News
Community advocates want to see new life in closed schools
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Four Austin buildings remain empty as CPS decides what to do.
Community
Free summer activities starting for youth
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The Chicago Public Schools’ Safe Haven and LunchStop programs run through early August.
News
West Side loses advocate for education
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Visitation will be held June 9 for James Deanes, who died last week. His funeral will be Tuesday.
Opinion
New proposed high school yet another slap in the face to African-American students
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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.
News
CPS decides to turn Austin school over to private group
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Ronald E. McNair Elementary will be operated by the Academy for Urban School Leadership starting with the 2014-2015 academic year.
News
Austin high school missing key teachers
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Chicago Public Radio interviewed students at the Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy, who worry the situation will hurt their chances of getting into college.
News
Deadline extended for Local School Council applicants
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Applicants have until 3 p.m. Friday, March 14 to turn in materials that will get them on the April 7 and 8 ballot.
Opinion
Protest march planned for Thursday in Austin
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Parents and teachers will march from DePriest School to the now-closed Emmet Elementary to put the spotlight on standardized testing and the right for students to opt out.
Community
Candidates for local school council sought
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Feb. 26 is the deadline to run for a two-year term. Parents, school teachers and other staff, and residents in the neighborhoods around each CPS school are eligible.
News
New charter school approved for Austin
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Some residents object to CPS giving its conditional approval less than a year after four public schools closed in the neighborhood.