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New research underscores the importance of family engagement in reducing chronic absenteeism. When looking at Illinois schools' 5Essentials results, schools with strong family engagement had "a 39% smaller increase in students' chronic absenteeism between 2019 and 2022—a period when schools nationwide were experiencing a rise in chronic absenteeism."

New Research Finds a Crucial Factor in Reducing Chronic Absenteeism Just as strong connections with parents can boost students' academic achievement, new research shows the same is true in fighting absences.

New research from the UChicago Consortium on School Research shows that school climate and organizational conditions, specifically the 5Essentials, are better predictors of school effectiveness than test scores.

The Key To A Better Future For Students May Be Social-Emotional Growth, Not Standardized Test Scores Research suggests that having schools work on social and emotional development is important for future student success.

Thank you to the Polk Bros. Foundation for supporting the STEP Learning Recovery Project! We're honored to receive this grant and are excited about the work ahead to recover learning loss for Chicago students.

Ten efforts receive $2.8 million from Polk Bros. Foundation for Chicago’s equitable recovery - Polk Bros. Foundation Ten efforts receive $2.8 million from Polk Bros. Foundation for Chicago’s equitable recovery Grants bring total FY21 increased Equitable Recovery grantmaking to $8.23 million CHICAGO (August […]

We're excited to announce our partnership with NWEA! Together we will work to drive systemic improvements in U.S. schools by pairing NWEA assessment data, research, professional learning, and school improvement services with UChicago Impact’s research-based 5Essentials System.

Powerful Partnership in School Improvement Announced - NWEA NWEA and UChicago Impact partner to combine research-based tools and services to help schools and systems improve learning environments and student outcomes.