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Death Penalty in the Chi
Eduardo, , Death Penalty, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 3By Elijah and Lalo Do you feel like people should face the death penalty? Here in Chicago or in...
Should people in prison have the right to vote?
Melanie, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Partnerships for the Goals, Prison, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 17In the United States, a large percentage of the population is incarcerated. Some of them are petty crimes and...
Free CTA Pass for Chicago Students
Janely, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Quality Education, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Transportation, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 41Many Chicago Students walk it to school every day. For various reasons, some of the students come in late...
Defend DACA!
Elizabeth, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, #ConDACAlogre, #DACA #Immigration #Dearleaders #Dreamers #AmericanDream, #DefendDACA, #FightForDACA, #WithDACA, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, daca, 9DACA which is short for Deferred Action of Childhood Arrival is a program that was brought by President Barack...
Improving our communities
Dulce, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 13Living in a city, there is a likely chance that you experienced pollution. This is especially encountered in minority...
The issue of homelessness within CPS
Luis, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, homelessness, 1What we think can help We believe that we can help this issue by trying to get boarded up...
Petition For After-School Program In Our Neighborhood
Lizbette, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 0Hi, My partner Karen and I have been focusing on the violence in different types of neighborhood but we...
Students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School Have no Access to Their Library
Carolina, , Fall 2019, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, community, inequalty, library, 7The students at Back of the Yards College Prep High School do not have access to their own library....
The WPII
Noeli, , Career & Job Readiness, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Immigration, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 0The WPIL is the Working Permit for Illegal Immigrants that allows immigrants without a legal status to work in...
School Funding For Low Income Schools
Leslie, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 5Money has been misplaced in communities that are high income. Schools in the mid/low-income community are suffering due to...
Homelessness in Chicago Public Schools
Jacqueline, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Homelessness, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 5As of the 2017-2018 school year, 17,894 homeless Chicago children and teens attend CPS schools. Data also shows that...
Police Brutality exploded and Criminal Justice System needs to Change
Dejuan, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Police, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 5In the United States of America the amount of police homicides has increased over the years and the criminal...
Global warming is real!
Nereida, , Climate Action, Environment & World, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, save the earth, 3” Only when the last tree has died and the last river has been poisoned and the last fish...
An additional social worker in CPS Schools
Oscar, , Psychology, Quality Education, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 3Yo, Chiraq Oscar here and I am posting this blog to talk about an issue that concerns me. I...
U pass For Students in Chicago
Noe, , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, Showcase, Spring 2019, Summer 2019, Transportation, Back of the Yards College Preparatory High School, 4In Chicago, a lot of students use public transportation like the CTA. Even with the student discount, it is...