Civil Rights
Group of nine African American students who enrolled at Little Rock Central High School in 1957, challenging racial segregation in public schools:
2001 19 day strike by parents to open a new school in their community as promised by the Mayor and the district
What is the "Little Village Hunger Strike"
The legislation that expands the size of this major city's education board from the existing seven members to 21 members over the course of the next five years
What is the Elected School Board
The Aug. 17, 2015, 34-day hunger strike to save a school on Chicago's south side.
What is "The Fight for Dyett" or "The Dyett Hunger Strike".
This council was a result of the "Chicago School Reform Bill" and gave parents and community members power over local school budgeting, principal contracts, and other issues that impact public education in their schools.
a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional:
What is Brown vs Board
Portable buildings to relieve overcrowding in African-American schools rather than enrolling the students in white schools
What is the "Willis Wagons"
A district budget which provides a certain amount of money for every student enrolled at a school
What is "Student Based Funding"
Legislature passed in 1988, this act created the Local School Council for each of the system's schools.
What is the "Chicago School Reform Act"
Mayor Daley's plan to create 100 new schools; mostly charter and contract schools by 2010 in communities in most need, that failed.
What is "The Renaissance 2010"
A class-action lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of segregated schools for Mexican American students in California
What is Mendez v. Westminster
Under THIS MAYOR's leadership, a coalition of community groups, business leaders, and reformers helped to draft a series of proposals to transform the schools.
Who is Mayor Harold Washington
school funding formula in Illinois that prioritizes state funding for students with the most need and school districts with the lowest local funding
What is "Evidence Based Funding- (EBF)"