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The Youth Advisory Board is a civic journalism internship program featuring the words and images of Chicago high school students.
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New School V.S. Old School
New School Higher education is no longer a primary factor in determining the outcome of a person’s success. “Success” defined as the ability to achieve the goal of making money and having a legitimate career in the future. Recently, education -for students- is proving to be optional; on account of all the motivation being put […]
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Can everyone receive the same education within CPS?
July 10, 2012
Anthony Cruz Daniel Manrique Passion Matthews Can opportunities be made fair? What is the relationship between equity and opportunity? Education can be made fair, but in a system that has many flaws it is easier said than done. Many factors come into play when you talk about how education can be made fair, but there […]
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Arizona Immigration Law
July 10, 2012
The Arizona State Law has caused much controversy between the growing Hispanic population and nativist in the state. Some residents in Arizona believe that the law is needed because the federal immigration enforcement in Arizona is ineffective and that more power should be given to the state police. They also argue that Illegal immigrants hinder […]
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Education and Motivation
July 10, 2012
Prompt: What are the values of (public) education? How can we increase individual motivation (both in teachers and students)? The general concession in America is that public education is beneficial to all. Unfortunately, the benefits are not equal in every school, or for every student. In the Chicago Public School(CPS) system we see a shockingly […]
Youth Advisory Board 
July 12, 2012
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