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Who Succeeds in ECS? An Investigation into Post-ECS CS Computational Thinking Among Chicago Public Schools Students

This report examines which students benefit most from CPS's ECS implementation by analyzing how prior ability, demographics, performance, attitudes, and teacher practices predict computational thinking skills.
Nov 2025

CAFÉCS Stories of Research Integration

The Chicago Public Schools hosted the Freedom within the Form symposium to officially release its Equity-Centered Research Approach (EqRA). CAFÉCS was invited to share examples of how we have implemented the research integration elements of the EqRA.
Aug 2025

CAFÉCS Data Driven Insights

This presentation to the CPS Data Analyst User Group highlights the ways in which The Learning Partnership has used CPS data to draw insights into the ways that the CPS Computer Science Team has been supporting computer science for all.
May 2025

Correlation Between Failure Rate and Student and Teacher Characteristics 

This study analyzes student course failure patterns within the Exploring Computer Science (ECS) course across Chicago Public Schools.
Sep 2023

Measuring Computer Science Success in Chicago Public Schools and Milwaukee Public Schools

This webinar is the culminating event of the 2023 CAFÉCS/PUMP-CS Summer Research Fellowship. It was an opportunity to highlight important research on computer science education and recognize the hard work and dedication of our educators and students.
Aug 2023

HOW HAS THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS’ COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IMPACTED STUDENTS?

This NNERPP Extra article provides context for the CAFÉCS study assessing the impact of the computer science graduation requirement on CPS students.
Jun 2023

Investigating How Computer Science Teachers and Instructional Coaches Navigated Remote Professional Development During COVID-19: Implications for Instructional Coaching, Teacher Learning, and Qualitative Inquiry in (Post?)-Pandemic Times

This paper investigates how Chicago Public Schools computer science teachers and instructional coaches navigated remote professional development during the pandemic.
May 2023

Assessing the Impact of a CSforALL Research-Practice Partnership Using the PROSPER Framework: A Case Study of the Chicago Alliance for Equity in Computer Science (CAFÉCS)

This AERA poster applies the PROSPER framework to characterize the impact of the CAFÉCS RPP on broadening participation in the Chicago Public Schools.
Apr 2023