Today, the 30,600 residents of the Englewood community in eastern Chicago are faced with some daunting challenges in providing their children with the high-quality educational services they need to succeed in the 21st century (Tu, 2016). The vast majority of the residents of this densely populated community are low-income minority members, and the violent crime rate is among the nation’s highest. Against this backdrop, identifying opportunities to improve the educational opportunities for Englewood’s young learners represents a timely and valuable enterprise. To this end, this paper provides a demographic analysis of the Anna R. Langford Community Academy in Chicago’s Englewood community, followed by a narrative analysis of these data. Finally, a discussion concerning the implications of the demographic analysis is followed by a summary of the research and important findings concerning these issues for the residents of Englewood in the conclusion.
1. Demographic Data Report:
Relevant demographic data for the Anna R. Langford Community Academy (hereinafter alternatively “Langford” or “the school”) include the following.
· The Anna R. Langford Community Academy is located at 6010 South Throop Street and is a Track E community school in Englewood with the primary mission of “making a difference in children’s lives through the turnaround initiative” by “providing a positive, nurturing, and safe learning-centered environment and a high-quality, comprehensive academic program focusing on literacy, math, science, and social studies” (Langford overview, 2018, p. 1).
· The school has 272 students (Langford overview, 2018).
· The overwhelming majority (97.1%) of the school’s...
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