• Annual Update on the Educational Attainment of CPS Students | RSVP
  Wednesday, January 19, 12:00 – 1:00 PM (CST)
• Data Collaborative: Northern Illinois University on the Addition of Equity Profiles to Illinois Postsecondary Profiles | RSVP
  Tuesday, January 25, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST)

• Research Spotlight: Student Debt's Disparate Impact on Black Borrowers | RSVP
  Thursday, February 10, 12:30 – 1:30 PM (CST)
• Data Collaborative: The To&Through Middle Grades Network on Reflection Tools for Educator Learning | RSVP
  Tuesday, February 22, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST)

• Research Spotlight: The Impact of Ninth-Grade Ethnic Studies on Educational Attainment | RSVP
  Tuesday, March 1, 12:00 – 1:00 PM (CST)
• Data Spotlight: Are Colleges Creating Socioeconomic Mobility? | RSVP
  Tuesday, March 15, 12:00 – 1:00 PM (CST)
• Data Collaborative: A Better Chicago, Thrive Chicago, and the Chicago Public Education Fund on the Youth Opportunity Index | RSVP
  Tuesday, March 22, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST)
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• Data Collaborative: The MAAFA Redemption Project on Reimagining Language Used to Describe BIPOC Youth | RSVP
  Tuesday, April 19, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST)

• Data Collaborative: The Network for College Success on the Developmental Relationships Survey Tool | RSVP
  Tuesday, June 21, 2:00 – 3:00 PM (CST)

On January 19 at 12:00 PM (CST), the To&Through Project and UChicago Consortium will share our newest report on the 2020 Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Students. Researchers will provide a picture of educational attainment during the onset of the pandemic for students of different race/ethnicity groups, students who began as English Learners, students with disabilities, and Options students.

Presenters include Jenny Nagaoka, Deputy Director of the UChicago Consortium on School Research, and Shelby Mahaffie, Research Analyst II at the UChicago Consortium. RSVP for this research release.

Could higher education be exacerbating the racial wealth gap? Join us on February 10 at 12:30 PM (CST) to learn about Dr. Louise Seamster’s research on how student loans are disparately impacting Black students' lives and how the findings can help reframe who we, as a nation, owe. Dr. Seamster will also present findings from her recent research on the implications of student loan forgiveness options for racial equity.

Dr. Louise Seamster is an Assistant Professor in Sociology and Criminology and African American Studies at the University of Iowa. This research spotlight is hosted by the To&Through Project and Black Action in Public Policy Studies (BAPPS), a recognized student organization at the UChicago Harris School of Public Policy. RSVP for this research spotlight. RSVP for this research spotlight.

How did one ninth-grade class curriculum increase students’ overall engagement in school, probability of graduating, and likelihood of enrolling in college? Join us on March 1 at noon (CST) to learn about new research on how offering an ethnic studies course to ninth-graders in the San Francisco Unified School District fostered these outcomes.

Dr. Sade Bonilla, co-author of the study and Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, will present on the key findings and describe implications for policy and practice. RSVP for this research spotlight.

A new data tool from the Postsecondary Value Commission provides vital insights into whether colleges are generating the economic outcomes we care about for students. Join us on March 15 at noon (CST) for a presentation and Q&A with two of the researchers behind the Equitable Postsecondary Value Explorer. The researchers will share key findings from analyses of the data and demonstrate how to use the tool to interrogate whether colleges are opening the doors of socioeconomic mobility for graduates.

Presenters include Amanda Janice Roberson, the Director of Research and Policy at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), and Kim Dancy, Research Associate at IHEP. RSVP for this data spotlight.

The To&Through Data Collaborative is a space 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 project.

On January 25 at 2 PM (CST), Alan Clemens will present on the addition of Equity Profiles to the Illinois Postsecondary Profiles (IPP) tool. The IPP provides statewide postsecondary data directly from agency sources designed to support a variety of use cases. Alan is the Director of Illinois Interactive Report Cards at Northern Illinois University and will be joined by other members of the management and development team for IPP. RSVP for this Data Collaborative.

On February 22 at 2 PM (CST), Ashley Leonard and Jen Ciok will present on reflection tools being used to help support and codify educator learning through the To&Through Middle Grades Network. Ashley is the Director and Jen is the Lead Coach for the To&Through Middle Grades Network. RSVP for this Data Collaborative.

On March 22 at 2 PM (CST), presenters on behalf of A Better Chicago, Thrive Chicago, and the Chicago Public Education Fund will share an in-progress Youth Opportunity Index that aims to track and report a set of cradle-to-careers and resource-access metrics. The metrics map across the city of Chicago and are disaggregated by demographic and socioeconomic factors.

The goal of the Youth Opportunity Index is to serve as a public resource for those seeking to make equitable decisions intended to combat youth poverty. The index is targeted towards nonprofit leaders, educators, community members, philanthropists, and policymakers. RSVP for this Data Collaborative.

On April 19 at 2 PM (CST), Marshall Hatch, Jr. will present the MAAFA Redemption Project's efforts to reimagine the language used to describe BIPOC youth and young adults (e.g., “at-risk”, “high-risk” and “highest risk” ) and evaluate violence prevention efforts on the West Side of Chicago. Marshall Hatch, Jr. is the Executive Director of the MAAFA Redemption Project. RSVP for this Data Collaborative.

On June 21 at 2 PM (CST), the Postsecondary Team at Network for College Success will present on the Developmental Relationships Survey tool as a first step in identifying what support and guidance young people receive from all adults at the high school level as young people discover who they are, develop abilities to shape their own lives, and learn how to engage with and contribute to the world around them on their postsecondary journey. RSVP for this Data Collaborative.