Last month, the Generation All team in partnership with the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association (CPAA) hosted the Neighborhood High School Principals Summit, a chance to create a network of support for neighborhood high schools. Neighborhood high school principals had an opportunity to review the Generation All action plan, Strong Neighborhood High Schools for a Stronger Chicago, and prioritize solutions that were most relevant to them.  Read more about the summit here.

Our latest episode of #InspireInvestment features Danely Quiroz, a senior at Roosevelt High School.  Hear her talk about how and why she gets involved in making her school a better place for all students.  



#InspireInvestment encourages Chicagoans to get to know and support their neighborhood high schools, in ways big and small.  Jamie Guerrero went big, founding the Food Science Lab at Car Schurz High School where students volunteer to grow fresh greens for the cafeteria and the community. 


Do you know anybody who invests their time, talent, or treasure to support their neighborhood high school? We are looking to interview people for our #InspireInvestment in Neighborhood High Schools  project. Email [email protected] to submit a nomination. 
Neighborhood Public High School Spotlight 

Thanks to the @CPSuccess Twitter account, you can now see positive news from neighborhood high schools at  #CPSuccess #nhoodHS. Tweet your stories with these hashtags! 

Spreading the Word about Generation All:
  • It's Time to End the War on Neighborhood High Schools, writes Generation All executive director Beatriz Ponce de León in Crain's Chicago Business. "Our neighborhood public high schools can play a role in boosting the growth and prosperity of Chicago as a whole, keeping our communities stable and preparing our young people to be the future leaders, taxpayers and active citizens we need in our city. "

Upcoming Events:
  • Illinois Humanities will be hosting an interactive event, Our Teachers - How to Get Them, How to Keep Them, modeled after a school day and focused on how to retain quality teachers in Chicago Public Schools, especially teachers of color. This will be at Kenwood Academy on September 22 from 6:30pm-8:00pm. Follow along at #ILContinuingEd.
  • The School Project is hosting a free film screening and discussion of the mini documentary "UnChartered Territory" on Saturday, September 24 from 1:30pm-2:30pm at Harold Washington Library. The panel will feature Generation All executive director Beatriz Ponce de León together with WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp and Northwestern University professor Mary Pattillo. Watch the trailer and RSVP here. 
  • The Illinois State Board of Education is seeking your involvement as they review the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to be implemented over the next year and half. Learn more and attend the Sept. 27th stop on their listening tour.
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Generation All is a citywide initiative to unite Chicagoans around revitalizing our neighborhood public high schools.