28 March 2023

Creating a Space Where Students Feel Safe

By Ms. Heather Collins, School Social Worker at Cook Elementary School

23 March 2023

Bringing Outside Resources Inside My School Building

By Marah Langellier, School Social Worker at Foreman College and Career Academy

21 March 2023

Looking Back at a Career Change that Changed My Life

By Dr. Lynda Simmons, School Social Worker at Ronald Brown Academy

17 March 2023

Highlighting Four of Our Golden Apple Award Finalists

These educators share a commitment to helping their students grow both inside and outside of the classroom.

Englewood Graduate Heads to Brazil for Global Citizen Year Program

Engelwood native and Bridgescape Learning Academy graduate Aaron Johnson will spend a culturally immersive gap year in Brazil.

30 May 2019

Four CPS Seniors Share How They’ll Spend their Gap Year

Chicago Public Schools and Global Citizen Year have come together to offer a select group of CPS graduates an opportunity to immerse themselves in a new culture in countries like Brazil, Senegal, and Ecuador before pursuing postsecondary education. The fellows will live with a host family and take advantage of apprenticeships that focus on local projects around education, health or the environment.

12 June 2019

Meet the Harvard-bound Solorio HS Grad Determined to Defy the Odds

Amado Candelario, a senior at Solorio Academy High School on the Southwest Side of Chicago, has been offered a tuition-free ride to Harvard and was selected out of 5,200 qualified nominees as one of the 2019 US Presidential Scholars.

07 May 2019

Science Teacher Overcame Rough Start, Now Encourages Students

Meet math and science teacher Karolina Towner, a former Michigan State University Urban STEM fellow who teaches at Albany Park Multicultural Elementary School in the Albany Park neighborhood.