Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
It does. The problem is, many of the neighborhood schools suck. This is particularly true when you get to the high school level.
Some neighborhood high schools have smartened up and provided AP or IB programs to sequester the motivated kids from those who are simply in a holding pattern until they're unleashed on society with little to contribute to it. But not surprisingly, those programs are mostly concentrated in neighborhoods where you find the handful decent neighborhood elementary schools (which are K-8 in CPS as middle schools are almost non-existent) so those kids have some place to go if they don't get into one of the selective enrollment high schools. The kids stuck in poor-performing elementary schools are largely doomed to attend poor-performing high schools.
One thing is obvious about CPS: It's run far more for the benefit of the adults on the payroll than the kids they're supposed to serve.
ALL children deserve the very best education that the state can provide, no matter their circumstances. For some kids, it's the arts, others science or health care, or whatever. Our state has two boarding schools just for kids who find themselves in a situation where the schools in their county can't provide what they need. It's money well spent providing an appropriate education to students interested in STEM or the arts.
That's the problem...the STATE(Government) is the one who is deciding what is being taught. And the Government is saying it is more important to be equal than to allow people to have an education more appropriate for their skill level.
Left: White people are to be brought down so that everything is equal. We’re going to convince young white people to cheer on their own destruction through the public education system and universities. We’re going to instill left wing activists in HR at your corporate jobs to harass you, make sure you aren’t over represented, don’t get promotions. We’re going to take hostile minorities from the cities and place them in your quiet suburbs to make sure you aren’t overrepresented. Oh, while the government is tearing you white people down in the name of equality, we’re also going to make you finance the whole thing through your tax dollars. You better not say anything or else we will label you racist and destroy your life even quicker.
I’m skeptical about reports of policies that eliminate advanced classes. It’s in no one’s best interest to do this. It sounds like clickbait to get right-wingers all riled up.
No. It's real. Typical Democrat reaction to the fact that some can achieve at a much higher level than others.
This will of course ACCELERATE the exodus of the most productive and highest contributing residents out of the city.
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.
Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
