Chicago City Council Progressive Caucus holds town hall on 2017 budget
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By Alex Ortiz If all politics are local, then a City Council Progressive Caucus town hall at Malcolm X College Thursday mirrored issues driving the national election conversation. Residents punctuated two main topics: child care access and jobs. “We’re just looking for more funding in that area,” said April Drayton, a childcare professional from Morgan […]
New Malcolm X campus offers state-of-the-art healthcare training
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By Branden Hampton The state-of-the-art healthcare simulation labs at the new $251 million Malcolm X College campus will help better prepare students for careers in high-demand health science fields. The simulation emergency room, ambulatory and trauma labs will allow faculty to replicate the vital signs and other physical responses of a critically ill patient, using […]
City Colleges plans to consolidate programs sparks complaints
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By Branden Hampton After numerous complaints from students and faculty, the City Colleges of Chicago has postponed the consolidation of all of its child development programs at a single campus on the North Side. The consolidation will now take place in the fall of 2018 instead of fall 2016, according to Jennifer Alexander, the faculty […]