How Chicago Put Summer Melt on Ice

Recording: How Chicago Put Summer Melt on Ice, Date TBA

Why do so many low-income, first-generation students experience summer melt? This was our question when we saw that each year 5,000+ college-bound Chicago students did not arrive on campus after high school graduation. In this session, we’ll share how we decreased the melt rate for 1,000 students by mobilizing diverse stakeholders to set a shared goal, strategically allocating investments using disaggregated data analysis, leveraging near-peer advisors, and increasing partnership across sectors.



Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

Imah Effiong

Chicago Public Schools

Leslie Glotzer

Thrive Chicago

Eugene Robinson Jr

Chicago Public Schools