Summer is nearly over for thousands of students in the Chicago area.
WBEZ’s Nereida Moreno stopped by a back-to-school event on Chicago’s Northwest Side to hear what kids are thinking about as the first day approaches.
Chicago students shared what’s on their minds on the eve of a new school year at a recent back-to-school event hosted by Association House of Chicago, a social service agency in Humboldt Park.
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In Illinois, 80% of beauty and cosmetology programs are run by for-profit companies, which have a monopoly on training students for the state’s required licensing exams.
About half of the layoffs affected teacher aides. CPS Officials said only about 5% of all teacher aides lost their positions and that most will find jobs in other schools.
Just days after the candidate filing period ended, the CTU is out with 11 endorsed candidates for 10 seats, including parents, educators, faith leaders and community organizers.
Students are frequently saddled with debt and jobs with low wages, a WBEZ investigation finds. Recruitment targets Black, brown and low-income students.
The analysis by the University of Chicago released Wednesday also found a reduction in high-level discipline infractions at schools that had gotten rid of their cops.