Black Student Achievement Committee
Coverage of Black Student Achievement Committee in the Nexus archive.
- Chicago’s Black Student Success Director Eugene Robinson Jr. talks about the initiative’s first year
Eugene Robinson Jr., Chicago Public Schools’ first director of Black student success, discusses the challenges of implementing the Black Student Success Plan amid federal funding disputes and community expectations. The initiative, aligned with state law and the district’s strategic plan, faced delays in forming a guiding committee and legal scrutiny from the Trump administration.
- Chicago school board names members of Black Student Achievement Committee
Chicago school board announced partial members of the Black Student Achievement Committee, formed to oversee the district’s Black Student Success Plan. The committee, selected from 500 applicants, includes community leaders, educators, and administrators, with four additional members to be announced later.