CPS School Actions Announcement | abc7chicago.com: Chicago Public Schools officials today announced a series of proposed school actions that focus on providing students from among the district's lowest performing schools with access to higher quality school options and making significant investments to help boost their academic development. These 20 school actions will help fulfill the district's mission to increase student academic achievement and graduate them ready for college and career.
The challenges facing CPS students are extensive. There are more than 123,000 students in underperforming schools throughout the district, representing nearly one-third of all seats in CPS. In 2011 only 7.9 percent of all 11th graders tested college ready, while the graduation rate stands at 57.5 percent. Achievement gaps for African American and Latino students have continued to widen over the last 20 years in Chicago.
