Education

Candidate Forums for CPS Local School Council Elections Begin Next Week 

With forums running Feb. 23–27, fewer than half of West Side LSC races currently have enough candidates

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Still Angry Over 2013 School Closures, Austin Residents Hear Two Proposals To Revive Shuttered Armstrong 

Residents packed BUILD Chicago Nov. 10 to hear two Black-women-led plans to redevelop Louis Armstrong Elementary —one as a cosmetology college, the other as a sports and wellness center

CPS Narrows Superintendent Search — and West Side NAACP Calls Foul

Local activists with the Westside Branch NAACP said there was progress during King's short tenure

Community Leaders Reflect on Pain, Possibility at ‘Beyond Closure’ Screening in Austin

Documentary traces how residents reclaimed shuttered schools to build new neighborhood assets like the Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation

Two Redevelopment Proposals for Former Armstrong School Building Unveiled Ahead of Community Meeting
Student of the Month: Layla Lee, 17

The North Lawndale College Prep graduate touts a lofty GPA to match her lofty ambitions.