In early 1997 when charter schools were being introduced into the Chicago Public Schools, the founders began their work to establish a free Afrocentric school.
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All the schools have to follow the guidelines of the Illinois State Board of Education and the Chicago Public Schools.
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The school began as an elementary school, but began serving high school students in 2005 after Chicago Public Schools approved the school's request to open DuSable Leadership Academy campus inside of DuSable High School.
high school | ATP International Series | International Monetary Fund | Harvard Business School | London School of Economics | Harvard Medical School | International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement | ATP International Series Gold | International Space Station | Amnesty International | secondary school | Harvard Law School | International Olympic Committee | Eastman School of Music | BirdLife International | International Finance Corporation | International Organization for Standardization | International Telecommunication Union | International Criminal Court | One Day International | Juilliard School | International Nonproprietary Name | International Labour Organization | Public school (government funded) | High School Musical | International Civil Aviation Organization | International Boxing Federation | Gymnasium (school) | Yale Law School | Toronto International Film Festival |
Besides co-founding a publishing company, Madhubuti is the co-founder of the Institute of Positive Education/New Concept Development Center (established in 1969), and co-founder of "Betty Shabazz International Charter School" (established 1998) in Chicago, Illinois.