This is the Work By Constance Jones for The Noble Network of Charter Schools “We started this school year with a call to our staff to get in good trouble as we aspired to become an antiracist organization. And, it appears we have gotten in some good trouble. In classrooms and in professional development meetings, […]

CPS Offers All Students In-Person Learning Option For Last Quarter By Sarah Karp for WBEZ “This weekend, Chicago Public Schools emailed all CPS parents, including those of high school students, to give them the official option of moving their kids to in-person instruction or staying remote for the fourth academic quarter. Reset checks in with […]

School Budgeting with an Equity Lens #BeAntiracistBeNoble By The Noble Network of Charter Schools “Noble is on a journey to become an antiracist organization. Teams at campuses and the Noble support team are hard at work leaning into that charge, refining systems, examining policies and practices. Some work is already in progress like the Noble […]

Providence Englewood, Champions of Black Excellence By Shinwe Shelton, Deputy Director of Operations at PECS for The Illinois Network of Charter Schools “At Providence Englewood Charter School (PECS), we celebrate and recognize black excellence every day. Black excellence means not being afraid of hard work.  I see the hard work our children put in every […]

Pritzker’s proposed budget keeps Illinois school funding flat for a second year By Samantha Smylie for Chalkbeat Chicago “Illinois will not increase its budget for education for a second year despite advocates’ concerns that a stagnant budget could make it difficult to address lost learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. Facing down a $3 billion […]

“We Gon’ Be Alright”: Encouragement from Butler College Prep By The Noble Network of Charter Schools “This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life.  Let me ask you a question! If we challenged you to ask anyone in your immediate family or circle […]