Overview

• The Chicago Board of Education has passed a resolution to transition away from school choice and bolster neighborhood schools as a means to address 'long-standing structural racism and socio-economic inequality.'
• Currently, 76% of high school students and 45% of elementary school students in Chicago do not attend their assigned neighborhood schools.
• The board's plan is to create a model where neighborhood schools are central to the education system, seen as 'institutional anchors' in the community.
• Despite the board's decision, Chicago Public Schools officials are not looking to dismantle schools with selective enrollment like magnet and charter schools, unless the community expresses a desire for it.
• The Chicago Teachers Union has called the move 'a step in the right direction' and 'long overdue.'