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"We have a responsibility to help cultivate future generations of college students. By working together we can help build a pool of diverse, college-educated future employees in Illinois."

-- Manny Sanchez, Managing Partner, Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman LLP, Junior Achievement and Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board Member (Illinois College Access Network, 2006: 6).

Recent Activities

> PFAD 2008
Brown, Harvard, Indiana, MIT, Northwestern, Thunderbird, University of Chicago, and University of Michigan alumni participated in CPS' PFAD 2008.

Posted 4 November 2008

> Stewart Playground Unveiling
BC volunteers and the Stewart school staff partnered with Beacon Street Gallery and Urban Gatesways to plan the unveiling of the new Stewart playground on September 27, 2008. Mayor Daley attended the event along with many news stations to capture the event.

Posted 4 November 2008

> Reavis 50th Anniversary Beautification Event
Stanford volunteers painted various Reavis classrooms September 27, 2008 in an effort to support Reavis' 50th Annivesary event.

Posted 4 November 2008

> Science Project Tutoring
Cornell volunteers are working with Penn Elementary students one-on-one to help them prepare their science projects for the December Science Fair.

Posted 4 November 2008

> Adopt-A-School Kick-Off
On October 1, 2008, the Harvols held an Adopt-A-School Kick-Off Pizza Party in conjunction with a Friends of Payton (FOP) parents' committee meeting. This evening gave Havard program coordinators and volunteers an opportunity meet some of the Payton parents and staff.

Posted 4 November 2008

> Saturday Tutoring Session
On 20 October 2007 Brown University alumni began a new biweekly Saturday tutoring program that will target students identified by their teachers as those who could most benefit from one-on-one attention. Alumni will tutor students at their partner school, Columbia Explorers Academy, from 10AM to noon on every other Saturday.

Posted 29 November 2007

> Math Tutoring
Williams College alumni held their first Saturday tutoring session of the school year on 15 September 2007. Alumni worked on math games with students at De La Cruz Middle School.

Posted 3 October 2007

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Alumni for Public Schools is a not-for-profit organization that promotes and supports volunteer partnerships between the Chicago chapters of college and university alumni associations and individual Chicago Public Schools. Learn more about APS >

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What's New

Welcome to Our Latest Partners

Alumni from Amherst College, Boston College, Spelman College, Stanford University, University of Illinois, and University of Iowa have stepped up to support CPS by forming volunteer partnerships with schools. Find out more about specific ways these alumni groups and others are making a difference in the Partnerships section.

Posted 4 November 2008

Are you a CPS School seeking an alumni club partner?

There are now instructions in the Getting Started section for schools seeking alumni club partners. Contact the APS Project Manager to begin the process of finding a group of alumni volunteers to work with your school.

Posted 29 November 2007

APS Brochure

APS Brochure

Alumni for Public Schools has a new brochure! The brochure gives an overview of the APS program, includes profiles of existing partnerships and provides step-by-step instructions on how to get started. Download the brochure

or , APS Project Manager, to have brochures mailed to you free of charge.

Posted 4 November 2008