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CPS school to remove Andrew Jackson, former U.S. president and slaveholder, from its name

The school was one of 30 in the district to be named after slaveholders, according to a Chicago Sun-Times analysis of the name of every CPS school. Dozens more are named after other racists, and CPS officials have vowed changes after they were surprised to learn of the Sun-Times’ findings.
Jackson was a U.S. Army general and later president from 1829-1837 known for his anti-Native American policies, including the displacement of tribes so white settlers could take their land for cotton plantations where Black people would be enslaved. At the time of his death, Jackson himself enslaved about 150 people.
Jackson for years has also been slated for removal from the $20 bill to be replaced by abolitionist and civil rights activist Harriet Tubman. ....

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CPS' Agassiz Elementary, named after racist biologist, to be renamed for Harriet Tubman

CPS' Agassiz Elementary, named after racist biologist, to be renamed for Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman replaces Agassiz for Lakeview school's name

Harriet Tubman replaces Agassiz for Lakeview school's name
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Chicago school honoring racist scientist Agassiz has new name finalists

The Chicago Board of Education will pick a name from three finalists: Harriet Tubman Elementary, Katherine Johnson Elementary or Rosa Parks Elementary. ....

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Frustrations of a CPS special ed parent: 'Why are other kids reading and not my son?'

Oliver Curran loves to talk. To him, watching news about politics or chatting with his mom is more fun than playing with toy trucks.
As much as he loves talking, Oliver, 12, can’t read, his mother, Nancy Curran, said. Curran brought her concern to Oliver’s special education team at Coonley Elementary School in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood, but instructors told her Oliver just needed more time, she said.
That was more than a year ago, Curran said.
Now, with Oliver attending school virtually due to the pandemic, Curran has noticed other students are already reading in her son’s seventh-grade class of fellow special education students. ....

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