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Empowering Educators to Improve Student Outcomes

UChicago Impact® partners with school leaders and educators nationwide to drive school and student success.

The Strategic Teaching and Evaluation of Progress (STEP) System

From K to 6

STEP builds teacher capacity for literacy instruction & provides educators with data to improve student achievement. Visit the STEP page for COVID-19 resources.

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The 5Essentials® System

FROM 4 - 12

The 5Essentials System helps schools organize, prioritize, and evaluate what education research shows matters most for achieving sustainable school improvement and supports school leadership in creating evidence-based school improvement plans.

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Cultivate

Cultivate illuminates how teaching practices—from how quickly assignments are graded and returned to how students are greeted—influence students’ Mindsets & Strategies, and, in turn, their grades.

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How We Work

Driven by Results

We apply our research and tools on our own students at the UChicago Charter School and in schools around the country.

Focused on Innovation

We create tools and products that respond to the most pressing challenges in education.

Built on Partnership

We provide the know-how and training you need to create actionable plans.

Grounded in Research

Our tools and products are based on our 25 years of research.

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Impact in Action

More than 2.8 million students nationwide have used our tools and services. Read about how our tools have helped them and how they can help you.

Case Study

Elevating the Voices that Matter Most: Understanding the 5Essentials & Cultivate Surveys

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Understanding the Art and Science of STEP: Frequently Asked Questions

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UChicago Impact Partners with the UChicago Consortium and PERTS to Support Educators in Creating Positive Learning Environments for Students

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We’ve Got to Look at More Than Just Test Scores When We Rate Schools

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STEP Professional Learning Session: Instructional Resources to Guide Student Practice in School and at Home

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Keep it Simple, Schools

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Impact in Action

A child's education isn't a dress rehearsal. We have one chance to get it right and the 5Essentials Survey helps keep us focused while holding us accountable.

Victor Simon, Superintendent; Former Chicago Public Schools Principal & Network Chief

Gower School District 62

News & Updates

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