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Niche.com just ranked Alain Locke Charter School the #1 charter elementary school in Chicago! Niche is a website that helps families locate the best neighborhoods, schools and colleges. Check it out: https://www.niche.com/k12/search/best-charter-elementary-schools/s/illinois/ Related Content: Alain Locke Highlighted by Achievement Network Alain Locke Featured in Inaugural Blog Post for Achievement Network Alain Locke Recognized Nationally for …

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We have some exciting news to share – Alain Locke has just been approved for a partnership with Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University for their “Too Hot to Handel Music Residency” at no cost to the school!

Caleb Guider, Kimmya Doughty and Isis Turner won a brand new Samsung Tablet at today’s Future Founders Challenge. Our students were mixed with elementary and high school students from across the city to compete in teamwork challenges. The students worked with real-world entrepreneurs to make innovative products, develop a strategic business plan and to create …

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What’s the secret to our success? It’s all about data! Alain Locke was highlighted by nonprofit Achievement Network for our use of data to develop teaching and boost student learning. Find out more about the “secret sauce” that makes Alain Locke great: Click Here to Read More Related Content: Alain Locke Featured in Inaugural Blog …

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The Alain Locke Charter School choir loved performing at SWC Technology Partners and the Oakbrook Microsoft Store, serenading and playing instruments for staff and customers – and santa! The students all enjoyed a technology scavenger hunt and received goodie bags.

#GivingTuesday is a special call to action to create a global day of giving that brings diverse organizations and communities around the world together to give back. This year, Alain Locke is participating in #GivingTuesday to rally contributions for our book drive. Our goal is to add an additional 200 books per classroom, for all …

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Alain Locke currently only has about 200 books per classroom. We need that number to be 600 or more. So if you love to read, and you think every kid should have that same love, too, please support our book drive by visiting our book registry on Amazon today: https://smile.amazon.com/registry/baby/3KXQE7S4MPXFY