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What we’re reading this week: June 1st

Lauren Dean June 1, 2017 June 1, 2017Further Reading
Shelves of books in a library This week, we’re looking at incarceration and how the city has started implementing reparations, what kinds of jobs bring real stability to low-income families, and how affirming our students’ identities impacts their achievement in school. 1. Chicago’s new center for …

Incarcerated parents have big impacts on students of color

Carol Caref April 10, 2017 May 11, 2017Justice, Uncategorized
An inmate at Cook County Jaill, shown from the waist down in his uniform Here’s an education reform you won’t hear about from DeVos or Duncan: stop locking up so many Black and Brown parents! A recent Economic Policy Institute study confirmed something that may seem obvious: students with a parent in jail are…

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…

Stockholders Profit while Chicago Families Lose Good Union Jobs

Sarah Rothschild September 2, 2015 September 2, 2015Jobs
Manufacturing in Chicago has taken another dive as the snack bakery that makes Oreos, Wheat Thins and other popular snacks is closing half of the plant and moving it to Mexico.  The plant is located in the Chicago Lawn community…

Questioning the Expansion of STEM and Military Programs in CPS

Sarah Rothschild June 15, 2015 June 19, 2015Justice, Schools
On June 5, the mayor announced a STEM pilot program at Phoenix Military Academy.  CPS already created a STEM program at Rickover Naval Academy in 2013.  It is not a coincidence that STEM is being promoted in military schools…
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