by TTP Staff | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog post, News & Events
“I thought I didn’t have an artistic bone in my body” explains student author, Nassem Roach, as he turns to tell his story to a circle of parents at Garfield Elementary school during our community icebreaker. A teacher follows suit, “My students create finger puppets...
by TTP Staff | Mar 9, 2017 | Blog post, News & Events
Following the roll out of the new Family Engagement Framework: A Guide for Illinois School Districts, Schools and Families, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) assembled a panel of experts to present at Illinois’ annual Every Student Succeeds Act Conference to...
by TTP Staff | Nov 16, 2015 | News & Events
Over the past few weeks in Chicago, Turning the Page hosted numerous authors at our partner schools for this semester’s Author Visits. At LEARN Charter (Romano-Butler campus), we hosted Winner of the 2015 Sydney Taylor Award, Jim Aylesworth, who shared his book Old...
by TTP Staff | Sep 18, 2015 | News & Events
Our Partnership Coordinators (PC) at Turning the Page work with eight (8) schools within Ward 8 in Washington, D.C. and four (4) schools within the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago. Each PC works to coordinate Community Nights and family engagement...
by TTP Staff | Sep 11, 2015 | Blog post, News & Events
Chicago has an extensive public library system, and is a great resource for parents and students alike. Chicago Public Libraries (CPL) offer various services and resources to all members holding a library card, in good standing. There’s no age limit for library cards...
