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Near West Side school named after president, slaveholder to be renamed Published CHICAGO - A name change is coming soon for one Chicago elementary school, according to a report. The Chicago Sun-Times says Andrew Jackson Language Academy will be the first of 30 schools to receive a name change. The schools are named for slaveholders, and a Chicago Public Schools audit recommended name changes. ....
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. ....
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times With a teachers strike looming that could further impact her kids’ education, Mary Clare Maxwell is left shaking her head at both Chicago Public Schools leaders and Chicago Teachers Union officials for their inability to strike a deal. “I don’t have time for all the details,” Maxwell, who has two daughters in public schools, said about parsing inconsistent messages from each side about how negotiations are going. “Part of me just wants to say: ‘The adults need to get in the room and figure it out and move forward, and stop the bickering because no one is benefiting from the bickering,’” said Maxwell, 47, who lives in the West Loop and has two daughters in public schools. ....