In the Shadow of the City | This American Life | Episode 628

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In the Shadow of the City | This American Life | Episode 628

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There are many cheerful news stories about incarcerated people who are thriving in #college #classes. What those stories often fail to mention is that not all incarcerated people have access to those opportunities. Many are either in #prisons without classes or are languishing on waiting lists. @CharlotteWest has documented the problem of waiting lists in #Illinois, mentioning a person who has "been on a #waitlist since 2006 – nearly 19 years".

https://www.wbez.org/public-safety/2025/09/10/for-every-person-in-an-illinois-prison-college-class-another-waits-their-turn

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For every person in an Illinois prison college class, another waits their turn.

Research shows getting educated in prison helps prevent people from going back. In Illinois, new state data shows higher education opportunities inside are sparse.

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Motive Season 3 Preview

To understand the white supremacist movement today, look at the last time a wave of hate pulled in young Americans. A preview of WBEZ’s new season of Motive, coming September 4, 2020.

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"This type of student loan, called an income share agreement, could become more appealing in the next few years as President Donald Trump and conservative lawmakers claw back access to federal student loans and grants — forcing families to turn to alternative and less regulated ways to pay for college."

https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/06/20/helping-hand-scam-paying-back-student-loans-college

#wbez #chicago #studentloans #universities

Helping hand or scam? A different approach to paying back student loans is under scrutiny.

These loans, called income share agreements, could become more popular as President Donald Trump’s administration claws back federal loans and grants.

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‘Pure chaos’: Why most Chicagoans used to move at the same time on Moving Day

If you think relocating is hard today, a century ago, Chicago tenants faced price-gouging, extortion and havoc in the streets every May 1.

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👀 On our radar: Gender-affirming medical care under threat

✍️ Kristen Schorsch, #WBEZ

🔗 https://www.wbur.org/npr/nx-s1-5338757/transgender-surgery-lurie-chicago-hospital

What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

Patients and parents speak out after Lurie Children's in Chicago joined other hospitals in stopping gender-affirming surgeries. President Trump's executive order threatened their federal funding.

"Northwestern University, on the other hand, has systematically removed mentions of DEI from webpages for its library, medical school, college of arts and sciences and several other departments. This week, officials at the Evanston school took down the website for the campus Women’s Center." #wbez #education #chicago https://www.wbez.org/education/2025/03/05/dei-isnt-just-lawful-its-mission-critical
‘DEI isn’t just lawful — it’s mission-critical’

Law professor Jonathon Feingold signed onto a memo urging universities not to capitulate to President Trump’s anti-DEI directives.

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Chicago & the state of Illinois have sanctuary laws. Find out how they protect people and what their limitations are. Via #WBEZ

Chicago and Illinois have sanc...