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    Photo: The twelve Dyett hunger strikers

Tag: disinvestment

Cancer-Causing Environmental Hazards in CPS Schools

Sarah Rothschild May 2, 2016 May 11, 2017Health, Schools
The Asbestos Nation campaign of national watchdog the Environmental Working Group recently issued a report and interactive map on the continued prevalence of asbestos in CPS schools. In total, 184 CPS schools had asbestos-laden materials that needed to be repaired…

Community Resources, Not More Incarceration

Sarah Rothschild December 9, 2015 December 9, 2015Housing, Jobs, Justice
Chicago Police Department superintendent Garry McCarthy was fired by Mayor Emanuel last Tuesday, after protesters have been demanding it for months. Back in October, members of the Black Caucus of the city council demanded his replacement because crime is still…

How Should We Fund Schools in Illinois?

Kurt Hilgendorf September 18, 2015 September 18, 2015Action, Schools
Contrary to the claims of some econometric reformer types, money matters in schools. To understand why Illinois and Chicago don’t have to be like they are, we must survey the national picture of school funding. Illinois has a revenue problem, and Minnesota points the way toward a solution.

Phantoms Playing Double-Dutch: Why the Fight for Dyett is Bigger than One Chicago School Closing

Eve Ewing August 30, 2015 September 3, 2015Action, Schools
Photo: The twelve Dyett hunger strikers They were gathered in the name of Dyett, the high school that the leaders of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced in 2012 would be shuttered at the end of 2015. This group of parents, community members, and students sat in the 95-degree heat to demand a meeting with the alderman, Will Burns. They wanted…

Why I Go Hungry for Dyett

Dr. Monique Redeaux-Smith August 24, 2015 August 28, 2015Action, Schools
Photo: The twelve Dyett hunger strikers These are the reasons why I go hungry for Dyett. Because I refuse to accept that the current state of education is the best we can do. Because every child deserves a world class education in their neighborhood.
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