CPS
Austin resident takes his seat on Chicago Board of Education
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Longtime West Sider Dwayne Truss joined six other new board members at their first meeting, held June 26th. Mayor Lori Lightfoot appointed all seven earlier this month.
News
CPS votes to close 50 schools, four in Austin
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More than 3,000 Austin students will be affected by the closings, which the Chicago Board of Education approved Wednesday.
News
Almost 90 percent of voters say Chicago should have an elected school board
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Advocates and some elected officials hope this will lead the legislature to change the law that allows the mayor to appoint all seven members.
Community
Community occupies Piccolo Elementary to protest proposed turnaround
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West Side residents sat in classrooms and pitched tents outside the building until the school board agreed to meet with them and discuss plans to overhaul the school.