The Generation All Action Plan,
Strong Neighborhood High Schools for a Stronger Chicago, calls for Chicagoans to unite around Practice, Policy, and Public Engagement solutions to revitalize neighborhood public high schools and expand equity in our public education system. Our steering committee has begun to work on the solutions in our Action Plan. Now we need your help to change the narrative around public education and expand high quality learning opportunities for young people in and outside of the classroom, with the wider support of the community. This summer, we invite you to
join a work group to turn our recommendations into reality!
Generation All steering committee members and students Jessica and Lin and our student speaker Ray at the Action Plan Launch Party.
Practice Work Group
This group will prioritize working on two Practice recommendations from the Plan:
1c - Make neighborhood high schools centers of their communities
1d - Offer comprehensive college and career advising for students at all neighborhood public high schools
Policy Work Group
The group will prioritize working on all three Policy recommendations from the Plan in this order:
2a - Put a hold on the opening and closing of public high schools until there is an open, inclusive, citywide planning process that considers neighborhood needs
2c - Adopt a more equitable funding formula for public schools in Chicago that better accounts for differences in student and neighborhood needs and resources
2b - Make school evaluation less punitive and more focused on problem-solving and growth
Public Engagement Work Group
This group will prioritize working on 3c -
Design innovative and practical ways for community groups, businesses and residents to partner with and support neighborhood public high schools.
This group needs assistance with:
Sharing Generation All with new audiences (LSCs, Aldermen, faith leaders, cultural groups, etc.)
Helping schools promote themselves and sharing positive news about neighborhood high schools
Identifying and supporting the most isolated schools with community partnerships
If you are interested in joining one of these work groups, please sign up
here. Generation All will be overseeing these work groups and helping to coordinate any common projects that emerge among the groups and with other organizations.
Neighborhood Public High School Spotlight
Thanks to the @CPSuccess Twitte
r account, you can now see positive news from neighborhood high schools at
Generation All executive director Beatriz Ponce de Leรณn spoke at Crain's #FutureChicago event on solving Chicago's most pressing issues. This video summarizes the discussion and you can join this Facebook group to continue it.
Generation All partnered with the Illinois Humanities Council to present, "Our Taxes -- Where to Spend Them, How to Share Them." Check out #ILContinuingEd for live-tweets.
Raise Your Hand is hosting a CPS Budget Forum on July 18 from 6:30-8:30 PM at Amundsen HS.
Brighton Park Neighborhood Council is hosting a community meeting on July 19 from 1-2:30 PM at Shields Middle School. CPS students will perform skits about the impacts of budget cuts on their lives, and elected officials will be present.
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Generation All is a citywide initiative to unite Chicagoans around revitalizing our neighborhood public high schools.