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Category: Education & Schools

Arts & Culture

Graffiti Zone Provides Creative Outlet for Students in At-Risk Neighborhood

Chicago Talks, May 20, 2014

On the 3700 block of West Chicago Avenue, surrounded by empty lots and boarded up…

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Columbia College Chicago: The Biggest Mouth Off-Campus

Chicago Talks, May 9, 2014

Columbia College Chicago’s eighth annual Biggest Mouth competition at Metro Chicago on April 24 provided…

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Community

James G. Blaine budget cuts challenge school culture, practices

Chicago Talks, May 8, 2014

James G. Blaine school. Photo from Patch. James G. Blaine Elementary School in the Lakeview…

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Education & Schools

Opinion: Changing the Chicago Public School System is basic civics!

Chicago Talks, May 7, 2014

Ultimately parent(s) are responsible for the education and well being of their children. Urban educators…

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Crime

Rehabilitation Programs Instead of Imprisonment for Juveniles

Chicago Talks, April 21, 2014

It costs Illinois $111,000 a year to imprison one young person yet, there is no…

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Community

Flip the Script on Youth Violence and Justice

Chicago Talks, April 20, 2014

Some children as young as kindergarten are being pushed out of schools, leading them to…

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Education & Schools

MAP Grant recipients to see reduction in funding for flunking

Chicago Talks, April 4, 2014

Students who fail to remain in good academic standing at their college could see a…

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Arts & Culture

These Summer Time Blues are Good News

Chicago Talks, April 4, 2014

Do you know anyone looking for a Summer Camp experience for some musically inclined 12-…

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Opinion

  • Chicago’s influential music scene doesn’t get the respect it deserves 
    by Zoey Hill-Hernandez
  • Lost in translation: ‘I would see everyone else writing while I just stared blankly at my paper’
    by Cynthia Alaniz
  • ‘It felt like something was gnawing at my heart’; Columbia student copes with illness of a lifetime
    by Morgan Bruner
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Arts and Culture

  • 23 years later, Mazzy Star’s masterpiece album still casts a spell
    by Triniti Waxman
  • Queer Chicago designer finds niche dressing drag performers
    by Seng Xiong
  • From dorm room to mainstage, Phat Dragon built a comedy cult following 
    by Ava Simone Forster
  • Great Ideas of Humanity exhibit showcases famous quotes made visual 
    by Sh'Mara Chism
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Feature

  • Hairstylist helps clients embrace their own beauty, rather than copy someone else’s 
  • Care for Real food pantry serves North Siders as need grows 
  • Cuddle Bunny: Where visitors can chill out with a furry friend 
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