Reframing School Discipline

Statistics on racial discrepancies in school discipline are well-known.  At Sayre Elementary in Chicago, EdD Urban Education Leadership student and principal Folasade Adekunle argues challenges with student behavior are a school culture issue, not a problem with...

Principal Protects Arts Education

Urban school principals face tough choices in the age of fiscal austerity and budget cuts.  At Curie High School in Chicago, principal Allison Tingwall, EdD Urban Education Leadership student, is insistent on maintaing staffing and programming for arts education to...

Cosner Wins UIC Teaching Award

By Carlos Sadovi UIC News Each year, UIC honors some of its most dedicated and outstanding teachers with the Award for Excellence in Teaching. The winners, who receive a $5,000 salary increase, are selected by past recipients of the award from nominations made by...