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The Wrong Side of Ashland: Skinner, Dett and Brown

Pavlyn Jankov May 23, 2018 May 24, 2018Housing, Justice, Schools

Investment is flowing rapidly and visibly into the areas surrounding downtown Chicago. But many neighborhoods, some often just outside these zones of wealthy development, continue to shed jobs and public investment in a cycle of…

Environmental Racism Puts Our Students at Risk

Sarah Rothschild May 9, 2018 May 9, 2018Health, Housing, Schools

Environmental Racism protest, photo by Frank Thomas via Southeast Side Coalition to Ban Petcoke

The appalling filth and environmental hazards in our schools are driven by decades of neglect, particularly in schools that serve Black and Brown children. But Chicago’s working class communities of color have been dogged by generations of environmental racism, as well.

Chicago’s Amazon Bid: More at Stake Than Just Tax Dollars

Pavlyn Jankov February 13, 2018 February 14, 2018Housing, Jobs, Justice, Schools

Amazon’s logistics footprint expands with the help of billions in tax dollars, but scholars find their promise of job growth empty.

Schurz-LSNA Sanctuary Network Brings a Father Home

Lauren Dean June 19, 2017 February 14, 2018Immigration

Ed. Note: Today’s post comes to us from our allies at Logan Square Neighborhood Association, who have been working with young folks to build sanctuary schools that protect our students and their families. We’re excited…

What We’re Reading This Week: June 16

Lauren Dean June 16, 2017 February 14, 2018Further Reading

This week, we’ve moved our schedule around a little bit to accommodate and highlight yesterday’s story on dual-segregation. Here’s what we’ve been reading in the meantime. We’re focusing on the many ways racism rears its…