When a group of parents embarked on a failed attempt to rename Chicago Public Schools’ Agassiz Elementary three years ago, the pushback was about money and name recognition.

Agassiz Elementary School on June 20, 2019, in Chicago. Holder King said discussions of cost and logistics should not be allowed to bog down the name’s removal.

After voting in August to remove the name of a racist scientist from their school, the Agassiz Elementary School’s Local School Council has settled on three finalists for a new name. The fina… ...

CPS’ Agassiz Elementary — named after a racist biologist — to be renamed for Harriet Tubman The Lake View school will be the first Chicago Public Schools building to receive a new name ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools celebrated a first for the district Monday: a new name for one of its schools. What was Agassiz Elementary in the Lakeview neighborhood is now named after ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A Chicago public school renamed last year for an iconic African American woman who helped others escape slavery, is getting a new sign today. The new sign is now on display at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Fourth grade students from Agassiz Elementary on Chicago's North Side spent Earth Day on Monday cleaning up the area around their school. "I feel pretty happy because it's helping ...

An elementary school located in Chicago has shed the name of Louis Agassiz and is now renamed Harriet Tubman Elementary School in Lake View, joining the ranks of other educational institutions ...

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago elementary school long named for a biologist who promoted racist ideology will be renamed for abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The renaming of Louis Agassiz Elementary School ...

The renaming of Louis Agassiz Elementary School to Harriet Tubman IB World School comes as part of the Chicago Public Schools’ review of school names.

CHICAGO — A Chicago elementary school long named for a biologist who promoted racist ideology will be renamed for abolitionist Harriet Tubman. The renaming of Louis Agassiz Elementary School to ...