The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute (UEI) serves the South Side of Chicago and is dedicated to creating knowledge to produce reliably excellent schooling for children growing up in urban America. UEI operates the four campuses of the University of Chicago Charter School; prepares outstanding urban teachers and leaders through the University of Chicago Urban Teacher Education Program; undertakes rigorous research to improve policy and practice, anchored by the University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research; and provides tools, analytics and training to improve schools nationwide, primarily through UChicago Impact.