How Asian Americans got wrapped up in the affirmative action debate — and why many want out
Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.
Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.
A new analysis shows the mass closings didn’t fix structural inequalities of the city’s public school system as promised.
We find out what happened to schools that absorbed students from the 50 schools that Chicago closed in 2013 as part of an on-going investigation by WBEZ and the Chicago Sun-Times.
It’s graduation season in Chicago. Over the weekend, families and friends gathered at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side to celebrate a set of unconventional high school grads.
The Sun-Times and WBEZ found that school officials failed to protect these welcoming schools and the $155 million invested in them over time.
Chicago closed 50 schools in 2013, saying this would help students. But our analysis shows little changed academically for the affected kids.
This week marks a decade since the Chicago Board of Education voted to carry out the largest mass school closure in the nation’s history.
The national shortage of Adderall is hitting close to home. My home, to be exact.
The Supreme Court is expected to ban race-conscious admissions, raising questions about legacy admissions policies that disadvantage underrepresented students.
The mayor promised the 46 buildings left would get a second life. The Sun-Times and WBEZ visited every building and community to see what happened.