On a historic night that recorded more firsts for Black leadership, Lightfoot swept all 50 wards to become the first Black female mayor of Chicago By Erick Johnson The Chicago Crusader On a … [Read more...]
Chicago Public Schools Working to Close Achievement Gap Students in Chicago Public Schools Learning Faster than their Peers
By Stacy M. Brown (NNPA Newswire Contributor) Students in the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) system are learning faster than just about any other school district in the nation, according to new … [Read more...]
Chicago Field Museum ID Day
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz This Saturday, September 23, 2017, the Chicago Field Museum is hosting its fourth annual ID Day. Both members and nonmembers alike are encouraged to bring their questions, … [Read more...]
Robot Revolution Exhibit Returns to Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago
Popular robotics exhibit returns to Chicago as part of national tour The Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago (MSI) is bringing back its national touring exhibit, Robot Revolution, supported by … [Read more...]
Is Ending Segregation the Key to Ending Poverty?
(The Atlantic) – Like many mothers raising children in Chicago’s housing projects in the 1990s and 2000s, Seitia Harris was afraid of the drugs and violence that were pervasive in the neighborhood … [Read more...]