Behind the Data
How Illinois obscures racial disparities in school discipline data
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The state is legally required to publish data on the race and ethnicity of students who are disciplined in schools. Here’s why that’s not happening.
Education
As school discipline disparities worsen, Illinois has yet to require reforms
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The state has stalled on requiring school districts with the highest suspension and expulsion rates to improve.
Behind the Data
How we researched Chicago student transfer patterns
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About a third of students leaving segregated, low-income Chicago schools end up back in majority black and poor suburban schools, our analysis shows.
Empty Schools, Empty Promises
Thousands of black students leave Chicago for other segregated districts
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Many families fleeing the poorest pockets of the city are ending up in cash-strapped school systems in the suburbs and northwest Indiana.
Education
English learners often go without required help at Chicago schools
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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.
Education
Muchas veces, los estudiantes de inglés no reciben ayuda requerida en Chicago
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Muchos programas bilingües no cumplen la ley porque ofrecen servicios inadecuados al creciente porcentaje de alumnos cuyos idiomas natales no son inglés.
Perspectives: The Powers That Be
Is Illinois’ school funding discriminatory? Urban League pushes for court ruling
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Eight years later, a lawsuit arguing that the state’s system of funding public education violates minority students’ civil rights presses forward.
Education
Low-income students left out of Illinois gifted programs: Report
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A report from a new Illinois education organization finds that low-income, black and Hispanic students are underrepresented in gifted programs in school districts.
Illinois State Board of Education
‘Opt-out’ advocates want new stance from state
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Parent activists want the state’s education board to change its tone on the opt-out movement. While official data has not been released, self-reported data from CPS principals indicate that 9,600 students refused to take the PARCC this spring.
bilingual education
Audit of bilingual services coming to all schools
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Citing longstanding issues, outgoing interim CEO Jesse Ruiz says CPS will audit funding and programming for English language learners at all schools, including charters. UNO schools are already under scrutiny, though officials question the district’s motives.