Local school votes for charter takeover

Aug. 31, 2011
 Parents at a low-performing public school on Chicago’s Far South Side say they’re fed up with the their kids’ failing school and Tuesday night, they voted for a takeover.Two dozen parents and neighborhood residents sat in the Wendell Smith school library, quietly waiting for the revolutionary

Parents to CPS: Make our school a charter

Jun. 14, 2011
When Chicago closes low-performing schools, the district often faces fierce resistance from parents, who fight to save their children’s teachers and their neighborhood's institution.