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In 2018, the Center for Urban Education Leadership, University of Illinois at Chicago was recognized with the Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement. The UIC story spotlights an innovative principal development program that has used disciplined continuous improvement strategies over an extended period of time to reshape how a university and its local school district can partner to fundamentally transform principal preparation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about the Center for Urban Education Leadership, University of Illinois at Chicago\u2019s\u00a0 work and view their presentation at the Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement Symposium on November 15, 2018, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Carnegie Foundation launched the Spotlight on Quality in Continuous Improvement program in 2017 to elevate clear and compelling examples of how the rigorous application of improvement principles, methods, processes, and tools solve educational problems. Each honoree has demonstrated quality in the enactment of improvement principles, methods, and tools applied to significant problems in education or to transform their educational systems or organizations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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