St. Sabina Employment Resource Center: Youth Investment Program
St. Sabina Employment Resource Center is now registering youth ages 16-24 for our IYIP Program. Learn how the program can help you with job readiness and securing work placement.
Education Initiatives
CTA, ACE host Trades Day for CPS Students
CTA helps provide a path for CPS high school students to pursue architecture-, construction- and engineering-related careers as part of RPM Phase One Project.
Latinx Business Regional BIG Webinars:
Join the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO) to learn about the Business Interruption Grant Program (BIG). In this webinar, Latinx, Latino, Latina, and Hispanic owned businesses will learn about eligibility, program details, and the application process. Technical assistance support will also be provided for the last 30 minutes of the session to help answer your questions about the application process.
SPREAD THE WORD! Joplin Elementary School Program for Families in Gresham
Vocel has a few slots remaining for families and caretakers in the Gresham area with children 0-4 years old. Vocel is Virtual!
Mayor Lightfoot, CTA and CPS Announce Student Recipients of “CTA Elevating Futures Scholarship Fund”
CTA, RPM Contractor Walsh-Fluor and Chicago Scholars in 2020 Launched RPM Scholarship Program to Help Youth Pursue Education and Careers in Construction
City of Chicago “My CHI. My Future” Concert For Youth May 23rd @3pm
My CHI. My Future., and to begin connecting youth to meaningful and engaging virtual opportunities, and connecting you to the content shared by your colleagues.
As remote learning ramps up in Chicago, a high-stakes question: Should students be learning anything new?
Carla Jones, a teacher at Cook Elementary on Chicago’s South Side, weighs in on remote learning plans.
Hand-picked tools for every scenario, all well-suited for use during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you’ve found yourself searching for quality, content-focused tools students can turn to at home, then we think the list below will help
In Some Communities, Less Than 60% Of Households Have Internet. CPS’ New Plan Can’t Change That.
More than 100,000 households in the city lack a computer or tablet, and almost 200,000 don’t have internet access, according to 2018 U.S. Census data, the most recent available. Internet access varies widely from one community to the next.
NIU removes use of standardized test scores for 2021 applicants
New ‘test-blind’ policy is first of its kind for an Illinois institution.