Town Hall on Education Funding Reform

There will be a Town Hall meeting on Education Funding Reform hosted by State Representative Christian Mitchell on October 27 from 6:00-7:30pm.

The meeting will be held at the Chicago Urban League (4510 S. Michigan).

Special guests include Rep. Ken Dunkin, Rep. Will Davis, Alderman Pat Dowell, Alderman Will Burns, Pastor Chris Harris, and Rev. Dr. L. Bernard Jakes.

Click here for more information.

Principal Selection Forum at Jackie Robinson School on October 29

There will be a principal selection forum at Jackie Robinson School (4225 S. Lake Park) at 6pm on Wednesday, October 29. Come and see the finalists for the principal position!

Important Information about Future School Actions: Your Feedback Can Make a Difference

CPS has posted the draft Guidelines for School Actions for the upcoming school year. These draft guidelines are open to a 21-day comment period, ending October 22nd, and your input is critical. 

These guidelines contain information about proposals for reassignment boundary changes and school co-locations. This draft version does not contain provisions for closures, consolidations, or phaseouts.

You can find the draft guidelines at the following link and there are several specified mechanisms by which feedback can be provided.
http://cps.edu/About_CPS/Policies_and_guidelines/Pages/SchoolActionsFeedback.aspx

Let's Talk Testing -- Sunday, October 19, 2:00 - 3:30pm

Do you have questions about standardized testing in our public schools? Are you wondering about the new PARCC assessments? Confused about the NWEA MAP’s role this year?

Join us at a gathering to talk about testing. We’ll listen to your concerns, answer questions, and talk about options for families.

Let’s talk about how standardized testing is affecting public education in Chicago—both our own experiences, and the impact of testing in our community and the city as a whole.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

2:00 to 3:30

5213 S. Kenwood Avenue

For more information, contact: info@ilraiseyourhand.org

Coordinated by Raise Your Hand for IL Public Education and More Than A Score

October 22 meeting to be held at Shoesmith

Our October CAC meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 22 at Shoesmith Elementary School, 1330 E. 50th Street. There will be a tour of the school at 5:30 pm. The meeting begins at 6pm.

On the agenda are presentations from State Representative Christian Mitchell as well as the Directors of Early Childhood Education programs, Preschool for All and Head Start.

We hope to see you there!

National Summit on Urban Education on October 28

Journey for Justice Alliance and the Rainbow PUSH coalition are holding a National Summit on Urban Education on Tuesday, October 28 at Rainbow Push headquarters, 930 E. 50th Street (50th and Drexel in Kenwood) from 9am - 3pm. 

Click here for the flyer.

Bret Harte Students' Fundraisers in the News

Bret Harte 8th graders are holding multiple fundraisers to generate $1079 per person for a trip to Washington DC this April. Their recent efforts have made the news!

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20141013/hyde-park/bret-harte-kids-washing-cars-selling-apples-get-washington-dc