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2. History of education in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   In 1848, Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth argued the urgent need for a better public school system. The city council agreed. The mayor's plea reflected his experience as a former teacher, and was designed to attract productive citizens. By 1850, less than a fifth of eligible children were enrolled in public schools.

3. Wilbur Wright College - Wikipedia

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   Wilbur Wright College. /  41.958833°N 87.788306°W  / 41.958833; -87.788306. Wilbur Wright College, formerly known as Wright Junior College, [2] is a public community college in Chicago. Part of the City Colleges of Chicago system, it offers two-year associate's degrees, as well as occupational training in IT, manufacturing, medical, and ...

4. History of African-American education - Wikipedia

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   By 2009 many communities restored Rosenwald schools. Sarah Roberts vs. City of Boston. The case of Sarah Roberts vs the City of Boston is a case about a five-year old girl named Sarah Roberts and her parents, who tried to send her to a nearby, predominantly white school during the Jim Crow era of segregation in the United States.

5. Albert Raby - Wikipedia

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   Albert Anderson Raby (1933 – November 23, 1988) was a teacher at Chicago 's Hess Upper Grade Center who secured the support of Martin Luther King Jr. to desegregate schools and housing in Chicago between 1965 and 1967. Raby was a part of the civil rights movement and helped create the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO ...

6. Distance education in Chicago Public Schools in 1937

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   Chicago's 1937 distance education program received some renewed attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, during parts of which technology-enabled distance learning broadly supplanted in-person instruction. A number of sources mentioned Chicago's 1937 venture with distance education during a viral outbreak as a precursor of sorts to the distance ...

7. Chicago Board of Education - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Board of Education serves as the board of education (school board) for the Chicago Public Schools . The board traces its origins to the Board of School Inspectors, created in 1837. The board is currently appointed solely by the mayor of Chicago. Between 2024 and 2027, the board is slated to transition to consist entirely of elected ...