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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.
The layoffs will hurt West Side students and the community as a whole, educators and advocates say.
West Side schools in the state’s largest district will see fewer teachers, staff in September when classes begin, warn community activists and others.
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.
There are 12,000 slots available for Chicago teens to work an apprenticeship or internship through the program started by Maggie Daley.
State Rep. La Shawn Ford says in the interest of justice, fairness and equity, Frederick Douglass Academy High School can and should be transformed.
West Side families participated in the workshops organized by Kids First Chicago before the recent deadline to apply for the 2017-2018 school year.
But some residents question whether the proposal is a “done deal” at the site of the vacant building at 5500 W. Madison St. Another meeting is planned.
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis announced the tentative contract agreement late Monday night.
Teachers could be out of the classroom as early as Oct. 11 if talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and officials aren’t successful.