Over the past two years, 132 Chicago Public Schools have changed from the “traditional” school…
Tag: West Side
Shared Chicago Public Schools: Saving Space or Creating Chaos?
Since 2008, North Lawndale College Preparatory High School and Collins Academy High School have shared…
Money No Longer a Motivator for CPS Students
A controversial program that paid over $2 million to students for good grades has been quietly scrapped due to…
Program Teaches Science and Alternative Energy, Offers Job Training For Chicago Youth
By John O’Neill, LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program Most of the year, Michael Harris Jr….
Anti-Abortion Protesters in Chicago Could Face Tougher Laws
Anti-abortion protesters could soon be subject to new rules that would require them to keep…
Northwest Side to Get Another Library As West Side Fights to Keep Branches Open
One of the wealthiest neighborhoods in Chicago will start work on a third public library…
Pilsen Charter School Move Challenged
The sudden news that CPS plans to relocate a politically-connected charter school to the building…
NIH Grant Launches Diabetes Intervention
By Ed Finkel of LISC Chicago’s New Communities Program A 72-square-block section of Humboldt Park…