population to attract and matriculate at community colleges. Considering the impact adult learners would have on enrollment…

In Illinois, there are more than 21,000 children and youth in foster care. Approximately 26% of these individuals are 13 and older (Illinois Department of Children & Family Services [IDCFS] 2021). Although career and technical education (CTE) programs are offered at both secondary and postsecondary educational levels, little to no data about…

Chicago Public Schools and school districts throughout the country are seeking new ways to foster racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic equity as desegregation consent decrees are being lifted. One of Chicago's selective enrollment high schools drafted parents, educators, administrators, and community representatives to address its own diversity…

Many organizations use formal appraisals to measure employee performance. Augustana College's Office of Admissions introduced an appraisal process in 2006. Subsequently, staff expressed a number of concerns, ranging from confusion about the process to its link to compensation. Action research proved essential for understanding the problems; it…

For the past couple of decades, customer relationship management has been quietly establishing itself as the way everybody does business. Migrating to the education community only in the past five years or so, it has acquired a more genteel transcription of its acronym: constituent relationship management. However one decodes the letters, CRM is…

Most studies focus on the effects of charter attendance on short-term student achievement (test scores), using either data sets that follow students over time or random assignment via school admission lotteries to control for differences between students in charter and traditional public schools. Beyond measuring achievement effects, however,…

"Charter Schools in Eight States" uses longitudinal data from eight states to evaluate the effects of charter schools on achievement, attainment, integration, and competition. The findings are mixed. "Achievement": The study examines seven jurisdictions and finds insignificant effects on reading and math performance in five,…

This report examines the path to college for students in academically advanced programs-- graduates of Chicago's seven Selective Enrollment schools, those who completed International Baccalaureate programs, and graduates who had taken a sequence of at least six honors and two Advanced Placement classes. This report expands on the findings of…

This report of the Committee on Admission and Retention of Students is part of Phase III of the Illinois Statewide Plan for Higher Education. Part I examines student retention and attrition and attempts to provide information on (1) student persistence in educational programs entered, (2) trends in the holding power of institutions, (3) reasons…

This paper presents a profile of Illinois' Quality Counts prepared as part of the Child Care Quality Rating System (QRS) Assessment Study. The profile consists of several sections and their corresponding descriptions including: (1) Program Information; (2) Rating Details; (3) Quality Indicators for Center-Based Programs; (4) Indicators for Family…

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF YOUNG MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS FOR VOCATIONAL SERVICES, THE KENNEDY JOB TRAINING CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE DAY AND RESIDENTIAL KENNEDY SCHOOL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN. THE PROJECT WAS DESIGNED TO PREPARE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS FOR WORK IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO UTILIZE AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY RESOURCES. A SHELTERED…

This is the third of three technical reports that focus on the hiring and evaluation of educational personnel in Illinois. Practices used by colleges and universities to assess prospective educational personnel at the graduate level are presented in this report. A questionnaire was sent to persons responsible for all state-approved educational…

RESEARCH AND SCHOOL SYSTEM POLICIES ON EARLY ADMISSION ARE REVIEWED IN THIS PUBLICATION. ARTICLES INCLUDE (1) "THE EARLY ADMISSION ISSUE" BY MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS, (2) "REVIEW OF RESEARCH ON EARLY ADMISSION" BY MAYNARD C. REYNOLDS AND OTHERS, (3) "THE BROOKLINE MASSACHUSETTS PROGRAM OF EARLY ADMISSION TO KINDERGARTEN"…

This document examines various efforts to reform education by institutions of higher education, by states and local school systems, and by the federal government. It charges that many K-12 reform policies are moving secondary and postsecondary education in disparate directions. Problems identified include a lack of authentic measures for student…