Posted on 03/07/2013 11:48:20 AM PST by Olog-hai
Chicago Public Schools’ plans to close under-enrolled schools to save money could lead to lawsuits. An analysis of the 129 schools that CPS could close finds that African Americans will bear a large burden of the closures.
The Sun-Times report found 117 of the 129 schools that could close are made up of a majority African-American students. Nine of the schools are majority Hispanic.
In comparison, CPS, as a whole, is 41.6 percent African American, 44 percent Hispanic and 8 percent white.
Meanwhile, the commission reviewing the district’s plan is siding with CPS in its final report. However, while CPS is eyeing 129 schools, the commission says CPS has the capacity to consolidate 80 schools. The commission is also calling on district officials to consider other factors in deciding which schools to close. …
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Since 80 percent of CPS students cannot read, how would they know unless told? Just a thought.
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