Serving UIC's Great Cities Commitment: Solutions for Today's Urban Challenges
TheRealNews.com interviewed Pauline Lipman, former GCI research scholar and professor of educational policy studies, on the hunger strike being staged by supporters of the closed Dyett High School who want the Board of Education to reopen it as a green-technology high school.
A Boston Globe story on that city's bid to host the 2024 Olympics quotes Rachel Weber, GCI fellow and associate professor of urban planning and policy, on the risks to taxpayers if tax increment financing is used to fund infrastructure improvements.
Several residential segregation and racial attitude studies by Maria Krysan, for GCI scholar and professor of sociology, are cited in a Slate.com article examining issues of race and neighborhood preferences.
The Chicago Tribune quotes Michael Pagano, GCI fellow and dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, on the budget deficit faced by Chicago Public Schools.
Chicago Magazine extensively interviewed Rachel Weber, associate professor of urban planning and policy, on the workings of tax increment financing (TIF) and how TIF affects school funding, property taxes and development in Chicago.
Yahoo News quotes Pauline Lipman, professor of educational policy studies, on the high rates of suspension, expulsion and teacher turnover in Success Academy, a chain of charter schools known for militaristic discipline.
GCI Director Teresa Córdova has signed on to a letter from national Latino leaders applauding the U.S. commitment to strengthen climate action.
John Betancur, former GCI faculty scholar and associate professor of urban planning and policy, is quoted in NextCity.org on the practice of real estate developers renaming neighborhoods or sub-neighborhoods.
Education Week quotes Pauline Lipman, former GCI research scholar and professor of educational policy studies, on discontent with Mayor Rahm Emanuel's school policies among Chicago teachers and parents.
Community residents in three wards participated in this year’s Participatory Budgeting cycle: the 22nd Ward (Alderman Rick Muñoz), the 45th Ward (Alderman John Arena) and the 49th Ward (Alderman Joe Moore).