Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/tag/charter-schools/)
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.
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.
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.
Frontrunners in the mayoral and aldermanic races ran campaigns against Rahm Emanuel’s record but will need to be pushed to clarify their progressive policy agendas for the runoff.
Enyia’s record raises many confounding questions about her commitment to transparency.
The failures of Rahm Emanuel’s education policies show the need for an elected school board and more accountability.
Parents have warned about the risks of closing and consolidating schools for years, but officials continue with plans that jeopardize student safety.
The recent sales of four vacant schools to private school operators could stir more competition for the public school system as school choice initiatives gain support in the state and nation.
An ideological agenda for more “school choice” seems to be driving the district’s actions rather than what’s needed on the ground.
Many bilingual programs are violating state law by failing to provide adequate services to the district’s growing share of students whose native language is not English.