Education

Sebastián Hidalgo for Borderless Magazine

Education Environment

What Borderless Is Watching on the Immigration Beat in 2024

Chicago struggles with housing for migrants, environmental racism and more stories we will be following in the new year.

Mauricio PeñaJanuary 2, 2024

Christian K. Lee for Chalkbeat

Education Immigration Policy

As Chicago’s shelter rule for migrant families takes effect, here are three student rights to know

Homeless children have certain rights aimed at maintaining stability for them at school, including the ability to stay at the school they’ve been attending.

Reema Amin, Chalkbeat ChicagoNovember 28, 2023

CPS student Gisselle Baltazar doing homework at home while class is canceled during COVID surge

Photo by Leslie Hurtado/ Borderless Magazine

Education Health Investigation

How The Chicago School Fight Impacts First-Gen High School Students

Caught in the crossfire between Chicago’s school district and the teachers union, students ask who is protecting their health.

Leslie HurtadoJanuary 11, 2022

Jaida Grey Eagle / Sahan Journal

Education Investigation

Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty and other barriers

From free tuition to food pantries, two-year colleges try to counteract plunging enrollments with new programs to make college more affordable and accessible

Becky Z. Dernbach, Mario Koran, Olivia Lewis and Ata YounanDecember 21, 2021

Photo by Michelle Kanaar/Borderless Magazine

Education Investigation

Immigrant Community College Students Struggle to Find Support During COVID

City Colleges of Chicago immigrant students balance extra work hours, technology issues and limited English proficiency with remote learning.

Ata YounanDecember 16, 2021

Chicago Park District students watch birds at the Big Marsh Park in Chicago as part of "small is all," a program that brings together art and the environment

Photo by Irina Zadov

Arts & Culture Education Environment

Art and Environment Meet in New Curriculum

The Chicago artists and educators behind the “small is all" program talk about what grounds them in the city.

Nissa RheeDecember 1, 2021

Photo courtesy of Dr. Siham Ibrahim

Arts & Culture As Told To Education

Lebanese Cultural Center Builds Community in Illinois and Beyond

Amid multiple crises in her native Lebanon, Siham Ibrahim is preserving Lebanese heritage in Chicago and helping people back home.

Diane Bou KhalilOctober 7, 2021

Photo by Adriana Rezal/Borderless Magazine

Education Health Investigation Organizing

As Chicago Schools Reopen, Hispanic Families Seek Support

Remote learning exposed cracks in the CPS system, hurting some students more than others. Are schools prepared for their return?

Adriana RezalAugust 31, 2021

Education Immigration Policy Resources

LGBTQ detainees can get free books with Chicago program

Books for Migrants provides LGBTQ migrants in detention a book of their choice every month.

Ata YounanMarch 17, 2021

Ghana, child bride, immigration, education

Davon Clark for Borderless Magazine/CatchLight Local Chicago

As Told To Education

Finding a new start in the US through education

After fleeing domestic violence in Ghana, Vida Opoku found life and light when she immigrated to Chicago.

Diane Bou KhalilJanuary 26, 2021

teacher, COVID, remote, learning, ESL, Chicago, school

Education

As COVID-19 Devastates Their Community, Can 17 Second Graders And Their Teacher Make Up What The Pandemic Took Away?

At Saucedo Elementary in Little Village, Olga Contreras is fighting back against palpable learning loss — one day and one student at a time.

Sarah KarpDecember 23, 2020

teacher, Latinx, remote learning, support, technology, ESL, Chicago

Michelle Kanaar/Borderless Magazine

Education Health

Teachers Double as Tech Help for Hispanic Families

Nearly half of Chicago school district students are Hispanic, yet families say help for Spanish-speaking families has not gone far enough.

Amaris E. RodriguezDecember 17, 2020

Arts & Culture Education Immigration Policy

Finding a home in the Rohingya Culture Center

Nasir Bin Zakaria was just 14 years old when he was abducted by the Myanmar military. It was the last time he saw his parents.

Sarah ConwayFebruary 28, 2017

News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.