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Dual Language for All Students
As her 7th-grade students bury their noses in the book “Parrot in the Oven,” teacher Elizabeth Carrillo asks a comprehension question that is written in two languages on an overhead projector. Carrillo, who’s teaching a lesson on inferences, has written the definition of a word on the overhead, with a formula—in English and Spanish—for drawing [...]
Peace and Education Coalition Scholarship Application Information 2012
What’s available? – Scholarships for University or College (up to $2000 each) – Scholarships for a private High School (up to $500) Who can apply? Applicants who are active in volunteer service. Must demonstrate involvement during this past year (May 2011-April 2012) in the Back of the Yards (i.e. park volunteer, library aide, tutoring, teach [...]
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“Shout it Out” Provides Safe Space for Undocumented Students
On Saturday, March 24, the Immigration Committee of Holy Cross/IHM Parish hosted a “Shout It Out” event, where 30 youth from the neighborhood and allies came together to share their stories and to learn about resources available for students to attend college regardless of legal status. During this event, attendees shared their or their family’s [...]
Preschool Matters: Here’s Why
It may look like children in preschool are just playing, but important learning is going on — learning that is essential for success when formal schooling starts. That is especially true for children who come from low-income families. Studies repeatedly have driven home that point: One study in the mid 1990s found that, on average, [...]
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DePaul Students to Hold Public Forum in Response to Tuition Hikes
With the passing of tuition increases at DePaul University for the 2012-2013 school year, university students are taking a stance to prevent further increases to the cost of their education. Members of OccupyDePaul and DePaul Anti-Capitalist Coalition will be holding a public forum on Friday, March 9 to give voice to those who were excluded [...]
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Congratulations to Alvaro Alcauter, a senior from Richards Career Academy
Alvaro Alcauter is a recipient of the Comcast Leaders and Achievers $1,000 Scholarship. He recently received the Cook County Sheriff’s Youth Service Medal of Honor Award for contributing 200 hours of community service in his school and his community. “It meant a lot, since I was the only Hispanic person there. I was the only [...]
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Students Occupy DePaul to Protest Tuition Hikes
The evening of Friday March 2, 14 students occupied the DePaul Student Center in Lincoln Park, staying overnight in the building to protest a tuition increase at their school. According to a press release, the DePaul administration was scheduled to meet this morning to vote on the tuition hike at the Lincoln Park campus. The [...]
Daley College Hosts First Latino Education Summit at Arturo Velasquez Institute
Partnership with Latino Policy Forum Discussed Education in the Latino Community and Ways to Close the Education Achievement Gap for Latino Youth Arturo Velasquez Institute, satellite campus for Richard J. Daley College, hosted the first-ever summit to discuss the challenges confronting Latino students, aiming to expand community partnerships in an effort to ensure Latino student [...]
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Preparing for High School: Local Elementaries Prepare Seventh Graders for the High School Application Process
As students anxiously wait for acceptance letters into their top high schools, local elementary schools are already preparing seventh graders for next fall. “I have been working to ensure that our students get as much access to the high school options that are available in the city,” said Barton Dassinger, principal at Cesar E. Chavez [...]
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