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Key Elementary students, teachers fight to keep school open
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Advocates for keeping the school open say Key’s after-school programs are vital for student success.
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Lewis Elementary undergoing building improvements, should be removed from possible school-closure list, some West Side residents say
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Closing Lewis would “blow a hole” through CPS’ rationale of shuttering neighborhood schools to save money, at least one Austin education advocate says.
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Parents, teachers tout Armstrong’s rising test scores in efforts to save school from closing
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Armstrong students moving in “leaps and bounds,” and the school should be removed from CPS’ potential closure list, advocates for keeping the school open say.
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Christ the King announces new school leader
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Clement V. Martin, a Catholic school leader and educator, has been named the next president of Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School, effective July 1.
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Special needs students a top priority at McNair Elementary
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About a quarter of McNair’s students have special needs, and some West Side residents ask what will happen to them if the school closes in June?
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Chicago Board of Education to vote on two Austin charter schools’ contract renewals this month
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The Chicago Board of Education will vote on whether Plato Learning Academy and KIPP Ascend charter schools see their five-year contracts renewed at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
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Student safety No. 1 concern if Emmet Elementary closes, community members say
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Residents said they are fearful the 458 students who attend Emmet and Austin’s other students won’t be safe if their schools close and they are forced to travel to another school next year across gang boundaries.
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Galewood pawn shop meeting gets heated
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Residents took jabs at Ald. Deborah Graham (29th) Tuesday night, accusing her of going behind their backs when she wrote a letter of support to the city in July for a special permit for an EZ Pawn.
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Circle Family Healthcare Network a victim of state’s financial problems
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Experts and political leaders say the state’s huge backlog of unpaid bills is hurting the neediest residents of Illinois and demands a permanent solution.
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Circle Family Healthcare Network files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Circle CEO Andre Hines said the financial reorganization would allow the non-profit to continue to provide services to Austin and other West Side residents.