| Central office hired 117 teachers to serve as reading specialists in elementary schools. Three have withdrawn to return to regular teaching. The following describes who they are: |
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| Credentials | |
| Master’s in reading: | 54% |
| Reading endorsement: | 56% |
| Neither: | 31% |
| Demographics | |
| Black: | 74% |
| White: | 22% |
| Hispanic: | 3% |
| Asian: | 1% |
| Male: | 2% |
| Female: | 98% |
| Years of service | |
| Average: | 16 |
| School served: | |
| Home school: | 45% |
| New School: | 55% |
| Source: Chicago Public Schools |
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The specialist corps
