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Chicago Magnet Schools

Diversity Is Great, But It Won't Save Chicago's Public Schools

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Martin Luther King, Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Board of Education, CPS Segregation Consent Decree, CPS Magnet Schools, Chicago, CPS Selective Enrollment Schools, Mayor Daley, Ron Huberman, Chicago Magnet Schools, Diversity, Cps, Education Reform, Public Education, Chicago News
Matt Farmer

CPS CEO Ron Huberman knows there is very little racial or economic diversity in our public schools. There is also very little Huberman and his team can do about that.

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Headlines I'd Like to See About Chicago Public Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 10.19.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Teacher Quality, Chicago Test Scores, Chicago Public Schools, CPS Students Killed, Standardized Testing, Teachers, Chicago Magnet Schools, Cps Admissions Investigation, Cps Clout, Chicago Schools, Cps Admissions, Cps, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Giving principals the authority to hand-pick even a small percentage of students is just asking for trouble. The policy reinforces the notion that who you know matters more than who you are or what you've accomplished.

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Feds Investigating CPS Admissions

Chicago Tribune | Stephanie Banchero and Azam Ahmed | Posted 09.01.2009 | Chicago

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Federal authorities have launched an investigation into the admissions practices at Chicago's selective enrollment schools, the Chicago Tribune has le...

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Almost 13,000 Students Applied For 3,000 Elite Public School Openings

Chicago Sun-Times | ROSALIND ROSSI AND ART GOLAB | Posted 04.18.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago College Preps, Cps, CPS Magnet Schools, Chicago Magnet Schools, Chicago Elite Eight College Preps, Chicago News

The number of kids seeking entry to Chicago's Elite Eight college preps reached a five-year high this year, prompting a wave of rejected students to s...

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CPS Changing Magnet Schools Admissions Policy

Chicago Public Radio | Linda Lutton | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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Chicago Public Schools says it may use income rather than race to enroll students in its popular magnet schools. That's if a federal judge ends the di...

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Minority Enrollment Down At Top Magnet Schools

Catalyst Chicago | Sarah Karp | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Humboldt Park, Chicago Public Schools, Education, Minority Enrollment Chicago Magnet Schools, Sabin Elementary, Chicago Education, Minority Education Chicago, Chicago Schools, LaSalle II Chicago, Minorities Chicago Magnet Schools, Cps, Franklin Fine Arts Academy, Chicago Magnet Schools, Disney II Chicago, Chicago News

Kenneth Green knew he wanted to send his daughter to a magnet school, Chicago's oldest schools of choice. He spent hours enveloped in research and tou...

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