with Alderman Walter Burnett of the City of Chicago
Posted Feb 15, 2018
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Walter Burnett, City of Chicago discusses the merging of two schools, Jenner & Ogden. Instead of closing these schools, blending them together will create a whole new culture. This mutually beneficial merger is a win win for the community.
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Little For Elementary School in Waukegan, IL partnered with Comcast for the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day. Volunteers gave the school some much needed TLC. They refreshed the classroom by refurbishing shelving units and painting. They also cleaned up grounds and planted flowers.
Comcast employees and community members gathered at the Elgin Salvation Army to spend day volunteering to spruce up the grounds, remodel the clothing closet, and move their food pantry to the first floor. Comcast has been partnering with the Elgin Salvation Army for 6 years.
Comcasters gathered at the Tinley Park office for Well Wish Note Project which included sorting through donations and writing notes for theCradlestoCrayonsorganization. Employee donations of clothing,toys, shoes, and basic essentials were sortedtobe included in care packages for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. Comcasters also wrotesupportive and enthusiastic messages, decorated with fun drawings, stickers & picturestosend words of encouragement and bring joytokids during the school year.
Foster children doing well at school are at risk because of financial issues and tuition costs. In the mid 90's, Illinois had the highest rated higher education. Now we are at the lowest. The Bridge Program is a mentor program that helps to keep students being lost to the summer melt. We will change this state by investing in higher education.
There needs to be a universal 72 hour waiting period for all gun purchases instead of the current 72 hours for hand guns and 48 hours for long guns. Lawmakers need to pass responsible legislature instead of just putting out there more guns. Also discussed is the need for more transparency at restaurants to help families with food allergies.
Illinois has a shortage of teachers. Other states offer a streamlined curriculum which specializes in your area of teaching. This cuts down on time and money spent on college costs and helps students who have financial difficulties.
Comcast hosted the Chicago Civic Technolgy Forum led by the regions' STEM experts and community, business and education leaders to learn more about the value of STEM to students and employers.
Mariyana Spyropoulos, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District discusses available tours so people can get up close and personal with waste water management and learn how to conserve water in their own homes.
School principals are second only to teachers in the impact they have on children. In Chicago, as the number of strong public school principals has increased, so have student academic gains - from reading scores to graduation rates. Since 2013, The Chicago Public Education Fund has been supporting and enabling great principals through programs that meet their needs. For example, they run a Fellowship and partnership with Northwestern University to serve top principals, and a Summer Design Program to help principals and their teacher teams develop innovative solutions to longstanding challenges. With us today is Heather Anichini, president and CEO of The Fund, to talk with us about the organization's work and impact in Chicago.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, over 2.8 million students are accommodated for specific learning disabilities. A discussion about inclusive early education programs and their impact in minimizing future challenges for children as they transition to higher education or the workforce. With Katy Neas, Vice President for Public Affairs at Easterseals, Inc. This discussion continues in part 2 of Employment for Youth with Disabilities.
Interview recorded Sept 27, 2017.
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