24 July 2018
Hobby Turns Into Small Business, ‘Mimi’s Accessories,’ For This Teen Entrepreneur
Dyett High School freshman, Mimi Holmon is the owner and creator of Mimi’s Accessories. She started as a little girl making bracelets with her grandmother.
19 July 2018
Senior Accepted Into Stanford and Yale Summer Law Programs
Clemente Community Academy senior, Isabella Garcia, has always dreamed of one day becoming a lawyer, and this summer she’ll begin her journey.
19 July 2018
Oglesby Student To Launch ‘JJ’s Delights’ After Winning School Competition
Jada Jackson, 13, will launch her dessert business, JJ’s Delights, in August. She won a business competition at Oglesby Elementary.
17 July 2018
Englewood Gets Brand New Early Childhood Education Center
Little Angels Learning Center will get a new space in Englewood, offering free full-day Pre-K for approximately one hundred children, from 0 – 5 years olds.
11 July 2018
Gage Park HS Grad Celebrates TGi’s One-Year Business Anniversary; Gives Back
Young entrepreneur Devonta Boston, 21, designs and sells hoodies, windbreakers, and T-Shirts under his TGi brand. The growing small business is celebrating one year this month and will host a grand opening event July 21.
09 July 2018
Chef Chloé Gould Celebrates One-Year Kidney Transplant Anniversary
Chef Chloé Gould is the lead instructor at Chicago Career Vocational Academy. After working as a sous-chef, she decided to return home and teach.
06 July 2018
Nearly One Billion Dollars to Modernize Schools / Casi mil millones de dólares para modernizar las escuelas e impulsar el rendimiento estudiantil
Thanks to the tireless advocacy of our families, educators, parents, and lawmakers CPS is pleased to propose a budget that invests more in schools.
27 June 2018
New State-of-The-Art Science Labs For These Schools
The investment will add, upgrade or renovate science labs over the next three years to support the new science graduation requirement.
27 June 2018
A New Team to Protect Students
To ensure students are fully supported by the district we announced the formation of the district’s first Office of Student Protections and Title IX.
26 June 2018
Student Voice Committees
Students can participate in a Student Voice Committee at their school. They learn about the issues at their school and find ways to resolve them.
21 June 2018
Michele Clark Graduating Seniors Earn Dual Business Credit
Michele Clark seniors, Jermesha Jackson and Felicity Williams, enrolled in a dual credit business course.
20 June 2018
New Network Structure to Better Support Needs of Schools
In support of our mission to provide every child in Chicago with a high-quality education, we are making changes to our network support model.
