News and Events

Norm Durflinger joins Governor Quinn to China for trade mission

LINC program granted $330,000 to prepare future principals

Check out news articles reporting on The Principal Report, a collaboration between IERC and Center staff Erika Hunt

Lynn Haeffele to staff Classrooms First Commission

Center Newsletter September 2010 (PDF version)

2010-2011 Grapevine Data Now Available

• Grapevine Table 1
• Grapevine Table 2
  

Article in Inside Higher Ed on 2011 Grapevine data

Recession Retrenchment and Recovery

Erika Hunt: appointed to Governor's P-20 Council

New white papers released:

• Illinois School Consolidation: A Tiered Approach (pdf)
• Mayoral School Leadership and Integrated Governance (pdf)

"Building a Seamless Learning Continuum: The Role of Leadership in Bridging the Gaps Between Early Childhood and K-12 Education Systems" (pdf): report from the LINC Advisory Group

Working Together to Prepare Illinois School Leaders: principal preparation Web site

Project English Language Learners Training all teachers to help ELLs succeed in school

Areas of Interest

• State and Federal Education Policy
• Teacher and Leader Quality
• Education Funding and Finance
• School and District Reforms
• School Law
• Higher Education Governance, Funding, and Finance
• College Readiness and Attainment
• Education Program Evaluation
• P-20 Education Systems and Partnerships

View Center Initiatives to learn more about our work.

Publications

Grapevine State Higher Education Appropriations

Illinois State Education Law and Policy Journal

Planning and Changing

Center for the Study of Education Policy

Emphasizing Research that Matters

The Center for the Study of Education Policy collects and organizes information, conducts research, and brings the results of research into the everyday world of school administrators, governmental leaders, and higher education policymakers in Illinois and across the country. Renowned for its work in education finance, the Center also excels in education leadership development, school improvement programs, higher education finance, and school-college partnerships.

Located at Illinois State University and housed within the College of Education, Center initiatives support the University's goals of serving the citizens of the state and beyond. Established in 1960, the Center for the Study of Education Policy conducts applied research and performs public service related to current and emerging policy issues affecting the whole education continuum (P-16 and beyond). Important to the mission of the Center is the intersection of research and practice as represented by publications (Grapevine, Planning and Changing Journal, and Illinois State Education Law and Policy Journal), conferences, and service to education institutions, professional organizations, and government. Through these activities, the Center provides research and public service opportunities to faculty and graduate students.