The Forum on the Future of Public Education draws on a network of premier scholars at the University of Illinois and beyond to create, interpret, and disseminate credible information on key questions in educational policy. The Forum pursues original research projects and facilitates collaboration between researchers and policymakers to examine the pressing issues shaping the future of public education. Learn more about the Forum...

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Forum Events

  • The Performance and State Policies of Higher Education in Illinois
    Thursday, October 13, 2011 - 3:00pm - 5:00pm
    This presentation discusses lessons learned from a five-state policy review project about the connections between public policy and changes in higher education performance. The five states in the project are Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, Texas, and Washington.
  • A Conversation with IES Director John Easton
    Wednesday, October 5, 2011 (All day)
    Forum Director Dr. Debra Bragg sat down with Dr. Easton to discuss the importance of research on public education and the role of IES.
  • Educational Theory Summer Institute 2011: Plural Societies and the Possibility of a Shared Moral Vision
    Monday, August 15, 2011 - 12:00am - Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 12:00am
  • Symposium: Higher Education's Worldwide Dilemmas
    Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm
    This symposium features the scholarship of Bruce Johnstone, Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, State University of New York at Buffalo, and is based on his most recent book co-edited with Pamela Marcucci, "Financing Higher Education in International Perspective: Who Pays? Who Should Pay?"
  • Symposium: The Charter School Experiment
    Tuesday, March 15, 2011 - 12:00pm - 3:00pm
    At this symposium, Christopher Lubienski and Peter Weitzel, co-editors of The Charter School Experiment: Expectations, Evidence, and Implications, Harvard Education Press (2010), and chapter authors will examine charter school research, highlighting major themes and challenges. A panel will react to the remarks and present additional perspectives. The symposium will conclude with an opportunity for Q&A among the speakers, panelists, and audience.
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