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The Good Neighbor Campaign will be recognizing the Chicago Police Department’s first response team as well as an exemplary teacher at its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. May 14 at 5437 W. Division.
The layoffs will hurt West Side students and the community as a whole, educators and advocates say.
Community leaders will share information about how those working as police officers, firefighters, teachers and emergency medical technicians could be eligible.
Austin resident, parent and teacher Brandon Johnson reflects on a recent incident in the lunchroom at a South Side school, which he says is an indication of a larger problem.
Austin advocate Dwayne Truss snapped photographs of faculty on the picket lines Tuesday, day two of school closures due to failed contract negotiations.
First-grade teacher Monique Blakes was one of 10 educators throughout the state to receive the award recognizing outstanding performance.
The new members elected Wednesday will help plan the school’s longer day.
Monday’s 2:30 p.m. event will allow the public to learn about those running in the April 18 election.
The current LSC coordinator says members elected next week will have the challenge of recruiting new students for the school that currently has just 390 enrolled and a capacity of 1,600.
Applicants will now have an extra two weeks to submit the required forms, and many positions are still available.