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Chicago’s Need for Special Education Teachers
If you’re considering a career as a teacher, you might find the most rewarding opportunities in special education. Over the past decade, Chicago and the nation have experienced a severe shortage of special education teachers. Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. In 2019–20, […]
A Return to School Perspective from the Academy for Urban School Leadership
As Chicago Public Schools students head back to the classroom this month for their first full-time, in-person learning experience in 17 months, many will be grappling with significant learning and social emotional loss. After schools transitioned to remote learning in March 2020 and only partially reopened in spring 2021, an alarming number of students were […]
Twenty years of Transforming Lives in and out of the Classroom
AUSL is an equity-focused non-profit that works tirelessly with the belief that all students should have access to an excellent education. Since 2001, AUSL’s conviction for equity in education has impacted thousands of students and families who reside in under-resourced communities. This weekend the Chicago Teacher Residency celebrated the graduation of Diverse Learner, Elementary, and Middle School teachers. Hear from CTR graduate Amaziah […]
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Transforming Outcomes by Transforming Leaders: Part 2
Learn about what conditions are needed to build a professional-learning environment, both vertically and horizontally, across schools.
Transforming Outcomes by Transforming Leaders: Part 1
Our public school leaders are vital to transforming educational outcomes for all of our students, so it's important that they have the space, time, and structure to continuously improve their practice.
The 2018 Madeleine Maraldi Awards
The Madeleine Maraldi Award, created by Pat and Martin Koldyke, honors the accomplishments and visionary ideas of Ms. Maraldi within our community. Check out this year's recipients.
Integrating Creativity and Imagination Into the School Day
See how the Chicago Improv scene is working with our students to help them voice their ideas, improve their writing, and implement creative thought into their every day.
Unifying an Ecosystem of Coaches
Learn how we use data to build a robust teacher coaching model that helps transform teachers into even more effective educators and strong leaders.
Interview with Tre Childress, Director of Advisory Services
How does AUSL's mission impact public education as a whole? Meet Tre Childress, Director of Advisory Services, and how he brings our innovation model to school districts across the nation.
Creating Highly Effective Educators: Part Two
Learn about what conditions are needed to build a professional-learning environment, both vertically and horizontally, across schools.
Creating Highly Effective Educators
We are committed to providing — and protecting — space and time for teachers and leaders to deepen their practice, build their capacity, and ultimately drive transformational learning for each student in our network.
AUSL and Chicago’s Progress and Promise
Research released showed that elementary Chicago Public School students were achieving faster learning gains than almost any other large public school district in the country. This report begins to answer this question, and it recognizes us as a part of that story.
Leading with Data in a Network of Public Schools
As one of the five pillars that makes up our innovation framework, leading with data is key to making sure our we have tools in place to continuously improve our way for teaching and learning.