Chicago Board of Education Approves 5-Year Plan to Strengthen Neighborhood Public Schools

The strategic plan aims to boost resources for local schools, address inequities, and improve student outcomes without altering existing school choice policies.

The plan focuses on reducing chronic absenteeism, improving state reading and math scores, and decreasing teacher vacancies.
It seeks to increase the percentage of students attending their local neighborhood schools, countering a decade-long decline in enrollment.
Despite criticism of the current school choice system, no changes were made to selective enrollment, magnet, or charter school policies.
The plan emphasizes improving educational outcomes for Black students, students with disabilities, and early grade students.
Chicago's first elected school board, to be sworn in January 2025, will play a significant role in implementing the plan.