Feature Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/feature/ Investigating race and poverty since 1972 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/logo-1-reverse-1-150x150-1.png Feature Archives - The Chicago Reporter https://www.chicagoreporter.com/category/feature/ 32 32 163009088 Escaping the ‘hunger games’ of Chicago’s high school application process: Chicago’s segregated schools and the nonprofit creating pathways to college https://www.chicagoreporter.com/escaping-the-hunger-games-of-chicagos-high-school-application-process-chicagos-segregated-schools-and-the-nonprofit-creating-pathways-to-college/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/escaping-the-hunger-games-of-chicagos-high-school-application-process-chicagos-segregated-schools-and-the-nonprofit-creating-pathways-to-college/#respond Wed, 18 Oct 2023 19:50:39 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847462 Nearly 70 years after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of desegregating public schools, Chicago’s school system remains largely segregated. Low rates of enrollment and poor test scores on the Illinois Scholastic Assessment test scores have contributed to funding cuts and school closures—issues that disproportionately impact school districts located in Chicago’s South and West sides. […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/escaping-the-hunger-games-of-chicagos-high-school-application-process-chicagos-segregated-schools-and-the-nonprofit-creating-pathways-to-college/feed/ 0 7847462 Spotlighting Our Hero: Lamenta Conway M.D, MPH https://www.chicagoreporter.com/spotlighting-our-hero-lamenta-conway-m-d-mph/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/spotlighting-our-hero-lamenta-conway-m-d-mph/#respond Wed, 11 Oct 2023 20:52:36 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847407 The Community Hero Spotlight program is a consortium of media partners highlighting ordinary people who are making an extraordinary difference in the lives of others and community. The Chicago Reporter encourages its readers to vote for our HERO: Lamenta Conway M.D, MPH. Heroes with the 1st, 2nd and 3rd most votes will receive money to […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/spotlighting-our-hero-lamenta-conway-m-d-mph/feed/ 0 7847407 Cook County Jail’s ‘Start Early’ doula program addresses the needs of its pregnant population https://www.chicagoreporter.com/cook-county-jails-start-early-doula-program-addresses-the-needs-of-its-pregnant-population/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/cook-county-jails-start-early-doula-program-addresses-the-needs-of-its-pregnant-population/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847378 As the number of incarcerated women around the U.S. continues to skyrocket, some correctional facilities have started adapting to meet the needs of an increasingly gender diverse population. A pilot program at the Cook County Jail aims to address the needs of pregnant women entering the criminal justice system, who make up between 3% and […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/cook-county-jails-start-early-doula-program-addresses-the-needs-of-its-pregnant-population/feed/ 0 7847378 Supreme Court ends Affirmative Action in Colleges https://www.chicagoreporter.com/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-in-colleges/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-in-colleges/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847116 The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to end Affirmative Action in colleges. The precedent that advances equality and equity among our country’s higher education institutions is set back nearly 45 years.  However, the systemic inequalities orchestrated on Black communities by the institution of slavery and Jim Crow Laws, and to Latinos and Native Americans by […]

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]]> https://www.chicagoreporter.com/supreme-court-ends-affirmative-action-in-colleges/feed/ 0 7847116 Linda Lenz:  A Pioneer in Journalism Who Championed Education Transparency and Reform in Chicago https://www.chicagoreporter.com/linda-lenz-a-pioneer-in-journalism-who-championed-education-transparency-and-reform-in-chicago/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/linda-lenz-a-pioneer-in-journalism-who-championed-education-transparency-and-reform-in-chicago/#comments Thu, 18 May 2023 17:49:52 +0000 https://www.chicagoreporter.com/?p=7847000 On April 28, 2023, the city of Chicago lost one of its most influential voices in education reform, Linda Lenz. Lenz may not be a household name, but her work resonates deeply in Chicago, and her impact on education and social reform cannot be overstated. As the visionary behind Catalyst, a magazine specializing in education […]

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