Scientists, therapists, and social workers have long connected the lingering effects of trauma to severe and long-lasting health problems. Now, new legal theories are testing the relationship between student trauma and required educational accommodations, with the potential to provide unprecedented levels of support to impacted youth.
Read MoreErin O’Connor is completing an internship at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee focusing on education equity and working with the Transforming School Discipline Collaborative. She is currently an undergraduate at DePaul in the Secondary Education and Social Sciences program.
Read MoreLearn more about our wonderful group of interns and fellows!
Read MoreThe Tax Increment Financing Lawsuit challenges the City of Chicago’s use of TIF funds in a Lincoln Yards redevelopment plan.
Read MoreSB 453, which was written with input from community members, would decrease barriers faced by parents and community members who want to become a member of a Local School Council (LSC).
Read MoreSB 1737 will reduce barriers to joining Local School Councils (LSCs), and help promote diversity in LSCs and ensure that they accurately reflect the needs and values of our communities.
Read MoreDid you miss the convening on implicit bias in schools? We’ve got you covered. Here are four key takeaways from the keynote and our breakout sessions:
Read MoreIn October 2017, 14-year-old Kejuan Franklin was suspended from Rowe Middle School for an off-campus incident that nobody could verify. After a hearing that had no witness testimony, no person representing his interests, nor even his mother's knowledge that it was taking place, Kejuan was expelled.
Read MoreOur infographic shows you everything you need to know about voting in the upcoming LSC elections on Wednesday, April 18 and Thursday, April 19.
Read MoreLast Thursday, the Education Equity Project together with members of the Transforming School Discipline Collaborative convened more than 150 educators, policy makers, administrators, student organizers, and advocates to reflect on progress since the passage of SB100, a bill that was intended to transform school discipline practices in Illinois and weaken the school-to-prison pipeline.
Read MoreI responded poorly to my students’ needs because of ‘compassion fatigue.’ Overwhelmed by work and stress, I had exhausted my resources for being patient and caring that week.
Read More“My friend would be alive today if he had a job.”
Those are the haunting words of a young woman at a community hearing quoted in a recent report by the Great Cities Institute at UIC. The recently released report entitled, “Lost: The Crisis of Jobless and Out of School Teens and Young Adults in Chicago, Illinois and the U.S.,” provides data and anecdotal evidence of young people in Chicago and throughout the state who are unemployed and/or out of school.
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