Committee for Equity and Excellence in Education

We are a multi-racial group of Oak Park and River Forest residents advocating for racial equity at Oak Park River Forest High School.

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  • Using education funds to pay for construction

    Over the past five years, the OPRF School Board has taken millions of dollars that should have been used to pay for students’ education and used it to pay for capital expenses. Now, they want to take $14 million more. They have scheduled a vote at the May 28th school board meeting to transfer these…

  • Email the OPRF School Board about petition

    Please email the OPRF School Board and let them know that you are not satisfied with their response to our petition.  In September 2025, we delivered a petition asking the School Board to (1) provide more effective assistance to students in the Freshman All-Honors program and (2) create an Equity Advisory Group composed of students,…

  • Celebrating the Life of Wyanetta Johnson

    Friends: with a heavy heart we  share with you the news that Wyanetta Johnson — who epitomized the spirit, love and determination of the movement for racial justice and equity in our schools — passed away on New Years Day 2026. Her friends provide the following narrative of Wyanetta’s over forty years of effort to…

  • Join us at this week’s board meeting

    We have been campaigning for improved supports for freshman students in Oak Park River Forest High School’s Freshman All-Honors program. Please read the post below, Sustaining Racial Equity in OPRF Curriculum, to find out more. And if you haven’t already, please sign the petition. Now, we’re asking you to join us at this Thursday’s school board…

  • Sustaining Racial Equity in OPRF Curriculum

    Here is our letter to the Oak Park River Forest School Board. Please sign this petition to support this campaign and include your name in a letter which will be delivered to the Board and published in the local newspaper Wednesday Journal.  Seven years ago, after analyzing student data and concluding that OPRF’s institutional practice…

  • Infrastructure at the high school — Project 3 concerns

    OPRF High School has engaged in a series of infrastructure projects known as IMAGINE OPRF. Project 1 focused on classrooms, the welcome center, student commons, and the tutoring center. Project 2 is ongoing and focuses on a new pool, locker rooms, and other PE facilities. Now, they are moving forward with Project 3 focused on…

  • Join Our Campaigns

    Please get involved in our work to push OPRF High School to provide equitable supports for all of their students. To stay informed, sign up for our mailing list and follow us on Instagram and BlueSky.