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3 unusual facts about Betty Shabazz International Charter School


Betty Shabazz International Charter School

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.

All the schools have to follow the guidelines of the Illinois State Board of Education and the Chicago Public Schools.

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.


Haki R. Madhubuti

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.


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