While I’m delighted that all this effort put Youngest in a better situation, it shouldn’t be necessary. Every neighborhood school should be a Great Neighborhood School.
Tag: Chicago Public Schools
When It Comes to Organizing, White Northside Adults Need to Take Several Seats
We don’t need you to speak for us. We have voices and we know how to use them.
Bumbling through CPS Transfer, Part IV: Safety Transfer vs. Pulling Strings
Youngest shouldn’t have to be a brand-new kid in school this year. But what will it take to get him back to his old school?
Not-So-Smooth Operator, Or How I’m Bumbling Through the School Transfer Process, Part I
When a kid is in trouble and needs to change schools, understanding how to get a transfer is like playing chess in 3D. Here’s my story.
Don’t Leave Chicago Families Unconnected: Why the Emergency Broadband Benefit can Transform Chicago’s Communities and Deserves the Support of Government and Local Organizations
If Chicago is to truly realize its potential in the interconnected world of the 21st century, we must ensure that no child is left unconnected and that no family must choose between putting food on the table, and paying their internet bill.
Survivors in Chicago Say Sex Education Creates Stronger Communities
Lea este artículo en español aqui. Chicago has a gender-based violence problem. Less than four years ago, a report exposed how Chicago Public Schools (CPS) failed to support over 500 survivors of sexual violence. Last month, we learned the Chicago Park District is dealing with a similar problem where decision-makers ignored the voices of survivors speaking out against systemic sexual…
Supervivientes de Chicago dicen que la educación sexual crea comunidades más fuertes
Lo que realmente necesita nuestra ciudad es una profunda inversión para evitar que la violencia se produzca en primer lugar. Esa prevención comienza con la educación sexual.
School Discipline Is the Modern Day Chattel Slavery and Damn Near Everybody Is In On It
This post originally appeared in Hope + Outrage on March 5, 2021. Let me drop some numbers on y’all real quick. We know that starting as early as Pre-K, Black students are three times more likely to be suspended and expelled from school than white students and represent 31% of school-related arrests. To add to that, Black kids are five times more likely to be detained…