Spotlight Enlace Chicago: Using Cultural Wealth to Reframe Community Partnerships Around Student Success
Wednesday, March 19th | Virtual 12:00-1:00pm
Optional post-discussion 1:00-1:30pm Chicago’s neighborhoods contribute to the vibrancy of our city and play an integral part in shaping the lives of Chicago Public School students. On March 19th, join us to learn about the community-centered student success model highlighted in the To&Through Project and Enlace Chicago’s recent release, Connected Community: Reframing Community Partnerships Around College Success at Enlace Chicago. This brief highlights the work of Enlace Chicago’s College Pipeline Initiative—a unique approach to educational partnerships, family engagement strategies, and student supports that focused on increasing college access and success for CPS students by organizing community strengths around collective systems change efforts in Little Village. Utilizing the voices of community members and practitioners, this session will explore key findings from Enlace Chicago’s approach and the opportunities to hear how Enlace Chicago has continued to build on this framework for their support of CPS students in the Little Village community. You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar. RSVP for this Spotlight here. |  and Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro (Latino Policy Forum) to learn key takeaways from the study. They will highlight important successes for students, and share where and why it looks like more robust supports are needed, in and before high school. Note: this is the third report in this EL series; prior reports focused on pre-k–3 and K-8.You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight here.Spotlight: Exploring Chicago Public School’s Black Student Success PlanThursday, February 27th | Virtual 12:00-1:00pmOptional post-discussion 1:00-1:30pmThe Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Black Student Success Plan is a strategic initiative focused on improving daily learning experiences and life outcomes for Black students across Chicago. Join us on February 27th, 2025 at Noon for a two-part webinar exploring Black student success in CPS. First, we'll explore recent findings on Black student college success, drawing from the To&Through Project and University of Chicago Consortium's latest Annual Educational Attainment Report. Then, Eugene Robinson, CPS's Inaugural Director of Black Student Success, will join Dominique McKoy, Executive Director at the To&Through Project, for a conversation about the district's Black Student Success Plan. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Black Student Success Plan is a strategic approach focused on improving daily learning experiences and life outcomes for Black students across Chicago.You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight here.Spotlight Enlace Chicago: Using Cultural Wealth to Reframe Community Partnerships Around Student Success Wednesday, March 19th | Virtual 12:00-1:00pmOptional post-discussion 1:00-1:30pmChicago’s neighborhoods contribute to the vibrancy of our city and play an integral part in shaping the lives of Chicago Public School students. On March 19th, join us to learn about the community-centered student success model highlighted in the To&Through Project and Enlace Chicago’s recent release, Connected Community: Reframing Community Partnerships Around College Success at Enlace Chicago. This brief highlights the work of Enlace Chicago’s College Pipeline Initiative—a unique approach to educational partnerships, family engagement strategies, and student supports that focused on increasing college access and success for CPS students by organizing community strengths around collective systems change efforts in Little Village. Utilizing the voices of community members and practitioners, this session will explore key findings from Enlace Chicago’s approach and the opportunities to hear how Enlace Chicago has continued to build on this framework for their support of CPS students in the Little Village community. You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight 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. RSVP for our Data Collaboratives below. If you want to be added to our Data Collaborative listserv, please email Alex Ritson at aritson@uchicago.edu.Our Data Collaboratives for this semester:January 28th @ 12pm | The To&Through Project RSVP NOTE: different time than usual [12pm]February 18th @ 2pm | Enlace RSVPMarch 18th @ 2pm | The Praxis Institute RSVPApril 22nd @ 2pm | Inclusive Economy Lab RSVPMay 20th @ 2pm | TBDJune 10th @ 2pm | Mikva Challenge RSVPPeyton Cunningham will present new theoretical frameworks on an anti-racist and equity-driven approach to data which provide grounding and research support for the most central initiatives at the UChicago To&Through Project. Peyton is a Ph.D. Candidate in University of Chicago’s Sociology department and an Institute for Education Sciences Fellow at To&Through. RSVP for the January Data Collaborative here. Note: This Data Collaborative is at 12pm instead of the usual 2pmValerie Coffman from Enlace Chicago will present about a new report centered on undocumented students. The presentation will also contextualize immigration within the context of the changing political landscape. Valerie is the Director of Education at Enlace Chicago. RSVP for the February Data Collaborative here.The Praxis Institute will present on the evolution of their data sessions to make them engaging and responsive, informed by their learnings after years of leading data collaboratives for Chicago’s youth programs. You can check out the Praxis Institute's recent blog to learn more. Fausto is the Co-Founder of the Praxis Institute and Josh is a Managing Partner at Praxis. RSVP for the March Data Collaborative here.Emileigh Harrison and Kelly Hallberg from UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab will present research on the impact of the Star Scholarship in Chicago, which offers free community college tuition to high school graduates with at least a 3.0 GPA. Using a regression discontinuity design, their findings suggest that free community college increases overall degree attainment without causing students to substitute 4-year degrees for 2-year degrees. Emileigh is a Postdoctoral Scholar and Kelly Hallberg is the Scientific Director at the UChicago Urban Labs Inclusive Economy Lab. RSVP for the April Data Collaborative here.Youth leaders who are part of Mikva Challenge's Student Advisory Council will present their work supporting youth civic engagement related to CPS. RSVP for the June Data Collaborative here.Welcoming Our New Staff MembersStay Connected with the To&Through ProjectCheck out our To&Through 2024 Wrapped on LinkedIn! 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/678530c43c061.png "LinkedIn")
 and Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro (Latino Policy Forum) to learn key takeaways from the study. They will highlight important successes for students, and share where and why it looks like more robust supports are needed, in and before high school. Note: this is the third report in this EL series; prior reports focused on pre-k–3 and K-8.You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight here.Spotlight: Exploring Chicago Public School’s Black Student Success PlanThursday, February 27th | Virtual 12:00-1:00pmOptional post-discussion 1:00-1:30pmThe Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Black Student Success Plan is a strategic initiative focused on improving daily learning experiences and life outcomes for Black students across Chicago. Join us on February 27th, 2025 at Noon for a two-part webinar exploring Black student success in CPS. First, we'll explore recent findings on Black student college success, drawing from the To&Through Project and University of Chicago Consortium's latest Annual Educational Attainment Report. Then, Eugene Robinson, CPS's Inaugural Director of Black Student Success, will join Dominique McKoy, Executive Director at the To&Through Project, for a conversation about the district's Black Student Success Plan. The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Black Student Success Plan is a strategic approach focused on improving daily learning experiences and life outcomes for Black students across Chicago.You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight here.Spotlight Enlace Chicago: Using Cultural Wealth to Reframe Community Partnerships Around Student Success Wednesday, March 19th | Virtual 12:00-1:00pmOptional post-discussion 1:00-1:30pmChicago’s neighborhoods contribute to the vibrancy of our city and play an integral part in shaping the lives of Chicago Public School students. On March 19th, join us to learn about the community-centered student success model highlighted in the To&Through Project and Enlace Chicago’s recent release, Connected Community: Reframing Community Partnerships Around College Success at Enlace Chicago. This brief highlights the work of Enlace Chicago’s College Pipeline Initiative—a unique approach to educational partnerships, family engagement strategies, and student supports that focused on increasing college access and success for CPS students by organizing community strengths around collective systems change efforts in Little Village. Utilizing the voices of community members and practitioners, this session will explore key findings from Enlace Chicago’s approach and the opportunities to hear how Enlace Chicago has continued to build on this framework for their support of CPS students in the Little Village community. You can also join us for an optional post-discussion conversation after the webinar.RSVP for this Spotlight 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. RSVP for our Data Collaboratives below. If you want to be added to our Data Collaborative listserv, please email Alex Ritson at aritson@uchicago.edu.Our Data Collaboratives for this semester:January 28th @ 12pm | The To&Through Project RSVP NOTE: different time than usual [12pm]February 18th @ 2pm | Enlace RSVPMarch 18th @ 2pm | The Praxis Institute RSVPApril 22nd @ 2pm | Inclusive Economy Lab RSVPMay 20th @ 2pm | TBDJune 10th @ 2pm | Mikva Challenge RSVPPeyton Cunningham will present new theoretical frameworks on an anti-racist and equity-driven approach to data which provide grounding and research support for the most central initiatives at the UChicago To&Through Project. Peyton is a Ph.D. Candidate in University of Chicago’s Sociology department and an Institute for Education Sciences Fellow at To&Through. RSVP for the January Data Collaborative here. Note: This Data Collaborative is at 12pm instead of the usual 2pmValerie Coffman from Enlace Chicago will present about a new report centered on undocumented students. The presentation will also contextualize immigration within the context of the changing political landscape. Valerie is the Director of Education at Enlace Chicago. RSVP for the February Data Collaborative here.The Praxis Institute will present on the evolution of their data sessions to make them engaging and responsive, informed by their learnings after years of leading data collaboratives for Chicago’s youth programs. You can check out the Praxis Institute's recent blog to learn more. Fausto is the Co-Founder of the Praxis Institute and Josh is a Managing Partner at Praxis. RSVP for the March Data Collaborative here.Emileigh Harrison and Kelly Hallberg from UChicago Inclusive Economy Lab will present research on the impact of the Star Scholarship in Chicago, which offers free community college tuition to high school graduates with at least a 3.0 GPA. Using a regression discontinuity design, their findings suggest that free community college increases overall degree attainment without causing students to substitute 4-year degrees for 2-year degrees. Emileigh is a Postdoctoral Scholar and Kelly Hallberg is the Scientific Director at the UChicago Urban Labs Inclusive Economy Lab. RSVP for the April Data Collaborative here.Youth leaders who are part of Mikva Challenge's Student Advisory Council will present their work supporting youth civic engagement related to CPS. RSVP for the June Data Collaborative here.Welcoming Our New Staff MembersStay Connected with the To&Through ProjectCheck out our To&Through 2024 Wrapped on LinkedIn! 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")