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Every Student, One DREAM
As students we are charged with what sometimes seems like an impossible task: to succeed. We are dominated by a society that calls for excellence, perseverance, and diligence to reach our highest goals. Every day we wake up with a million more things to do [...]
Missing Voice for Millennials
With a likely government shutdown as the backdrop looming just hours away, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann (R–MN) said in a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer that she would vote against ANY budget proposal, regardless of how good it was, if it did not defund Obamacare. Her [...]
Students Take Action at NU
This post was posted on ChicagoNow’s ChiU blog, a blog for college students in the Chicago area. ChiU’s Lynda Lopez interviewed Kaasha Benjamin, Northwestern junior and member of the Access to Opportunity Movement (ATOM). A community forum on undocumented students is being held at Northwestern [...]
Welcome to the Access to Opportunity Movement!
At ATOM, we believe that everybody has the right to influence and pursue the path, life, and destiny of their choosing. As such, we are dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of race, gender, religion, creed, location, circumstance, or socioeconomic status. As the [...]
Still DREAMing in Illinois
This week, the Illinois Legislature will be voting on a watershed bill in the struggle over immigrant student rights; the Illinois DREAM Act (SB 2185). Just months ago, young activists across the Nation had our heads hung low. We had just witnessed the inhumanity of [...]
CPS: Turning Pro-Charter?
If there is one thing that Rahm Emmanuel learned from his time with President Obama, it is how to assemble an all-star cabinet. Less than 48hrs ago, the Mayor-Elect announced his appointment of not only a new Chicago Public Schools CEO, but essentially the entire [...]
Is Peer Mediation the Answer to School Bullying?
Around the country, we have seen continuous acts of bullying in our schools. These acts have led to the tragic suicides of youth nationwide. This is a dangerous trend that seems to be a growing addition to youth violence amongst American youth. An article posted [...]