Below you will find some of the latest news, upcoming events and resources. Make sure you follow us on social media! Things change on the regular and we’ll try to keep you informed. 

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Happy New Year! First, thank you for all of your support, especially throughout this pandemic. We appreciate every donation, every share of our weekly email newsletter (or parts of it) to a wider audience, every like and share on social media, every attendee of our so, so many virtual events, and every conversation. Thank you. Second, so much has happened since our last newsletter. To be honest, we’re still catching up! Below you will find some of the latest news, upcoming events and resources. But, it’s not everything. Make sure you follow us on social media! Things change on the regular and we’ll try to keep you informed. 

Our LSC Elections 2020: Community Feedback & Recommendations report is here. (You can read the report as a pdf here.) Our prepared statement is below. You can also find statements from several LSC candidates sharing their LSC Election experience. RYH signed on to this letter presented to the board and organized by Chicago Veterans for Peace. 

Elected Representative School Board (ERSB) Town Hall

TONIGHT! Tues, Dec 15 | 6:30PM | Register | Instagram - ERSB Facts

Join the Grassroots Education Movement (GEM) to learn about the demand for an ERSB and how you can bring democracy to CPS!

Join the Grassroots Education Movement (GEM) town hall to learn about the demand for an Elected Representative School Board (ERSB) and learn how you can bring democracy to CPS! See you there.

Tues, Dec 15 | 6:30PM | Register

Thank you to everyone who donated on #GivingTuesday either via Facebook or our webpage! We are looking for 16 more folks who can give $25 each to keep us on pace for our December goal. Remember, donations are still being matched so your gift will count 2x! Help us end our 10th year strong! You can support us here. 

Well, we were hoping to keep this weekly newsletter brief but CPS released a Parent Reopening Guide last night, LSC Elections are not over yet, and remember when CPS violated special education law in the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years? CPS is finally getting around to providing families with “Student Specific Corrective Action (SSCA)". We explain it all below (and more!) so please scroll & read! If you feel you need to walk away from public education news for a few days- go do that & come back when you are ready... we get it!