Yasmine Tarr may only be 16 years old, but the issues she addresses as a leader of Youth 4 Black Lives have a widespread impact. A…
A conversation with: Youth 4 Black Lives leader Yasmine Tarr 
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A conversation with: El Rescate Director Zenaida Lopez 
Zenaida Lopez grew up in a house with no electricity, but full of heart. Lopez and her two brothers are co-founders of the Puerto Rican…
A conversation with: Writer and arts education advocate Gaby FeBland
The number 826 has had an impact on former New Yorker Gaby FeBland. As a child, she would pass a superhero-themed storefront bearing those numbers every…
A conversation with: Chicago Student Invention Convention program manager Allison James
The Chicago Student Invention Convention is an initiative meant to close opportunity gaps in science, technology, engineering and math education between wealthy and disadvantaged students.…
Hellenic schools teach Greek traditions to the next generation
First-generation Greek American Stelios Valanis remembers going to a Greek school attached to a Greek Orthodox church growing up. Now a father, Valanis sends his…
GALLERY: The CPS strike so far
Now in its 10th day, the 2019 Chicago Public Schools strike has entered historical territory — as of Monday, this is officially the longest public…
Day 9 of CPS strike leaves teachers and Lightfoot in gridlock
Tasha Young did not want to go on strike. The 46-year-old counselor from Lakeview High School stood with a group of teachers and staff at…
VIDEO: CTU vice president speaks to strikers following Lightfoot’s budget address
On the fifth day of the Chicago Teachers Union strike, hundreds of strikers blocked traffic outside City Hall and turned Clark and Randolph streets into…