Opinion
There’s no need for a new high school in Austin
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The focus should be on showing West Side residents that students can receive an equitable and well-resourced education at Austin’s existing high schools, writes resident Dwayne Truss.
Austin
Eleven Austin schools who saw a bigger enrollment decline than expected won’t see more budget cuts this year
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That’s good news, though some advocates say West Side students continue to suffer from too little funding over the years.
chance the rapper
Austin high school to receive $100,000 from Chance the Rapper
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Michele Clark Academic Magnet Prep High School will receive the grant over three years from SocialWorks, Chance the Rapper’s education non-profit.
education
Austin’s Leland Elementary seeks community support in face of 10 percent funding cut
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West Side business owners, parents and social workers met last week in Oak Park to discuss the potential and challenges facing the school. The conversation was moderated by Reesheda Graham Washington, executive director of Community First Association and owner of the LIVE café, where the meeting was held.
News
Austin schools lose teachers, support staff in wake of CPS funding cuts
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The layoffs will hurt West Side students and the community as a whole, educators and advocates say.
News
Austin schools face funding cuts amid enrollment decreases
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West Side schools in the state’s largest district will see fewer teachers, staff in September when classes begin, warn community activists and others.
Opinion
So far, the Emmet School repurposing is a failure of leadership
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Longtime Austin resident sounds the alarm about how officials are deciding what to do with the school, which has been vacant since 2013 when it was closed.
Community
After School Matters applications being accepted for summer
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There are 12,000 slots available for Chicago teens to work an apprenticeship or internship through the program started by Maggie Daley.
Austin
Elected official calls for reinvention of West Side school
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State Rep. La Shawn Ford says in the interest of justice, fairness and equity, Frederick Douglass Academy High School can and should be transformed.
BUILD Chicago
Parents, students navigate CPS enrollment process
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West Side families participated in the workshops organized by Kids First Chicago before the recent deadline to apply for the 2017-2018 school year.