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News and Stories from across the District

12 November 2020

Getting Serious About Closing Opportunity Gaps for Black Males

By Dr. Ernest Williams, Assistant Principal at Ellington Elementary 

10 November 2020

Using Poetry to Build an Affirming Classroom Community

Fourth-grade students at Hamline Elementary created poems that reflected their unique backgrounds by answering the question: "where do you come from?"

07 November 2020

If You Build It, Parents Will Come

By Folasade Adekunle, Principal of Sayre Language Academy

04 November 2020

Our Commitment to Clean Air and Safe Schools

We've purchased 20,000 HEPA air purifiers to ensure that our school buildings are ready for students to return when it is safe for them to do so.

03 November 2020

Helping Students Find their Voice through Election-Based Instruction

Educators at every grade level empower students to remember that their voice matters.

31 October 2020

Stone Elementary’s Authentic Approach to Social Science Instruction

Ms. Perry and Ms. Saba hopes that students leave their classes with skillsets that prepare them to be active citizens in the future.

29 October 2020

Why I’m Following This Year’s Presidential Election Closely

By Surrey J., Seventh-Grade Student at the Morgan Park High School Academic Center

22 October 2020

My Entire Career Prepared Me for a Year Like This

By Dr. Jo Easterling-Hood, Principal of McDowell Elementary

21 October 2020

How to Participate in 2020 Local School Council Elections

To ensure our school communities are able to have their voices heard safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve made updates to our LSC elections.

16 October 2020

Starting the Second Quarter Learning at Home

As a matter of equity, it is critically important we push ourselves and look for opportunities to offer in-person learning.

15 October 2020

When You Know How to Listen, You Know How to Lead

By Dr. Jacqueline Medina, Principal of Talman Elementary

14 October 2020

Tomorrow’s CPS Teachers Are in Our Classrooms Today

An Open Letter to CPS High School Students and Their Families from Yesenia Olvera, College and Career Coach, Benito Juarez Community Academy