【芝加哥侨学网时事述评】由强森市长任命的芝加哥教育委员会委员们,上周四投票通过决议案,拟在未来五年内实施芝加哥公立学校(CPS)重大转型改革,将不再看重“学校选择”,而是要重点提升“社区学校”。 CPS官方声明声称这并不意味着将关闭芝加哥的重点学校(Selective Enrollment Schools),但家长群体和舆论界担忧改革的结果恰...
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 vendor to ensure their technical issues are resolved, and to provide alternative testing dates ...
Of course, we need to move forward with school consolidation. It is deeply irresponsible to maintain segregated, underperforming, and empty schools. As representative of the 4th District, I'll advocate for a standing committee, composed of community leaders, education scholars, CPS teachers, and CP...
The budget proposal released today shows a 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 select...
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. ...
Johnson thanked the current board members for their service, and said he trusts the new board members to continue the plan for CPS to prioritize neighborhood schools over charter schools and selective enrollment schools as part of the district's 5-year strategic plan, which was approved by the ...
Teachers said the ISAT is no longer a factor in student promotion, graduation, or enrollment in selective-enrollment schools, so it makes no sense to force students to take it. Next year, the ISAT will be replaced by two new standardized tests – one...
Parent activists and several Chicago alderpersons are demanding bus service be restored for magnet and selective enrollment students who attend schools outside their home neighborhood. They spoke out on Tuesday before a private meeting with some members of the Chicago Board of Education. "We formed...
Teachers said the ISAT is no longer a factor in student promotion, graduation, or enrollment in selective-enrollment schools, so it makes no sense to force students to take it. Next year, the ISAT will be replaced by two new standardized tests – one to determine promotion in grades thre...
Parent activists and several Chicago alderpersons are demanding bus service be restored for magnet and selective enrollment students who attend schools outside their home neighborhood. They spoke out on Tuesday before a private meeting with some members of the Chicago Board of Education. "We formed...