TBT News Update Ombudsman Chicago will celebrate the grand opening of its South Side Options School. The two-part grand opening on October 9 will include a ribbon cutting ceremony from
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Open Letter to Parents: Reversing the Dropout Effect by Dr. Chaun Johnson (Chicago)
The Electronic Urban Report Looking Past Prevention: Facing the School Dropout Dilemma Dear Parents, Each year more than three million students across the country will leave school without earning a high
Read moreCPS Helps Dropouts Finish High School (Chicago)
WTTW Chicago Tonight Since launching the Student Outreach and Re-engagement centers, or SOAR, Chicago Public Schools has helped 170 former high school dropouts earn their diplomas. The centers provide motivation
Read moreOmbudsman Chicago Expands to Open South Side Location
CPS Options School New Location Now Enrolling Students CHICAGO (August 8, 2014) – Ombudsman Chicago has announced the opening of a new Options School learning center at 6057 S. Western
Read moreOmbudsman Chicago Sets The Standard With Inaugural Graduating Class (Chicago)
June 09, 2014 “The path to graduation has been wrought with obstacles for many of our students,” said Dr. Chaun Johnson, Principal, Ombudsman Chicago. “Our graduates are proud of what
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Reversing Cycle of Teen Unemployment (Chicago)
Truth B Told | EDUCATION NATION Special Correspondent: B. Flowers A Chicago Public Schools Options School (not a charter), Ombudsman Chicago opened in August 2013 and offers teens a second
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Ombudsman Chicago’s first graduating class (Chicago)
Tue., Jun. 10, 2014 12:00 PM EDTby Yvette Caslin More than 20 graduates from the Ombudsman Chicago program were recognized for their academic achievements during a commencement ceremony at Holy
Read moreStudents Receive Second Chance at Ombudsman (Chicago)
The Lawndale News June 19, 2014 According to the National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), a child drops out of high school every nine seconds. Marissa Noyola should
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Operation Graduation Essay: “Earning a diploma means a means a milestone in life for me.” (Chicago)
Earning a diploma means a milestone in life for me. This is really the end of my childhood life and the beginning of adulthood and my career. This diploma means
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West Side alternative school means a second chance (Chicago)
05/08/2014 There is no shortage of news accounts about young Black students, particularly in urban areas dropping out of school. One West Side school is registering stories about students dropping
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