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For Teachers: Helpful Links
Consortium for Chicago School Research (CCSR)
Since its creation in 1990, CCSR has undertaken research on many of Chicago’s school reform efforts, some of which have been embraced by other cities. Various comparative data from CCSR feeds into evaluation assessments of Boundless Readers programs.

Illinois Network for Charter Schools (INCS)
INCS is dedicated to improving the quality of public education by promoting and invigorating the charter school concept.

Chicago Foundation for Education (CFE)
A nonprofit providing grants, fellowships, and professional development for preK-8th grad CPS teachers.

Golden Apple Teaching Excellence Network (TEN)
TEN is an online community open to all current, former, and prospective preK-12 grade classroom teachers, with a special emphasis on Illinois.

Donors Choose
Donors Choose is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public school often lack. At this nonprofit website, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn and donors sponsor projects of their choice

National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
NCTE is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the English language arts at all levels of education.

Chicago Public Libraries (CPL)
At its 79 locations throughout the city, CPL provides all Chicagoans with a free and open place to gather, learn, connect, read and be transformed.

The Booksource.
For over 30 years, Booksource has been an ideal source for educators seeking the best paperback books. It has also been a generous supporter of Boundless Readers work.
ISBE Certification
Teachers: input your CPDU credits on the Illinois Board of Education Certification system. 

CPS University
Teachers: monitor your CPS professional development records including lane credits through CPS University.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS)
The public website for CPS with information and links on public education in the city of Chicago.

U.S. Department of Education
The federal department responsible for providing national leadership, standards, and resources for public education.

District 299: The Chicago Schools Blog at Catalyst Chicago
District 299: The Chicago Schools Blog at Chicago Now
Education writer and consultant Alexander Russo’s blogs focus on the "unofficial inside scoop" the Chicago public schools. The two blogs are similar and simply hosted in two locations.

This Week in Education
Alexander Russo’s blog of national education news and analysis.

Catalyst Chicago
Catalyst Chicago is an independent newsmagazine created in 1990 to document, analyze and support school-improvement efforts in the Chicago Public Schools. It is published by the nonprofit Community Renewal Society (CRS).

Guidestar
A nonprofit with the mission to support philanthropy by providing information that supports better decision-making and greater nonprofit operating effectiveness. Its database has hundreds of thousands of nonprofit records from the IRS.