YCCS Rallies for School Funding
Youth Connection Charter School was one of many Chicago charter schools that participated in the March 24, 2010 Charter School Rally. The rally was sponsored by the Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS). The purpose of the rally was to let Illinois State Legislators know how important educational funding is to all Chicago Public Schools [...]
CYDI Safe Summer Summit
Community Youth Development Institute students gathered in the auditorium to discuss an issue that affect them all directly, violence. Staff and students of CYDI have witness every summer someone in their Auburn-Gresham neighborhood fall victim to violence. Before school is over for the 2008-2009 school year, CYDI held their 1st Safe Summer Summit. The purpose [...]
YCCS Drops the BOMB: 11 YCCS Campuses compete at Louder Than A Bomb Poetry Festival
It’s not often you will find teens from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds in one room mingling and supporting each other in a positive manner. Louder Than A Bomb (LTAB) is the nation’s largest teen poetry festival. LTAB gathers high school students across the Chicagoland area, rural Illinois, and Northwest Indiana to perform original poetry. [...]
In Her Own Words: Anne Gottlieb
Anne Gottlieb began teaching English at Washington High School in Chicago 15 years ago. She spent a year abroad and then found her home at Austin Career Education Center. She wears many hats at Austin. She serves as Graduate Advisor, Assistant Director, and Louder Than A Bomb coach. “I love the classroom the most. The best thing about teaching at my [...]
