The Chicago Board of Education approved the use of $25 million in federal stimulus funding during its June board meeting to implement mentoring, safety and support initiatives for at-risk high school students and communities. The new program, spearheaded by Mayor Richard M. Daley and Chicago Public Schools, will provide mentoring programs for 1,500 high...
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A news report from Curtis Black’s Newstips Blog, Community Media Workshop In a victory for two youth organizations, Chicago Public Schools has agreed to establish a grievance procedure for students experiencing violence, harassment or discrimination, and to pilot a program training security guards to use principles of restorative justice in their work. Both organizations...
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A news report from Lorraine Swanson, Lake Effect News Members of the Senn High School local school council elected a new contracted principal to replace retiring principal, Richard Norman. Lincoln Park-resident Susan Lofton was awarded a four-year contact on July 1. Prior to coming on board as Senn’s interim principal in May, L ofton was...
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A news report from Cody Prentiss, Center Square Journal Alexander Graham Bell Elementary School (3730 N. Oakley Ave.) is about to get a new and improved playground. This week Principal Sandra Caudill and Ald. Eugene Schulter (47th) broke ground on the new play lot, which will be installed by Chicago Public High School students....
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Image by Fibonacci Blue via Flickr A report from the Newstips Blog: As new and old reports at Catalyst and Gapers Block indicate, CORE’s victory in the recent teachers union election reflected the group’s activist orientation and commitment to grassroots organizing, in schools and with communities. “We energized the grassroots,” said one CORE member. CORE came...
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Image via Wikipedia Going to prom, signing yearbooks and attending graduation are all part of the high school experience. But about 4,400 teens each year don’t reach these milestones because they die from suicide. The 25th Chicago Police District is working with community youth to discuss ways to prevent this silent epidemic that is the third-leading...
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In the dimly lit gymnasium, Morton Patton’s voice echoes off the walls and envelops the group of 30 students doing sit-ups. As he walks between the students, peering at each one with his brown, beady eyes, he asks for more. “I’m not going to tell you guys again,” Patton said. “The next person that...
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On Thursday, May 20, Parker Elementary Community Academy will be performing for the first time “The Wiz that Wuz.” Youth Guidance Resource Coordinator Ben White said he was inspired to create this condensed version based on the popular African-American play “The Wiz” because he wanted to stress the importance of believing in yourself for...
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Parents of South Loop Elementary students blasted school board officials Wednesday after they proposed a voluntary fee to keep the school’s kindergarten program running. Members of the South Loop Local School Council asked for a contribution of $2,500 per family for the fall program to offset the district’s recent budget cuts. The funds are...
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Join ANSWER Chicago and local students and faculty in the fight against education budget cuts that could devastate scholarships and wreak havoc on Illinois classrooms. Teach-in/Organizing Meeting Hosted by Students and Teachers Fight Back! Join Students and Teachers Fight Back! on Facebook Saturday, April 17, 1 p.m. 3334 W. Lawrence #202 (Brown Line –...
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