By Sarah Rothschild | June 6, 2018 | Housing
File under: affordable housing, community development, Gentrification, opportunity gap, Poverty, Segregation
The Chicago region’s homes are under water and it is not due to the annual flooding from the Des Plaines River. Chicago ranks 2nd in the nation for the most homes that owe more money than they’re worth. And the majority of those homes are on the South Side.
By Kurt Hilgendorf | September 18, 2015 | Action, Schools
File under: Broke on Purpose, brokeonpurpose, Charter Schools, disinvestment, educational funding, opportunity gap, Springfield, state budget
Contrary to the claims of some econometric reformer types, money matters in schools. To understand why Illinois and Chicago don’t have to be like they are, we must survey the national picture of school funding. Illinois has a revenue problem, and Minnesota points the way toward a solution.
By Dr. Monique Redeaux-Smith | August 24, 2015 | Action, Schools
File under: #fightfordyett, #wearedyett, Bronzeville, Charter Schools, community development, disinvestment, High School, opportunity gap, Outsourcing, Privatization, Racism, school choice, Segregation
These are the reasons why I go hungry for Dyett. Because I refuse to accept that the current state of education is the best we can do. Because every child deserves a world class education in their neighborhood.
By Pavlyn Jankov | June 8, 2015 | Housing
File under: opportunity gap, Segregation
A new study confirms the impact that structural disadvantage and segregation has on life opportunity. Based off of the long-studied Moving To Opportunity experiment, the results show that for children from low-income households, moving to a better neighborhood before...
