reading
Austin 4th graders star in new book by Mari Barnes
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Bertina Booker’s 4th grade students at a Ella Flagg Young School helped the Hammond, Indiana, author with ideas for the book.
Austin
Plato avoids closure with contract renewal with CPS
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The Chicago Board of Education voted this week to renew Plato Learning Academy’s contract for two years, giving the Austin school more time to improve its rating. Specific conditions for the contract renewal will be finalized with Plato’s operator early next year, officials say.
Austin
Eleven Austin schools who saw a bigger enrollment decline than expected won’t see more budget cuts this year
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That’s good news, though some advocates say West Side students continue to suffer from too little funding over the years.
Chicago Public Schools
CPS strike averted with minutes to spare
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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis announced the tentative contract agreement late Monday night.
Chicago Public Schools
State lawmaker launches online petition to avert CPS strike
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Teachers could be out of the classroom as early as Oct. 11 if talks between the Chicago Teachers Union and officials aren’t successful.
Opinion
Do West Side’s black leaders believe in public education or mass incarceration?
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A longtime Austin resident urges his neighbors to advocate for their West Side schools, not charters.
News
Austin student wins Bank of America award
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Recent Frederick Douglass Academy High School graduate Dontae Burton will work an eight-week internship and travel to Washington, D.C., this summer before heading to college in the fall.
Community
Teens can apply for After School Matters
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Programs start in schools, parks and many other locations the week of Feb. 2.
News
Youth plea for end to violence
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Students at Austin’s Banner Academy held a press conference Friday to push for peace.
News
Spotlight on Austin schools for how they’re welcoming new students
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Hundreds of West Side youth will be attending new elementaries because of the CPS closures. The principals of two receiving schools explain what they’re doing to help smooth the transition.