A ‘Bot’ That’s Changing the Game for College Selection: Meet the Midwest Software Whiz Whose Program Is Now Helping Students Find Better Fits — and Earn More Degrees By Richard Whitmire for The 74 “In my 2016 book, The Founders, I tried to track down all the people who had something to do with creating […]

Rebecca Rich is the school social worker at LEARN Excel. She began her career at LEARN two years ago and has spent that time supporting students with their individual needs and building partnerships with organizations to support the entire LEARN Excel community. She is the “Communities in Schools” liaison, which is an organization that works […]

Lightfoot ‘impressed’ with CPS’ Jackson; at CPD, Johnson ‘encouraged’ after chat By Fran Spielman for the Chicago Sun-Times “Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot said Friday she “came away very impressed” after her meeting with Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson and hinted strongly that Jackson would keep her $260,000-a-year job. Lightfoot’s wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times […]