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Chicago Public Schools Clarifies Some of the Finer Points of Mayor Emanuel's New Education Plan
Updated Wednesday, April 5, 10:20 p.m. EST: Emily Bolton, Deputy Press Secretary of Academics for Chicago Public Schools emailed The Root to provide clarity on some of the questions raised about the Learn, Plan, Succeed initiative and the related graduation requirement introduced by Mayor Emanuel and CPS. “The goal of Learn Plan Succeed is to…
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Chicago Students Pen ‘Thank You’ Letter to Chance the Rapper
Earlier in March, Chicago native Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss the Chicago Public School system. Although the meeting didn’t go as well as Chance would have liked, he walked away from it with one mission in mind: to give back to students in need. Just a day after meeting…
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Chance the Rapper Donates $1,000,000 to Chicago Public Schools
Last week, Chance the Rapper met with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to discuss the Chicago Public Schools system and its current disarray. But the Grammy Award-winning rapper wasn’t pleased with the meeting and has decided to take matters into his own hands. On Monday, Chance announced that he’ll make a $1 million donation to CPS…
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Chicago School Board Sues State of Ill. Over ‘Separate and Unequal Funding’
The Chicago school board sued Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, and the Illinois State Board of Education Tuesday, alleging that the state employs “separate and unequal systems of funding for public education in Illinois.” The lawsuit was filed in the Cook County Chancery Division on behalf of five Chicago Public Schools families, and the…
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Chicago Mom Furious After Teacher's Aide Allegedly Slams Special Needs Child to the Ground
A Chicago mother is furious after her 12-year-old special needs son was allegedly beaten up and slammed to the ground by a school employee as other children looked on, CBS Chicago reports. Monice Guess said that her son, Rashawn, is “hyper” and “moody at times,” but that he definitely did not deserve what happened to…
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New Ill. Law Aims to Train Drivers on What to Do if Stopped by Police
Illinois has a new law intended to help drivers figure out what to do if they are stopped by police, the Chicago Tribune reports. As the site notes, the new piece of legislation comes in the middle of widespread tension over how traffic stops can often escalate and even be deadly. The bill, which was…
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Chicago Father Prays for Son's Safety on 1st Day of School
As summer draws to a close and the remaining schools in the nation open, social media has been flooded with cute back-to-school photos of proud parents showing off their children all geared up for the new school year. However, for some parents, like those in Chicago, the school year brings some apprehension as they worry…