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Chicago Foundation for Education
Provides four major programs to assist teachers and students in the classroom. Information on workshops, professional development and training programs are featured.
http://www.chgofdneduc.org/

Argosy Education Group, Inc.
Provider of doctoral-level academic programs. AEG owns and operates five educational institutions. Features include links to each institution, FAQs, company profile and contact information. (NASDAQ: ARGY)
http://www.argosyeducation.com/

Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School
A coeducational residential treatment program for children and adolescents in need of support for behavioral or emotional issues. Information on educational and treatment programs, services, and contacts.
http://orthogenicschool.uchicago.edu/

Mercy Home for Boys and Girls
School for children with emotional problems. Includes overview of programs and services, volunteering, special events calendar, and contacts.
http://www.mercyhome.org/

Urban Life Center
Offers credit earning programs through city living, real world work experience and experiential seminars about diversity, the arts and economics. Includes information such as FAQs, academic terms and internships.
http://www.urbanlifecenter.org/

Blue Gargoyle
Adult learning program in Hyde Park. Offers classes, learning groups, and individual tutoring to students ages Y6 and older who want to improve their reading, writing, math, computer, and job readiness skills
http://www.bluegargoyle.org/

Arcturus Rudolph Steiner Education Program
Offers an unique learning experience for persons eager to engage the concepts of Rudolf Steiner's Worldview. Features special events and programs, teacher programs, Waldorf instruction, and contacts.
http://www.arcturus.info/

Chicago Learning Guide
Online version of Chicago Learning Guide Magazine, a quarterly print publication promoting educational activities for adults and youths. Features a directory of recreational and professional learning providers and opportunities.
http://chicagolearningguide.com/

Right Angle Foundation
Creates awareness of and provides funding for prestigious university-sponsored summer programs that increase access to higher education for low-income high school students in Chicago's West Town community.
http://www.rightangle.org/

Metropolitan Mathematics Club of Chicago
Supports math teachers by offering conferences, a resume bulletin board and scholarship grants. Includes meeting schedules, past and present.
http://www.mmcchicago.org/

Alternative Schools Network (ASN)
A not-for-profit organization working to provide quality education with a specific emphasis on inner-city children, youth and adults. Features details on community based and community-run programs to develop and expand training and other educational services, along with publications and listing of schools.
http://www.asnchicago.org/

After School Matters
Non-profit organization for teens to become paid apprentices or club members in arts, sports, technology, and communications programs. Lists programs and sponsors, and provides application form and requirements.
http://www.afterschoolmatters.org/

Abbott Elementary School, Robert S.
Preschool, kindergarten through eighth grade public school. Features details of its after-school programs, student, parent and teacher resources, events calendar, and contacts. The vision of Abbott School is to create a positive learning environment to educate all students effectively. Each student is expected to achieve at a high level of academic performance, function effectively in the community and contribute to the broader society.
http://www.abbott.cps.k12.il.us/

WHPK 88.5 FM Chicago
A recognized student organization and a non-profit, non-commercial radio station licensed to the University of Chicago. It broadcasts to the South Side. Live Internet feed.WHPK is dedicated to playing music not commonly heard on the mainstream. Their programming consists of a wide variety of music for an equally diverse listening audience. Such broad appeal is evident from the many formats we offer. These include: Rock, Jazz, Classical, International, Hip-Hop, and Folk, as well as specialty shows shows of avant-garde, Blues, dance music, and live in-studio performances.It also has a public Affairs Format where concerns of the community are voiced and where interviews with local politicians and other public figures can be heard.
http://whpk.uchicago.edu/

88.7 FM WLUW
Independent, community oriented, pro-social radio station from Loyola University Chicago. Features local, indie and pure alternative music. Includes photo gallery, featured programs, station profile, and broadcast schedule.88.7-Independent Community Radio broadcasts at 100 watts of power from atop Mertz Hall on the campus of Loyola University Chicago in Rogers Park. The coverage area extends from Lake Michigan west to the Tri-state Tollway, and from northern suburbs like Highland Park south to North Avenue.
http://www.wluw.org/

Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL)
Non-profit organization founded by community leaders, and contracted by Chicago Public Schools for management of the city\'s first contract school, The Chicago Academy, a teacher preparation program and northwest side K-8 school. Overview of programs, application, and the school.
http://www.ausl-chicago.org/