Read about the candidates in your district. The post Chicago School Board Election 2024: Here’s Everything You Need to Know appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

CEO Pedro Martinez advocated for the use of TIF funds, rather than a short-term loan, to solve the school district’s budget woes. The post City Council Grills CPS CEO on School Funding appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

The study by the Chicago Justice Project also found no evidence police in schools reduce crime. The post Report: Many School Districts Have Reformed or Removed Police Since 2020 appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

n Wednesday, sixteen Northwestern University students received their diplomas in a ceremony that featured author Ta-Nahesi Coates, Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton, Provost Kathleen Hagerty and others. The commencement, which had all the trappings and pomp of a typical graduation—cheering families, dignitaries in academic regalia, and a string quartet—was unique in that it was held inside […] The post Photos: Incarcerated Northwestern Students Graduate appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

Employees and community producers at the public-access station say managers reduced programming by Chicago residents and mistreated staff. The post Who Is CAN TV For? appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

The CTU president sat down with the Weekly ahead of the first day of school . The post Stacy Davis Gates on Mayor Johnson, Elected School Board, Asylum Seekers, and More  appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

Traducido por Jacqueline Serrato ntre las décadas de 1960 y 1970, cientos de miles de estudiantes, padres y maestros de las Escuelas Públicas de Chicago (CPS, por sus siglas en inglés) de comunidades predominantemente negras y latinas participaron en una serie de boicots y huelgas en protesta de la segregación y desigualdad. Estas protestas, que […] The post Resurgen las protestas estudiantiles de Chicago appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

rom the early 1960s through the 70s, hundreds of thousands Chicago Public Schools students, parents and teachers from predominantly Black and Latino communities participated in a number of boycotts and walk-outs in protest of school segregation and inequality. These protests, which have largely faded from the public eye today, are the subject of a years-long […] The post Chicago Student Uprisings, Resurfaced appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

Read in English os padres de familia esperaron en fila durante horas. Algunos habían traído sillas plegables y otros colocaron a sus hijos en carritos, dándoles agua y golosinas para […] The post Padres del sur de Chicago batallan para inscribir a sus hijos en programas de verano en los parques appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more

Leer en español arents waited in line for hours. Some had brought folding lawn chairs and placed their kids in wagons, giving them water and snacks to ride out the […] The post South Side Parents Struggle to Get Their Kids Enrolled in Park District Programs appeared first on South Side Weekly ..read more