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Tag: school counselors

What We’re Reading: April 27th

Lauren Dean April 27, 2017 April 27, 2017Further Reading
Shelves of books in a library This week, we’re reading about CPS’s lack of plans to back their new mandates, how communities are fighting back against racist immigration policy, and how institutional racism impacts the ways students of color learn math. 1. What Will Happen if …

Students with Incarcerated Parents

Sarah Rothschild August 4, 2016 May 11, 2017Justice, Schools
The Illinois prison population has doubled in the last twenty-five years, mostly due to the “war on drugs,” and incarceration rates tend to be concentrated in high-poverty communities. CPS does not have enough social workers or counselors to help students…

CPS Suspensions: Breaking the Cycle

Eve Ewing September 25, 2015 September 25, 2015Justice, Schools
While researchers have known for years that African-American students are more likely to be suspended than their peers of other races, a new report from the Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) dives deeper into who is getting suspended, and why, in CPS.

School districts fail to address trauma

Pavlyn Jankov June 8, 2015 June 11, 2015Schools
A suit filed last month by students, parents and teachers of Compton Unified School District (CUSD) charges the school district for abrogating their responsibility to provide equal access to education for students who have experienced complex trauma. The class-action suit…
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