WHY A CICS LLOYD BOND PARENT WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE By CICS “CICS Lloyd Bond has been dubbed by many as a hidden gem in the Altgeld Gardens community. Carmen Washington, a longtime parent at Lloyd Bond, shares her sentiments about the magic within the school and why she truly […]

Chicago students get swimming lessons and a chance to learn life-saving skills By Mauricio Peña for Chalkbeat “About half a dozen second grade students perched on a pool ledge, feet dangling in clear water at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boys and Girls Club on Chicago’s West Side. They giggled as they waited in swimsuits, […]

A Letter to All the Brilliant Girls of Noble By The Noble Schools “Dear brilliant and beautiful girls of Noble, As I pen this letter, memories of my younger, high school self float through my mind. The friendships, laughter, and extracurricular activities were all core to my high school experience, which created so many fond […]

Student loan debt is reinforcing economic inequalities By Constance Jones for The Sun-Times “The financial freedom of our students, including future home ownership and the ability to invest in themselves and their communities, is hampered by an unsustainable amount of federal student loan debt. Cancel it all. We are familiar with many of the benefits […]

Lightfoot Appoints Former Charter Network Chair to Chicago Board of Education By Matt Masterson for WTTW “Lightfoot on Friday announced Miquel A. Lewis, the acting director of probation services at the Cook County Juvenile Probation and Court Services Department, will be joining the board where he’ll replace former Vice President Sendhil Revuluri, who left his […]

Dashing Towards State: The Lady Lynxes Set Out to Make Noble History By The Noble Schools “With one hand dribbling the ball and both eyes flicking between her teammates and the basket, Xamiya Walton coordinates her plan of attack. She steps up to the opposing team’s defense. You can see the calculations behind her eyes, […]