Filtered Our Voices
Remote Learning Begins at CPS. Will Virtual Efforts Make the Grade?
Chicago Public Schools students are now back in the classroom — virtually, that is.
West Side Schools Need Funding Too
All children in Chicago deserve a quality education. To achieve that, every school should not be funded the same way. Providing resources for schools that need it the most is important to uplift my community and others like it.
Teachers' Strike Hurting Students, Parents
It was unfair for teachers to have the responsibility of playing multiple roles, and I thought the CTU fought for their rights.
Funding Cuts Put City Preschools at Risk
When I heard about Chicago’s decision to cut funding for our preschool, Little Angels Learning Center in Englewood, I was disturbed and shocked, to say the least. This decision will have a negative effect on me and the families I serve.
Make Funding for City's Public Schools Equitable
As a parent of three elementary-age students in Chicago Public Schools and a member of the local school council, I’m asking our state and local governments to consider how extra funding that’s coming into our district is allocated.
Parents, Teachers are Partners
As a Chicago Public Schools parent for over 20 years, I have taken pride in being involved with my children's success in school.
Natalie N. West Side
A former Chicago Public School student herself, Natalie has over a decade of teaching experience in Chicago and is now Chicago International Charter School’s Chief of Academic Accountability.
Brandon H. Lawndale Alumnus
Brandon H. was the student with a lot on his plate. He balanced school with National Honor Society, Louder Than a Bomb competition, Mikva Challenge, student government, policy debate, and the entrepreneurship club to name a few.
Michael N. South Chicago
Before discovering CICS-Avalon, at the New Schools Expo at Soldier Field, Michael and his family looked at the neighborhood traditional school when their son was about to start kindergarten, but didn’t feel that the environment was right for their son.
Sheryl D. South Shore
Sheryl D., has lived in Chicago since 1972, and is the mother of one daughter and one son. Both her daughter, Sherri, and son Stephen were students of Skinner Elementary School and Whitney Young Magnet High School.