By CTU Communications | May 25, 2017 | Further Reading
File under: Budget, Charter Schools, policing, Privatization, Racism
This week, we’re taking a look at structural barriers to student success, how the city, state, and federal government have slashed programs to support students, and how privately-run charter schools impact public school funding and evaluation. 1. How Some Kids...
By CTU Communications | May 22, 2017 | Immigration, Justice
File under: Immigration, policing, Racism, Sanctuary, Trump
Ed. Note: Today’s post comes to us from our allies at Asian Americans Advancing Justice. We deeply appreciate their work and contribution to A Just Chicago. Special thanks to Tania Unzueta at Mijente for contributing to this report By: Vân Huynh, Asian Americans...
By Sarah Rothschild | April 17, 2017 | Justice, Schools
File under: incarceration, policing, school-to-prison pipeline
The City of Chicago and the Chicago Public Schools are targeting certain neighborhoods with police state tactics. Last year, the Chicago Reader and the Shriver Center began investigating police assigned to work inside Chicago Public Schools. The news article and the...