Podcast appearances and mentions of janice jackson

Baltimore City settled a lawsuit two weeks ago with a price tag of $44 million, earmarked for pedestrian improvements--repairs aimed at directly affecting how people with disabilities get around the city. We hear details from Madeleine Reichman, a senior staff attorney at Disability Rights Advocates, and from Janice Jackson, one of three plaintiffs of the lawsuit.  Links: Women Embracing Abilities Now (W.E.A.N.), IMAGE Center of Maryland, Background to Baltimore City ADA compliance settlement.  Do you have a question or comment about a show or a story idea to pitch? Contact On the Record at: Senior Supervising Producer, Maureen Harvie she/her/hers mharvie@wypr.org 410-235-1903 Senior Producer, Melissa Gerr she/her/hers mgerr@wypr.org 410-235-1157 Producer Sam Bermas-Dawes he/him/his sbdawes@wypr.org 410-235-1472

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams in-studio to talk about the mission of Hope Chicago, the impact that they have made in such a short period of time, her belief that education is the best way to disrupt cycles of poverty, the importance of removing the financial burden of college, the biggest motivator […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams in-studio to talk about the mission of Hope Chicago, the impact that they have made in such a short period of time, her belief that education is the best way to disrupt cycles of poverty, the importance of removing the financial burden of college, the biggest motivator […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams in-studio to talk about the mission of Hope Chicago, the impact that they have made in such a short period of time, her belief that education is the best way to disrupt cycles of poverty, the importance of removing the financial burden of college, the biggest motivator […]

In this episode of Stage Black, hosts Daphne "Dee" Wright and Latia Suttle welcome U.S. Army Veterans Janice Jackson and Authoring Jones for an impactful discussion. Janice shares her harrowing experience as a survivor of the 9/11 Pentagon attack, her journey to recovery, and how the tragedy shaped her life's purpose. Authoring Jones, a retired Lieutenant Colonel, talks about her decorated military career, her ongoing fight against terrorism, and the vital work she continues to do for veterans and Gold Star families. Tune in as we commemorate those lost on 9/11 and highlight the upcoming National Association of Black Military Women's National Convention.

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about the mission and work of Hope Chicago and how Hope Chicago is trying to change the way higher education operates. Also joining Dr. Jackson in-studio are Hope Scholars Ajani Cunningham, who is attending Loyola University, and Anabel Limón-Torres, who is a student at […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about the mission and work of Hope Chicago and how Hope Chicago is trying to change the way higher education operates. Also joining Dr. Jackson in-studio are Hope Scholars Ajani Cunningham, who is attending Loyola University, and Anabel Limón-Torres, who is a student at […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about the mission and work of Hope Chicago and how Hope Chicago is trying to change the way higher education operates. Also joining Dr. Jackson in-studio are Hope Scholars Ajani Cunningham, who is attending Loyola University, and Anabel Limón-Torres, who is a student at […]

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Hope Chicago is a college-access nonprofit that launched in 2022 with the goal of getting more Black and brown students from the South and West sides into college. But, it doesn't stop there. The group also wants to send parents to college too. Reset checks in with CEO Janice Jackson to learn more about the organization's work and hopes for the future.

People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - Crystal Brockington, Janice Jackson and Keyonna Mayo, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding. Links: IMAGE Center, Expectations Matter, TransCen, IMAGE Center bike build, IMAGE Center What I Wish For customized devices, Women Embracing Abilities Now, Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council. TRANSCRIPT: Sheilah Kast: We're on the record. I'm Sheilah Kast. Good morning. One in every four Americans lives with a disability. According to the latest statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Disabilities can be physical, cognitive, emotional and also invisible. The image Center for People with Disabilities in Towson provides creative solutions to the challenges associated with living with a disability. Today is an encore of our conversation from April with Krystal Brockington, director of the Out and About program. Brockington is also a certified Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration support broker. I started by asking what the image Center provides for people in the disabled community. CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: The image center is part of the Aging and Disability Resource Centers and we serve the area for over ten years. We serve Baltimore County, Harford County and Baltimore City, where very small nonprofits staffed by people with disabilities. At least 90% of our staff are people with the disability professionals with disability. We also have sister centers for independent living that serve all of the areas throughout Maryland. So really the entire state is covered and we typically provide service to about several hundred people per year, and we have over about 20 programs and services available. Some of those include independent living. So we have independent living planning skills, trainings and information and referral services to help people who are just sort of stuck. They're not sure what to do. We're always a good call for that. We also do veterans support planning for veterans and the veteran directed care program. A lot of veterans will use home services through their VA benefits, and they just need help planning those services to cover throughout the entire month and year. We have an assistive technology program which is really awesome and offers some financial assistance for assistive technology. We also have a lending library and we are part of the Maryland Accessible Telecommunications Program that will help people get evaluated for various types of accessible telecommunications. And as it turns out, we see a lot of people don't even know, like, you know, what devices are out there. SHEILAH KAST: You direct the out and about program. What is that for? CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: That is the nursing home transition program. We provide outreach to nursing facilities and we also assist people with applying for the Medicaid home and community-based services programs. And we also educate people about money falls to persons, which is like a few transition funds and benefits available to people leaving facilities. Mean we've also, you know, over time I think that it has been proven that it's less costly to age in place. So the image center has a number of programs aimed to help people do that. SHEILAH KAST: The image center is in the process of conducting some focus groups. What are those about? CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Yes. So our newest partnership is with the mid-Atlantic Regional ADA Center, and these are focus groups for people that are African American people of color that have disability. And 70% of the people that we serve are actually people of color or African Americans. So we decided that it was time to have this conversation to help people kind of explore and understand how we use our rights and access our rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, right? Like if there's more room for understanding our rights and things like that, then maybe we could improve the knowledge and use to help reduce the disparities that people see in employment or community living. Actually, through a lot of the focus groups, many people say their first experience with the discrimination was in school. SHEILAH KAST: This is on the record. I'm Sheilah Kast speaking with Crystal Brockington of the Image Center for People with Disabilities in Towson. The nonprofit provides solutions and support for those who live with disabilities and their caregivers. Brockington directs the Out and About program. Tell me more about what you are hoping to learn from these focus groups. CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: We're hoping to learn more about the experiences of people of color with disability. Really? Like, you know. Were you supported when you face discrimination or were you alone? Were you able to get help? Did you know where to go or was this like a long journey? And I think for some people it was a long journey, right? I mean, I think our goal is to eventually design, test and disseminate practical approaches and remedies to help improve people's knowledge and access. So like when they're facing something, they know how to say, well, you know, I'm protected under this act, you know, or this is my. Right to receive education and be accommodated. SHEILAH KAST: Well, let me ask you, as as a woman of color living with a disability, what would you like listeners to better understand about your experience? CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Um, you know, it's it is really a tough thing to pull apart because as you experience it, you might not at first until looking back, realize what happened. As far as disability. A lot of times people are facing like a certain type of stigma or pity, you know? Oh, and things like that. And then in different like structural barriers that perhaps with like creative solutions can be addressed. But when you find out that it's because of your race or your color, that's hate, right? That's hate and that's fear. And that's not something that is you know, you can exactly think your way out of that is based on a social conditioning. That has to change. Right? And sometimes it can be very dehumanizing. You know, it already is dehumanizing to have someone look at you and assume what your abilities are. Right. Just based on whatever they see. And then, you know, to have hate on top of it, it could be painful, you know? I have a different fight. SHEILAH KAST: I have the impression you have felt this yourself. Can you tell me about a moment? CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Definitely. I mean, you know, I faced it going to college. You know, I faced it where I was flat out told by one of the registrar's, a person like you shouldn't be in an institution like this, you know? And at that point, I hadn't even gotten to the part of asking for accommodations, you know. But. SHEILAH KAST: But you felt in that moment it was aimed at you because you're African American, not because of your disability. CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Right. Right. You know, most of the time I have to disclose my disability because I have a hidden disability, you know, So I kind of have to really have a candid conversation about with folk about how my disability impacts me and what it is that I would need as an accommodation. But um, yeah, it's been tough, you know, even with medical visits, you know, you go to the doctor and you're saying, Hey, you know, I know I have these XYZ problems, but I feel like I could do more and maybe they don't believe in you, or maybe they just don't want to take the time to speak to you because of who you are, right? Because of your race or your heritage. So it's definitely hard to say. Separate the two and figure out which one is one more over the other versus just the overall experience of it. SHEILAH KAST: What do you think might come from these focus groups? CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: I think as a community we're going to learn more about each other. That has definitely already occurred, and I think that people will learn that it's okay to speak about it. You know, I think in certain ways there's still fear about even talking about it or like a lot of people battle their obstacles individually and not in a unified way. Right. And so I think that at least some of that community building and coalition will come. And then I also believe that through the work that the regional center is doing, I think we'll actually we'll have a means of designing and testing practical approaches to help people access the information or get help faster. Right. So that they're not saying, okay, this just occurred to me, well, I'll sit on it for a few weeks, maybe I won't say anything about it. Right. Or maybe I just won't get that job. I won't get that job. I won't go to that school. You know, I'll find somewhere else that's more accepting, right? So I think we'll be able to break down more barriers. SHEILAH KAST: Crystal, I'm grateful to you for talking to us about this. And it's important for those of us who who aren't thinking about this often to hear from you. So I'm very grateful. Thank you. CRYSTAL BROCKINGTON: Thank you. Thank you for giving us the platform for doing this. SHEILAH KAST: Crystal Brockington directs the Out and About program at the Image Center for People with Disabilities in Towson. We've been talking about work they're doing to better address challenges some of their clients have, navigating both racist and ableist attitudes. Short break on the record when we're back to advocates for the disabled community, talk about their personal experiences. I'm Sheilah Kast. Stay with us. SHEILAH KAST: Welcome back to On the Record. I'm Sheilah Kast. Today, we're revisiting a conversation from April about the layered experience of living with a disability and living as a person of color. We just heard about focus groups conducted by the Image Center, which offers resources and support for people with disabilities. The Image Center hopes input from the focus groups will help educate their clients, business owners and the public. Next, we heard from two advocates in the disability community, Janice Jackson, who is chair of the Image Center Board and founder of WEAN Women Embracing Abilities Now and Keyonna Mayo, who works in the Image Center's out and about and connect grow programs. First, Janice explained why she started with an Women Embracing Abilities Now. JANICE JACKSON: Sure. Well WEAN is my baby and was birthed out of three support groups that I've had over the span of my life as a woman with a disability. In 1984, I joined the community as a 24-year-old woman. So I went from my able bodied woman to a woman living in a disability community and back in the 80s, you know, pre ADA pre a lot of the legislations that we have now. You know, there wasn't a lot of support out there for a woman with a disability. I didn't know any other women with disabilities. I had no one to go to to just. Talk to or someone to just help me navigate through the disability community. And that was the beginning of my first support group while I was still in rehab because I know I wasn't the only woman feeling like that. So I gathered, you know, the women that were there with me, and that was the start of connecting with other women and just going over, you know, our challenges and what we had to face. So, you know, three support groups later back in 2005, actually combined all those support groups together to establish wean women embracing abilities now. And we've been going strong since that time and just really have reached thousands of women with the connection that they're not the only one that's going through what they're going through. SHEILAH KAST: And when you said you joined the disability community, but of course, it's not a choice what happened? JANICE JACKSON: Yes. At the age of 24, I was standing talking to a girl friend of mine and this young guy, 18 years old, was smoking a cigarette and he dropped it in his lap and lost control of his car and hit me. He came up where I was and hit me and I flew 40ft in the air and broke my neck. Oh, my. SHEILAH KAST: Gosh. JANICE JACKSON: Yeah. So at the age of 24, my life was, you know, on track to where I wanted to be. My goals were being met. And in a matter of a second, my life changed forever. And they flew me to shock trauma. And that started my journey, you know, through the disability experience and never knowing I would be here 40 years later. But I believe this was my calling and this is where I was supposed to do to impact my mission on helping women with disabilities. SHEILAH KAST: Keyonna, we heard earlier about the image Center's out and about program. Tell us more about Connect Grow. KEYONNA MAYO: With that program. You know, we're just getting people, um, teenagers and young adults from the ages of 14 to 24, you know, those independent living skills and that job readiness training. And we're just building up their confidence, getting them to set their goals and things that they're interested in, helping them with their resume and just doing even more interviews. SHEILAH KAST: You both participated in the focus groups conducted by the Image Center, looking at the intersection of being a person of color and a person with a disability. Keyonna, as a black woman in the disabled community, can you give me an example of what you've experienced? KEYONNA MAYO: Well, you know, when I, um, when I got out of the hospital and I did my rehab, um, I called up the doors program and my mother went with me. I had my resume and, you know, my portfolio because I graduated college with a degree in child development. So, my goal was to get back to teaching and go to doors. And I guess it maybe should have been at home in that it was a young lady that was outside, and she was actually crying. But I was late for my own appointment, and I just wanted to get in there and talk to the counselor about how they can help me get back into the workforce. And I've done all of this talking. And the first thing that he says to me is, well, you know, I'm not a wheelchair expert, but don't know if you'll be able to chase after the children, you know? And in that moment, I needed to be lifted up and not really put down. And I don't know if he he's just been there too long or did race play a part of it or whether just because of my disability, it really, you know, took a little blow to my confidence. You know, I'm thinking I'm coming here and I'll be leaving here with some guidance and a job, you know, and some places to go to figure this all out. And that's not what I got. SHEILAH KAST: Janice, have you had an experience like that. JANICE JACKSON: As a person with a disability? We are the educators, you know, and things that we face some people don't even know. That they have biases towards. But unless they're art or unless we speak up on our injustices, some people will never get it. And you know, as a woman with a disability, a black woman with a disability and now aging woman with a disability. All of my intersections are here and I can't separate one from the other. But what I can do is educate people. And yes, I've had situations where, you know, ableism stepped into the room where, you know, people look at things through the lens of someone without a disability. But as an educator, you know, that's how I handle situations because getting mad and upset is just adding to the negative stereotypes that, you know, people with disabilities are angry. So I've always channeled myself and being that that voice for our community because we have to be heard and if we don't speak up, nothing will ever change. SHEILAH KAST: Janice, what do you hope comes from the focus groups that the Image Center is doing? JANICE JACKSON: What I hope to come from these focus groups is just education. You know, we have to have the hard conversations. You know, we have to educate our community, you know, especially those of us. Who are dealing with different isms, whoever's racism, sexism, ableism. You know, and when I roll into a room, I'm not sure which ism is on display at that point, but I know it's there. But, you know, some may be experiencing stuff but can't put a name to it. But these focus groups really just give us a platform to open up to have that real talk. And really it's about education and just giving them ammunition as we struggle through the battles that we face every day in our community. SHEILAH KAST: Keyonna, what are you looking for from the focus groups? KEYONNA MAYO: You know, that's my hope, too, that, you know, it just really people understand some of the things that we we do go through and it makes them you know, when they see something wrong, they could speak up and say something, you know. Equality for us is equality for everybody. SHEILAH KAST: This is on the record on WYPR, I'm Sheilah Kast speaking with disability rights advocates Keyonna Mayo and Janice Jackson. We're talking about their experiences as a women of color who also live with a disability. The Image Center for People with Disabilities is conducting focus groups on the topic. SHEILAH Kast: Janice The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in July 1990. It defines regulations required to accommodate people with all kinds of disabilities that allow them to carry out their everyday activities. And yet, more than three decades after the ADA became law, frustrations remain about access and equality. Janice, why do you think that is? JANICE JACKSON: I truly believe, and this is with any law, you know, you can have laws for days, but if these laws are not enacted or enforced, then they're just words on a piece of paper. And while the ADA has allowed us to move and to gain some momentum, we still have a long way to go. You know, we're still fighting those same battles as hard as we were before the Americans with Disabilities Act. You know, every area that we deal with, it seems like we have taken steps back. You know, the things that we're facing now, housing, there's no housing there's, you know, transportation, education, employment, you know, all of these are still battles for our community. And, you know, there's been you know, we've undergone some social and racial reckoning with like the MeToo movement and the Black Lives Matter movement. But the disability community is yet to see a movement, the movement that we need to be successful as a minority. SHEILAH KAST: Keyonna in July, it'll be 33 years since the ADA became law. What are your thoughts about why frustrations are still around? KEYONNA MAYO: I'll be 40, you know, like this year, and just to think about it, have benefited, you know, over these 17 years being in the disability community. Yes, I have. But there's still so much more that we have to go, you know, to get true equality. And the hardest part is changing hearts and minds. You know, it's getting people to see that, you know, it's just not about the average disabled person. It's about equality for all of us. If I'm able to freely get on the sidewalk and go and live my life, you know, that is the mother with her stroller is able to my aunt, who had knee replacement is able to you know. And so we just we have to get everyone thinking that, you know you just can't think of yourself sometimes you got to think of the community as a whole and what we all need. And you know that true equality, until we are free, really, none of us are free. SHEILAH KAST: Janice, what do you see as solutions to some of these challenges? JANICE JACKSON: It starts with each individual. You know, my mom used to tell me that everyone can't do everything, but everyone can do something. And it starts with people breaking down these attitudinal barriers, dealing with their personal feelings about someone who's different from them. You know, because as we change our attitudes, and we change how we look at people with disabilities or how we look at people who are African American or we look at people just different. The work starts with a person. And if I think if people just start being real with themselves and having those hard conversations with themselves, I think together, you know, these people can come with a clear vision of just helping someone, you know, that needs help and in their community and not just turning a blind eye or live with those biases and prejudices. So I think it starts with individual people and then it branches out into the communities. SHEILAH KAST: I'm grateful to you both for getting us started on this conversation and these hard questions. Thank you. JANICE JACKSON: You're welcome. KEYONNA MAYO: You're welcome. SHEILAH KAST: Keyonna Mayo works with clients at the Image Center for People with Disabilities. Janice Jackson, who chairs the image Center's board, founded WEAN Women Embracing Abilities Now. We've been talking about their life experiences, how they navigate both racist and ableist attitudes and the need for education. We have more information about all the resources we discussed at the On the Record page at npr.org. I'm Sheilah Kast. Glad you're with us on the record. Come back tomorrow.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 2023 Dr. Janice K. Jackson – Investing in Success: Hope Chicago and the Economic Power of Postsecondary Access and Support City Club event description: Dr. Janice K. Jackson Dr. Janice Jackson is a lifelong resident of Chicago. With over 22 years of experience working in Chicago Public Schools (CPS), she is a nationally-known […]

People with disabilities face challenges everyday in a world that mostly caters to able-bodied folks. For people of color those challenges are multiplied. We hear from three advocates - Crystal Brockington, Janice Jackson and Keyonna Mayo, from the IMAGE Center for People with Disabilities, about their life experiences and what they do to teach empathy and understanding.    Links: IMAGE Center, Expectations Matter, TransCen, IMAGE Center bike build, IMAGE Center What I Wish For customized devices, Women Embracing Abilities Now, Maryland Statewide Independent Living Council.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 4, 2022 The State We’re In: The Impact of COVID-19 on Education – Moderated by Robin Steans – Dr. Carmen Ayala, Dr. Janice Jackson, Rep. Michelle Mussman City Club event description: Robin Steans Robin Steans is President of Advance Illinois, an independent policy and advocacy organization working toward a healthy public education system that […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, CEO of Hope Chicago, joins John Howell to speak about the incredible initiative they announced recently to send 4000 CPS high school students to college for free. Dr. Jackson discusses how Hope Chicago strives to not only send children to college, but give them valuable training and resources in addition to help them be as successful as possible. To learn more, visit hopechicago.org.

Dr. Janice Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about what Hope Chicago does, their goal to send students and a parent to college for free, what colleges are involved in the program, what Hope Chicago pays for, the goal to get kids and parents skills and better jobs, how kids […]

Dr. Janice Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Hope Chicago, joins John Williams to talk about what Hope Chicago does, their goal to send students and a parent to college for free, what colleges are involved in the program, what Hope Chicago pays for, the goal to get kids and parents skills and better jobs, how kids […]

Kelly speaks to Janice Jackson, Mayor of the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former school CEO Janice Jackson says CTU can't get along. Ben riffs. And Dave Glowacz, ace reporter for Inside Chicago Government, returns with clips from recent City Council meetings. What's on the agenda, you ask? Good question! Police, Jesse White & TIFs. Though this being Chicago, they talk about TIFs without mentioning TIFs. Strange city. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A non-profit's ambitious, $1 billion plan to send thousands of inner-city students and their parents to college or trade school is, ultimately about stopping the unrelenting gang violence plaguing Chicago, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson said Friday.After leaving her pressure-cooker job last year, Jackson signed on at CEO of Hope Chicago, the non-profit founded by Pete Kadens and Ted Koenig to fully fund post-secondary education for two generations of needy kids.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Janice Jackson, former Chicago Public Schools CEO and current CEO of Hope Chicago, joined Lisa Dent on Chicago’s Afternoon News to discuss how the entire student body of five different schools were given college scholarships. Follow Your Favorite Chicago’s Afternoon News Personalities on Twitter:Follow @LisaDentSpeaksFollow @SteveBertrand Follow @kpowell720 Follow @maryvandeveldeFollow @LaurenLapka

In her new role as CEO of scholarship organization Hope Chicago, former schools chief Janice Jackson says removing the financial barrier of families is essential to disrupting the city's cycle of poverty and crime.

Dr. Janice Jackson founded HOPE Chicago, a scholarship to help students make it all the way through college, regardless of systemic barriers. She shares with John how it’ll make a real change.

Dr. Janice Jackson founded HOPE Chicago, a scholarship to help students make it all the way through college, regardless of systemic barriers. She shares with John how it’ll make a real change.

Dr. Janice Jackson, formerly the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, is now the Senior Fellow at Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She joins John Williams to share advice she has for the new superintendent, Pedro Martinez, and to reflect on her responsibilities.

More than three decades after the Americans With Disabilities Act was signed there is more access than ever before for people navigating life with a disability. But a lot of work remains to be done. Michael Bullis, executive director of the IMAGE Center of Maryland, talks about those challenges on the horizon. Plus, Janice Jackson has had enough. The sidewalks in her Baltimore neighborhood endanger people with mobility disabilities, so she and two other residents have filed a lawsuit against the city:  “It saddens me that 30 years after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act that we have to go to the length of actually suing to get those rights that should be in place anyway.” Links: The IMAGE Center of Maryland, W.E.A.N. Women Embracing Abilities Now, Read the complaint regarding Baltimore City Sidewalks, a history of the Capitol Crawl, and for a deeper history of the Americans With Disabilities Act watch Crip Camp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Dr. D explore the week's news, including a run down of the resignations from Mayor Lightfoot's administration. And there were a bunch, starting with Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. Ben plays City Hall Human Resource director, and offers survival tips to incoming mayoral appointees. Hint: Suck up to the mayor. Also updates on Pritzker v. Lightfoot, Kim Foxx and much, much more.

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Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman is joined by education reporter Nader Issa and investigative reporter Lauren FitzPatrick to discuss the latest Chicago Public Schools shakeup. CPS CEO Janice Jackson announced her decision to resign this week at the end of her contract. Our reporters discuss Jackson's legacy and what the future of CPS holds with tensions still high between Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the Chicago Teachers Union.

The Mincing Rascals are John Williams of WGN Radio, Eric Zorn of Chicago Tribune and Austin Berg of Illinois Policy Institute. They begin this week’s debate by discussing the exit of Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson. And another exit in Chicago resulted from the confusion of facts regarding the police shooting of 13-year-old […]

Janice Jackson is resigning as CEO of Chicago Public Schools, effective June 30. She's been in the job nearly four years. Jackson joins other top CPS officials in leaving after a tumultuous year for the school district. WBEZ education reporter Sarah Karp breaks down Jackson's legacy and what these moves mean for schools, students and families. Guest: Sarah Karp, Education Reporter, WBEZ (@SSKedreporter) Follow us on Twitter: @CityCastChicago Sign up for our newsletter: chicago.citycast.fm

Between MAGA's claim that the election was stolen and Janice Jackson's assertion that the teachers union brought politics to Chicago's schools, Ben feels he's being gaslit. Also, Reader writer Maya Dukmasova talks about her expose on carjacking in Chicago. And Stacy Davis Gates--vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union--returns to discuss the politics of Janice Jackson, the outgoing CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.

Chicago Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa joins John Williams to explain some of the reasons why Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson won’t renew her contract as CEO after four years. Those include the multiple teacher strikes, the pandemic, and differing comfort levels of CPS families.

Joan Talks about the resignation of Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson. Guest today include Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza, Former CPS President Paul Vallas, Chicago Radio veteran Andrea Darlas, Good Government Illinois' David Orr, and DePaul University Journalist in Residence Chris Bury.

News broke Monday morning that Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, is leaving the district after three years at the helm. Reset discusses the news and what it could mean for students, teachers and the district as a whole as planning is still underway for how to re-open schools in the fall. GUEST: Sarah Karp, WBEZ education reporter

Chicago Sun-Times education reporter Nader Issa joins John Williams to explain some of the reasons why Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson won’t renew her contract as CEO after four years. Those include the multiple teacher strikes, the pandemic, and differing comfort levels of CPS families.

Former mayoral candidate and CPS CEO Paul Vallas joins Anna to talk about CPS CEO Janice Jackson announcing her resignation today, her likely successor and what it means for CPS moving forward.

News broke Monday morning that Janice Jackson, CEO of the Chicago Public Schools, is leaving the district after three years at the helm. Reset discusses the news and what it could mean for students, teachers and the district as a whole as planning is still underway for how to re-open schools in the fall. For more Reset interviews, subscribe to this podcast. And please give us a rating, it helps other listeners find us. For more about Reset, go to wbez.org and follow us on Twitter @WBEZReset

Mocha chats with Olivia Rodrigo!! Find out how Roz broke the toilet! We’ll learn about ‘The Dull Mens Club’ and people like a woman in California who collects "caution wet floor" signs! And we’ll celebrate Groundhog Day with the Mayor of Wiarton Janice Jackson

Will defamation lawsuits force Fox TV to change its evil ways? Ben riffs on the $2.7 billion lawsuit filed by Smartmatic. More schools & pandemic news. Janice Jackson gets off a funny wisecrack. And a Mayor & her Aldermen.

On this week's "Face the Nation," the race to vaccinate and the challenges of new COVID strains. What do states need to fight the virus and protect Americans? Moderator Margaret Brennan speaks with former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, and Miami's Mayor Francis Suarez. We'll also hear from President Joe Biden's Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond and Chicago School's CEO Janice Jackson, about the President's plan to re-open schools. Plus -- CBS News Foreign Correspondent Ramy Inocencio travels back to Wuhan, China -- one year after he visited the city the coronavirus was first reported.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson joins John Williams to talk about how schools have adequately followed COVID mitigation guidelines, to make teachers and students feel safe. That’s despite the Chicago Teachers Union protesting the safety of their workplace.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson joins John Williams to talk about how schools have adequately followed COVID mitigation guidelines, to make teachers and students feel safe. That’s despite the Chicago Teachers Union protesting the safety of their workplace.

Chicago Public Schools officials advised parents to keep their kids at home Thursday as union negotiations continue. Some teachers are refusing to return for in-person learning, citing high risks of COVID-19 exposure. Reset brings on district CEO Janice Jackson for more on CPS reopening plans.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson joins John Williams to explain why it’s important that teachers go back to the classroom, and the options CPS has given its parents. And she details the safety precautions being taken at the schools.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice Jackson joins John Williams to explain why it’s important that teachers go back to the classroom, and the options CPS has given its parents. And she details the safety precautions being taken at the schools.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson joins John Williams to give an update on the reopening of schools following objections from the Chicago Teachers Union. She talks about measures to be taken at the schools and more.

Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson joins John Williams to give an update on the reopening of schools following objections from the Chicago Teachers Union. She talks about measures to be taken at the schools and more.

Praise the Lord, Praise The Lord, Praise the Lord!!! Join us for the 5th night of our 5th annual end of the year Holy Ghost Revival. This year's topic is "I'm Still Standing". Tonight's Testimonal is coming from our very own Mo. Janice Jackson & the preached word is coming from Min. Arthenius Jackson. Revival is starting at 9 pm on www.blogtalkradio.com/purposekingdom or listen via phone: 319-527-6091 or simply hit the link below. End your year with family and friends in the presence of the Lord. Please share

Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman is joined by Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson to discuss school re-openings and what a safe return will look like in 2021.

Starting in January, CPS plans to shift some kids back to in-person learning. Reset brings on district CEO Janice Jackson for more on CPS’ reopening plans.

Chicago Public Schools officials are determined to get students back to in-person learning after winter break. But the Chicago Teachers Union remains in opposition, saying that even with the district’s COVID mitigation efforts, it’s still not safe enough to return to in-person learning. Reset sits down with CPS CEO Janice Jackson for more on the district’s decision.For more Reset interviews, please subscribe to this podcast and leave us a rating. That helps other listeners find us.For more about the program, you can head over to the WBEZ website or follow us on Twitter at @WBEZreset.

The pandemic and social unrest around racism make it a challenging time for students and educators, but it’s also a period of opportunity. Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, says it’s time to address long-standing inequities in education. In her district, the third largest in the country, students have been learning about justice and restorative practices — even before the death of George Floyd. With today’s crises unearthing large disparities, how can educators avoid returning to the status quo? Jackson and Linda Darling-Hammond, president of the California State Board of Education, discuss being authentic with students and curriculum grounded in this moment. Their conversation is led by Ross Wiener, vice president at the Aspen Institute and executive director of the Education and Society Program.As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Aspen Institute is nonpartisan and does not endorse, support, or oppose political candidates or parties. Further, the views and opinions of our guests and speakers do not necessarily reflect those of the Aspen Institute.

Chicago Sun-Times reporter Nader Issa joins Anna to discuss today’s news conference discussing reforms of keeping police officers in schools.

Parents, teachers and students are informed and asking questions about Chicago Public Schools’ current plan to reopen schools in the fall. We talk to CPS CEO Janice Jackson about that plan, and how it could change depending on circumstances around the covid-19 crisis.

Reset talks with CPS CEO Janice Jackson for more on the district’s preliminary reopening plan and the feedback she’s received from parents, teachers and staff.

Kaitlin Schwan of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness discusses their report that reveals that those women who find themselves homeless are largely invisible to society at large; Sue Gontier is a community advocate in Peterborough. She talks about recent efforts to make things as basic as drinking water and washrooms available to the city's homeless; David Sills of the Northern Tornado Project based at Western University talks about their work and the tornado season thus far in Ontario; Abby Deshmanis from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association talks about their research into who is being charged for violating restrictions put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus; Parenting author Ann Douglas talks about the summer like no other and how it can still be an enjoyable one in spite of the cancellation of so many events and activities;Janice Jackson the mayor of South Bruce Peninsula explains why they felt obliged to close access to Sauble Beach in the interest of public safety.

A quarter of CPS students skipped e-lessons at least once during one week in May. Reset checks in with CPS Chief Janice Jackson to discuss what’s next for teachers, students and parents as the district tackles remote learning.

Donna Peters interviews SassyLass CEO, Janice Jackson.   Janice is a career C-Suite leader and mom who champions:1) never wear a "mask" at work (be at work who you are at home)2) don't mistake kindness for weakness3) speak truth to power4) put family firstJanice's Core Values are: courage, authenticity and vulnerability.SassyLass believes the future is ethical.  The future is transparent.  The future is women.   "Sassy, classy and a little bad-assy."  Monthly, SassyLass supports a specific organization with its profits to empower women everywhere.  April 2020, SassyLass is donating to the World Health Organization's COVID-Solidarity Response Fund.Check out other episodes such as:Managing Your Personal FearEmbrace the Hard ThingsServant LeadershipThe Innovation Ninja Shares His PowersStorytelling with a C-Suite LeaderThink Like a CFO: Dollar Scholar Shines a Lights at a Dark TimeImprov Can Improve Your Work and PlayHow to Have a Growth MindsetDo You Know Your Core Values?Build Your Personal Board of DirectorsA CEO Gets Real About Real LifeCreating the Culture You Want to Live InShape the Future You WantOptions Are PowerThank you for joining us in The Me-Suite: a source of power for the life-minded.  Subscribe to the podcast.  Visit our blog and executive life coaching services.  Everyone needs a coach, especially at times like these.www.the-me-suite.comFB: @mesuiteLinkedIn: The Me-Suite

To kick off Season 2 of ExtraOrdinary Districts, we brought together an all-star panel to discuss school district improvement. Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Harvard University’s Ronald F. Ferguson, and University of Michigan’s Nell Duke. The panel, moderated by ExtraOrdinary District creator Karin Chenoweth, had a wide-ranging discussion that went from the need for carefully designed early reading […]

To kick off Season 2 of ExtraOrdinary Districts, we brought together an all-star panel to discuss school district improvement. Janice Jackson, CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Harvard University’s Ronald F. Ferguson, and University of Michigan’s Nell Duke. The panel, moderated by ExtraOrdinary District creator Karin Chenoweth, had a wide-ranging discussion that went from the need for carefully designed early reading […]

Janice Jackson: A Lady In Leadership by Makin' A Difference

Sun-Times City Hall reporter Fran Spielman is joined in studio by Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson to discuss the teachers' contract, school closings and a possible strike.

From budgets to hiring, from staffing to special ed, people in Chicago have a lot of questions when it comes to the 2019-2020 school year at Chicago’s public schools. CPS CEO Janice Jackson joins us for an extended one-on-one where she talks about those issues, answers questions from listeners, and addresses the possibility of a teachers strike

The Teacher’s Lounge Chat welcomes Dr. Janice Jackson, Independent Educational Consultant. As she talk about… The post Episode 20 With Dr. Janice Jackson, Independent Educational Consultant appeared first on Teachers Lounge Chat.

Ken Davis is joined by three veteran Chicago reporters: WBEZ’s Sarah Karp, Chicago Public Square’s Charlie Meyerson and NPR’s David Schaper. They discuss the surprising degree of youth activism that’s sprung up in Florida following the mass shooting there and the effect it’s having on American politics. They also discuss the recent change of administration at Chicago Public Schools and assess new CEO Janice Jackson’s likelihood for success after Forrest Claypool – and Sarah’s recent report on the “hollowing out” of Chicago’s Hope High School. Finally, the panel assesses the likelihood for success of President Trump’s infrastructure plan, which proposes to spend 1.5 trillion dollars, almost none of it federal money – and the prospects for Block Club Chicago, the new company that proposes to replace DNAInfo Chicago. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Craig Newman is joined by Lauren FitzPatrick of the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reporter's Kalyn Belsha to discuss the state of education in Chicago and the future of CPS under new CEO Janice Jackson. Kalyn also discusses her reporting on the drastically changing dynamic at CPS as thousands of African American students leave the system. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Ken Davis is joined by the Tribune’s City Hall reporter Hal Dardick and the BGA’s Madeleine Doubek, who’s their Director of Civic Engagement. It’s a conversation about the current status of politics and policy as 2018 comes on-line. The panel discusses Chris Kennedy’s claim that Rahm Emanuel has a “strategic gentrification plan” to empty Chicago of minorities and ramp up gentrification across the city, along with the likelihood of Rahm Emanuel’s and Bruce Rauner’s re-election, the retirement of Lisa Madigan and the prospects for the candidates attempting to win her seat, and the ascension of Janice Jackson to CEO of the Chicago Public Schools. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Ken Davis is joined by the Chicago Tribune’s Juan Perez, Jr. to discuss their recent series on Chicago’s shrinking high schools. They identified 17 designated neighborhood high schools whose populations have shrunk significantly in the last five years and whose very existence is now in question. In the case of Gage Park High School, for example, 2,700 students live within the school’s boundaries, but with 330 students, the school is currently at about a quarter of its capacity. Its students have dispersed to 153 other CPS high schools. They also discuss the recent resignation of Forrest Claypool as CEO and the appointment of Janice Jackson as interim CEO. This program was produced by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Janice Jackson and Wiarton Willie in their final appearance together on Groundhog Day, earlier this year.

Janice Jackson, South Bruce Peninsula MayorPHOTO: THE CANADIAN PRESS/Willy Waterton