by COFI Admin | Sep 1, 2011 | Early Learning Campaign, Elementary Justice
On September 7, 2011, new CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, Jean-Claude Brizard came to COFI for a special meeting with POWER-PAC leaders. Parent leaders from 8 different Chicago communities shared their concerns and recommendations around improving school...
by COFI Admin | Jul 1, 2011 | Elementary Justice
More Tolerance in New CPS Code of Conduct, By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune Reporter Chicago Public Schools has adopted a new student discipline policy that one parent group (POWER-PAC) says moves the district a step away from zero tolerance. Staff...
by COFI Admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Elementary Justice, Health, Food, and Recess, POWER-PAC IL
U.S. Department of Education Director of Community Outreach Alberto Retana came to meet with POWER-PAC parent leaders on March 17th. They held a wide-ranging, two-hour dialogue where they talked about what the federal government can do to support the engagement of...
by COFI Admin | Dec 1, 2010 | Elementary Justice, POWER-PAC IL
COFI is proud to release the Parent-to-Parent Guide: Restorative Justice in Chicago Public Schools – Stopping the School-to-Prison Pipeline.
by COFI Admin | Nov 1, 2010 | Elementary Justice, POWER-PAC IL
On November 13th, fifty POWER-PAC parent leaders joined over a hundred other parents, youth, teachers, and religious officials to launch the High HOPES (Healing Over the Punishment of Expulsions and Suspensions) Campaign. The campaign calls upon Chicago Public Schools...
by COFI Admin | Apr 1, 2008 | Elementary Justice
According to the Chicago Tribune, school-related violence has claimed the lives of 22 district students so far this school year. These statistics have led some to call for harsher gun penalties, and longer suspensions and expulsions of juveniles exhibiting disruptive...
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