We know that there are concerns around school choice, and we want to be clear: this resolution outlines the Board’s parameters and values as we draft the District’s goals and objectives for the next five years.This resolution is not a vote to close selective enrollment, magnet, or charter...
CPS admissions test platform for selective enrollment schools crashes during examsBy Todd Feurer October 11, 2023 / 5:04 PM CDT / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) -- It was a stressful day for thousands of Chicago Public Schools students. CPS had to postpone a high-stakes test after the testing...
Last year, 16,828 eighth-graders applied for 3,200 positions at ten selective enrollment high schools in the Chicago Public Schools system. Many parents and students see these high-demand spots as a path to a better future. Chicago selective enrollment p
The district said it also will launch a "Hub Stop Pilot Program" on Monday, which will provide school bus rides for some general education students who attend magnet or selective enrollment elementary schools and who are eligible for school buses. CPS plans to add additional pick-up and drop...
However, our focus here is on the Selective Enrollment Elementary Schools (SEES) of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), specifically, the Regional Gifted Centers (RGCs) and Classical Schools. If you are seeking a “free” academically-advanced curriculum for your gifted child, this is the way ...
CTU’s Crooked Move To Kill Selective Enrollment Schools –Chicago Tribune/Yahoo— Chicago Public Schools Employs 5,500 More Staff Members For 32,000 Fewer Students During Past Four Years –Illinois Policy Institute— Failing CPS Cancels Columbus/American History, With School Renaming –Block Club ...
new open-enrollment high school somewhere on the city's Near West Side. The new school was announced as part of $247 million in proposed building renovations and new construction. CPS is also planning a new building for Hancock High School, a selective-enrollment school on the Southwest Side....
School officials said moving away from a focus on selective enrollment schools would improve and lead to better investment in neighborhood schools. They also emphasized that the resolution does not amount to a vote to close selective-enrollment, magnet, or charter schools. ...
We want the district to fully fund our schools, not make the parents pay the difference. We want all schools to have the programs and resources parents want, not just the few selective enrollment ones. Pay attention to how CPS portrays the contract bargaining sessions. I’ve been in the me...
I support the goals in the five-year plan to ensure every student has access to a well-rounded education—including art, music, and sports—at their neighborhood school. I am committed to fully funding selective enrollment and magnet schools. ...