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The Forum on the Future of Public Education

The Forum on the Future of Public Education strives to bring the best empirical evidence to policymakers and the public.

The Forum draws on a network of premier scholars to create, interpret, and disseminate credible information on key questions facing P-20 education. The Forum pursues original research and facilitates collaboration between researchers and policymakers to examine the pressing issues shaping the future of public education. Key constituencies of the Forum include scholars who influence research, policy and practice; policy makers and policy making bodies at all levels; members of the media who influence public opinion; foundations, organizations, business groups and others who support, criticize and advocate for reform; and citizens who make choices about education for themselves and their children.

America is witnessing a drastic redefinition of the policies and practices associated with “public education.” Too often, discussions around the future of public education are strong on passion but short on actual evidence. The Forum for the Future of Public Education is filing that gap by building a resource of objective, research-based insights on key educational issues. We are establishing an open venue- a true public forum to debate controversial and consequential policy issues that will shape American’s future.

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Library services and support

by npobrien@illinois.edu (Nancy O'Brien) / Aug 16, 2016

The Social Sciences, Health, and Education Library (SSHEL) offers many services and resources to assist you with your class work, research and other projects.

Our web site http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/ has links to subject-specific resources and to services, such as chat reference service, and forms for making an appointment with a librarian for one-on-one assistance or recommending items to purchase.

Education-related information may be found at http://www.library.illinois.edu/sshel/education.

Please contact Nancy O’Brien by email (npobrien@illinois.edu) or phone (217-333-2408) if you would like to schedule library orientation and instruction sessions for classes.  Each session is structured to fit the needs of your particular class.  Individual meetings to discuss library services and collections to support your research needs can also be scheduled.

Library hours for SSHEL and the Main Library for the fall semester are:

Monday-Thursday: 8:30 am-10 pm

Friday: 8:30 am-6 pm

Saturday: 1-5 pm

Sunday: 1-10 pm

Thank you for your continued support and use of SSHEL.   I look forward to working with you all during the coming year!

Nancy O’Brien