WATCH: Chicago Public Schools implement Black Student Success Plan to close opportunity gaps
By Amalia Huot-Marchand Medill Reports On Feb. 20, Chicago Public Schools announced the implementation of the Black Student Success Plan. During a time when diversity, equity and inclusion practices are under scrutiny, the plan aims to correct the chronic disinvestment of CPS in South and West side schools. Its main goals are to double the […]
WATCH: Chicago organizations gather outside Trump Tower on Inauguration Day to protest new administration
By Amalia Huot-Marchand Medill Reports On Inauguration Day, 80 Chicago organizations came together to protest the new Trump administration and its agenda. Among the groups protesting were the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression; the Arab American Action Network; the Chicago Teachers Union; Mijente, a political organization defending the rights of Latinx people; and […]
