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THE REST OF THE STORY!
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS AND MEDIA LEAVE OUT

Chicago Public School to close 3 schools. April 2002 headlines. This map
shows where those schools are and the level of poverty around the schools.

In April 2002 the Chicago Public Schools announced a decision to close three Chicago schools because of persistent failure to improve learning outcomes. The schools, Dodge, Terrell, and Williams, are shown on the map above. While the local media have covered the conflict between CPS and the Teacher's Union on this subject, they have not gone into detail on the poverty in the neighborhood or other reasons for consistent poor performance. They have not given readers a chance to "get involved" and to help. They have not demanded greater investment from business, hospitals or foundations. This maps shows there are several tutoring/mentoring programs within a mile of each school. Go to the PROGRAM LOCATOR and you'll find contact information you use to contact any one of these programs and offer to help, as a tutor/mentor, donor and/or business partner. Click into a PROGRAM LINKS section to find links to tutor/mentor programs in Chicago. Use this information to help you make a decision on becoming a volunteer, a donor, or a business partner in one of these areas. Use the other resources on this site to challenge schools and non-school programs to be the very best possible, while challenging local business, hospital and universities to provide the dollars, volunteers, technology and interns each program needs to put good ideas to work.

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Did you like what you see but find it too difficult to locate programs? Help the Tutor/Mentor Connection to find the funding to make this map interactive. With extra funding we can create a map that allows you to click on any icon on the map and find information about that program, business, hospital and/or university. Contributions from business, foundations and individuals enable us to do this work.