Community
Enjoy a meal with neighbors on Saturdays
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Bethel Lutheran Church is sponsoring “Taste and See” community meals at four locations.
News
May Community Academy after-school and community programs too valuable to lose, advocates for keeping school open say
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The YMCA and other service providers offer after-school, summer and weekend programs for students, parents and community members at May.
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Key Elementary students, teachers fight to keep school open
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Advocates for keeping the school open say Key’s after-school programs are vital for student success.
Community
West Side job fair at Peace Corner Youth Center
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Hiring managers will be on site Feb. 28 at the Peace Corner Youth Center, 5022 W. Madison St., from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Lewis Elementary undergoing building improvements, should be removed from possible school-closure list, some West Side residents say
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Closing Lewis would “blow a hole” through CPS’ rationale of shuttering neighborhood schools to save money, at least one Austin education advocate says.
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Parents, teachers tout Armstrong’s rising test scores in efforts to save school from closing
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Armstrong students moving in “leaps and bounds,” and the school should be removed from CPS’ potential closure list, advocates for keeping the school open say.
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Christ the King announces new school leader
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Clement V. Martin, a Catholic school leader and educator, has been named the next president of Christ the King Jesuit College Preparatory School, effective July 1.
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Special needs students a top priority at McNair Elementary
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About a quarter of McNair’s students have special needs, and some West Side residents ask what will happen to them if the school closes in June?
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Chicago Board of Education to vote on two Austin charter schools’ contract renewals this month
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The Chicago Board of Education will vote on whether Plato Learning Academy and KIPP Ascend charter schools see their five-year contracts renewed at the board’s Feb. 27 meeting.
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Student safety No. 1 concern if Emmet Elementary closes, community members say
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Residents said they are fearful the 458 students who attend Emmet and Austin’s other students won’t be safe if their schools close and they are forced to travel to another school next year across gang boundaries.