New report shows how school closings, charters lead to more racial segregation
Chicago school closings and the district’s expansion of “school choice” further aggravate the city’s problems with neighborhood and school racial segregation. This according to a new report from The Chicago Area Fair Housing Alliance. According to the report:
Catalyst Chicago, an independent education research group, found that 40% of closed CPS schools are now privately run. However, charters have not been shown to produce the results many supporters purport. Research has failed to show that students benefit more from charter schools as opposed to a quality neighborhood schools; and despite being funded by public money , charter schools are less accountable and more selective than public schools.The report makes the case that the mayor's policy of mass school closings, nearly all in low-