Mr. Speaker. I rise to highlight and pay tribute to one of Chicagos most effective public schools. the Andrew Jackson Language Academy. Andrew Jackson was opened in 1894 to serve children from the crowded tenement community surrounding the Polk Street station. a port of entry for immigrants. That very same year. one of the first public school kindergartens was established in Chicago. Since 1981. this school has offered foreign language instruction to its students. In 1988. Andrew Jackson Language Academy moved into a new. uptodate facility. The building is equipped with science and computer labs. a library. media center. and a large outside area for play and gardening activities.
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