23 January 2019
What's Your Vision for Chicago Public Schools?
My goals for the district are ambitious and they will not be achieved overnight, but if recent progress is any indication, we are making steady and sustainable progress.
10 January 2019
Fulbright Winner Hopes to Inspire More Teachers to Travel
When a colleague received the Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching, Nathan Ramin says he knew he needed to take a chance on the opportunity and apply himself.
09 January 2019
Students Earn More Capstone Diplomas than any Other District
Our students have earned more Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone Diplomas than any other district in the nation and we are continuing to expand access to the rigorous diploma program.
10 December 2018
Seniors First in District to Graduate Early with Associate Degree
Goode Academy seniors, Devin Thomas and Cheyenne Henry, are best friends and classmates, and later this month they will not only be graduating high school a semester early, but they’re doing it with their associate degree, too.
10 December 2018
Fulbright Winner Recaps Africa Excursion
Scenecia Curtis, a South Shore International High School English teacher, began her journey in January of 2018 and was able to fulfill her dream of living and working in another country when she spent six months in Botswana, Africa.
06 December 2018
What's So Great About Aspen?
It's our new mobile-friendly, integrated Student Information System launching this spring.
27 November 2018
Jones College Prep Counselor Named ‘School Counselor of the Year’
CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson joined more than 600 Jones College Prep students, teachers and staff as they surprised school counselor Brian Coleman at a special assembly Tuesday, Nov. 27. He was named “School Counselor of the Year” by the American School Counselor Association.
09 November 2018
Senior Collects 300 Turkeys, and Counting, For Community
For the third consecutive year, Clemente Community Academy student, Isabella Garcia, will host Give 3k, a day where the community receives non-perishables and turkeys.
06 November 2018
Englewood Gets First Early College STEM School
Englewood STEM High School will open for the 2019-2020 school year.
06 November 2018
Whitney Young HS Powerlifter Sets National Record
This 17-year-old senior may only be 5’6″ and 180 pounds, but he can lift up to three times his body weight. He set a new national record for powerlifting in a competition in Spokane, Wash. in October.
24 October 2018
Curie High School Offers New Classes for Students
In an Intro to Engineering Design class at Curie High School, on the city’s Southwest side, sophomores passionately worked on their miniature bridges. This fall, the school is offering the new class as part of their CTE (Career and Technical Education) Engineering Program.
19 October 2018
Dawes Elementary Students Embrace Kindness for Challenge
A dedication to kindness and social-emotional learning (SEL) is what put Dawes as a top 10 finalist out of 500 schools in the nation who participated in the Middle School Kindness Challenge last spring. DonorsChoose, a non-profit organization that allows individuals to donate to a school’s classroom project, created the challenge.
