June 22, 2010 :: Media Mentions :: No Comments

Chicago Schools Pushing Big Bucks for Mentorship, Safe Passage, Culture of Calm

WBEZ
6/22/2010

This article highlights the expected decision by the Chicago Board of Education to approve nearly 25-million dollars in federal stimulus funds for a district-wide violence prevention initiative. Urban Gateways is among the organizations to receive funding through part of this initiative known as Culture of Calm.

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June 1, 2010 :: Press Releases :: No Comments

Urban Gateways Partners with Chicago Corporate Leaders to Launch "Arts-Wired" Schools

Jenner & Block and Fifth Third Bank Adopt Schools to Prepare Students for the 21st Century

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  – Urban Gateways: Center for Arts Education is pleased to announce the official launch of the Urban Gateways Arts-Wired Program, a whole-school change model which infuses the arts into struggling schools to transform them into high-quality hubs of learning with the support of corporate partners.  

Urban Gateways, Chicago’s oldest and largest arts education organization, recognizes the unparalleled impact of arts learning on a school culture and is partnering with like-minded Chicago-area schools and business leaders to transform schools in need.

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