A University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (CCSR) study in 2011 showed that despite years of past mayoral administrations claiming rising record high test scores, the actual gain was mostly flat dating back two decades. Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show a disturbing trend that during Mayor Emanuel’s control of the schools from 2011 to 2013, the gap in 4th grade reading test scores (percentage proficient or above) between black students and white students in CPS grew by nine percentage points to 42 percent, whereas at the state level, the gap shrunk by one percentage point. Similarly in math, the gap increased in CPS by 12 percentage points, while shrinking at the state level by 2. This news, however, comes as no surprise as CPS stands alone in Illinois for having an unelected school board that continues to expand charter schools and shut down, “turnaround” and under-resourced schools serving black students at a historic and alarming pace.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:43:22 +0000
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