Black Kids Predict at the Chicago Bears Practice Facility - Aug. 2022 Black Kids Predict students visit the Chicago Bears practice facility. The visit supported student development of ideas for using computer science to improve sports-related metrics.

2023年8月19日 · Black student enrollment in Chicago Public Schools has been on a steady decline since the 1990s in parallel with the decline in Chicago’s Black population overall. Data has shown that Black students are disproportionately subject to discipline, underrepresented in the city’s top-rated high schools and have to travel the farthest of any ...

2025年2月21日 · Chicago’s plan vows to increase the number of Black teachers, slash suspensions and other discipline for Black students, and embrace more culturally responsive curriculums and professional development to “combat anti-Blackness” — goals some of which could run afoul of the Department of Education’s interpretation of the Students for ...

2024年2月7日 · So many Black children were “lost” as they traveled across neighborhoods to attend schools — some were killed and others were lost to the streets. The sense of community we developed at schools like Overton was destroyed. This disruption and disinvestment in Black neighborhood schools has resulted in increased violence.

2024年11月2日 · At Black Child Development Institute Chicago Metro, our mission is to improve the quality of life for Black children and families through quality programs, greater access to the resources they need, and by representing their collective voice within local and state policy.

2023年4月26日 · Race continues to play a significant role in determining educational outcomes for Black children living in Chicago. Addressing systemic racism and discriminatory practices in the city’s...

2023年12月7日 · These so-called “affinity classes” are offered to Black kids in select learning subjects. Two programs offered in an Evanston, Ill. school district allow for students of color to opt in to...

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2024年1月4日 · State data show Black students are significantly less likely to be enrolled in “Exemplary” schools across Illinois. Of the 369 schools statewide that earned the “Exemplary” designation, just...

2017年12月19日 · In the past decade, Chicago’s public schools lost more than 52,000 black students. Now, the school district, which was majority black for half a century, is on pace to become majority Latino. Black neighborhoods like Austin have experienced some of the steepest student declines and most of the school closures and budget cuts.