In the spring of 2013, CPS outraged Chicago families and communities by unilaterally deciding to close 50 of its schools serving primarily African American and Latino students. While CPS officials maintained that closing these mainly South and West side area schools was
MORE >The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has released new research exploring how digital media is transforming democracy and civic life
MORE >Increasingly of late, government leaders and public officials are being called upon to build a stronger democracy in which public participation processes are effectively integrated into civic life, successfully engaging citizens. Unfortunately, despite what seems to be a MORE >