News
Shuttered CPS school acquired by youth nonprofit Kidz Express
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Uses for two of the other closed West Side buildings will be discussed tonight at Austin Town Hall.
Community
Attend town hall on what to do with closed CPS buildings
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29th Ward Ald. Chris Taliaferro is hosting the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 6 at Austin Town Hall.
back-to-school
Get CPS students ready for the first day of classes at event today
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The back-to-school celebration runs from 2 to 7 p.m. Aug. 29th at 5701 W. Madison. There will be giveaways, physicals and haircuts, food and more.
early education
Austin families encouraged to enroll their children in pre-K next week
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Registration will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 22-26 at Oscar DePriest Elementary, 139 S. Parkside Ave. School begins Sept. 6th.
29th Ward
Another neighborhood school tests positive for lead
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The devices that tested high have been turned off at three Austin schools – Ella Flagg Young, Lewis and Spencer. Other West Side schools must still be tested.
budget
West Side schools facing budget cuts for upcoming year
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Find out how your school will fare under the new spending plan CPS just released to principals.
Chicago
Austin school tests positive for lead in the drinking water
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Spencer Elementary Technology Academy is the first school in our West Side community to have samples come back above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s actionable levels. CPS is still testing other campuses in the neighborhood.
Austin
Movie about West Side school to air June 7
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The documentary Derek Grace made about Spencer Elementary Technology Academy’s annual College Week can be seen on America ReFramed.
Chicago Public Schools
Thousands of dollars awarded to high school graduates by Austin congregation
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Third Unitarian Church celebrated the 17 students at a ceremony last weekend; this is the 42nd year they’ve doled out money to West Side residents.
Opinion
This ain’t magic
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One longtime Austin resident celebrates the fact that five young men in his family have graduated from college and extols others to not let their children succumb to the bigotry of low expectations.