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In early 1997 when charter schools were being introduced into the Chicago Public Schools, the founders began their work to establish a free Afrocentric school. Betty Shabazz International Charter School was founded in 1998 by Robert J. Dale, Anthony Daniels-Halisi, Carol D. Lee, Haki R. Madhubuti, and Soyini Walton.
Kelly opened its doors as a junior high school on December 3, 1928, only serving grades six through ninth. On July 12, 1933, the Chicago Board of Education abolished all junior high schools in Chicago, and on September 17, 1933, for the 1933–34 school year; Kelly reopened as a senior high school.
Pedro Martinez (born 1969/1970) [1] is a Mexican-American school administrator serving as the CEO of Chicago Public Schools (the superintendent position of Chicago Public Schools) since 2021. He formerly served as superintendent of the San Antonio Independent School District and superintendent of the Washoe County School District.
Uplift Community High School (commonly known as simply Uplift) is a public four–year high school located in the Uptown neighborhood on the north side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 2005, Uplift is a part of the Chicago Public Schools system. As of the 2019–2020 school year, the school has 121 students. [1]
In 2023, using the 1965 Public Schools Commission definition or the 1944 Fleming Committee definition, [21] there are 302 independent secondary schools belonging to the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (78% of HMC schools are co-educational, 9% are boys only and 13% are girls only), [22] [23] and 152 independent girls' secondary ...
Edward Tilden Career Community Academy High School (formerly known as Tilden Technical High School) is a public 4–year high school bordered between the Canaryville and Fuller Park neighborhoods on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Opened in Chicago as Lake High School in 1889, Tilden is operated by the Chicago Public Schools ...
William J. Bogan was the superintendent of Chicago Public Schools during the Great Depression and believed that all should have an education regardless of income. The school opened in 1959 in a building designed by the architectural firm of Naess & Murphy. [4]
On August 31, the Chicago Board of Health, led by Herman Bundesen, ordered an indefinite postponement of the opening of schools, which had been scheduled to begin their fall semesters on September 7. [1] [3] [4] President of the Chicago Board of Education James B. McCahey announced on September 2 that schools would remain "indefinitely closed". [5]