A R E A

How We Learn

• Chicago Teaching Artist Collective
  Sarah Atlas A profile on an emergent network for art educators in the city who want community resources and resource sharing.
• Inheriting the Grid #5
  Daniel Tucker
• Ellen Gates Starr
  Sarah Alford This historical profile introduces us to one of Chicago’s often ignored contributions to educational history, and an early art-activist affiliated with the original Hull House.
• Can Experimental Cultural Centers Replace MFA Programs?
  Mike Wolf After deciding to spend three years involved in Rogers Park’s Mess Hall space, one artist reflects on why that decision was better for him than going to graduate school.
• Ferd Eggan 1946-2007
  Debbie Gould | Jeanne Kracher | Mary Patten
• Guest Editorial Introduction
  Dave Stovall
• Health Care, Self Care
  Lisa Sousa A look at the past, present and future of radical women’s health care organizations in the city.
• Introducing: The Pomegranate Radical Health Collective
  Pomegranate Radical Health Collective
• How Real Does It Get?
  Erica Meiners | Therese Quinn A reflection on trends in critical pedagogy theory and why it might not work for the vast majority of teachers.
• Interview with Mia Henry
  AREA On the Chicago Freedom School
• Interview with Aaron Hughes
  AREA On Iraq Veterans Against the War
• Interview with Jesse Senechal and Maura Nugent
  AREA | Daniel Tucker On action research at Kelvyn Park High School
• An inteview with Nance Klehm
  Aaron Sarver On formal and informal education
• Street Lessons
  Euan Hague
• Introducing: Popular Education Alliance
  Popular Education Alliance
• Introducing: InCubate
  InCubate
• Introducing: Green Lantern Gallery and Press
  Caroline Picard
• Introducing: Fire This Time Fund
  Kristen Cox
• Local and National Organizing by Radical Teachers
  Faith Agostinone Wilson A profile of Substance News and The Rouge Forum, two marxist education-focused organizations bringing their analysis of political economy to local activist teachers.
• Love Over Fear: A Lesson in Community
  Irina Zadov Reflections on student teaching in Cabrini Green’s Jenner Fine Arts Academy
• Learning to Ride a Bike
  Beth Gutelius | Sarah Miller A profile and listing of numerous resources in the city for learning the skills to take care of your own bike.
• Interview with Anne Rapp
  Daniel Tucker
• Interview with Pauline Lipman and Rico Gustein
  Daniel Tucker On Teachers for Social Justice
• An interview with Paula Ladin
  Nance Klehm   
• An interview with Eric Rodriguez
  Daniel Tucker On the Latino Union
• DIY Education
  Jessica Pupovac
• How We Learn: Building an Educated City
  Bronzeville | Chicago Women’s Health Center | Chicago/Calumet Underground Railroad Effort | Free Geek | Mess Hall | Neighborhood Writing Alliance | Platypus | The Odyssey Project
• Contested Space
  Joanie Friedman