AustinTalks | charter schools

Do West Side’s black leaders believe in public education or mass incarceration?

A longtime Austin resident urges his neighbors to advocate for their West Side schools, not charters.

Local resident Dwayne Truss laments Mayor Rahn Emanuel’s plan and urges West and South Side residents to fight back for the sake of their children.

Some residents object to CPS giving its conditional approval less than a year after four public schools closed in the neighborhood.

Students from Legal Prep Charter Academies performed, and state Rep. La Shawn Ford spoke on a panel of lawmakers.

The Austin charter school will undergo a CPS review leading up to its contract expiration June 30.

Valerie Leonard says the state should create a planning board to regulate the development and expansion of schools in Illinois.

Community advocate Valerie Leonard is urging residents to sign the petition for it to appear on President Barack Obama’s “We the People” website.

Emphasizing the importance of education, Brian Musso tells Catalyst Circle Rock students to stay focused on their dreams.

The three candidates along with two others who’ve been knocked off the Feb. 22nd ballot answered questions Wednesday night.