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Posts in category "Education"

Proposed child care cuts to trigger downward spiral: "It put families like me and others in a deeper hole."

Proposed child care cuts to trigger downward spiral: "It put families like me and others in a deeper hole."
Chalonda McIntosh doesn’t often take the day off work. But she will tomorrow, when she’ll head down to Springfield to protest cuts and funding shortages to the state’s child care subsidy program for low-income families. I talked to McIntosh back in November when I was doing a story about the lack of child care centers... Read more »
By MeganCottrell,
May 15, 2012 at 3:06 pm
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New EEOC guidelines on discrimination based on arrests, convictions bring hope to some communities

New EEOC guidelines on discrimination based on arrests, convictions bring hope to some communities
For the first time in 25 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission refined its guidelines on discrimination against people with arrest or conviction records. The law already warned that making hiring decisions based on arrest records or criminal convictions “may, in some instances, violate the prohibition against employment discrimination.” But under the new guidelines, passed... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
May 9, 2012 at 9:45 am
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The Chicago Reporter Wins 8 Lisagor Awards

The Chicago Reporter won eight Lisagor Awards Friday night honoring exemplary reporting, design, graphics and photography in 2011. The awards were established by the Chicago Headline Club in 1977 to recognize top-notch journalism in Chicago and were named in honor of Peter Lisagor, one of the country’s most respected journalists who died in 1976. In-Depth... Read more »
By Michael McHugh,
May 7, 2012 at 10:46 am
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Barber Shop Show review: the Teen Reporters on writing about violence while living it

Terrance Rogers and Noe Gil, two Uplift Community High School students, have experienced rising violence in Uptown first hand – walking the four blocks to their school in groups to avoid any danger, and dealing with being scapegoated for being part of the problem by the local community. But they’ve also written about it, as... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 30, 2012 at 10:00 am
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Race and poverty roundup: Woodlawn MHC victory; activists occupy office to protest DHS cuts; and more...

The fight to save the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic appears to have its first victory. According to Mark Cassello, a Huffington Post contributor, the Emanuel administration has offered to keep the Woodlawn Adult Health Center open. The center would be staffed with two therapists and no psychologists. The announcement comes after ongoing demonstrations at the... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 27, 2012 at 12:06 pm
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Barber Shop Show preview: Scapegoating of urban youth fails to look past hoodies, skin color

Wearing a hoodie. Baggie pants. Coming from the South or West Sides. Being black, or Latino, and a teenager. All of these characteristics have been used in the past to lay suspicion, or blame, for urban violence on youth of color. On this week’s Barber Shop Show, Noe Gil and Terrance Rogers, two students from... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 26, 2012 at 10:49 am
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Race and poverty roundup: Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic protests continue, 6-year-old is handcuffed, officers who shot autistic boy cleared, and more...

After three nights, the tent city outside the Woodlawn Mental Health Clinic is no more. Police evicted protesters trying to keep it and five other mental health facilities from closing by April 30. Despite this setback, protesters told The Chicago Reporter they plan to set up camp again across the street from the clinic. Bill... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 20, 2012 at 9:45 am
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"Fish Men" Playwright Tirado and Vocalo producer Sarah Lu face off over chess board

Spoiler alert: when playwright Candido Tirado and Vocalo Barber Shop Show producer Sarah Lu played chess after last week’s show, Tirado magnanimously declared a draw. One can only image that he already has plenty of wins. The author of “Fish Men”, currently at the Goodman Theater, plays at a master level, which means he has a... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
April 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm
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What's up this week: State lawmakers tackle sex trafficking; indicted state pol heads back to work; speed cameras and trust funds

What's up this week: State lawmakers tackle sex trafficking; indicted state pol heads back to work; speed cameras and trust funds
Here’s a preview of what’s on the political agenda this week: The Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield on April 17. The Chicago Reporter will be watching out for a few things: The Senate’s Criminal Law Committee, slated to meet on April 18 in Springfield, will take a look at changes to the wording of... Read more »
By Nick Moroni,
April 16, 2012 at 8:43 am
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Barber Shop Show preview: Bill seeks to seal criminal records to prevent "permanent underclass"

Barber Shop Show preview: Bill seeks to seal criminal records to prevent "permanent underclass"
While working with ex-offenders as an attorney in North Lawndale, Melissa L. Williams was continually frustrated. Many of the individuals she saw in front of her day in and day out were looking for jobs and the economic security that came with it, but had criminal records that, once discovered, became barriers to employment. “We... Read more »
By YanaKunichoff,
March 28, 2012 at 9:56 am
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