Re-Imagine Chicago Ideas Forum: Education

Like many aspects of the pandemic, schooling looked radically different over the past year and a half as physical buildings were shuttered and students participated in a collective online experiment. The results of remote learning, expanded use of technology and learning loss are coming into focus as the pandemic continues to reshape American education. But for students, parents and advocates alike, what and how students should learn, and how to test what skills they’ve mastered , continues to be a raging debate. Here in Chicago many neighborhood schools have languished. And while the introduction of selective enrollment schools have given some kids opportunities, racial and socio-economic inequities persist.

Join the Center for Effective Government to discuss public school systems. During this event, the Center for Effective Government will present other models of education that emphasize student mastery and cultivate a love of learning.