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Oglesby drumline was the opening performance at the 1st ever Network 11 Educator Awards

The Oglesby drumline was the opening performance at the 1st ever Network 11 Educator Awards February 21, 2019!

Self-Care On The Table for Educators

What happens when a group of women gather to talk about taking care of themselves?

Auburn Gresham Elementary Principals Band Together To Raise Literacy Levels

The Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation and United Way of Metro Chicago are working to transform the lives of neighborhood students, families through new Auburn Gresham GOLD initiative.

School Is out for CPS students, Some Network 11 Teachers Are Ready to Learn

School Is Out For CPS Students, Yet Not for Some Network 11 Teachers Who Are Prepping to Learning New Literacy Techniques.

AUBURN GRESHAM GOLD SCHOOLS: A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EDUCATION INITIATIVE

The initiative, dubbed Auburn Gresham GOLD is an improvement plan which targets Kindergarten through 3rd grade academics while also providing social support for the parents and families of students

Spring "Health Fair on the Block" was really Hot!

Spring "Health Fair on the Block" was really Hot!

Welcome our New Auburn Gresham Neighborhood Network Manager!

Please join us in welcoming our new Neighborhood Network Manager Loukisha Pennix to the GAGDC family!

Families Have a Merry Christmas Thanks to More Great Partners!

Thanks to our Illinois State University partner network, we were able to extend Merry Christmas, to even more of our Auburn Gresham GOLD (AGGOLD) families.

Chicago Bears Continue to show they Care, as Players host annual Holiday giving initiative

Bears players Jordan Howard and Kyle Fuller, along with other members of the Bears staff, held the annual Bears Care holiday giving initiative at Leo High School in Chicago.

Perfomics Volunteers Spend Global Performance Day in Auburn Gresham GOLD Schools #ChicagoCares!

Perfomics and Chicago Cares Volunteers Spend Global Performance Day in Auburn Gresham GOLD Schools

Cook 8th-Grader Aces CPS Selective-Enrollment Test, Earns Maximum Score

Thirteen-year-old Daysha Straight was the only student at Cook Elementary to get the maximum score on the Chicago Public Schools selective-enrollment test this year which determines where she’ll attend high school in the fall.

Chance The Rapper Gives $1 Million To Chicago Public Schools

CHATHAM — Grammy Award winner Chance The Rapper announced Monday he will donate $1 million to the Chicago Public Schools for arts education — a move that drew praise from former first lady Michelle Obama — but he said talks over the weekend with Gov. Bruce Rauner failed to find a way to end the financial crisis engulfing Chicago's schools.

Auburn Gresham GOLD Workforce Program Improving Health and Wellness of the Community!

W.K. Kellogg FoundationThanks to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation two-generation grant, the Auburn Gresham GOLD, community driven education program is making great strides, in our workforce program.

Illinois State University's Chicago Teacher Education Pipeline Delivers Results For Auburn Gresham

Kenya Sherrill, another Illinois State University (ISU) graduate, just accepted a full position at Simeon Career Academy (High School), where she completed her student teaching work last fall.

10/11 | Field Day at Westcott Elementary, From a Looming Strike To Student Joy

GAGDC staff member of the  Edcuation team, shares her experiences during Field Day, at one of our CPS, Auburn Gresham GOLD schools. Read the ebbs of flow of community partner work, all in one day, as work together, to go for the GOLD!

10/11 | Field Day at Westcott Elementary From a Looming Strike To Student Joy

GAGDC edcuation team staffer tells the day in a life, giving two-generation supports to a partner elementary school. Read the highs and lows of the day, that keeps us going for the GOLD!

Because They Can: Kim Wilborn's Story

What happens when educators start believing in their students full potential? Find out from a student It's a great and touching story!

In Spite of Weather, Parents Turn Out For Oglesby Elementary School Principal Candidate Forum

Good turn out for the Oglesby Principal Candidate Forum coordinated by CPS Network 11 chief and her team.

Lyric Opera of Chicago to Perform at Simeon High

The 19th annual "Opera in the Neighborhoods" tour will be at Simeon, 8141 S. Vincennes Ave., on Oct. 28 for two performances of "The Brothers Grimm. Third through sixth grades at nearby Westcott Elementary, 409 W. 80th St., will walk down the street to attend the performance. Auburn Gresham GOLD school students going for the "GOLD", with the Arts, the past four years!

Oglesby's First Father-Daughter Dance A Big Success

Oglesby Elementary School held it's first Father-Daughter Dance, on February 13, 2013.

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