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Twenty years of Transforming Lives in and out of the Classroom
AUSL is an equity-focused non-profit that works tirelessly with the belief that all students should have access to an excellent education. Since 2001, AUSL’s conviction for equity in education has impacted thousands of students and families who reside in under-resourced communities. This weekend the Chicago Teacher Residency celebrated the graduation of Diverse Learner, Elementary, and Middle School teachers. Hear from CTR graduate Amaziah […]
Chicago’s Need for Special Education Teachers
If you’re considering a career as a teacher, you might find the most rewarding opportunities in special education. Over the past decade, Chicago and the nation have experienced a severe shortage of special education teachers. Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. In 2019–20, […]
A Return to School Perspective from the Academy for Urban School Leadership
As Chicago Public Schools students head back to the classroom this month for their first full-time, in-person learning experience in 17 months, many will be grappling with significant learning and social emotional loss. After schools transitioned to remote learning in March 2020 and only partially reopened in spring 2021, an alarming number of students were […]
Twenty years of Transforming Lives in and out of the Classroom
AUSL is an equity-focused non-profit that works tirelessly with the belief that all students should have access to an excellent education. Since 2001, AUSL’s conviction for equity in education has impacted thousands of students and families who reside in under-resourced communities. This weekend the Chicago Teacher Residency celebrated the graduation of Diverse Learner, Elementary, and Middle School teachers. Hear from CTR graduate Amaziah […]
Chicago’s Need for Special Education Teachers
If you’re considering a career as a teacher, you might find the most rewarding opportunities in special education. Over the past decade, Chicago and the nation have experienced a severe shortage of special education teachers. Special education teachers work with students who have a wide range of learning, mental, emotional, and physical disabilities. In 2019–20, […]
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Student Success: Sabeer Al-Shareef
[vc_row][vc_column][stm_title subtitle_enable="true" title="Sabeer Al-Shareef"] Phillips Academy, 2019 Graduate Columbia College Chicago Major: Marketing (Fashion Merchandising Minor) [/stm_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][stm_separator][vc_single_image image="7689" img_size="250x350" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=".vc_custom_1565806782661{margin-top: 20px !important;}"] Phillips Academy graduate Sabeer Al-Shareef is staying close to home for his post-graduate plans. He will begin college at Columbia College Chicago majoring...
Student Success: Amado Candelario
[vc_row][vc_column][stm_title subtitle_enable="true" title="Amado Candelario"] Solorio Academy High School, 2019 Graduate Harvard University Major: Economics and Political Science [/stm_title][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1565798142177{padding-top: 10px !important;}"][stm_separator][vc_single_image image="7655" img_size="500x500" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Solorio grad Amado Candelario is headed to Harvard University as a 2019 US Presidential Scholar. Amado is interested in Economics and Political Science as majors...
Building Confidence and Self-Expression through Creative Writing
Check out what a group of over 75 creative writing students have learned this year.
Soon-to-be CTR Graduates Participate in Interview Day with the AUSL Network
The incredibly talented 2019 soon-to-be graduates of the Chicago Teacher Residency participated in a network-wide AUSL Interview Day, where they met with principals and teacher leaders to talk about taking the next steps in their careers as teachers of record within the AUSL network. We are so proud of their achievements and look forward to their continued development as teachers and teacher leaders in AUSL network schools!
Solorio Students Attend Boeing STEM Signing Day at City Hall
Thirteen seniors from Solorio Academy High School joined high school seniors from around Chicago to participate in Boeing's STEM Signing Day, an event for high school seniors to celebrate their commitment to universities for STEM-track degrees. Solorio students were joined by AUSL Board Member John Blazey, Vice President of Global Corporate Citizenship, The Boeing Company. The event took place at City Hall, where students were able to take pride in their achievements and look forward to bright paths in STEM.
Arne Duncan and Jayla Rufus Host Roundtable on Gun Violence at Collins Academy High School
Collins Academy High School students sat down with former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan as part of a Chicago CRED initiative to prevent gun violence in Chicago. Together they discussed their experiences with gun violence and their hopes for solutions. AUSL is proud to partner with organizations like Chicago CRED, who are doing important work in our school communities!
Orr Academy High School Students Participate in Women in STEM Event at the Field Museum
Images courtesy of the @OrrAcademyHigh Instagram account. These lady Spartans from Orr Academy High School are well on their way to STEM leadership positions! They participated in a Women in Science luncheon hosted at the Field Museum this month.
Orr Academy High School Student Athlete Commits to the University of Portland
Images courtesy of the @OrrSpartanBBall Twitter account. Congratulations to Chase Adams, a student athlete on the Orr Academy High School's basketball team. Chase has recently committed to bring his scholarly and athletic talents to the University of Portland, a private college in Portland, Oregon. Go Spartans!
CAHS Celebrates Middle-Eastern North African Culture
Images courtesy of the @ChiAcadHS Twitter account. The Chicago Academy High School celebrated it's first annual Middle Eastern North African assembly celebrating MENA culture this month. Students experienced Merwa's spoken word and 1001 Arabian Nights along with celebratory dancing and music. The tradition will forever be etched into Chicago Academy High School culture!
Future Founders Explore Computer Science at Solorio
Images courtesy of the @soloriohs Twitter account. Future Founders, an organization specializing in immersion-experience for youths, spent 10 weeks at Solorio Academy High School teaching the "Exploring Computer Science" students about entrepreneurship. Students completed the experience with a "Solorio Shark Tank" pitch for apps they designed themselves!