Chicago Tribune
On Wednesday, March 6th, 80 guests attended an event to stimulate conversation around innovative approaches to supporting the positive development of youth in our community. The audience included Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, 7th Ward Alderman Jane Grover, and School District 202 Board President Mark Metz and Board members Rachel Hayman and Gretchen Livingston.
Hosted by the McGaw YMCA and the Youth Organizations Umbrella (Y.O.U.), the evening opened with a presentation from Dr. Penny Sebring of the University of Chicago, and Eric Brown of Northwestern University. Their landmark study, conducted through the Consortium on Chicago School Research, reported on an innovative teen learning initiative in Chicago called YOUMedia...