Evidence to Inform Holistic College Admissions Policies
Thursday, January 25th | 2:00-3:00pm As we continue to navigate a college admissions landscape following the Supreme Court ban on race-conscious admissions and a context that is increasingly test optional, how are we re-thinking what equitable admissions policies can look like? A new report examines the idea of contextualized evaluation to account for the opportunities available within a high school and the broader context of individual schools, which seeks to level the playing field among different applicants coming from starkly different high schools, neighborhoods, and backgrounds. Join researchers Dr. Michael Bastedo from the University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education and Dr. Mark Umbricht, Director of Data and Research for the University of North Carolina System as they discuss their 2023 research report Contextualized High School Performance: Evidence to Inform Equitable Holistic, Test-Optional, and Test-Free Admissions Policies.
RSVP for this Research Spotlight here. |  at Forefront to host this Workshop.This 90-minute in-person workshop will allow participants to explore the To&Through Milestone Tool and learn how the data can be used to inform the support efforts of Chicago Public Schools students on their paths to high school and college completion. Participants will be able to work side by side with To&Through Tool experts to explore the Milestones Tool, learn helpful navigation strategies, and practice sharing findings that can inform their work to support CPS students.The workshop will be in-person at Forefront c/o Impact House | 200 West Madison St, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60505.All participants must be registered to attend. Please check in at the security desk with a photo I.D. and you will be directed to the room.*Attendance is limited, so please confirm your RSVP ASAP to reserve your spot Register for this in-person workshop here.Data CollaborativesThe To&Through Data Collaborative is a virtual community for the presentation and discussion of new work in education data in Chicago. The group meets to hear about a new body of work and give feedback on a problem of practice or a project. Mark your calendars for the following dates. If you want to be added to our Data Collaborative listserv, please email Dom at dmckoy@uchicago.edu.Our Data Collaboratives for next semester:January 30 (2-3pm): Consortium + To&Through [see below]February 13 (12-1pm): Kids First ChicagoMarch 12 (2-3pm): Noble SchoolsApril 16 (2-3pm): High JumpMay 14 (2-3pm): The People's Music SchoolJune 18 (2-3pm): OneGoal Rosa Ramirez Richter (U Chicago Consortium on School Research) and Dom McKoy (The To&Through Project) will present on efforts to share research and data with CPS parents and community LSC members in our new Evidence to Action workshop series. Rosa is the Director of Engagement and Partnerships at the UChicago Consortium on School Research and Dom is the Deputy Director of the To&Through Project. RSVP for the January Data Collaborative here.To&Through Swag GiveawayIntroducing our Data for Inquiry & Impact SWAG GIVEAWAY!We want to hear from YOU, our To&Through community. We're going to give out some To&Through swag (a t-shirt and notebook) for 3 folks who share their thoughts on the following prompts. The 3 selected responses will be featured and announced in our January Winter Newsletter.Visit the To&Through Milestones Tool(any of the lenses-- High School, Elementary, or Community).Respond to this email [toandthrough@uchicago.edu] by January 8th with your thoughts on the following 3-part prompt:What is a data point that seems interesting or important to you? [option: copy and paste the link to the page or data point you’re looking at]What questions does this raise for you/what more do you want to learn?What is an action this data point makes you want to take personally or that you would hope others in the city might take?Stay Connected with the To&Through ProjectWe're now on LinkedIn! Make sure to give us a follow!If this email was forwarded to you, sign up for our mailing list to receive our newsletters and events calendars. We look forward to connecting with you!&source=https://dmluoj0wft2i7.cloudfront.net/thumbnails/media_slide_16x9/cdn/images/659c160f2c5b6.png "LinkedIn")
 at Forefront to host this Workshop.This 90-minute in-person workshop will allow participants to explore the To&Through Milestone Tool and learn how the data can be used to inform the support efforts of Chicago Public Schools students on their paths to high school and college completion. Participants will be able to work side by side with To&Through Tool experts to explore the Milestones Tool, learn helpful navigation strategies, and practice sharing findings that can inform their work to support CPS students.The workshop will be in-person at Forefront c/o Impact House | 200 West Madison St, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL 60505.All participants must be registered to attend. Please check in at the security desk with a photo I.D. and you will be directed to the room.*Attendance is limited, so please confirm your RSVP ASAP to reserve your spot Register for this in-person workshop here.Data CollaborativesThe To&Through Data Collaborative is a virtual community for the presentation and discussion of new work in education data in Chicago. The group meets to hear about a new body of work and give feedback on a problem of practice or a project. Mark your calendars for the following dates. If you want to be added to our Data Collaborative listserv, please email Dom at dmckoy@uchicago.edu.Our Data Collaboratives for next semester:January 30 (2-3pm): Consortium + To&Through [see below]February 13 (12-1pm): Kids First ChicagoMarch 12 (2-3pm): Noble SchoolsApril 16 (2-3pm): High JumpMay 14 (2-3pm): The People's Music SchoolJune 18 (2-3pm): OneGoal Rosa Ramirez Richter (U Chicago Consortium on School Research) and Dom McKoy (The To&Through Project) will present on efforts to share research and data with CPS parents and community LSC members in our new Evidence to Action workshop series. Rosa is the Director of Engagement and Partnerships at the UChicago Consortium on School Research and Dom is the Deputy Director of the To&Through Project. RSVP for the January Data Collaborative here.To&Through Swag GiveawayIntroducing our Data for Inquiry & Impact SWAG GIVEAWAY!We want to hear from YOU, our To&Through community. We're going to give out some To&Through swag (a t-shirt and notebook) for 3 folks who share their thoughts on the following prompts. The 3 selected responses will be featured and announced in our January Winter Newsletter.Visit the To&Through Milestones Tool(any of the lenses-- High School, Elementary, or Community).Respond to this email [toandthrough@uchicago.edu] by January 8th with your thoughts on the following 3-part prompt:What is a data point that seems interesting or important to you? [option: copy and paste the link to the page or data point you’re looking at]What questions does this raise for you/what more do you want to learn?What is an action this data point makes you want to take personally or that you would hope others in the city might take?Stay Connected with the To&Through ProjectWe're now on LinkedIn! Make sure to give us a follow!If this email was forwarded to you, sign up for our mailing list to receive our newsletters and events calendars. We look forward to connecting with you! "Facebook")