Mayoral Candidate Miguel del Valle Announces Plan to Re-Enroll High School Dropouts
Plan will pay for itself as schools re-enroll more students
February 7, 2011 (CHICAGO)--City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle visited the school he helped found more than 25 years ago to unveil his plan to re-enroll Chicago dropouts and, in the process, boost funding for the CPS system.
“Many students who have dropped out, or been pushed out, have left for a number of different reasons,” del Valle said at a press conference today at the alternative school El Cuarto Año in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. “Whatever the reason, we want to provide opportunities. Students need to be in the right program at the right time in the City of Chicago.”
Del Valle’s plan will implement an existing state-wide grant program in the City of Chicago. Between 14 and 20 schools, including neighborhood schools, will launch the program.
February 7, 2011 (CHICAGO)--City Clerk and mayoral candidate Miguel del Valle visited the school he helped found more than 25 years ago to unveil his plan to re-enroll Chicago dropouts and, in the process, boost funding for the CPS system.
“Many students who have dropped out, or been pushed out, have left for a number of different reasons,” del Valle said at a press conference today at the alternative school El Cuarto Año in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. “Whatever the reason, we want to provide opportunities. Students need to be in the right program at the right time in the City of Chicago.”
Del Valle’s plan will implement an existing state-wide grant program in the City of Chicago. Between 14 and 20 schools, including neighborhood schools, will launch the program.