Chicago Public School parents file complaint with U.S. Dept. of Education
Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE), a nonprofit organization comprised of persons with children in the Chicago Public Schools, has filed a complaint with the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights this week. The concern is with the CPS’s correlation of the state mandated standardized tests to the failing of students.
The required tests are administered at all public schools in Illinois in grades 3, 6, 8, and once during the secondary education years. PURE’s concern is with CPS' failing of students in the elementary and middle school grades: 3rd, 6th, and 8th. The group contends that the Chicago Schools’ policy of failing any student who performs poorly on the state tests is disproportionately harmful to Black and Latino students.
This is the second time the group has filed a complaint against CPS. Eleven years ago, some issues were