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
CPS had to postpone a high-stakes test after the testing platform crashed during the exams. The exam is used to determine which students will secure a seat in one of the district's selective enrollment schools. District leaders addressed the glitch, saying "CPS leadership is working with our ...
Founded in 2000, Payton is now one of the best public high schools in Chicago. As one of the nine "selective enrollment" high schools in the city, it has prided itself on highly qualified learners who value Chinese lessons a lot. "I personally find learning other languages very interesting,...
Greg Hinz: Tax Revolt Looms As Johnson Ponders How Much To Give His CTU Pals –Crain’s Chicago Business— 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 Yea...
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....
The report found a “digital divide” among students in different types of schools, with–perhaps not surprisingly–students at selective enrollment high schools, magnet schools and higher-performing schools using technology the most for school work. ...
(s). Then approximately 2 weeks after the deadline to accept/decline an offer, the real-time, rolling waitlist process occurs for any programs with remaining, unfilled seats. Only selective enrollment high schools (SEHS) offer a holistic Principal’s Discretion process to retry for entry based...
The alternative is that schools are funded for students they no longer educate, which is preposterous on its face. In light of the recent controversy surrounding enrollment trends at selective enrollment high schools in Chicago, it is disappointing that some want to limit charter public school ...
7/10 GreatSchools Rating Parent Rating Average I have two kids and couldn’t be happier with our time at Beaubien. Safe and welcoming teachers and community. My kids were very happy here in the and went on to attend Selective Enrollment high schools in the city. The teachers and staff do...
“People will not stay in Chicago or come to Chicago if they do not feel safe or have good schools to send their kids,” King said. “We can grow the school population by putting resources into existing schools and increasing the growth of selective enrollment school options, however, with...