Who we are
The Institute for Urban Education (IUE) is a teacher education program with the primary focus of preparing teachers for success in urban classrooms. We place an emphasis on math, science and literacy – the most urgent areas of need in urban education. Our partner schools help support new teachers in urban schools.
Mission statement
“The mission of the IUE is to partner with our community to prepare exemplary educators for urban settings. Exemplary educators are change agents who demonstrate cultural, pedagogical, subject matter, school and interpersonal competencies.”
Our objectives
Our objectives are to join our community in reducing achievement gaps for Kansas City’s urban students, and in reversing high teacher turnover rates in urban schools. Our intention is to prepare educators who are familiar with and care about urban neighborhoods.
History
- The IUE was designed in partnership with the Kansas City community: school districts, teachers, parents, civic and youth organizations, and with national experts in urban teaching.
- The elementary teacher education program was launched August 2005 with students recruited from urban schools. IUE’s middle school teacher education program began in August 2006.
- Our Urban partner schools, the Kansas City, Missouri, Kansas City, Kansas and Hickman Mills school districts, serve 50,000 K-12 students. Many of these students qualify for the free or reduced lunch program and 80-85 percent of them are members of a minority group.
