Dallas Morning News columnist William McKenize draws on the work of the Center and UIC’s leadership program to explain why teachers need to learn and grow in their jobs. Principals, he quotes Director Steve Tozer as saying, are key for making that happen and...
Principals are the key to dramatic changes inside the nation’s public schools, Center Director Steve Tozer told a group of education writers from across the nation May 17. Speaking at the 2012 Education Writers Association conference in Philadelphia Pa., Tozer...
University of Illinois at Chicago is creating better principals by changing the way they are prepared — through an acclaimed model that focuses on academic rigor, research, residency and coaching. Click the photo to find out what the Center for Urban Education...
UIC’s leadership preparation program gets a shout out from Catalyst publisher Linda Lenz in her Crain’s review of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s first year in office. The EdD program, she said, has “impressive data” on student...
UIC College of Education’s Urban Education Leadership program will soon be bringing new principals and assistant principals to Chicago Public Schools to help transform struggling city campuses. The college’s nationally recognized program this month was named a partner...