Noble Schools Releases 2022 Annual Report By The Noble Schools “Noble Schools’ annual report for the 2021-2022 school year is now out! The report gives an overview of the students and families we served and the results of that service. Two of the areas where we found we excelled the most were Noble League and […]

Gov. J.B. Pritzker renews pre-K expansion push with 2024 budget proposing $250 million increase By Samantha Smylie for Chalkbeat “Gov. J.B. Pritzker promised in 2019 to bring universal preschool to all Illinois children after being elected. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Today, he’s picking up where he left off with a budget proposal that adds […]

Igniting Black Boy Joy | S2 Ep 3 | Changing the Course By The Noble Schools “In episode 3 of Changing the Course: Building An Antiracist Education Season 2, Nicholas Jones talks with George Beecham, a Noble alum and 9th-grade biology teacher at Chicago Bulls College Prep, and Norma Gutierrez, Noble Schools’ Assistant Director of […]

ALL RISE! CICS LLOYD BOND TEACHER IMPLEMENTS PEER JURIES TO HELP DECREASE STUDENT SUSPENSIONS By Chicago International Charter School “Since the inception of peer juries, Brittney Taylor, a Behavior Interventionist at CICS Lloyd Bond, has identified patience as one of her many superpowers. “I like to meet students where they are and I look forward […]

Illinois public school enrollment continues to drop, preliminary numbers show By Samantha Smylie for Chalkbeat “A first glimpse at public school enrollment in Illinois shows continued declines in the overall student population, but an uptick in the number of students learning English.  Preliminary data released last week by the Illinois State Board of Education shows […]

Last Semester for Seniors: UIC College Prep Student Reminisces By The Noble Schools “This is part of a series of blogs from Noble campus representatives to give a deeper look at campus life. This is the last semester for our seniors across all Noble schools. These last few months will be a whirlwind of prepping […]