The district’s most vulnerable students often end up in alternative schools that are especially under-resourced to cope with the trauma of gun violence.
Education
How low expectations force low-income students to miss out on college aid
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High-achieving students at East Aurora High School say they were “undermatched” and missed out on generous financial aid packages from selective universities because they were not properly guided or encouraged to apply to them.
Perspectives
We need more teachers of color, so why do we use tests that keep them out of the classroom?
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Despite the known benefits of black students having black teachers, teacher license exams often stand in the way – even though they don’t predict which teachers will be effective, a scholar says.
Perspectives
Counterpoint: As college graduates, we are Urban Prep’s reputation
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As Black boys from the “hood,” we weren’t supposed to succeed in college but we did because of Urban Prep, a group of alumni write in a response to criticism of the school.
Perspectives
The SAT’s new ‘adversity score’ is a poor fix for a problematic test
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The College Board is adding a new ‘adversity score’ to the SAT to take students’ socioeconomic backgrounds into account. Will the move correct long-standing disparities in the college entrance exam?
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Miguel del Valle could mark the end of a school board of ‘yes men’
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s pick to head the Chicago Board of Education has a long record of independence in advocating for public education and neighborhood schools.
Perspectives
Chicago’s Urban Prep Academy – known for 100% college acceptance rates – put reputation ahead of results
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Urban Prep Academy in Chicago made a name by boasting about its 100% college acceptance rates for graduating seniors. A founding teacher at Urban Prep explains why that statistic is misleading.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Rahm Emanuel tries his hand at fiction. And the media is buying it.
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In a media misinformation blitz, the outgoing mayor rewrites his record on police reform and schools.
Education
In wake of Chicago charter strikes, a movement to advance ‘sanctuary schools’
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New contracts at Acero and the Chicago International Charter School network enshrine protections for undocumented students and take steps toward stronger bilingual services and increasing teacher diversity.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
On schools, Chicago’s next mayor should really listen to the community
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The failures of Rahm Emanuel’s education policies show the need for an elected school board and more accountability.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Chicago school policy is a driver of neighborhood violence, advocates say
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Parents have warned about the risks of closing and consolidating schools for years, but officials continue with plans that jeopardize student safety.