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...
Next year, the ISAT will be replaced by two new standardized tests – one to determine promotion in grades three, six, and eight; the other for enrollment in selective-enrollment schools. The planned boycott prompted Byrd-Bennett to send a letter to principal...
In December, the mayor's hand-picked school board passed a resolution to shift away from the current school choice model to emphasize neighborhood schools. School officials said moving away from a focus on selective enrollment schools would improve and lead to better investment in neighborhood ...
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...
I am concerned with any policies that may unintentionally limit school choice, such as the shift toward bolstering neighborhood schools at the expense of magnet and selective enrollment schools. Students and families deserve a range of high-quality educational options, and I believe this choice is ...
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....
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 ...
Next year, the ISAT will be replaced by two new standardized tests – one to determine promotion in grades three, six, and eight; the other for enrollment in selective-enrollment schools. The planned boycott prompted Byrd-Bennett to send a letter to principals, saying she considers any teach...
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...