Members of the CPS Ombudsman Option School planted flower seedlings in honor of Violence Prevention Week at the Police Department. Then some of the students read anti-violence poems, while Interim-Chief
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Operation Graduation 2015: Destiny Wright (Chicago)
Determination to overcome life’s obstacles is echoed by 20-year-old West Side native, Destiny Wright. When Destiny came to Ombudsman in September 2014, she had only 4.5 of the 24 credits
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Operation Graduation 2015: Ivan Torres (Chicago Northwest)
A good old friend of mine brought me to Ombudsman. His name is Tommy Hack, and it all happened by fate as it seemed that I talked to him about
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Operation Graduation 2015: Elijah Hamilton (Chicago)
For many Ombudsman students, the journey to receiving their diploma has been complicated. West Side native, 18-year-old Elijah Hamilton, stopped going to school twice and attributes a large portion of
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Ombudsman Chicago Celebrates Women’s History Month
Empowering the next generation of female leaders According to a 2014 report on the state of self-esteem, the majority of teen girls (seven in ten) believe that they are not
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Ace The FAFSA Application With These Tips (Chicago)
Financing a college education has become a critical component in making higher education a possibility for most families. Through the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), colleges around the
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My Child is Failing High School, What Should I do? (Chicago)
TBTNEWS REPORT Tips from a Chicago Parent: The first semester is complete for most high school students across the country. Now that the school year has hit the halfway mark
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A safety net for dropouts catches others (Chicago)
In 2012 Chicagoans got some harsh news: there were 56,000 high school dropouts under 21 –enough to fill Soldier Field. “At the time, we had 5,300 seats to serve them,”
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Ombudsman Chicago Honors Supportive Community with Breakfast
As a thank you to supportive community stakeholders, Ombudsman Chicago South, 6057 S. Western Ave., held a celebratory breakfast last week where Ombudsman Chicago South and Ombudsman Educational Services personnel
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So you’re Pregnant… Now What? Tips from a Teen Mom (Chicago)
I was 16 years old in 2012 when I found out I was pregnant. I had just moved across the country to live with my mother and had been feeling
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