Kim McGill, an organizer with the Youth Justice Coalition, an organization that works with families of the incarcerated youth, told the Guardian that parents were were worried and struggling to get information as the fire spread. “There’s just not the same urgency when people are locked up. It seems county officials aren’t thinking about the Read more…

This year, students in Florida headed back to school for reading, writing and a new Big Brother. The Florida Schools Safety Portal, a statewide database, will collect, sort and analyze sensitive data about students to share with law enforcement. Created in response to the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school in Parkland, the portal is described Read more…

On Saturday, May 25, “Mother’s Opposed to Violence Everywhere” (MOVE) will partner with the Kenwood-Oakland Community Organization (KOCO) to hold a citywide conference to address the issue of missing women and girls in the Chicago area. “We want to offer safety precautions that we think will help in aiding our young ladies, whether it’s self-defense Read more…

Parents and community advocates are divided on L.A. Unified’s Measure EE, a parcel tax on the June ballot that would raise about $500 million a year over a 12-year period for schools. However, a common thread connects them: They agree schools need more funding, but there’s also “distrust” over whether the district would use the money to advance Read more…

A long-discussed plan to build an 100 percent affordable housing complex on the city-owned parking lot directly north of the Logan Square Blue Line station is moving forward. To build the project, Bickerdike needs a zoning change, which requires support from Ramirez-Rosa and the community under the alderman’s community-driven zoning process. So far, the proposal has Read more…