by Stephen Nielsen | Apr 29, 2020 | News and Updates, News from the Network, Other Helpful Resources
Developing a ‘North Star’ for Middle School Graduates Success Bound at AUSL It’s your first day of high school. The halls are crowded and loud, and the scene overwhelms you. For comfort, you opt for your 8th-grade bookbag, a sign of more familiar times. After...
by Stephen Nielsen | Apr 22, 2020 | News and Updates, News from the Network, Other Helpful Resources
On Wednesday, April 22nd Dray Patterson an instructional math coach at the Marquette School of Excellence, and Jessica Kimbrough a Diverse Learners teacher and mentor at Dvorak School of Excellence spoke at the Chicago Board of Education Board meeting. Both are...
by Stephen Nielsen | Mar 9, 2020 | News from the Network, Other Helpful Resources
The Collins Academy held the grand opening for their “Our Chance Now” Lab, a new computer and robotics laboratory donated by Chance the Rapper’s foundation Social Works. Collins Academy received $100,000 for their new computer science program which included...
by Stephen Nielsen | Oct 3, 2019 | News from the Network
In September, for the second year, AUSL kicked off its fifth and sixth grade flag football league. Students play at one of our four AUSL schools equipped with an AstroTurf field. During October, games are played every Wednesday and conclude on November 5th. The league...
by Stephen Nielsen | Sep 20, 2019 | AUSL in the News, News from the Network
The Phillips Academy Wildcats football team was highlighted on NBC’s Sports Drive program. The Wildcats won the Illinois High School State Championships in 2016 and 2017. The Drive provides a behind the scenes look at the Phillips football program. The first...
by Stephen Nielsen | Sep 20, 2019 | AUSL in the News, News from the Network
Today Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a press conference on Arts in Education at Solorio Academy High School, an Academy for Urban School Leadership school. Mayor Lightfoot was joined at the podium by Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Victor Iturralde,...
