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CPS Graduation Rate Jumps 4% to Record High: Ninth Grade "On-Track" Focus Continues to Drive System-wide Improvements
AUGUST 26, 2014 – The city announced that Chicago Public Schools (CPS) posted a record high graduation rate of 69.4 percent, a 4 percent increase over the previous year and the largest two-year increase in the district's history.
Vacant CPS buildings could get new life
Chicago Public Schools puts up vacant school buildings for bid, including the property previously shared by the UChicago Charter Woodlawn Campus and the recently relocated Wadsworth School.
Three former CPS schools are put out for bid — with restrictions
CPS has put three of the 50 school buildings closed in 2013 out for bid, including the South Side location formerly shared by Wadsworth and UChicago Charter Woodlawn.
Study shows many teachers not credentialed in their subjects
UEI senior director Sara Stoelinga comments as research continues to probe how teacher credentials affect quality of teaching in the classroom.
Editorial: Why Neo-Plessyism Failed to Improve Chicago Schools
An editorial cites the work of the Consortium and director Elaine Allensworth, urging policy-makers to pay attention to key research on sorting and school choice.
Youth program gets more funding
The White House announced $10 million in additional funding for the BAM sports-mentoring and Match tutoring programs, shown by Crime and Urban Education Lab studies to have dramatic payoffs for participants.
Morgan Park H.S. to Offer Dual Enrollment With Saint Xavier University
As Morgan Park High School prepares to rollout a new International Baccalaureate program, Mayor Emanuel cites the Consortium on Chicago School Research study that first highlighted the remarkable academic benefits of participating in IB.
The Big Sort: How Chicago's school choice system is tracking kids into separate high schools based on achievement
Consortium director Elaine Allensworth comments on the choice facing Chicago regarding systemic sorting, as the Consortium works on a report analyzing the effects of CPS's portfolio of schools model.
Chicago Mishandled School Closures, Says State Panel
The Consortium on Chicago School Research prepares to release a followup study of CPS school closings as the district faces scrutiny.
Editorial: College can start in high school
CPS CEO Barbara Bryd-Bennett cites the city's climbing on-track rate, a measure developed and shown by the Consortium on Chicago School Research to have propelled high school graduation rates in Chicago.