education
Douglass HS, community step up efforts to recruit students
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Residents, school officials and local lawmakers are working to meet goal set by CPS to enroll at least 100 freshmen for the upcoming school year
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Douglass HS likely to close unless at least 100 new students enroll
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The Austin school is down to just 150, causing some to fear it will be shuttered. CPS shut down four Austin elementary schools in 2013, including one right across the street from Douglass.
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Emmet, Leland schools eyed for business training centers
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Developers have expressed interest in acquiring two of Austin’s four shuttered buildings, says Ald. Chris Taliaferro.
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Move Me Soul appears at the Chicago Theater
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The dance troupe comprised of students from the Austin high school campus as well as others from the West Side took part in the March 23 show. See what you missed.
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Douglass Local School Council members prepare for change
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The future of Principal Debra Crump will be discussed at today’s LSC meeting, and some members plan a rally at the school Tuesday to support her. The Chicago Board of Education could make public a decision about her future as soon as Wednesday.