News
New principal at ABEA plans to stick around
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Wayne Issa takes the helm at Austin Business and Entrepreneurship Academy.
News
Education committee OKs recommendations it hopes will improve Austin schools
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CPS Chief Jean-Claude Brizard and other top officials will receive the report next month.
News
West Side faith leaders and parents join the call for longer school year
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A press conference is planned for today to highlight need for children to spend more time in the classroom and less time on the streets.
Opinion
Austin Polytech creating healthy futures
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The high school’s founder says academy holds much promise for students and the West Side.
Community
Free event offers tips for teaching young children
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MindBloom Preschool of Chicago has organized Wednesday night’s session, which will be held Downtown at The John Marshall Law School.
Opinion
CPS grad defends mayor for sending his children to private school
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Sean Hopkins, a student at Knox College, is thankful he was able to graduate from a charter school.
Community
Chicago teens return from lobbying in Washington
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They joined youth from other major U.S. cities in advocating for legislation to reduce violence and improve education.
News
Controversy erupts over who should get credit for education reform law
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The head of Stand for Children takes credit for getting the legislation passed, causing lawmakers and other lobbying groups to cry foul.
News
Youth gear up for trip to Washington, D.C.
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Seven Chicago area teens will travel to the nation’s capital to advocate for changes in education policy as part of World Vision’s Youth Empowerment Project.
Community
The Learning Center receives grant
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The Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest awarded $2,000 to the group, which offers free education to North Lawndale and Little Village residents.