Resident teacher Rae Weatherspoon was interviewed and featured on ABC7 Chicago on her first day of teaching at National Teacher’s Academy (NTA) in the Near South Side Neighborhood. The school is a particularly special place for Rae, as she lived in the...
The Dewey School of Excellence, an Academy of Urban School Leadership (AUSL) network school and CPS partner, located at 5415 S Union in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood was the recipient of a special donation of school uniforms from Kevin and Greta Warren of the...
Principal Miyoshi Knox received the Leader Award at the LEAP InnovatED 2019 Summit for her exceptional leadership as a principal at Stagg School of Excellence. Every year, LEAP Innovations recognizes, “an impressive array of trailblazing teachers, inspirational...
The Chicago Teacher Residency class of 2019 graduated in June. The CTR is committed to recruiting, training, and staffing high-need schools with a diverse population of resident teachers who are well versed in culturally competent teaching and can provide appropriate...
Solorio Academy High School Student Alejandra became a Cubs Scholar! The program offers mentoring for disadvantaged Chicago high schoolers through Cubs College Prep and a $20,000 scholarship upon enrollment in college. We have previously had scholars from Solorio,...
