Chicago Police Department Hires Consultant to Help with Civil Rights Reform
Chicago taps police veteran Charles Ramsey to help with the reform of its police department....
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Chicago Public Schools as Scrooge
If I could write an education-based parody of A Christmas Carol, I would have to cast Chicago Public Schools as Scrooge (though the competition is...
Laquan McDonald and What My Dying Father Told Me About the Chicago Police
My daddy was born and raised near Money, Mississippi, and was a teenager himself in that tiny town the night 14-year-old Emmett Till was kidnapped...
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Rapper Common, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on the Effects of Youth Unemployment
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Rapper Common, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel talk about the adverse effects of youth unemployment....
[INFOGRAPHIC] P-TECH: The School That’s Taking Over the World
P-TECH, a 6-year, year-round high school in Brooklyn born of a public-private partnership is being replicated in many parts of the U.S....
Chicago Lawmakers Vote for Minimum Wage Increase
Chicago's City Council votes to increase minimum wage to $13 by the middle of 2019...
Chicago’s Teachers Strike Comes To An End
7 days of fighting comes to an end...