Many CPS students are expected to participate in the National School Walkout and hope it will spark more activism in favor of stricter gun laws and #BlackLivesMatter.
Tag: Walter Payton College Prep
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Chicago Public Schools lays off nearly 1,000 employees, including hundreds of teachers, and other news
Also, Walter Payton College Prep was named the nation’s top public high school in a new set of rankings.
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Husband of alderman, majoral donor possibly facing fines of more than $750K for improper lobbying of the mayor, and other Chicago news
Also, Chance the Rapper is bringing sign language interpreters on tour.
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More than 1,000 people have been shot in Chicago in 2017, and other news
Also, there are plenty of condos for sale in the Trump Tower.
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The first confirmed case of Zika virus in Chicago and other news
Also, Rahm slams Donald Trump, and being admitted to Walter Payton College Prep is a huge accomplishment.
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Barack Obama College Prep serves (the whitest and wealthiest in) Chicago
A demographic analysis of the area around the proposed Barack Obama high—the mayor’s latest selective enrollment school—shows that it’s in one of the wealthiest areas in town.
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The developer who’s revolting against Rahm
Only a wealthy businessman stands in the way of the mayor’s $92 million South Loop arena and hotel plan.
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Mayor Rahm’s grand experiment: Libraries without librarians
Books as a backdrop: Mayor Rahm stages a press conference in the Payton high school library that has no librarian because of his budget cuts.
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Walter Payton Prep publishes Cabrini-Green issue
The Walter Payton College Prep student newspaper devotes an issue to the community it borders, Cabrini-Green.
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Argentine exchange
Walter Payton College Prep holds celebrity fund-raiser for hoops team’s trip to Argentina.