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Building Skills Now is Our Best Hope for the Future

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

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Cheryle Jackson

Last week, the Chicago Urban League hosted a job fair at our Bronzeville offices in partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority to fill 300 part-time positions. More than 1,000 people showed up.

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Obama: Help Wanted for Stimulus in Urban Areas

Cheryle Jackson | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

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Cheryle Jackson

Though Obama's plan feels right on the surface, for me it raises two questions: "Which Main Streets?" and "Who gets those jobs?"

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Parents Join Education Funding Lawsuit

Chicago Public Radio | Lea Coon | Posted 10.17.2008 | Chicago

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A dozen individuals are joining the Chicago Urban League in a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over education funding. The Chicago Urban League ...

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The School Funding Gap

Chicago Reporter | Jeff Kelly Lowenstein, Alden K. Loury and Matthew Hendrickson | Posted 08.21.2008 | Chicago

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A new Chicago Reporter analysis of school funding data shows the long-term disparities in school funding as area civil rights leaders filed a lawsuit ...

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School Funding Unconstitutional: Lawsuit

AP | Jenny Song | Posted 08.20.2008 | Chicago

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Using property tax revenue to fund Illinois schools is unconstitutional and discriminatory, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by the Chicago Urba...

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