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The CPS Student Advisory Council is composed of 20 youth from high schools across the city. The group advises the Chief Education Officer of Chicago Public Schools, Dr. Janice K. Jackson, on the youth perspective of all school-related policies and issues. The Council members work in subcommittees with CPS leaders to develop action plans based on youth led research on building community investment in neighborhood schools.
Throughout the summer, Mikva Challenge youth policymakers identified the most pressing issues and inequities currently affecting Chicago youth. At a town hall event, they presented their policy recommendations and identifying ways to take action to turn their vision for our city into a reality. Read the CPS Student Advisory Council’s full set of recommendations.
Never have I felt more empowered to break barriers and create change in this country,