Taft HS on its way to meeting future goals
by BRIAN NADIG Taft High School is well on its way to meeting or exceeding the 5-year vision’s goals that the Chicago Public Schools has set for high schools to work on from 2019-2024....
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Taft HS enrollment could peak at 4,400 in 2 years; number of students at Taft from each feeder school listed
by BRIAN NADIG Taft High School’s freshman class of 1,100 students includes at least 40 graduates from each of the following elementary schools: Bridge, Smyser, Garvy, Prussing, Dever, Dirksen, Beaubien, Canty, Hitch Ebinger and...
St. Robert Bellarmine, St. Constance, St. Viator, Pope Francis schools would stay open under initial RMC recommendations, although final decision not until Christmas
By BRIAN NADIG Merger plans for seven Catholic parishes in the Jefferson Park, Portage Park and Old Irving Park communities may not be finalized until Christmas, but it appears that Saint Constance School, Saint...
Archdiocese delays decision on possible merger of Jefferson-Portage-Irving Park churches
by BRIAN NADIG Parishioners at seven Catholic parishes in the communities of Jefferson Park, Portage Park and Old Irving Park will have to wait at least another month to find out if their church...
Taft looks to increase minorities in IB classes
by BRIAN NADIG Taft High School is looking to increase the number of minority students enrolled in the school’s most rigorous classes. Taft is part of Equal Opportunity Schools, an initiative designed to ensure...
St. Patrick HS trustees approve over $500,000 in tuition assistance
Saint Patrick High School, the oldest all-male Catholic high school in Chicago, has announced that its Board of Trustees approved more than $500,000 in additional tuition assistance in an effort to ease the financial...
