News
School-reform activists urge community members to run for LSC postions
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They say the job is important to improve the quality of education for students who attend Chicago Public Schools.
Community
Community occupies Piccolo Elementary to protest proposed turnaround
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West Side residents sat in classrooms and pitched tents outside the building until the school board agreed to meet with them and discuss plans to overhaul the school.
News
Austin TIF has done little to revitalize West Side
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The Chicago News Cooperative takes an in-depth look at one of Austin’s tax increment financing districts.
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
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.
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.
Opinion
Stand For Children Illinois stands for billionaires and corporations
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Learn more about an effort at the state level to change the way public teachers are evaluated – and how one Austin resident feels about it.
Opinion
The billionaire boys club and public education
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Dwayne Truss urges West Side residents to stop the Illinois General Assembly from acting on a bill he says will hurt Austin schools. Attend an emergency meeting this Saturday at 10 a.m. at 5660 W. Madison St.