Education
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Mislabeling at Payton: The importance of using correct names and pronouns
Read more: Mislabeling at Payton: The importance of using correct names and pronounsBy Sanaa Taqvi~ The LGBTQ+ community at Walter Payton College Prep faces a high rate of mislabeling incidents, with over 90% of students reporting involvement…
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Op-Ed: Redefining success: Payton should institute a school-wide no-harm finals policy
Read more: Op-Ed: Redefining success: Payton should institute a school-wide no-harm finals policyBy Sanaa Taqvi~ The 2022-2023 school year’s finals schedule at Payton College Prep brings anxiety and stress to students. Many support a “no-harm finals” approach…
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School or Jail: How the School Guidelines Affect the Student Body
Read more: School or Jail: How the School Guidelines Affect the Student BodyBy Sanaa Taqvi, Staff Writer As the first semester comes to a close, many students still have questions about the new policies put in place…
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Rehumanizing school closures: “Saving money” but hurting students (Multimedia Podcast)
Read more: Rehumanizing school closures: “Saving money” but hurting students (Multimedia Podcast)By Addie Daab, Alexandros Kroner, Colin Symons, Jada Wordlaw, and Natalie Soutonglang, Contributors Students in Multimedia Literacy built projects to address inequities in Chicago Public…
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A reflection on Payton’s finals grading policy: adopting a new plan
Read more: A reflection on Payton’s finals grading policy: adopting a new planBy Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer During the remote learning school year of 2020-2021, Walter Payton’s finals policy stated that final exams and projects couldn’t lower…
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Student-led organization plans to lead student walkout Friday
Read more: Student-led organization plans to lead student walkout FridayBy: Vivian Kaleta and Bridget Galibois, Copy Editors This Friday, students from across Chicago Public Schools are planning to participate in a Walk Out organized…
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No more MAP Testing: Road to high school entrances unreadable
Read more: No more MAP Testing: Road to high school entrances unreadableBy Ella Schaffer, Staff Writer This year, the NWEA MAP exam will not be used for any CPS school admission. The CPS High School Admissions…
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Quiz: What Thanksgiving Food Are You?
Read more: Quiz: What Thanksgiving Food Are You?Take this quiz to find out which Thanksgiving food you are!
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Payton Teachers Demonstrate In Support of Striking LA Educators
Read more: Payton Teachers Demonstrate In Support of Striking LA EducatorsPayton teachers held a brief “walk-in” demonstration in front of school on Thursday morning in a show of solidarity with striking Los Angeles public school…
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