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    • Fact Sheet: Greer vs Board of Education
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    • Mayor directed CPS in 2015 to close NTA
    • South Loop TIF money siphoned into Navy Pier
    • NTA Voter Guide
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    • NTA Students Interrupt CPS Steering Committee Meeting
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This is a list of all of the news coverage of the CPS Proposal:​​
  • ABC News (August 11, 2022): 'Let the Little Light Shine' shows a Chicago community fighting to save neighborhood school
  • Chicago Tribune (August 8, 2022): "Let the Little Light Shine" opens Friday: How filmmaker Kevin Shaw shaped Chicago schools controversy into a rousing documentary
  • Sun-Times (June 7, 2022): "CPS sets aside $70M for long-sought Chinatown H.S., millions more for school playgrounds in new capital budget"
  • The Triibe (May 21, 2022): "Let the Little Light Shine" Documentary Follows the Fight to Save a Public School to Premier in Chicago
  • Los Angels Times (Mar 10, 2022): ‘Let the Little Light Shine’ takes on gentrification through one special public school
  • ​Chicago Tribune (Mar 8, 2022): ‘Let the Little Light Shine,’ the Chicago documentary about race, education, politics and dissent, electrifies True/False Film Fest
  • Columbia Daily Tribune (Mar 4, 2022): True/False director paints vibrant portrait of Chicago school's triumphs, trials
  • Hyde Park Herald (May 28, 2021): Lightfoot didn't keep her word on elected school board
  • Chicago Tribune (Mar 3, 2021): Feeling betrayed by Mayor Lori Lightfoot, supporters of an elected school board for Chicago Public Schools say ‘this fight is not going to go away anytime soon’
  • WBEZ (May 26, 2020): The Plans For A New High School For Chinatown Get A $50 Million Boost
  • The American Prospect (Oct 18, 2019): Chicago Teachers and Staff Walk Out for Community Needs
  • ABC7 (Sep 4, 2019): First-year teacher starts career at alma mater on Chicago's South Side
  • Chalkbeat (Jul 9, 2019): Speaking at a Chicago school board meeting is a feat of endurance for parents. It shouldn’t be.
  • Sun-Times (May 15, 2019): Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot names lawyer as chief equity officer
  • Crain's (May 15, 2019): Lightfoot reveals more top picks for City Hall team
  • Sun-Times (May 10, 2019): Rahm Emanuel’s schools legacy: Record grad rates, but he also closed 50 schools
  • University of Notre Dame (May 4, 2019): Chicago Mom Saved Children’s School from Closing
  • Chalkbeat (April 10, 2019): Lori Lightfoot names four women of color to head education transition team
  • American Bar Association (March 22, 2019): School Closing Victory—The Fight to Save National Teachers Academy
  • Gazette Chicago (March 1, 2019): NTA to remain open; South Loop needs high school
  • South Side Weekly (Jan. 8, 2019): Education Uninterrupted: Students, teachers, and parents celebrate saving National Teachers Academy in the South Loop
  • Education Post (Dec. 7, 2018): Black Kids Don’t Need a Handout or a Shortcut, They Just Need Schools That Work
  • Sun-Times (Dec. 5, 2018): CPS will invest in existing Near South Side HS now that NTA plan is done
  • Chicago Access Network Television [CAN TV] (Dec. 5, 2018): Political Forum 
  • Chicago Tribune (Dec. 3, 2018): CPS abandons plans to convert National Teachers Academy into a high school, hours after judge blocks move
  • Chalkbeat (Decc 3. 2018): Chicago’s popular National Teachers Academy fends off closure
  • Sun-Times (Dec. 3, 2018): CPS pulls plug on new South Loop H.S.; National Teachers Academy to remain open
  • abc7 (Dec. 3, 2018): Judge rules to halt CPS efforts to close National Teachers Academy
  • CBS Chicago (Dec. 3, 2018): Judge To Rule On Lawsuit Seeking To Block Closure Of South Loop Elementary School
  • Chicago Tribune (Dec. 1, 2018): Chance the Rapper to CPS: Keep South Side school open
  • Sun-Times (Nov. 15, 2018): Mendoza says her first term as mayor would be different than Emanuel’s third
  • Sun-Times (Nov. 1, 2018): Families want latest CPS ratings considered in fight against school closing
  • Sun-Times (Oct. 26, 2018): Could new CPS ratings halt South Loop H.S., save National Teachers Academy?
  • Sun-Times (Oct. 10, 2018): National Teachers Academy community goes to court to save school
  • Sun-Times (Sep. 26, 2018): New South Loop H.S. to serve more students, now could need annex, supporters say
  • Chicago Tribune (Sep. 19, 2018): CPS has failed its mission to listen to school communities
  • WTTW (Aug. 6, 2018): CPS to Consider Boundary Change to Add Students at Planned High School
  • Chalkbeat (Aug. 6, 2018): Neighbors at odds heading into Near South High School hearing
  • WTTW (Aug. 1, 2018): NTA Families Seek Injunction to Halt Controversial School Transition Plan
  • Sun-Times (Jul. 31, 2018): Families ask for immediate freeze on CPS plan to close National Teachers Academy
  • Chalkbeat (Jul. 20, 2018): Boundary lines of proposed South Loop high school drive wedge between communities
  • Fox News (Jul. 19, 2018):Controversy surrounds conversion of Chicago elementary school to high school
  • Sun-Times (Jul. 19, 2018): CPS confirms NTA boundaries, criticized by overlooked areas
  • Reader (Jul. 2, 2018): When local school councils go rogue, can anything be done?
  • The Chicago Reporter (Jun. 19, 2018): Lawsuit seeks to stop school closing, alleging racial discrimination
  • WTTW (Jun. 19, 2018): NTA Families Sue CPS, Claim School Transition Plan Violates Civil Rights
  • WGN (Jun. 19, 2018): Parents sue CPS over school closure
  • Sun-Times (Jun. 19, 2018): National Teachers Academy parents sue CPS, saying closing violates civil rights
  • Chicago Tribune (Jun. 19, 2018): Parents file lawsuit to halt closure of South Loop elementary school
  • South Side Weekly (Apr. 24, 2018): Communities Respond to School Closings
  • South Side Weekly (Mar. 21, 2018): Why Is CPS Closing NTA?
  • WTTW (Mar. 19, 2018): Activists Say ‘No Amazon,’ Call on Mayor to Restore Shuttered CPS Schools
  • Chicago Tribune (Mar. 7, 2018): Why is CPS closing a successful school?
  • The Chicago Reporter (Mar. 1, 2018): For one black family, a cycle of school closings
  • Sun-Times (Feb. 28, 2018): CPS board votes to close Englewood high schools, elementary school in South Loop
  • Chicago Tribune (Feb. 28, 2018): After emotional testimony from opponents, Chicago school board OKs closings and consolidation
  • ABC7 (Feb. 28, 2018): CPS to close 4 Englewood schools, convert South Loop elementary to HS
  • WTTW (Feb. 28, 2018): Community Leaders Ask CPS Watchdog to Investigate Englewood Plan
  • WBEZ (Feb. 28, 2018): Months Of Protest End With Vote To Close Five Chicago Schools
  • Chicago Tribune (Feb. 27, 2018): Controversial South Loop school merger plan presents 'myriad concerns and challenges,' CPS-financed analysis says
  • Sun-Times (Feb. 26, 2018): Cancel vote to close Englewood schools, protesters say, citing Sun-Times report
  • South Side Weekly (Feb 20, 2018): At the Mayor's Door
  • Sun-Times (Feb. 19, 2018): School closing protesters take their pleas to mayor’s house
  • Crain's (Feb. 16, 2018): Why National Teachers Academy should stay open
  • Hyde Park Herald (Feb 7, 2018): I WANT TO BELIEVE: An Open Letter to New CPS CEO Dr. Janice Jackson
  • WTTW (Jan. 30, 2018): Education Equity Group Calls for Community Referendum on NTA Transition Plan
  • WBEZ (Jan. 23, 2018): Study: School Closing Plan Hurts Poor, Black Students
  • Chicago Defender (Jan. 10, 2018): CPS' New Leader Dr. Janice Jackson Has High Hopes
  • Sun-Times (Jan. 8, 2018): Chicago Teachers Union: CPS' Proposed School Closings Would Violate Our Contract 
  • Chicago Tribune (Jan. 8, 2018): Chicago Public Schools Unveils Boundaries for Planned South Loop High School
  • Chicago Tribune (Dec. 1, 2017): Chicago Public Schools Closing and Consolidation Plan Would Affect Thousands of Students
  • WTTW (Dec. 1, 2017): CPS Announces School Action Plan: Closures, Consolidations in Proposal
  • Sun-Times (Dec. 1, 2017): National Teachers Academy to Close, CPS Says
  • Sun-Times (Nov. 30, 2017): As City Weighs More School Closures Chicago Parents Speak Out
  • Gazette Chicago (Nov. 2, 2017): NTA Protesters Take Their Fight to Mayor's House
  • Chicago Defender (Oct. 18, 2017): In the MIX: CTU President Karen Lewis Recovers, NTA Challenges Dem Candidates
  • Lawndale News (Oct. 12, 2017): CPS Forms Near South Community Steering Committee 
  • Sun-Times (Oct. 9, 2017): Outside mayor’s house, protesters oppose converting South Loop school
  • Univision (Oct. 9, 2017): Denuncian plan para cerrar una escuela de alto rendimiento en un vecindario de Chicago 
  • Sun-Times (Sep. 29, 2017): CPS announces rules it could use to close or merge schools in June
  • DNAInfo (Aug. 25, 2017) South Loop School Should Close, Be Converted To New High School, CPS Says
  • WTTW (Aug. 25, 2017): CPS to Recommend Controversial South Loop Conversion Plan
  • Crain's (Aug. 25, 2017): It's official: South Loop to get neighborhood high school
  • DNAInfo (Aug. 11, 2017): Mini Ferris Wheel Mocks Rahm, Rips Plan To Close South Loop School​
  • WTTW (Jul. 26, 2017) NTA Student: ‘As Kids we Shouldn’t Have to Worry About Our Second Home’
  • Sun-Times (Jul. 26, 2017) :After accusing governor of racist funding, CPS’ CEO accused of same
  • The Chicago Reporter (Jul. 25, 2017): South Side school closings and conversions raise questions of equity​
  • Chicagoist (Jul. 20, 2017) Teachers Union Highlights Chicago's School Funding Woes In Neighborhood Tour
  • ​Chicago Defender (Jul. 19, 2017): Passionate Town Hall Rallies Against CPS Agenda
  • WTTW (Jul. 18, 2017): Ald. Dowell Voices Support to Merge 2 South Loop Elementary Schools
  • DNAInfo (Jul. 18, 2017): Closing Majority-Black South Loop School Is Good For Integration, Ald. Says
  • ​Sun-Times (Jul. 11, 2017): CPS: New HS in South Loop could phase in, while NTA phases out
  • Univision (Jul. 10, 2017) Sindicato de Maestros de Chicago se opone al cierre de la escuela National Teacher's Academy
  • Chicago Tribune (Jul. 10, 2017): CPS proposes phase-in for new South Loop high school
  • ​WTTW (Jul. 10, 2017) Parents, Community Seek Unity in New South Loop High School Proposal
  • Gazette Chicago (Jul. 9, 2017): Gradual conversion of NTA would create new South Loop high school
  • South Side Weekly (Jun. 21, 2017): Who Controls South Loop Schools?
  • Chicago Defender (Jun. 21. 2017): Do Our Black Children Matter?
  • DNAInfo (Jun. 21, 2017): South Loop School Would Close, Be Converted to a High School "Gradually": CPS
  • WTTW (Jun. 15, 2017): Parents, Community Split Over CPS Plan For New South Loop High School
  • DNAInfo (Jun. 7, 2017): Don't Close Our School for new South Loop High School, Parents Warn CPS
  • NBC (Jun. 7, 2017): Plans to Shutter South Loop School Meets Stiff Opposition​
  • WGN TV (Jun. 7, 2017): Residents Weighing In on Plans to Build New CPS High School in the South Loop
  • Chicago Tribune (Jun. 6, 2017): CPS Puts Forward New Plan for South Loop High School
  • Sun-Times (Jun. 6, 2017): CPS Plans New High Schols for South Loop, Chinatown, Englewood
  • WBEZ (Jun. 6, 2017): Plans for New South Loop High School Raise Issues of Class And Race
  • DNAInfo (Jun. 6, 2017): CPS Pitch New South Loop High School to Wary Neighbors 
  • Crain's (Jun. 6, 2017): CPS Unveils Plan for New South Loop High School 
  • Gazette Chicago (Jun. 4, 2017): TIF to provide $50 million for South Loop School
  • Crain's (Jun. 2, 2017): School fight's a sign that segregation is alive and well in South Loop
  • Crain's (May. 24, 2017): A new South Loop high school? CPS will look at it.
  • DNAInfo (May. 23, 2017): A New South Loop High School? Teachers Academy Could Be Converted Amid Boom
  • DNAInfo (Apr. 28, 2017): New South Loop School Getting $50 Million In TIF Cash Instead Of $9 Million
  • DNAInfo (Apr. 27, 2017): New South Loop Elementary School Could Look Like This

This is NOT the first time South Loop Elementary, CPS, and government officials have colluded to take over NTA:
  • Chicago Journal (Dec. 16, 2009): Move to Teachers Academy Likely
  • Chicago Journal (Dec. 23, 2009): Dowell Weighs In   (Note that Dowell used to be on NTA's side.)
  • Chicago Journal (Jan. 6, 2010): NTA Parents Want Answers
  • Chicago Journal (Jan. 13, 2010): Status Quo--For Now, The Upper Grades at South Loop Will Stay Put
  • Chicago Journal (Jan. 20, 2010): Time to Plan--Near South Side Public Education Goes to Committees
  • WBEZ (Jul.7, 2016): How Chicago School Construction Furthers Race and Class Segregation
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  • Home
  • Background
  • Resources
    • Fact Sheet: Greer vs Board of Education
    • Why Is CPS Closing NTA?
    • Fact Check Friday
    • What is the problem with CPS proposal?
    • NTA: A community excluded
    • Mayor directed CPS in 2015 to close NTA
    • South Loop TIF money siphoned into Navy Pier
    • NTA Voter Guide
    • WeAreNTA in Action
    • NTA Students Interrupt CPS Steering Committee Meeting
    • Segregationist Policies' Impact in CPS
    • High School travel times from the South Loop
    • Open letter to Mayor, Alderman, and CPS
    • A better plan? 5 Ideas
  • Media
  • NTA
    • NTA Testimonials - Black Students Matter
    • NTA is one community
    • NTA is a Level 1+ school
    • NTA accomplishment 2012-2016
    • 5 Essentials
    • Did you know?
    • I Love NTA
    • From the Mayor of NTA, aka JP
    • Community Art Flags
    • NTA Day 2019
  • News
  • Support