15 more Chicago campuses join Sustainable Community Schools program
<p><i>This story was </i><a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/03/fifteen-more-schools-join-sustainable-community-schools-program/" target="_blank" ><i>originally published</i></a><i> by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at </i><a class="Link" href="https://ckbe.at/newsletters" target="_blank" ><i>ckbe.at/newsletters</i></a><i>.</i></p><p>Chicago Public Schools will open 15 more Sustainable Community Schools this upcoming school year, meaning roughly 10% of district schools will receive extra funding to partner with nonprofit organizations and provide wraparound support for students and families.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the expansion Monday morning at Malcolm X College, where he was joined by allied Chicago Board of Education members, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and several educators whose schools are part of the program or are joining this year.</p><p>There are now 51 schools in the program, which CPS launched in 2018 with the CTU.
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<p><i>This story was </i><a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/03/fifteen-more-schools-join-sustainable-community-schools-program/" target="_blank" ><i>originally published</i></a><i> by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at </i><a class="Link" href="https://ckbe.at/newsletters" target="_blank" ><i>ckbe.at/newsletters</i></a><i>.</i></p><p>Chicago Public Schools will open 15 more Sustainable Community Schools this upcoming school year, meaning roughly 10% of district schools will receive extra funding to partner with nonprofit organizations and provide wraparound support for students and families.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the expansion Monday morning at Malcolm X College, where he was joined by allied Chicago Board of Education members, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and several educators whose schools are part of the program or are joining this year.</p><p>There are now 51 schools in the program, which CPS launched in 2018 with the CTU. A <a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/12/19/chicago-public-schools-sustainable-community-schools-initiative-problems/" target="_blank" >Chalkbeat</a> <a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2025/12/19/chicago-public-schools-sustainable-community-schools-program-cost-outcomes/" target="_blank" >analysis</a> last year found the schools have mixed outcomes and have left millions of dollars unspent. The district’s contract with the union requires 70 schools to join the initiative by the end of <a class="Link" href="https://contract.ctulocal1.org/12-2.html" target="_blank" >its contract in 2028.</a> Of the city’s roughly 630 public schools, which includes charters and others run by independent operators, 520 are run by the district.</p><p>Schools in the program receive $500,000 annually to work with a community-based organization and provide extra programming and support for students and parents, such as hiring more mental health professionals.
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- <p><i>This story was </i><a class="Link" href="https://www.chalkbeat.org/chicago/2026/08/03/fifteen-more-schools-join-sustainable-community-schools-program/" target="_blank" ><i>originally published</i></a><i> by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at </i><a class="Link" href="https://ckbe.at/newsletters" target="_blank" ><i>ckbe.at/newsletters</i></a><i>.</i></p><p>Chicago Public Schools will open 15 more Sustainable Community Schools this upcoming school year, meaning roughly 10% of district schools will receive extra funding to partner with nonprofit organizations and provide wraparound support for students and families.</p><p>Mayor Brandon Johnson announced the expansion Monday morning at Malcolm X College, where he was joined by allied Chicago Board of Education members, Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates, and several educators whose schools are part of the program or are joining this year.</p><p>There are now 51 schools in the program, which CPS launched in 2018 with the CTU.
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