CHICAGO — Students at Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are preparing to head back to class and a couple of events were held on Friday to help get kids ready. In Morgan Park, Graduates Over Guns along with Chicago Excel Academy and Mount Calvary Baptist Church teamed up for a back-to-school bash. It is one of several events taking place in the city to help families get ready for the return to class. The organizations, which handed out 200 backpacks with supplies, had free food, and several resources on hand. “I appreciate what they did, they gave me three backpacks for [...]

High Road Schools in Maryland and Delaware participated in the 2nd annual Transition Olympics, a fantastic event that encourages student engagement in the Transition & Life Skills program through friendly competition.

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Sometimes it's hard to know if you're ready for something until you just do it. Take "adulting" for instance. To prepare for the inevitable, young people go to schools for academic instruction. They get tested on what they learn in the classroom, but life as an adult takes more than academics. Students also need social and job skills. But how do they demonstrate they have these skill sets, especially in a school setting? At the High Road School of Delaware, students' know-how is put to the test at the Transition Olympics, a relay competition to see which team could win [...]