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Posts Tagged ‘ Austin High School ’

Renaissance 2010 High Schools in Austin Fight to Provide a More Quality Education for Students

January 13, 2010

Sharon Morgan sits at her desk surrounded by piles of paperwork and a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. As she shuffles through the paperwork, she marks her calendar on the day where she plans to speak to her 7th and 8th grade students about completing applications for the best high schools in the city....
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Austin Lacking the Schools Needed to Educate Its Students

January 13, 2010

Local officials in Austin say if Chicago Public School leaders don’t create more high school seats in the West Side neighborhood, more youth will end up in the streets of Chicago’s toughest areas. But CPS officials say Austin residents will have to be content with their three Renaissance 2010 high schools. Austin High School,...
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“Shot, Robbed or Beat Up:” Uprooted CPS Students Have Few Options

September 10, 2008
“Shot, Robbed or Beat Up:” Uprooted CPS Students Have Few Options

by Michael Neary of StreetWise Sept. 10, 2008 — The closing of Austin High School a year ago has left families in the neighborhood with stark choices, says a parent in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, who asked to be identified only as “Johnny.” The only high schools with traditionally broad curricula that children can now...
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