Salvador Torres plans to join the tiny ranks of Hispanic men in nursing. But first, he hopes to join ranks of a different kind–the Marines.
Author: Maureen Kelleher
Cather Elementary Dreams Big for Health and Academics
“If you have a healthy mind, you can learn,” says Cather Elementary Principal Wanda Carey. And a healthy mind usually comes with a healthy body. So, at Cather, Principal Carey has been working hard on both health and academics in her eight years of leading the school. You could argue that Cather’s work on building a school for healthy bodies…
Inside Lane Tech’s Sensory Wellbeing Hub
Lane Tech, Chicago’s largest high school, can overwhelm anyone. But kids with autism, sensory processing disorder or other conditions have struggled there. Now, there’s a refuge.
What Can NYC’s Specialized Schools Learn From Chicago? Getting Beyond SHSAT Prep.
While New Yorkers debate the merits of scrapping the long-used SHSAT as the gatekeeper for entry to the crown jewels of the city’s high schools, there’s another way to get at the root problem of too many underprepared elementary students, especially in Black and Latinx communities. It’s working in Chicago. I am well aware that transplanting a bright idea that…
Let’s End the Admissions System that Forces Families to Pray for the High School of Their Choice
Last Friday night, families all over Chicago sat glued to their computers, waiting for the first round of results of the district’s high schools admissions process. Today at school, eighth-graders all over town are comparing notes about who got in where. Some young people and families are rejoicing, others are in tears. No one likes to put so much pressure…
Meet the Four 2019 Golden Apple Winners Teaching in CPS
Photo caption: Science teacher Greta Kringle celebrates her Golden Apple Award with students and colleagues at Solorio High. All photos courtesy Golden Apple. It’s a big week for teaching in Illinois, with the announcements of the first-ever statewide winners of Golden Apple Awards. The awards are kept top-secret and winning teachers get a big surprise when TV news cameras, district leaders…
What Is Chelsea Clinton Doing Reading A Picture Book in the Laundromat?
Today, Chelsea Clinton, vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, spent time at the Bubbleland laundromat on Fullerton, not far from Kelvyn Park, reading a picture book to preschoolers and their families. Her visit comes about a year after Chicago librarians began holding story time in laundromats around the city in an effort to reach out to families with young children…